If you prefer a smaller shrub, choose the dwarf flowering almond (Prunus glandulosa) with pink or white flowers that grows only 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide.

Two other plants with striking pink flowers around this time of year are the Flowering almond (Prunus glandulosa PROO-nus glan-du-LO-sa) and the Flowering apricot (Prunus mume PROO-nus MU-may ...