Trachelospermum jasminoides, or star jasmine, is a low-maintenance, evergreen vine with fragrant, white flowers. Native to Eastern and Southeastern Asia, it is dependably cold-hardy in the Puget Sound region. It creates a beautiful backdrop when trained up a trellis or over an arbor

A smaller cultivar of what can be a towering species, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Black Dragon’ maxes out its growth at about 10’.

Fothergilla gardenii is one of two species of Fothergilla. Native to the Southeastern United States, F. gardenii is stunning in all seasons.