One of the earliest hardy Salvia to bloom, multiple award-winner Sage 'Mainacht' or 'May Night' (Salvia x sylvestris) has been in cultivation for 30 years and has become quite a standard. Extremely showy, it displays stunning spikes of rich, violet-blue flowers which pleasantly contrast darker bracts. They appear in late spring and bloom for weeks, often throughout the summer.

Blooming its heart out, Rosa Knock Out® is a compact shrub rose which produces abundant clusters of single to semi-double, vibrant cherry-red flowers, up to 3.5 in. across (9 cm), adorned with up to 11 petals. The blossoms do not fade in the heat and stand out against the disease-resistant, dark purplish-green foliage. Blooming continuously from spring until frost, the flowers are followed by decorative orange-red hips. The foliage turns purple to burgundy in fall. Easy to grow, low maintenance, drought tolerant, and self-cleaning, this immensely popular shrub rose is an exceptional choice for the landscape and suits every garden and lifestyle.

Attracting the eye with its bright, showy colors, Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki' (Dappled Willow) is a deciduous shrub or small tree of great beauty. Compact, it sports a luminous variegated foliage on graceful branches throughout the growing season. Emerging pink in spring, the narrow, lance-shaped leaves gradually mature to variegated shades of pink, creamy-white and green, before fading to green as the summer progresses. In the fall, the leaves eventually turn yellow before shedding to the ground, revealing coral red stems to enjoy in winter. In the coldest regions, zones 4 and 5, only the new growth will turn coral red. The entire length of the branches will turn coral red in warmer climates. This graceful shrub is a perfect garden accent, thanks to its multiseason interest.