Hydrangea serrata Pink Dynamo is a stunner with glowing pink lace cap flowers atop rich burgundy-black foliage.

Hydrangea serrata Tuff Stuff Red is a sturdy, reblooming mountain hydrangea with deep pink and chartreuse lacecaps.

Lagerstroemia Barista 'Cherry Mocha' has burgundy stems and semi-glossy burgundy foliage topped with cherry red flowers.

Lagerstoemia Barista 'Dark Roast' has rich, glossy, deep burgundy leaves topped with fuchsia pink flowers.

The bay tree or bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) is more delicious in soups and sauces when picked fresh from your own plant!

Lonicera involucrata is a non-climbing shrubby honeysuckle with large, oval leaves and pairs of tubular yellow flowers.

Mahonia aquifolium, the Oregon grape, is a native evergreen shrub with thick, dark green, holly-like leaves and yellow flowers.

Mahonia nervosa has emerald green, windmill-like leaves and canary yellow spring flowers and waxy blue berries.

Mahonia repens is a very adaptable, native, woodland ground cover with bright, canary-yellow blooms.

Mitraria coccinea has firey orange flowers and evergreen foliage on red stems perfect for the shadier parts of the garden.

Morus 'Dwarf Everbearing' is a black mulberry suitable for container growing with continuous fruiting all season.

Musa basjoo, the hardy japanese fibre banana, is reportedly ground hardy to zone 5 (but don't tell anyone in Ontario!).

Paeonia lutea hybrid 'High Noon' has fragrant, golden yellow flowers and stamens.

Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Bai Xue Ta', also known as White Snow Tower, is a tree peony with pure white  flowers.

Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan Lu' is a tree peony with large, lavender pink flowers and yellow stamens.

Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Lu He Hong', also known as Shandong Red Lotus, is a tree peony with large,  double, rosy-pink flowers.

Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong', also known as Pink Hibiscus, is a tree peony with large, double, pink flowers.

Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Wu Long Peng Sheng' is a tree peony with large, double, dark pink flowers and yellow stamens.

Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Xin Ri Yue' / 'Ri Yue Jin' is a tree peony with large, double, rosy-red flowers and yellow stamens.

Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Yin Hong Qiao Dui', also known as Silver Red, is a tree peony with double, coral-pink flowers.

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Hana-kisoi' is a tree peony with fragrant, light pink flowers with deep pink surrounding the golden stamens.

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Kamada-nishiki' has fragrant, lavender-pink flowers with dark splotches around the golden stamens.

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Kao' has red to magenta-red flowers with golden stamens.

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Renkaku' is a tree peony with pure white flowers with golden stamens.

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Shima-nishiki' has variably red and white striped flowers with golden stamens.

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Shimadaijin' has purple-magenta flowers with golden stamens.

Philadelphus 'Snowbelle' is a hardy shrub with deliciously fragrant, double white flowers.

Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) is a medium-sized to large shrub with dome shaped clusters of white flowers.

Prunus fruticosa x cerasus 'Cupid' is a super hardy, dwarf, late harvesting cherry tree/shrub with very dark, sweet fruit.

Prunus fruticosa x cerasus 'Juliet' is a dwarf, late harvesting cherry tree/shrub with very dark red fruit.