WorryFree® Crimson Cutie® Japanese Barberry has attractive deep purple-variegated burgundy foliage on a plant with a round habit of growth. The small oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding dark red in the fall. It features tiny clusters of yellow flowers hanging below the branches in mid spring. The fruits are showy scarlet drupes displayed from early to late fall.

As with all barberries, Lemon Glow® is extremely adaptable but best in any well-drained soil location. Water regularly after planting and fertilize in spring before new growth begins.

Alleghany (rhytidophylloides) is an all-season large viburnum with beautiful foliage, flowers and fruit. Leaves are very dark green with a pronounced fuzzy texture. Showy yellowish white flowers in May are followed in September and October by incredible fruit clusters in which the berries gradually change from brilliant red to purple to black at maturity. The plant grows quickly into a dense, globose shape. The leaves tend to hang on late into the fall without appreciable fall color. Ideal plant for massing in the shrub border. Plant with Mohican viburnum for better fruit display.

Munchkin Hydrangea features bold fragrant conical white flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges grayish green in spring. The large lobed leaves turn an outstanding brick red in the fall.

A large and dense hybrid variety producing stunning burgundy blooms in early summer; not fragrant like the native species but the blooming and fall color is impressive; cut back every few years to maintain size

Powerball Panicle Hydrangea lives up to its bold name with massive, basketball-sized white flower panicles that make an unforgettable statement in the summer garden. Growing 5–9 feet tall and wide with a mounding habit, it serves beautifully as a border anchor, specimen planting, or mass planting in full sun to partial shade. The enormous white flowers age to warm pink tones as fall arrives, then to a rich parchment tone — excellent for dried arrangements that last well into winter. Fall foliage transitions to vivid orange, red-burgundy, and copper-bronze tones, extending the season’s interest. Resistant to deer, insects, and disease, and tolerant of Black Walnut and cold conditions, it’s a low-maintenance performer. A genuinely spectacular panicle hydrangea for gardeners who want maximum visual impact.

Fiber Optics ^® is a distinct improvement over the coarser Cephalanthus occidentalis that grows twice the size of this compact selection. Buttonbush is quite happy in moist conditions, tolerating flooding and wet spring soil. As such it is often used in wetland restoration work, along streams and pond banks. It’s also a great plant for low areas in the landscape that don’t dry out until late in the season. The spherical flowers are fragrant, creamy white, and many species of waterfowl eat the seed.

Cherry on Top Falsespirea is a refined, compact selection that brings a tropical lushness to the summer garden with graceful, pinnate compound leaves and airy plumes of white flowers held above the foliage in summer. Growing 3–5 feet tall and wide with an upright habit in full sun, it fits beautifully in borders and mixed plantings where bold, exotic-looking texture is needed. Butterflies and birds are drawn to the flowers, adding wildlife interest through the bloom season. Foliage transitions to warm copper-bronze tones in fall before dropping. Resistant to deer, rabbits, insects, and disease, and tolerant of Black Walnut and cold, it’s a durable, low-maintenance performer. A refreshingly different shrub that brings lush, layered summer texture to the garden.

Dwarf Fragrant Viburnum is a compact, garden-friendly selection that brings exceptional fragrant appeal to smaller landscapes and mixed shrub borders without the bulk of full-sized viburnum varieties. In spring, it’s smothered in clusters of delicate white flowers with a sweet, spicy fragrance that butterflies love, followed by small ornamental fruit that birds appreciate through summer and fall. Growing just 3–5 feet tall and wide with a tidy mounding habit, it fits beautifully in foundation plantings, accent spots, and mixed borders in sun to partial shade. Rich green foliage transitions to warm red-burgundy and copper-bronze tones in fall, adding a lovely seasonal finale. Fully resistant to deer, rabbits, insects, and disease, and tolerant of Black Walnut and cold, it’s a low-maintenance delight. A beautifully scented, multi-season shrub that earns its spot in any garden.

Magic Carpet Spirea features showy clusters of hot pink flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to early summer. It has attractive yellow deciduous foliage which emerges tomato-orange in spring. The small serrated pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding scarlet in the fall.

Neon Flash Spirea is covered in stunning clusters of cherry red flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to early summer. Then in fall, it turns to a beautiful purplish color. It has attractive forest green deciduous foliage which emerges red in spring. The small serrated pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding coppery-bronze in the fall.

Forsythia ‘Lynwood Gold’ is the definitive herald of Michigan spring, draping every arching branch in brilliant golden-yellow blossoms before a single leaf appears. Its vigorous, fountaining habit makes it a showstopper along borders and fence lines, delivering an annual curtain of color that signals the end of winter with unmistakable flair. Deer, rabbit, pest, and disease resistant, it rewards minimal care with dependable season-after-season performance in full sun. Hardy through the coldest winters and tolerant of Black Walnut root competition, ‘Lynwood Gold’ is a proven Great Lakes landscape stalwart.

Wings Of Fire Weigela features showy clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers along the branches from mid to late spring. It has attractive red-variegated green foliage with hints of orange which emerges red in spring. The glossy pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn burgundy in fall.

Red Prince Weigela is draped in stunning clusters of red trumpet-shaped flowers along the branches from late spring to mid summer. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Little Rebel Dogwood has clusters of creamy white flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. It has green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The red branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.

Forest Rouge™ Blackhaw Viburnum Tree is a trademarked selection made by Dan Moore, right here at McKay Nursery. Grown multi-stem or single, with a dense, more oval, upright branching form than the species. The foliage emerges yellow-green and ages to dark, shiny green. The stems have dark red color on the new growth. Flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers appear in mid-May, followed by blue-black fruit which can persist nicely. Named for its fall color, it is an outstanding maroon.

Unusual and striking network of white veins on dark green foliage make this shrub a rarity; dazzling gold flowers smother the branches in early spring ahead of the leaves

A tough, fast-growing groundcover for slopes or banks, and areas with poor, dry soil. The glossy, green foliage displays an excellent red fall color and is fragrant when brushed against or leaves are crushed. Works well in border plantings, backed by taller shrubs and perennials. Deciduous.

An unusual garden shrub in that it features highly attractive flat-topped flowers in combinations of red, pink and white all on the same plant, held above the foliage in early summer; upright and mounded, makes an ideal color accent or garden detail shrub

Weigela Tower of Flowers™ Apple Blossom is a deciduous flowering shrub offering 3 seasons of interest. Apple Blossom has an unusual, neat habit with erect branches. Large shell-pink blooms are borne in clusters along the entire stem, creating a column of flowers in late spring/early summer, set against oval leaves, which emerge bronzed but mature to dark green. Nectar-rich, the long-lasting tubular flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Pink Diamond Hydrangea features bold conical white flowers at the ends of the branches from mid summer to late fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.