Noted for its stunning bright coral red stems in winter, award-winning Cornus alba 'Sibirica' (Tatarian Dogwood) is a medium-sized, suckering, deciduous shrub forming a thicket of vibrant red stems, turning bright crimson in winter. Often numerous, they radiate beautifully from the base of the shrub. Flat-topped clusters of tiny yellowish-white flowers, 2.5 in. wide (6 cm), appear in late spring and sometimes sporadically flower in summer. While not especially showy, they attract butterflies and pollinators and give way in midsummer to clusters of bluish-white berries, that are greedily devoured by birds. The summer foliage consists of elliptic to ovate, mid to dark green leaves, that turn brilliant purple-red in fall. Prized for its stunning fall color, attractive berries, and vivid red stems, this Tatarian Dogwood is a spectacular addition to the garden for most seasons. Cornus alba 'Sibirica' certainly adds a WOW! to the winter landscape.

Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby' (Winter Heath) is one of the darkest red Heath with masses of small, urn-shaped flowers that open heliotrope and deepen from magenta to rich, ruby-red over the season. Blooming heavily for weeks from mid-winter to late spring (Jan-May), they beautifully smother the needle-like, dark green foliage. Great at providing winter color, this low-growing, evergreen shrub creates an excellent ground cover for sunny locations while requiring little care. Grows in an attractive mound, up to 6-12 in. tall (15-30 cm) and 18 in. across (45 cm). Spreading along the ground by procumbent stems, this perennial will form a dense ground cover over time.

Highly popular among gardeners for its vigorous trailing habit, award-winning Erica carnea 'Springwood White' features abundant small, urn-shaped, silvery-white flowers from early winter to late spring (Dec-May). They beautifully smother the needle-like, bright green foliage. Great at providing winter color, this low-growing, evergreen shrub creates an excellent ground cover for sunny locations while requiring little care. It may also be used to trail over retaining walls. Grows in an attractive mound, up to 8 in. tall (20 cm) and 16 in. across (40 cm).

One of the most superb ornamental grasses, Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' (Hakone Grass) is a very beautiful golden variegated grass. Its foliage forms attractive mounds of gracefully arching, shiny leaves that ripple in the slightest breeze. The leaves are almost entirely variegated with gold longitudinal stripes that take chartreuse colors in the shade and turn brighter in the sun. Bringing alive any garden area, its foliage provides outstanding fall color when it changes to exquisite copper-orange shades before dying to the ground in winter.

Noted for its luminous and attractive foliage, Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold' (Wintercreeper) is a low-growing, broadleaf, evergreen shrub with a spreading habit. It forms a dense, bushy mat of glossy, ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves edged with gold and tinged pink in fall and winter. It produces a few tiny, inconspicuous, greenish flowers in early summer. Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society. Reported to be invasive in natural areas in most of the states in the eastern half of the U.S.

Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea (Purple Moor Grass) is an exceptionally lovely and graceful ornamental grass. Tall, with an open growth habit, it exhibits arching thread-like leaves topped in summer with a haze of delicate flower spikes, that sway gracefully in the slightest breeze. Emerging green then fading to purplish-brown to finally mature to golden shades, they provide a long season of interest extending into the fall. Wet soil tolerant, it requires very little care, is deer resistant, and provides weeks of interest from summer to fall