A hardy perennial with flat clusters of flowers in soft pastel shades through summer. It needs little water, and its ferny leaves stay attractive after the blooms fade....

A Mueller Super Centurion fire hydrant connects to the water main and gives the fire department a place to hook up hoses. The hydrant is a code requirement...

'Mindia' (sold as Coppertina) is a ninebark with coppery-orange new growth that matures to deep burgundy. It has clusters of pale pink flowers in early summer and peeling...

A native viburnum with white flower clusters in spring, blue-black berries in fall that birds eat, and glossy leaves that turn orange to red. It tolerates dry and...

A native perennial with bright orange flower clusters in summer. It is a favorite host plant for monarch butterflies, and it handles dry, sunny ground once established.

An evergreen native holly with small, glossy leaves and a dense, rounded shape that looks tidy all year. 'Densa' stays compact, so it needs little pruning.

A native shrub with long white flower clusters in early summer and rich burgundy-red fall color. The 'Merlot' selection has deeper leaf color than the standard plant and...

A tough native shrub that thrives in sandy, salty, windy conditions, which makes it a natural fit near the road. Its leaves are fragrant and its gray berries...

A slow-growing evergreen with fan-shaped, fern-like sprays of foliage. It stays compact and gives winter color where most plants have faded.

A native shrub that blooms in midsummer with sweetly scented pink flower spikes, when little else is blooming. It handles wet soil and part shade, and pollinators visit...