With its red berries, chokeberry provides three seasons of interest, boasting spring blossoms, and colorful autumn leaves. Varieties like 'Brilliant Red' and 'Viking Black' are popular choices.
'Highlights' arborvitae features luminescent gold foliage year-round, providing contrast against dark backgrounds or other shrubs. It's easy to care for, attracting birds while growing up to 8 feet high
Winterberry holly shrubs, like 'Berry Poppins', drop their leaves in autumn to reveal clusters of red berries, adding color to colder months. Other varieties such as 'Berry Heavy' and 'Red Sprite'
Viburnums, like the dramatic 'Brandywine', offer lacy spring flowers followed by berries that change color throughout fall. Varieties such as 'Glitters & Glows' and 'Spice Girl' are also recommended
Threadleaf false cypress shrubs, like 'Soft Serve' and 'Golden Mop', provide texture and year-round color, adding whimsy to fall landscapes. Deer-resistant and drought-tolerant, they grow well.
Serviceberries, such as 'Autumn Brilliance' and 'Regent Saskatoon', attract pollinators and birds with their pale flowers in spring and dark purple fruit in summer. They grow up to 25 feet tall
Ninebark shrubs, like 'Ginger Wine', offer three-season interest with orange leaves and red berries by fall. Deer-resistant and easy to care for, they grow 5-6 feet high in zones 3-7.