Thuja p. 'Whipcord' #3Thuja plicata 'Whipcord' adds random elegance and texture to the garden. An unusual selection of the giant forest tree, Western Red Cedar. The dropping foliage is glossy green in summer with a bronze cast in winter . Cover a bank with this wild op that looks like beach grass. Use as a novel specimen in a casual garden. Incorporate into the border for a riotous partner with perennials. Light: full sun to part shade Soil: well drained regular garden

Prunus cerasifera 'Newport' flowering plum tree has lovely pink blooms with an intoxicating fragrance contrast against dark branches in early spring

courtyard or new water

Carex oshimensis "Ice Cream'

No messy tree here

Great for cut floral

Either way

Deutzia 'Yuki Snowflake' has a mounded habit with fragrant pure white flowers

Zone: 4 - 7

red and purple leaves

Width: 15 - 25'

graceful mass of medium green foliage topped by showy wheat color flower plumes in late spring through summer

botanically known as Syngonanthus elegans