Flowers alone aren't enough to make a great garden. Small trees and shrubs, especially the ones that flower, such as crabapples, lilacs and hydrangeas, are the backbone of your landscape, as are trees.

Woody plants can fill your landscape with added height, color and texture all year long. Browse our Trees & Shrubs Gallery.

The best small trees and shrubs have flowers in spring or summer and attractive leaves. In autumn, many produce berries or fall color in reds, yellow or golds. In winter, woody plants add shape and texture to bare yards.