I've made a start.... thanks to Julie, Rick, and Leaves. It's almost tougher when you have a list of varieties then when you go 'looking' without knowing exactly what you want. And, of course, it's still early so nurseries are just starting to get the shrubs in. So far, I've found: Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent'(Serviceberry/Juneberry) and Aronia melanocarpa elata (Glossy Black Chokeberry)- Both found at Sargent's on 2nd (Rochester. Viburnum 'Blue Muffin' found at Owatonna's newest nursery Turtle Creek. And, just today Viburnum 'Onondaga' found at Nagle's Sod and Nursery on I-35 south of Medford. I have to say, I love Onondaga! The spring color is just lovely. I have planted it near a deep evergreen tree on one side and with the silvery Chokeberry on the other side. That little section should just be stunning when the shrubs get a little growth on them. I think the golden current and the 'Kelsey' dogwood might be the toughest to track down. I've found plenty of 'Alpine' currents but not the golden variety. Same for other varieties of red twigged dogwood but I'm kind of stuck on Kelsey for it's small size (2-3' H&T). I can always mail-order, but would rather do business locally if I can. BTW, for anyone who hasn't been there, Nagles has the greatest selection of iron (the natural rusty looking variety) garden accessories. I ended up buying a bench and trellis's as well as the viburnum. They also have a lot of concrete yard art, benches, etc, but it was really the iron that got to me!

The fruits on my Mohawk have always ripened to black, that is normal. The wilting most likely is because, even though you are watering, the plant is not getting the moisture it needs, or maybe the soil is too saturated and the roots cannot get the air they also need. Too much soil moisture causes plants to behave in a manner that looks similar to not enough water.

I don't see anything "eating" the leaves in the photo above. And I agree with ken that whatever is present is extremely minor AFA damage is concerned and nothing that requires any treatment. And I would also agree that for most plant issues, now - the beginning of fall - is not the time to treat. These plants are about to start shutting down for the season and will be soon entering dormancy and dropping all their leaves. Should similar issue develop next spring, that would be when (or even if) you should consider some sort of treatment. The spotting on the hydrangea is most likely Cercospora leaf spot, a late season fungal issue that is almost entirely cosmetic in nature. It is caused by high humidity and overhead watering. Just gather up all the leaves when they fall and dispose of them. I also agree with ken that the boxwood would be the only plant I might be concerned about. Boxwood is prone to a very debilitating blight that cannot be controlled and removal is suggested. But we would need to see to confirm that was the issue before you take that drastic step. It is sometimes difficult for new gardeners to accept but perfection in the garden - pristine, unblemished foliage, no insects, no leaf scorch or drying - is contrary to nature. There will always be issues in any garden. It is only through experience or research that you will begin to recognize what is serious and should be treated and what can be safely overlooked or ignored. You'll get there :-))

Thanks all! I believe I was sent the wrong viburnum, but that’s okay. I’ve been plant shopping in my yard to id plants and shrubs that can tolerate a sunny bed by the garage that consists of heavy clay soil and is constantly wet, ranging from moist to water percolating up when you step on the ground. It seems like a good candidate for that spot. I dug up the lawn in that area about 4 years ago when we bought the house to establish a small wild flower bed (approx. 14’x 28’)). All was well for the first 2 years, then the spring rains began to be consistently torrential. For the most part, the wild flowers died except for yarrow and black eyed susan. Last year, I kind of gave up (my big project then was lawn renovation (had 75% weeds), trying to restore the understory of the woodland surrounding the lawn and screening out the view of neighbor’s heavy equipment graveyard with various shrubs including the viburnum oculus — there’s only so much you can do in a season!) and dumped a load of arborist wood chips on the front half of the bed and let the yarrow and black eyed susans run amok in the other half. This year’s primary project was to repurpose shrubs that were simply in the wrong place - they were fine for the first couple of years (I know this because we bought the place from our friends) but they were out of hand by the time we took over. My plan was to begin moving shrubs in March to take advantage of spring rains, but due to a serious illness in the family, I was not able to begin until mid-May. Now that it’s June and the rainy season is largely over, I thought focusing on the wet area would be practical. I put a couple of spirea in the moist section (Anthony Waterers) of the bed, but it seemed too wet for them (die back, yellowing leaves) so I moved them elsewhere. I think the viburnum oculus might be happy there. I also put in a Salix integra Hakuro Nishiki last weekend; I’ll be able to check its progress this weekend. I think some viburnum are difficult to id even when they have flowers. A friend gave me some viburnum babies from some shrubs that were there when she bought her house. She didn’t know what they were so I asked her to send a picture when they flowered. I think they might be Viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘Mariesii’.