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Zones: 3-8 for most, a few hardy to Zone 2
Exposure: Full sun; will tolerate some light shade
Mature size: 5 to 15 feet tall and wide, depending on variety
Bloom time: Late April to May; again in summer for rebloomers.
Flower colors: Purple, pink, white

Throw open your windows on a warm day in May, and you’re apt to be greeted by the intoxicating, unmistakable fragrance of spring-blooming lilacs. Early-, mid- and late-season cultivars extend the bloom time for at least 6 weeks. Reblooming varieties bloom once in spring and again in summer through fall.

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RHODODENDRON & AZALEA (

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Partial to dappled shade
Mature size: 18 inches to 20 feet tall, depending on variety
Bloom time: Peak bloom usually occurs mid-spring; however, some bloom as early as March, others as late as July.
Flower colors: Shades of pink, white, purple, crimson, and yellow

Prized for its spectacular spring flowers, many varieties are evergreen and can be enjoyed year-round. Their size and shape vary, from low-growing groundcovers to tall shrubs.

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FORSYTHIA (

Zones: 3-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade; flowers best in full sun
Mature size: 1 to 20 feet tall, 3 to 10 feet wide, depending on variety
Bloom time: Early to mid-spring
Flower colors: Bright yellow

The vibrant canary-yellow flowers of forsythia are like the first ray of sunshine after the dark days of winter, covering each arching branch with a profusion of blooms lasting one to two weeks. The welcome explosion of yellow flowers makes this shrub well worth planting, despite the short bloom time.

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KOREAN SPICE VIBURNUM (

Zones: 4-8
Exposure: Partial to full sun
Mature size: 6 to 8 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: April
Flower colors: White, pink

This showy shrub produces clusters of pastel-pink buds in late March that open to domed clusters of white or pink-flushed flowers. However, it’s the heady fragrance, similar to spice cake, that makes this exceptional species a delightful addition to the garden.

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WEIGELA (

Zones: 4-8
Exposure: Full sun; will tolerate partial shade
Mature size: Varies; from 12 inches tall and 18 inches wide to 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide
Bloom time: Mid to late spring, with sparser rebloom in summer and fall
Flower colors: Shades of red, pink, white, and yellow

Gardeners love this popular shrub not only for its abundance of white or pink flowers on arching branches, but also for its unflappable nature and reliable performance. The trumpet-shaped flowers are a favorite of bees and hummingbirds, and often continue to bloom in scattered fashion from mid to late summer.

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Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun
Mature size: 6 to 10 feet tall and wide; some compact cultivars to only 3 or 4 feet
Bloom time: Early to mid-spring
Flower colors: Shades of red, orange, coral, pink, and white

Flowering quince blooms earlier than other spring-flowering shrubs, appearing as early as late January in the South, and March in northern areas. Adaptable and easy to grow, quince is also tolerant of heat, dry conditions, and a wide range of soil types.

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SUMMER FLOWERING SHRUBS

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SHRUB ROSE (

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun
Mature size: 1 to 4 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: Early summer through fall
Flower colors: Shades of red, pink, white, yellow, and peach

Shrub roses are quickly becoming the go-to darlings of the rose world, taking the best traits of the hardiest rose species and combining them with attributes of repeat blooming and minimal maintenance.

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'Limelight' panicle hydrangea. Photo: Proven Winners.

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Zones: 3-9
Exposure: Partial to full sun
Mature size: 6 to 8 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: Late summer through fall
Flower colors: Blooms green, then fades to white, then pink

Hydrangeas are one of the few flowering shrubs that produce spectacular blooms even in partial shade. One hydrangea that has become the superstar of the late-summer garden is 'Limelight'. This fast-growing, upright shrub produces large cone-shaped panicles in late July that change color as they mature, from lime-green to white and finally to a rosy pink.

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Zones: 2-7
Exposure: Partial to full sun
Mature size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: June through September
Flower colors: Yellow, pink, orange, or white

Cinquefoil is also one of the easiest shrubs to grow, featuring good drought tolerance, excellent winter hardiness, and little need for aggressive pruning. Besides yellow, dozens of cultivars of cinquefoil are available in other hues, including white, pink, and tangerine.

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SPIREA (

Zones: 4-8
Exposure: Full sun
Mature size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: June to August
Flower colors: Pink or purple

Summer-blooming Japanese spirea are a favorite of many gardeners because of their clusters of long-lasting summer flowers and good fall leaf color. Double Play® Candy Corn® is a popular, easy-care cultivar that produces showy dark purple bloom clusters surrounded by yellow and orange foliage.

