flowering trees- Verbena

woodsy ground cover- Sweet Woodruff
Galium odoratum

flowering bushes- Viburnum opulus - "Snowball"

yes, the rabbits will think they have a smorgasborg, but if there is enough, you will hardly notice it

add a few rocks and ground cover for a nice effect, or even waterfalls

Redbud flowering trees

wild violets with tulips in the spring

Castor bean plant showing large, tropical, palmately-lobed leaf and cluster of spiny red fruits.
 

red hot poker

Kniphofia uvaria

This is my new favorite, a Giant Hibiscus

Perennial with a woddy stem

Each year it doubles. So first year if you have two stems, the next will be 4- then 8, then 18, so it gets very full with tons of flowers for months

dinner plate sized flowers

Flowers in your yard can start in February or March and live until almost November if you mix it up with different species

Bearded Irises have amazing color

Lilies are perennial, come in all different colors, sizes and shapes

very little if any weeding also, since some come in very thick

Lilly of the valley is a highly scented ground cover type of plant with dainty little bell flowers

CONVALLARIA majalis

Ground cover can also be natural but pretty

flowering bushes bring around hummingbirds and butterflies

Caryopteris Bunge is a small, woody bush in the verbena family

Columbine comes in many colors

Nasturtium, sweet potato, sweet williams and allyssum

Even sunflowers can bring the birds around

Bearded irised come in all colors, are perennials and spread slowly

Pink Phlox

but the flowers can be amazing

Spiderwort