Photo by Brenda Liu
**1**. **‘Red Queen’ coleus**
(*Solenostemon*) A trailing annual, this coleus’ rich burgundy-red foliage is lovely paired with fuchsias, especially in a partly shady spot. It offers a welcoming contrast to this home’s otherwise neutral palette.
**2**. **Boxwood**
(*Buxus*) Used for formal hedging and topiary, boxwood can be clipped into almost any shape. To keep its leathery foliage a nice shiny green, give it fertile soil and some shade. Zone 5.
**3**. **‘Flower Carpet’ rose**
(*Rosa*) Growing just three feet tall, the shrub roses in this series offer pink, white, yellow or red blooms all summer and are pest- and disease-resistant. Zone 5.
**4**. **Columnar European hornbeam**
(*Carpinus betulus* ‘Fastigiata’) With its serrated leaves and columnar habit, this tree is handsome alone or grouped. Its pollution tolerance makes it ideal for urban gardens. Zone 5.
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