Native plants - Elderberry and Red Flowering Currant

Here is a picture of a red-flowering currant that I took last month. Yikes - I've been remiss about posting. I planted dozens of various native plants in February 2010. They came as small plants from the county conservation society, but they have grown quickly and are thriving. Most of them are not in irrigated areas, so get watered infrequently - or not at all.

 

This is the native elderberry. My "native" landscape areas are doing great in poor soil with almost no attention. The red-twig dogwood is another winner in dry or moist soil, and in sun or shade.