As with all oaks this is an important wildlife tree. It is the larval host for tons of moths and butterflies and the acorns are food for many different types of mammals and birds. Common name comes from the very dark bark when it reaches maturity.

The Prairie Coneflower 'Red Midget' is a nativar that has flowers that are bright yellow and red with a dark brown, long, cylindrical center. The flowers resemble a slender sombrero, hence the name. This is a drought tolerant plant.

Grows up to 5' tall with slender sombrero shaped yellow flowers for a good part of the summer. Butterflies love it.

From Proven Winners: Features Wonderful texture and a narrow form combine in a tough, adaptable plant. A great landscape plant, Fine Line buckthorn combines the feathery foliage of 'Asplenifolia' with the narrow upright habit of 'Columnaris.' Use

This a leafy perennial grown for its edible stems that are used most commonly in pies. Grows 2-4 feet tall with large leaves and red stems.

Bright, bold blooms that can range from any combination on red, orange, and yellow. This species is often used as a parent of many Hybrid deciduous azaleas!

A large evergreen shrub with lots and lots of pink flowers in the spring. Good for shadier locations.

This is an excellent rhododendron for the home garden! This evergreen stuns in spring with bright pink/lavender flowers. Rich green evergreen during the season turns a handsome burgundy in fall and remains that way through winter, gives this plant year ro

'Gro-Low' is a dense, low-growing shrub that spreads by root suckers. It has excellent fall color including red, orange, and yellow! This is one of our favorite easy to grow plants for tough spots. Reaches 18-24" in full sun to part shade

This native shrub will form a thicket about 4' tall and can tolerate a wide array of conditions except poorly drained soils. The fall color is a terrific! Shades or red, orange and even purple. The foliage is somewhat similar to its cousin Rhus radicans,

A small native shrub that produces edible black berries in the summer. Yellow bell-shaped flowers bloom in clusters in early spring. This species does not have thorns and does not sucker so no need to worry about it getting out of control!

Produces loads of delicious sweet red fruits around July on a compact sized self pollinating shrub.

White flowers emerge in April/May on this native shrub, after pollination these flowers give way to tart green fruits that will turn purple when ripe! Fruits will typically ripen in mid to late summer. The fruits are edible.

White flowers emerge in April/May on this native shrub, after pollination these flowers give way to tart green fruits that will turn purple when ripe! Fruits will typically ripen in mid to late summer. The fruits are edible.

This is a great tree for Honey Bees but not always the best as a landscape tree. It is prone to self seeding and suckering so it will multiply which is great if you want more of them but not if you want a tree that stays in one place. Very showy flowers.

Smooth Rose is a summer flowering shrub with large 2-3 inch fragrant pink blooms. The new stems on this species are thornless or nearly thornless. The stems can also add winter interest as they are usually red colored in the winter.