They are often used as attractive, informal hedging plants. And, the cut stems can be used to brighten interiors during the colder months – they look gorgeous in a vase. 'The flowering quince ...

6. Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) Here’s a deciduous shrub that will ring in the last chapter of winter with a profusion of flowers. Flowering quince is otherwise a dense, twiggy bush ...