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This is the pink form of the sweetly scented Lily of the Valley. It creates a wonderfully spreading carpet so keep that in mind when choosing a site for it, and make sure it's also located where you'll be able to enjoy the fragrance and its sweet little bell flowers lining the...

This is a cross between our native Western dogwood, Cornus nuttallii, and the Eastern North American species, Cornus florida. 'Eddie's' large flowers open in early spring, creamy-white and profuse like a tree covered in snow; lax, layered branching creates a mounding effect. Fall color is a brilliant red and soft pink, the pink on...

'Milky Way' is a smaller, stout form with dense branching structure and dark green, lustrous foliage turning pinkish-red in fall. Extremely prolific in flower and fruit, the flower white, the fruit pink! A deciduous, anthracnose-resistant small tree, Mature size: 12 feet tall & wide Minimum temperature: -20° F Featured on Great Plant Picks:...

Early summer blooms open creamy white and age to a deep rose-red. The best flower color happens in full sun. Stout, rounded, disease-resistant tree. Bright red fall leaf color. Mature size: 12 feet tall & wide Minimum temperature: -20° F Restricted FL

Large, greenish-white flowers are flushed rose-pink toward the outer bract ("flower") and white toward the center on this well-performing established cultivar—very pretty. Leaves don't droop, distinct from some other Cornus, and the overall habit of the tree is horizontal. Plant in full sun for the best color. Disease-resistant. Mature size:...

Spectacular snowy drifts of white flowers bloom in June on this vase-shaped tree! Visitors see it and want it—a snowy peak of blooms! This disease-resistant Cornus kousa, with the typical pointed cream-colored bracts, is a selection made in the late 1980's by nursery co-owner, Leonard Foltz, from 2000 field-grown seedlings while...

This shrubby, spreading, multi-trunked dogwood has creamy-white margined leaves that turn a gorgeous brick-red in the fall. Late spring bracts ("flowers") are white, elongated, and profuse, and last several weeks — holding up in sun or shade. Also with abundant crimson fruits and gray peeling bark — this tree has a lot...

Very early spring bright yellow small umbels cover this large shrub or small tree, becoming oblong, bright red, shiny, edible fruits in late summer. They're lovely as tart preserves. The pretty leaves feature bluish-green centers with cream margins. To do its best, this large shrub won't want full sun. It...

A sure sign of spring to come is the blooming of the Cornelian Cherry. In late winter this small tree or multi-stemmed shrub will feature tiny, star-like flowers of golden yellow before the appearance of the foliage. This low-maintenance dogwood prefers full sun to part shade and tolerates clay soil. It...

Brilliant, violet-purple tubular flowers shower mounds of bluish, ferny foliage. A subtle and very pretty compliment to the spring woodland garden. C. solida (bulbous forms) must ship before foliage develops. Choose a shipping date between July 1 and February 1. This means the plant CANNOT ship in February, March, April, May, or June....

A favorite deciduous shrub, its airy structure is fairly compact with a dense growth of fine twigs and small, hazel-like leaves held horizontally. The leaves often have a slight, pretty blush. In bloom, before it leafs out, the branches are lined with lovely light yellow flowers—so delicate. This beauty does not tolerate periods...

A densely-branching, broadly pyramidal form with a strong central leader, this Corylus has copper bark dramatically exfoliating to cream, much as a river birch, and lovely, long catkins draping the then leafless tree. This is one for the many looking for a mid-size tree, handsomely regular, pink-tinged in spring and brilliant gold in fall,...

Twisted stems are as exciting in winter as its purple-red leaves are in summer! And bare, contorted branches festooned in spring with long, lovely, pinkish catkins make this one of the most dynamic and sculpturally interesting plants in the garden. Deciduous small tree or shrub 6' x 6'. Minimum temperature: -30°...

A deciduous shrub, 7' x 7', with brilliant, golden-chartreuse round leaves that transform into shades of apricot-orange in autumn. All around exhilarating—to bees, too! And wonderful in association with a purple-leafed Cotinus. Minimum temperature: -30° F

This broadly conical tree with hazy, smokey blooms has some of the best fall color I've ever seen. Handsome, wide, elliptical leaves turn golden yellow, orange, and pink - veritable platters of color! Midwest native. Mature size: 20ft T x W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Terrific, brightly variegated, large gold and green leaves clothe red stems—all aglow! And even more so in fall when it blushes with pink. A native, it was found along our own Deschutes River. Unchecked growth can be 20' tall and wide, but responds well to hard pruning if need be. The...