Go with that feeling and replace your rangy, humping mass of egg-yolk-yellow shrubbery that’s ugly 11 out of 12 months of the year with something better and much more attractive. Here are some choices to consider:
Witchhazel (Hamamelis species)
Despite another harsh winter, witchhazel has been blooming since February and many varieties are still going strong. These shrubs usually offer lovely yellow or orange scented blooms and bronzy orange fall color. They typically grow to 6-10 feet or more. Many are native and all are cold tolerant and not enjoyed much by deer. We’ll have a couple of special varieties at the sale, February Gold, which is highly fragrant and prized by our grower because of the link between her father and Paul Meyer of the Morris Arboretum (a wonderful destination just a bit over an hour from Morristown). The other is Orange Sunrise, which is a native and gets to be only six feet talk and turns a burnished red in the fall.