Flowering shrubs are the secret weapon here. They show up reliably, deliver stunning displays, and keep working year after ...

The tree gets small green-yellow flowers in spring, red-yellow fall foliage, and females get tiny black fruits in fall. Sun to part shade. Here's what black gum 'Wildfire' looks like in its fall ...

An evergreen shrub or small tree, Cordia boissieri can grow up to 20-feet tall and 10-15 feet wide. With enough rainfall or irrigation, it can produce white flowers year-round.

Desert zinnia (Zinnia acerosa): This native mini-shrub grows about 6-10 inches tall by a foot wide. It has whitish to creamy yellow flowers. It is well suited to sunny areas, and is hardy to about ...