Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filip's Happy Day'

dwarf Sawara falsecypress

This slow-growing, dwarf conifer offers gorgeous green foliage sprays, which are tipped with white in spring.

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Juniperoides'

dwarf Sawara falsecypress

This venerable old cultivar makes a rounded shrub to about 3' tall with mint-green juvenile foliage for a soft-textured addition to the garden. In 5 years it has doubled in size in our Japanese garden.

Cornus alternifolia

pagoda dogwood

This alternate-leaf dogwood tree has horizontal branches that form tiers, creating a layered tiered look with upturned branches like a pagoda. Fragrant creamy-white flowers May to June. Bluish-black fruits from July to August.

Euphorbia 'Canyon Gold'

spurge

This sterile hybrid features 2' stalks adorned with deer-resistant blue-green leaves. Leaf backs take on a wine red hue on cool nights. In April and May, stalks are topped with 6" yellow spherical flower clusters. By late June, flower heads age to russet red. Cut flower heads back in late summer to encourage essential basal growth.

Glandularia canadensis (white)

rose verbena

Formerly known as Verbena canadensis, this white selection is more reliably winter hardy in zone 7 than many of the hybrids.

Iris unguicularis 'Dazzling Eyes'

Bluish lavender petals surround a white and purple striped eye. As with all Iris unguicularis cultivars, 'Dazzling Eyes' prefers a bright sunny location and good drainage, although it can tolerate half day shade.

Platycladus orientalis 'Morgan'

Oriental arborvitae

Amazing sprays of chartreuse new growth contrast with the darker green older foliage of this great Chinese arborvitae in spring. Its even more dramatic in winter when the entire outer edges of the plant turn a rusty bronze color.

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Japanese yew

This drought resistant, densely compact evergreen conifer provides excellent garden structure. It features yellowish, elongated cones and can be pruned to shape.