Graceful and spectacular, Cornus controversa 'Variegata' (Wedding Cake Tree) is a small deciduous tree with beautifully layered horizontal branches. The stems are red and the ovate green leaves are adorned with bright creamy margins. In late spring, small, creamy-white flowers appear in flattened clusters and provide a great floral show. The blossoms give way to black berries in late summer, which persist into fall, unless devoured by hungry birds. In summer, its canopy of layered branches provides shade and beauty. In the fall, it offers lovely yellow color before the leaves shed to the ground. One of the most stunning variegated trees, this Giant Dogwood makes a wonderful focal point for a small to medium-sized garden.

Award-winning Allium 'Mount Everest' is a splendid beauty with 6-inch wide (15 cm) umbels of pure-white flowers atop sturdy, upright stems. The foliage of basal, semi-erect strap-shaped grayish-green leaves is also quite ornamental. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this spectacular bulbous perennial enjoys long-lasting blooms and remains ornamental in the garden well into summer.

Oriental Poppy 'Beauty of Livermere' (Papaver orientale) is quite a highlight in the garden with its large, crêpe papery, cup-shaped, scarlet red flowers with a dark eye and black splotches at their base. Planted in small groups, its bold blossoms will give a color punch to your borders and draw attention from late spring to early summer! Easy to grow, long-lived and virtually care-free, it is also deer tolerant. Grows in clumps up to 28-36 in. tall (70-90 cm).

A favorite of many gardeners, multiple award-winner Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' is a striking ornamental onion with perfectly round flowerheads, 3 in. wide (8 cm), packed with dozens of small, star-shaped, rich violet-lilac flowers. They are borne atop sturdy stalks, which arise from a group of 6 to 8 handsome, blue-green leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this spectacular Allium enjoys long-lasting blooms and makes outstanding cut flowers that will last for 2 weeks.