I planted a pair of Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) a number of years ago and they've grown into a lovely shrub. They've proven really forgiving of the secateurs - at first I pruned them for height, and then I thought I'd give them a weird sharp - start low to high like a wave, and now I've stilted them, pruning them up so you see their bare legs, and the lovely exfoliating bark. This is a really hardy native species, growing in a really dry part of the field, shaded somewhat by some tall pines directly south. I'll get a photo at some point of the bark, but here they are today, in full bloom:
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