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Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun
Mature size: 2 to 10 feet tall and wide, depnding on variety
Bloom time: July to October
Flower colors: Shades of pink, purple, or white

Butterfly bushes have honey-scented blooms that are irresistible to butterflies and bees, and many gardeners as well. The lilac-like blossoms come in an array of pretty pastel colors, ranging from pink to deep purple, and continue from mid-summer into autumn.

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Zones: 4-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Mature size: 6 to 12 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: June to September
Flower colors: White

Showy pincushion-like flowers attract butterflies, moths, and other beneficial insects. Native to much of the U.S., this sturdy carefree shrub makes a good substitute in areas where butterfly bush is invasive.

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ROSE OF SHARON (

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Mature size: 8 to 12 feet tall, 6 to 10 feet wide, depnding on variety
Bloom time: Mid-summer through October
Flower colors: Shades of white, pink, red, blue, or apricot

Despite its name, this old-fashioned shrub is not a rose at all but a member of the hibiscus family, producing luscious flowers from late summer through mid-autumn when few other shrubs are in bloom.

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Sugartina® 'Crystalina' summersweet. Photo: Proven Winners.

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Zones: 3-9
Exposure: Partial shade
Mature size: 3 to 8 feet tall, 3 to 6 feet wide, depnding on variety
Bloom time: Late July through August
Flower colors: White or pink

Summersweet is one of the rare flowering shrubs that will bloom in shady places, perfuming the air with a sweet-spicy fragrance attractive to butterflies and bees. The showy white flower spikes come in abundance for 4 to 6 weeks, set off by dark, glossy green leaves that turn attractive shades of yellow to golden brown in fall.

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FALL & WINTER FLOWERING SHRUBS

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ABELIA (

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Mature size: 3 to 6 feet tall and wide
Bloom time: Late summer through fall
Flower colors: White, pink

Abelia is the perfect choice for gardeners who want an easy-care, somewhat shade-tolerant plant that provides late-season fragrance. From summer through fall, it produces a profusion of rose-tinged white flowers on graceful, arching branches. The trumpet-shaped blooms have a jasmine-like scent that are a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds.

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CAMELLIA (

Zones: 5-9
Exposure: Partial to full shade
Mature size: 6 to 12 feel tall and wide
Bloom time: Depending on variety, from late fall through spring
Flower colors: Red, pink, white

Camellia is the standout of the winter garden, bearing showy rose-like blooms in shades of white, pink, or red when other shrubs are dormant. The glossy, green foliage of this broadleafed evergreen is also attractive year-round. The bloom season is long and by staggering plantings of early-, mid- and late-season varieties, you can have flowers from November through April or May.

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The most popular flowering shrubs are:

• Rose
• Hydrangea
• Rhododendron
• Rose of Sharon
• Butterfly bush
• Camellia
• Forsythia
• Viburnum
• Lilac
• Weigela
• Spirea
• Abelia
• Cinquefoil
• Summersweet

Last updated: May 12, 2021

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Perennial flowering and evergreen shrubs for gardens and cottages

When choosing perennial shrubs for your garden, you need to take into account their future dimensions, color, nature and growth rate, texture and timing of flowering. It is flowering perennials that give the garden a special decorative effect. And even after flowering, voluminous bushes create a backdrop for annual flowers or simply serve as a hedge.

Let's talk about the most popular flowering perennial shrubs that, together with the trees, will shape the image of your garden for many years. nine0005

In this article, we reviewed the most interesting perennials in terms of landscape design. They can be planted alone or in groups. With their help, you can decorate a house, a fence or a gazebo. Landscape designers often use them to create interesting compositions. So…

Lilac, jasmine and viburnum are perhaps the top three in popularity in our gardens. These are large, bright and luxurious perennial shrubs. They fill the garden with a wonderful aroma and create a saving shade. nine0005

Kalina

Kalina is a perennial unpretentious shrub. It is almost a symbol of the vast Russian expanses. Viburnum is mentioned in songs, poems, and films. Gardeners appreciate it both for its decorative effect and for its benefits. This perennial adorns the garden for almost the entire season. In spring, viburnum blooms with large white hats, and in autumn it decorates the garden with bright red fruits. The benefits of all parts of this plant have been scientifically proven. They love viburnum and for unpretentiousness. It easily tolerates shade and frost. It grows well in the temperate climates of Europe and Asia. No wonder this perennial shrub is so beloved by many gardeners. They love it for its lush flowering, and for the bright autumn foliage, and for the abundance of the most useful berries. nine0005

Lilac

Lilac is popular in almost every corner of the world. She is loved for her unpretentiousness, for her aroma and lush beautiful flowering. A wide variety of species and varieties allow you to choose a lilac of the desired shade and flower shape for your garden.

However, not everyone knows about the beneficial properties of this perennial shrub. The buds, flowers, bark and leaves of the plant have healing properties. Lilacs are used to make infusions, decoctions, teas, compresses and ointments. Known anti-aging properties of the mask of lilac flowers. Infusions help with colds, rheumatism and neuralgia. nine0005

When it comes to landscaping, lilac will fit in any garden. Adult lilac bushes look equally good in solitary and group plantings. Also, lilac goes well with many other flowering shrubs, such as mock orange (jasmine).

Jasmine

Garden jasmine , which is so common in our gardens, is not actually true jasmine. Its correct name is mock orange. This perennial shrub, which we associate with jasmine, is rightfully considered a royal perennial. It is valued for the beauty of flowering, aroma and unpretentiousness. Jasmine (mock orange) is considered one of the most beautifully flowering perennial shrubs. Indeed, a garden with blooming jasmine is an incredible sight. The height of these shrubs, depending on the region of our country, can reach from 1 to 4 meters. Several types of jasmine with different shades of flowers and different flowering periods are popular in our gardens. nine0005

For lovers of the unusual, you can take a closer look at the variety Mexican jasmine , the flowers of which smell of orange.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea is a magnificent flowering perennial shrub . Beloved by everyone, not going out of fashion for many years, luxurious - hydrangea really deserves all these epithets. During flowering, it produces a truly spectacular spectacle. Hydrangea gardeners appreciate the variety of forms and a wide palette of colors. Most types of hydrangea grow from 1 to 3 meters. Like many other perennials, hydrangea is good both in a single planting and in a line. It is also valued for the fact that it blooms from spring to autumn. Amazingly beautiful inflorescences are also used in dry bouquets. It is a favorite plant for florists. Despite its aristocratic appearance, hydrangea is not considered too capricious. This perennial shrub is fairly easy to grow and care for and tolerates partial shade well. You can read more about cultivation methods here. nine0005

Elderberry

Elderberry is a perennial shrub grown not only for decorative purposes, but also for medicinal purposes. However, it must be admitted that elderberry is not as popular in our gardens as we would like. A possible reason is that she is too tall. In the south, it grows from 3 to 10 m. This disadvantage can be curbed by proper pruning. As for decorativeness, the elderberry has something to brag about. She has a lush, dense and curly crown. Elderberry blossoms are very impressive. Blooms in May-June. Only the black elder has edible fruits. nine0005

This perennial shrub is also famous for its fragrance. From berries and inflorescences, excellent and healthy wines and jams are obtained. And black elderberry juice has a tonic, antiviral, antipyretic, expectorant and antifungal properties.

True, there are also unpleasantly smelling types of elderberry. They are used to repel pests, bedbugs and rodents.

Elderberry can be both in the form of a bush and in the form of a tree. It tolerates shade well, unpretentious. In landscape design, it is valued as a fast growing perennial with lacy foliage and expressive foliage. nine0005

Euonymus

Euonymus is very popular in ornamental gardening. This perennial shrub is equally good in both single and group plantings. It is valued for its attractive crown. The foliage is picturesque in both spring and autumn. There are varieties with spotted and bordered leaves. The variety of ornaments makes the euonymus unsurpassed in decorating the site. It is widely used for decorating fences or outbuildings. And in autumn, the garden literally glows with colors. The euonymus looks especially impressive against the background of a green lawn at a time when other plants die off. For the same reason, landscape designers love to decorate alpine slides with it. nine0005

Today there are many species of spindle tree, among which there are tall and dwarf varieties. Interesting creeping forms.

Euonymus comes in the form of shrubs and trees. This perennial is considered unpretentious. It tolerates pruning well and is resistant to adverse external conditions.

