I have 2 daughters. For thier birthdays every year, they either get flowers delivered to them or they get to pick out a plant/shrub/tree to plant in our yard. Five years ago my youngest daughter, Osta, wanted a special tree that was "pink". I found the KOUSA dogwood that grows well in this climate and has beautiful pink flowers that last several months in the spring. She is happy with it each year as it promises to give her the pink flowers that she wanted.