It will tolerate wet or dry soils, full shade or sun. Gray dogwood reaches a height of 8 to 10 feet. The use of gray dogwood in the home landscape is limited somewhat by its suckering habit. It grows well in sun or shade and tolerates most soils. Arrowwood viburnum grows about 6 to 8 feet tall.
Plants produce white flowers in spring followed by blue-black fruit in fall.
Its mature height is 3 to 6 feet. Alpine currant is one of the first shrubs to leaf out in the spring. It tolerates pruning well and makes an excellent formal hedge. It's also possible to grow evergreen shrubs in the shade. However, they do require well-drained soils.