Budleya

Budleya is a spectacular perennial shrub reaching a height of 1.5-3 m. In landscape design, it is valued for its color palette, sprawling shape and luxurious clusters of flowers. The color palette is the most diverse, including rich orange and crimson colors. Budley inflorescences, depending on the species, are in the form of a panicle or spherical. For its resemblance to the lilac, the budlea is sometimes called the autumn lilac. This perennial has earned another nickname - a butterfly magnet, as beautiful large butterflies literally flock to fragrant honey flowers. Among the variety of species for your garden, you can choose quite winter-hardy varieties of budley.

Budley is widely used in landscape design. It blooms almost from spring to autumn, which undoubtedly expands the possibilities of decorating the garden. The budlea looks especially beautiful as a solo plant or against the background of green conifers. nine0005

This perennial also has one interesting feature - you can see buds, open flowers, and fruits on the bush at the same time.

Spiraea

Spirea is an elegant perennial shrub with curving branches. It rarely exceeds 2 m in height. There are weeping, pyramidal, creeping, cascading and erect forms. Also, spireas differ in the shape and color of the leaves. There are many cultivars that are prized for their original ornamental foliage. nine0005

Spireas are divided into 2 types - spring-blooming and summer-blooming. Due to this diversity, these perennials are widely used in landscape design. Experts advise using different types of spirea in creating compositions - with different colors and different flowering periods.

Weeping and creeping forms of spirea look good in single plantings. Undersized species perfectly decorate alpine slides and curbs.

Even in winter, the spirea look beautiful against the backdrop of snow. For the winter garden, spireas with decorative foliage are good. nine0005

Wisteria

Wisteria or wisteria is a charming tree-like liana native to East Asia. Unfortunately, it is not widely distributed throughout our country due to intolerance to cold. However, we have already learned how to grow it in the south or in a greenhouse. This luxurious perennial with cascades of drooping inflorescences has captivated many gardeners. In Japan, a walk in the garden with fragrant blooming wisteria is called paradise. nine0005

In landscape design, wisteria is used to decorate arbors, terraces, espaliers and other household buildings. Even the most nondescript old barn, braided with beautiful wisteria, turns into a luxurious landscape object. This perennial vine is deservedly called the queen among all garden vines. Abundant and long flowering, sweet aroma and clouds of the most delicate colors do not leave anyone indifferent.

At home, wisteria can reach 20 m. Therefore, reliable shelter for the winter in our latitudes is the most difficult task for gardeners. Also, wisteria (wisteria) is successfully grown in tubs and in the form of a standard tree. But still, in vertical gardening, this perennial plant is unmatched. nine0005

Rhododendron

Rhododendron is a magnificent perennial flowering shrub that includes about 800 species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. Translated from Greek, rhododendron means "rose tree". In free plantings, it is found mainly in Southeast Asia, on the slopes of mountains and sea coasts.

A variety of species allows you to choose specimens with very small flowers, and with large ones up to 20 cm in diameter. There are creeping shrubs. Rhododendron is popular not only for its amazingly beautiful flowers. It has beautiful colorful decorative foliage that changes shades in the autumn. nine0005

Rhododendron is also an excellent honey plant, although beekeepers have a different opinion on this. It is believed that the nectar collected from rhododendrons is "drunk". Bees literally get drunk when collecting such honey. Therefore, many beekeepers do not like to locate their apiaries in the area where these beautiful perennials grow. Although many argue that it all depends on the variety of rhododendron.

This flowering shrub has earned its reputation as a royal flower over the centuries. Many connoisseurs compare its beauty with the queen of flowers herself - ROSE! nine0005

This is a true aristocrat among flowering perennials. And like all handsome men, rhododendron has a rather capricious disposition. Growing it is quite troublesome. He has special preferences for the composition of the soil, air humidity, planting site and the amount of light.

However, every year more and more people want to plant a rhododendron in their garden. In the end, he endows the most persistent with lush and amazingly beautiful flowering, pleasing almost all summer. nine0005

Rhododendrons are good both in group and solitary plantings. Looks great when creating hedges and on the lawn. Low-growing varieties of this perennial landscape designers recommend planting on rocky hills and as a border plant.

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is a perennial shrub both straight and climbing. This is a very beautiful plant, widely used in landscape gardening and decorating alleys and arbors. Climbing honeysuckle creates charming hedges, great for terrace gardening. The most common types of honeysuckle in our country bloom from late May to mid-June. nine0005

The variety of varieties of ornamental honeysuckle allows you to choose a variety for your garden in the form of shrubs, trees and lianas. Gardeners appreciate this plant for the tenderness of the flowers and the richness of the colors. It is believed that once you try to grow honeysuckle, you will never give it up.

