Common name: Lamb's Ear
Botanical name: Stachys byzantina

This tiny shrub will grow less than 1' tall and has medium-size, greyish-green leaves with blue and lavender flowers that bloom in the spring. This shrub is grown more for its velvety leaves than the flowers. It is drought tolerant once it's established. Be careful not to overwater.

Common name: European White Birch
Botanical name: Betula pendula

This medium-size weeping tree will grow to about 40' tall and has a whitish/brown bark with deciduous green leaves. Additional Names: Betula verrucosa, White Birch

Common name: Border Forsythia
Botanical name: Forsythia x intermedia

Forsythia X intermedia is a deciduous shub that grows 3'-12' tall and 3'-12' wide with green leaves. It likes full sun, medium watering, and will live in any soil that is well drained. There is a bright yellow flower that blooms from January to June.

Common name: Oregon Grape
Botanical name: Mahonia aquifolium

Exhibiting erect growth, this evergreen shrub grows to a height of 6'. The leaves are 4"-10" long, with 5-9 very spiny-toothed, oval leaflets that are 1.5" in length.

Common name: Silver Maple
Botanical name: Acer saccharinum

This fast-growing tree can reach heights of 40-80' and spread half the height. Deciduous leaves are lobed, 6" across, light green on top and silvery on bottom.The fall color is considered not significant. Before leafing out in spring, clusters of green/yellow flowers appear. Bark is gray colored and starts to exfoliate with age. Tree leaks sap. With an aggressive root system, this tree can be hard on sidewalks and sewers. It is, however, one of the best trees for poor soils where few other trees will grow. Branches break easily in wind.

Common name: Yankee Point Ceanothus
Botanical name: Ceanothus griseus hor. 'Yankee Point'

Yankee Point is one of the most popular forms of spreading shrubs. Its glossy oval leaves of 2" in diameter are bright green and tasty for deer. The tiny, light blue flowers are abundant and form 1" clusters in spring. This shrub benefits from pruning when the plant is not blooming. It does best in well-drained, sandy or rocky soil with little to no summer water. This shrub is used as a ground cover since it reaches 2.5' tall and may slowly spread to 15'.