Here are some other pictures. Sorry I was thinking about this late last night and posted a message without many pictures b/c it was too dark outside. I just took some other pictures. I couldn't get a picture of the flowers b/c there were only a couple this year way at the top of the shrubs (but tons all over last year). We had several really late frosts--may that could have inhibited some of the flowers this year?? We had multiple shrubs with damage this spring. There is a picture of the dried flower remnant still on the shrub from last year though.

first of all, what is it that you planted there the first time? i can't quite make out the shrubs in your picture, but looks like you had, on the left a pieris, and then the rest look like some small pine or spruce. none of the conifers are tolerant of shade which is probably why they look gangly. and the pieris japonica is definitely part-sun not full shade and it tends to have dieback a lot after tranplanting in my personal experience. my suggestion is to plant three shrubs of the same type in a row to provide structure for the front, followed by a feature shrub at the end of the bed where you have the most sun. evergreen suggestions for your zone, there are so many, but i'll comment on ones i had experience with: boxwoods - hybrids like green gem are best, i have them lining my full-to part-shade front bed and they do well sweetbox - my neighbor has them, evergreen with fragrant white blooms, nice form leucothoe - mounding shape, there are some with variegated leaves, easily prunable, inexpensive, a more informal look, if you use these, maybe two would do english or schipka laurels - love the nice looking ones in my neighborhood altho i've never had success w/ them, tend to have winter burn, inexpensive for the feature plant, i would consider something which interesting foliage or flowers: spirea, especially gold mound - i love its chartreuse foliage, compact shape, it has pink blooms and can tolerate part shade, but i'm just trying it in my garden for 1st time this year so will see if it keeps its color. small japanese maple, eg. crimson queen or waterfall - an expensive choice, nor sure you would have room for this, but it has a cascading effect, and is perfectly happy in part or even dappled shade (less leafy) i am a huge fan of kerria. bright yellow rose-like flowers, there is one in my neighorhood blooming in dappled shade for years. i just got one for myself. however, the shape is a little rowdy for a front bed imho. arching multistemmed habit, like bamboo or forsythia, and it's a spreader.

esh-- Thanks for narrowing it down! I missed two keys identifiers earlier this year, being too busy to get to the semi-abandoned side yard: the flowering period and the fruiting (thus my comment that they don't fruit). Your link above and some quick reading reminded me that I did indeed see "light red fruit" on an older tree of identical habit back in Aug. I'm thinking Prunus pensylvanica over the other 2. I'll be watching closely next spring and late summer at the flowers and fruit. These trees are just sprouting all over on me--I'll keep some for screening and because I like them--nice color and nice branch effect (to me, anyway) in winter. Many thanks!! PJP

Your plant is probably Burgmansia or sometimes called Angels trumpet or Gabriels trumpet. It can be started from cuttings or seed. Check out the Burgmansia forum for more info