In recent years, the cultivation of honeysuckle has become popular. It is a shrub up to 2 m high. The berries are healthy and tasty, with a slight sourness. Some sources say that honeysuckle even surpasses blueberries and blackberries in terms of the content of nutrients. nine0005

Clematis

Clematis is a very popular flowering perennial. It is a fast growing overwintering and greenhouse plant. It can be in the form of vines, and in the form of shrubs. In Russia, clematis appeared in the 19th century, and were first grown as greenhouse plants.

For almost 2 centuries, breeders have created a lot of varieties and species that differ in many ways. In some clematis, the flowers are collected in a semi-umbrella, in others in a panicle or shield. There are small-flowered clematis with a flower diameter of up to 5 cm. There are large-flowered clematis with a diameter of 6 to 25 cm. The color of the flower is the most diverse - pink, white, raspberry, lilac, purple and even almost black. nine0005

Semi-shrub clematis have a lignified lower, successfully overwintering part and an upper part that dies off annually. This perennial has the ability to cling to the branches of shrubs, trees and various supports, securely wrapping their cuttings around them.

Clematis is considered to be one of the favorites in landscape design. These charming creepers quickly and beautifully decorate walls, balconies, gazebos, arches, fences and roofs. They are loved for their unusual and bright colors, for their wonderful aroma and unpretentiousness. This perennial allows you to create complex garden compositions together with other plants, enriching the pattern of the garden. nine0005

Clematis and roses are the perfect combination. If you want to really enjoy these gorgeous flowers, look for roses and clematis varieties that bloom at the same time. Other classic combination options are clematis with hydrangea, budley, hops and barberry.

rose

Shrub rose - perennial worth writing entire treatises. Within the framework of this article, it can only be said in passing. This is the favorite plant of all gardeners. Perhaps there is no garden in which a rose would not grow. nine0005

The queen of the garden - beautiful and diverse, has conquered kings and ordinary gardeners all over the world since ancient times. Behind her, fame was firmly entrenched as the most luxurious plant in the world.

All types of roses are widely used in landscape design - climbing, standard, bush, hybrid tea, ground cover, polyanthus and miniature. All of them perfectly decorate both small gardens and grandiose parks, small romantic corners and large garden compositions. nine0005

This perennial beauty and fragrance is one of the most perfect among ornamental flowering plants. Such a variety of bright and delicate shades of color and smell belongs only to the rose.

No wonder this royal plant graces gardens in many parts of the world. Roses are good both on the edge of the lawn and in the center of the lawn, against the background of conifers and in combination with other shrubs, such as clematis. They look good against the background of stone, wrought metal or wood. nine0005

Rose pyramids, arches and even entire pink walls are all great ways to use roses in garden design. And some sophisticated gardeners arrange entire streams of ground cover roses in their garden!

Rosehip

Rosehip is probably the most common perennial shrub in our gardens. It is grown both as a source of useful berries and as a hedge. Rosehip is a close relative of the rose and is a wild shrub. Forming extensive thorny thickets, it reliably protects the fence from uninvited guests. In the spring, this perennial blooms with simple but very pretty flowers. nine0005

In autumn it gives its owners useful red berries, which are valued for their medicinal properties. The fruits left on the rosehip bush serve as excellent food for birds in winter and enliven the winter garden.

Hawthorn

The hawthorn thorn bushes create a real impenetrable hedge. An adult shrub sometimes reaches 5-6 m. Hawthorn bushes can become a real barrier not only for uninvited guests, but also for neighboring pets. Hawthorn needs regular shearing. If not cut, it can turn into impenetrable thickets. nine0005

Hawthorn is also planted in the garden for its useful berries. Since ancient times, they have been credited with both healing and magical properties. They healed heart diseases and drove away evil spirits. Due to the rich unique composition, hawthorn fruits are also used in official medicine.

