I’m talking fruit and nut trees and shrubs. Food Forest.
I do like ornamentals, preferably native. Can’t wait to see my orange lilies flower this year. Goats liked the buds. Dug them up down the road and they multiplied like mad. Gave half away one year. Had some surprise lilies. Will see if I still do this year. Still need some wild daffodils. Some kind of maple grows wild here. Will have to find out what kind. A lot of people have some kind of shrub that turns into a mass of yellow flowers in early Spring. Need some of them. Need to become that crazy person that always has a shovel and pruners and stop by some places. Mind if I do a little clipping/digging?
Not quite native but will likely grow here is that red twigged dogwood which would have looked nice this past two weeks with the snow.
*** A lot of people have some kind of shrub that turns into a mass of yellow flowers in early Spring. ***
Forsythia?
Forsythia. I have one and it is lovely. Also fun to force some branches into bloom in very early Spring - when you CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!
We have a ton of Red Twig Dogwood. My favorite combo is in the front corner of the house yard - dogwood, Whitespire Japanese Birch and a Concolor Fir tree. They look like nothing all season, but really POP against the snow in winter and the Cardinals LOVE the dogwood branches for roosting.