If you want year45round interest from a garden shrub then cornus should be on your list of 39must45haves39 the variety cornus sericea 39white gold39 sums up it39s features in it39s name it has clusters of white flowers in late spring amongst variegated leaves with white borders the flowers are followed by white fruits in late summer and to finish off the season the naked yellow stems bring a welcome highlight to a wintery garden white gold is a hardy deciduous shrub a