Holly mahonia

Holly mahonia - evergreen perennial shrub . Thanks to its greenery mahonia decorates the garden all year round. The leaves are naturally spiky and glossy. Their rich color goes well with the yellow flowers that appear in the south of our country already at the end of autumn. In colder latitudes, flowering begins in spring. This is an incredibly ornamental shrub that adorns the garden in both winter and summer. The berries and flowers of mahonia look especially impressive against the backdrop of an autumn flaming garden. Green berries, as they ripen, acquire a dark purple color with a bluish bloom. Blossoms with berries look like bunches of grapes, ripen by the end of summer. nine0005

In landscape design, Holly mahonia is often used. Due to its unusual appearance, it alternately pleases its viewers with either foliage, or clusters of blue berries, or bright yellow inflorescences. This perennial looks great as a single plant, and as a lawn plant, and as an addition to a stone composition, and as a hedge.

In addition, mahonia is a very useful plant. The berries contain a lot of vitamin C, the roots have antibacterial properties, due to which they are widely used in traditional medicine. nine0005

Weigela

Weigela is an ornamental perennial shrub from the honeysuckle family. This beautifully flowering plant is very fond of both gardeners and landscape designers. Weigela is valued for its high decorative properties. The ability of weigela to bloom twice a season allows you to create diverse compositions. The first abundant flowering occurs in May-June, conquering all spectators with its grandeur. Flowering - long, stretches for almost a month. Second time this perennial blooms in early autumn, enlivening an already tired garden. Some varieties of weigela have a wonderful smell. The specificity of this plant is large, tubular, drooping flowers with an unusual color. So on one flower there can be several shades of color at once.

This perennial performs exceptionally well in both single and group plantings. It is often grown as a hedge. Due to the spreading crown with beautiful leaves, weigela looks decorative even after flowering. nine0005

Weigela is a perennial with different dimensions. Depending on the variety, it can reach a height of 30 cm to 3 m, and a diameter of up to 4 m. Therefore, these features should be taken into account when creating landscape compositions. Combining different varieties, you can create a real garden of continuous flowering.

Weigela usually blooms immediately after the lilac. Surrounded by noble conifers, weigela looks even more beautiful. Low-growing varieties perfectly enliven rocky areas. If weigela grows in groups, then experts recommend filling the space between the bushes with herbaceous perennials: astilba, hosta, ferns. nine0005

Deutsia

Snow-white beauty - so often called this perennial shrub with white or pink flowers. It belongs to the genus Hortensia and contains about 50 species. Deutsia is a deciduous perennial with a spreading or upright form. Some actions are used as border plants, others - for small group plantings. But there are varieties that are perfect for a solo role.

In landscaping, actions deservedly gained their loyal fans. Gardeners appreciate them for their extraordinary decorativeness, abundant and very spectacular flowering. Not without reason, many prominent florists compare the beauty action with roses and hydrangeas. nine0005

This perennial is native to East Asia. And this, of course, leaves some imprint in terms of care. Actions are demanding on the place of growth and on the soil, they do not like frequent watering. And yet, fans of this beautifully flowering perennial do not stop the difficulties. The action looks picturesque in different compositions. She is good next to conifers, with weigela, with forsythia, and also against the background of a brick wall. If you want to give your garden some exoticism and mystery, pay attention to the oriental snow-white beauty-action. nine0005

Gardeners valued green fences both centuries ago and now. We all remember from the films walks through the palace parks, divided into sections by such hedges. It is truly a splendid sumptuous spectacle where greenery in all its hues plays a major role.

Evergreen perennial shrubs are planted in our climatic zones to achieve year-round garden views. If, however, deciduous plants are planted as a green fence, you need to understand that in winter you will have to see bare trunks. The choice, as always, is yours. nine0005

When choosing evergreen shrubs, you need to take into account the fact that they all have their own height limit. There are low and medium curbs, and there are really high green walls. Conifers grow very slowly. Therefore, here you need to either be patient, or plant already adult expensive plants.

Deciduous perennials also have their advantages. They grow faster and some even bloom. Everyone tolerates a haircut very well. As for the “winter” appearance, the winter color of the bark also has its own zest, and looks interesting against the background of snow. nine0005

Thuja, juniper, turf, boxwood, cherry laurel, Japanese holly, holly and broad-leaved kalmia are great for creating an evergreen wall. All of them have their own characteristics of cultivation and formation.

But with the main goal of protecting the garden from dust, wind and prying eyes, as well as being an ideal background for other plants, the hedge does a great job.

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Using flowering shrubs is more interesting. Some of them have an amazing aroma and literally transform the garden. They can be used in mixed plantings, mixborders, along fences to create compositions that bloom all summer from different plants that replace each other in terms of flowering.

