Hosta x 'Gold Standard' ~ Monrovia® Gold Standard Hosta 11-25ft-spread and root knees when grown

and root knees when grown in water

and topiary

Smooth Arizona Cypress foliage at the BBG

Here's some information about the Silver Smoke Arizona Cypress:

Its double to formal double flowers are a deep rose-pink to near red that bloom from late winter into early spring attracting butterflies

Hosta x 'Gold Standard' ~ Monrovia® Gold Standard Hosta 11-25ft-spread and root knees when grownGold Standard Hosta is a shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The large broad basal leaves emerge chartreuse and brighten to golden yellow with irregular dark green margins. The golden centers may shift to white at the end of the season. Small bell like pale lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in late spring into summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun