From pastel pink to magenta, you're sure to find a shrub with pink flowers that will look spectacular in your yard.

Examples: Prunus glandulosa, flowering quince (Chaenomeles spp.), Kerria japonica. * Prune by thinning-out: Shrubs flowering in summer on stems that developed during the previous growing season.

These cup-shaped flowers can be pink, purple, or white. Hannah Howland, perennials manager at Plants Unlimted, notes that her personal favorite is the periwinke Roxanne variety. "While not ...