This list of flowering shrubs can include the following plants:

• Budley. It resembles a lilac, can grow up to three meters. Color shades: pink and lavender, purple and white, and white. These beautiful shrubs will decorate the garden all summer because they bloom until frost. nine0464

• Potentilla. Inconspicuous plant, blooms with numerous, but medium-sized flowers, foliage is not particularly beautiful. However, not a single shrub border or mixborder can do without Potentilla: while other shrubs fade in turn, it creates a bright spot in the garden. They have established themselves as shrubs that bloom all summer, winter-hardy, as they are not afraid of frost. Flowering begins in May and stops with the first frost. It is unpretentious to the soil, blooms well both in a sunny place and in light partial shade, care comes down to annual pruning. There are varieties of this continuously flowering shrub of different colors. nine0464

• Calicant will decorate the garden with original water lilies. This is a beautiful, hardy, but rare shrub from North America. The flowers are large with numerous petals. All parts of the garden plant are fragrant. Blooms in June - July. Requires pruning in the spring.

• • Shrub rose. Varies greatly in bush size and flower shape. They bloom all summer or are characterized by re-blooming. nine0464

• Kariopteris will add blue hues to the garden, as its brushes have just such a color. This is a flowering shrub with a rounded crown for the front of the border. They are planted in groups. It is undemanding to the soil. Quite winter-hardy. Flowering time September - October. Need pruning shrubs in March.

• Cistus resembles poppy or non-double rose flowers, sometimes with spots at the base of the petals. Flowers with paper-thin petals are short-lived. Each flower lives only one day, but since new buds are constantly appearing, the bush blooms all summer. The plant is warm and photophilous, forms a low rounded bush. Does not tolerate clay soil. Flowering time June - August. Pruning in spring. nine0464

• Alder leaf prefers moist soil. It gets along well along the edges of ravines and by the pond. This shrub requires almost no care. It quickly spreads throughout the territory provided to it. Its feature is that flowers appear only on young shoots. Therefore, it is recommended to cut it every year. It blooms in summer (July - August) with small fragrant flowers, collected at the ends of the shoots in long spike-shaped inflorescences. In autumn, the foliage of the shrub is brightly colored. nine0464

With regular and proper pruning, evergreen shrubs easily turn into a hedge or an unusual living sculpture that will become the center of a recreation area. To do this, it is enough to skillfully cut them. List of evergreen ornamental shrubs that can be planted in the garden:

• • Holly. Not afraid of frost. Grows over a meter. The oblong leaves are studded with thorns. Therefore, it is unpleasant to approach him closely. nine0464

• • Tis. Slow growing conifer, planted in hedges in mild climates. The usual color of the foliage is dark green, there are varieties with golden foliage, as well as various forms of growth - from ground cover to tall columnar trees. Better than many other conifers, it tolerates unfavorable growth conditions, but does not tolerate stagnant water at the roots during the cold season. The plant is dioecious, on females seeds are formed with a fleshy red roof up to 1 cm in diameter. Leaves and seeds are poisonous. nine0464

• • Boxwood A popular shrub for hedges, including low, bordering flower beds. It withstands frequent shearing and partial shade, is not afraid of the wind, and is undemanding to the soil. Keep in mind that boxwood is very easy to care for. He does not need annual pruning. Cut out only dry and thickening branches, and also shorten the elongated shoots.

• Kalmia is a beautiful flowering shrub that pleases with its flowering in May - June. In a non-flowering state, Calmia is similar to a rhododendron, plants are easily distinguished by flowers. Kalmia has buds similar to Chinese lanterns, the edges of the petals are corrugated. Likes moist acidic soil and light partial shade. nine0464

Calmia

boxwood

Yew

They are often used to create a smooth transition from grass cover to canopy. Shade-loving shrubs are also needed to create a beautiful design for fences and the shady side of a private house. The most common shade-tolerant shrubs are listed below. nine0005

• Cotoneaster. One of the most important ornamental beautiful fruiting shrubs in the garden. The genus includes plants of different shapes and sizes, most of them evergreen or semi-evergreen. The leaves are oval, with a solid edge, pink buds in May or June open to white flowers. In autumn, beautiful fruits ripen, which are practically not pecked by birds. Some cotoneasters have beautiful fall foliage. Strongly overgrown bushes are pruned in the spring. Valued for the unusual dark green color of glossy leaves. They tend to change color to red when autumn comes. nine0464

Cotoneaster

• Rhododendrons are beautiful flowering shrubs that like to be sheltered from the midday sun. Traditionally, representatives of the genus are divided into rhododendrons and azaleas. Rhododendrons growing in the shade on average reach a height of 1.5 meters, bloom in May, however, there are plants of both 30 cm and 6 m, blooming both in early spring and in autumn, in August. The color of the flowers is varied, with the exception of blue, the leaves are oval or oblong, wintering. All rhododendrons are characterized by shallow roots, so the soil under the plants is mulched, and watered abundantly in dry weather. nine0464

Rhododendrons

• Garden jasmine grows well in the sun and in the shade, but in the second case, its flowering will not be so intense. There are two groups of jasmine: bushy with weak stems, grown in wall plantings, and jasmine - creepers that are able to climb the wall, support themselves. Flowering time depends on the species. Grow in moderately fertile soil in partial shade.

Garden jasmine (shrub)

• Privet tolerates polluted air well, so it is most often grown in the hedges of private houses that overlook city streets. There are variegated varieties. It is characterized by the fact that it does not tolerate severe winter frosts, therefore it requires shelter. grows in any moderately fertile soil, in a sunny or shady place. propagated by lignified cuttings in open ground in late autumn. Of care, a haircut is required - hedges are cut in May and August.
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Aureum oval-leaved privet

• Thunberg barberry are those ornamental flowering perennial shrubs that are beautiful, low and hardy. They are widely used in garden decoration, as they are represented by a large range of varieties. Various types of barberry are very common and popular. Barberry Thunberg grows up to 1.5 meters. The leaves of the shrub turn red in autumn, the berries ripen red. This beautiful shrub blooms in April - May.
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Thunberg barberry

Fast growing shrubs

Gardeners choose them when a hedge needs to be grown in a short time. Often such plantings are made combined from different types of shrubs. In this case, you should carefully consider the issue of the future size of an adult plant and its relationship to a haircut.

The most popular fast growing shrubs are:

• dogwood and barberry ; nine0464
• viburnum vesicle — unpretentious shrub with a rounded crown shape;
• sloe does not need careful pruning, it is done only when denser vegetation is needed;
• honeysuckle sanitary pruning is required in the first seven years, and then it remains only to form a hedge of the desired shape;
• climbing rose , it is recommended to start shaping it in the second year of growth in a permanent place. nine0464

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climbing rose

Honeysuckle



Low-growing and frost-resistant garden shrubs

The former are characterized by the fact that they do not grow above one meter. They are usually planted on the borders. They decorate flower beds. List of low-growing ornamental shrubs for the garden:

• • Japanese quince (low) throughout the warm season decorates the country house with orange or golden color, first with flowers and then with fruits;
• • already mentioned above Potentilla a;
• • common heather is also an evergreen shrub that blooms most of the summer;
• elegant action , its flowering shrubs are the center of attraction, but it is whimsical to excess moisture, severe frosts and cold winds.

Japonica

Heather



• blood red hawthorn - grown as a shrub, small tree or hedge, can grow in almost any conditions, both in dry and waterlogged soil, in the sun and in the shade; nine0464
• • silver goof — grown not for the sake of fragrant, but nondescript flowers, but because of the beautiful foliage;
• red elderberry with beautiful foliage, on which red fruits form after the flowers.

Goof silver

Elder

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Hawthorn



Mixborder of conifers and shrubs of the scheme

The word "mix" leads us to mixing. The second part of the word - border - sends to the borders. It turns out that in such a landing there are no boundaries. But this is not true. It just seems so. In fact, everything here must be carefully thought out and planned.

Plants in a mixborder are supposed to have dense groups that smoothly flow into one another. Moreover, it must contain elements that will remain visible in the cold season. They are shrubs and conifers. They are also called the skeleton of the composition. nine0005

Any mixborder must be divided into three parts. They will not be the same in size and shape. In the background are planted tall plants with interesting leaves. The second row is filled with flowers that are characterized by straight and tall stems. They are covered with medium height with a small number of leaves. And stunted and ground cover plants come to the fore. Plantings of annual flowers are usually placed in front of them.

Here is one example of a perennial mixborder placed along a wall or fence. Its background is decorated with plants: lafanthus, purple echinacea, chatma and clematis. The middle is filled with shrubby cinquefoil, yarrow, fennel polygon, vervain bonar, boxwood, decorative wormwood and onions.

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