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When most teenagers went to work at Dairy Queen for the summer, I decided to punch a time card at the local nursery. I had a basic knowledge of plants, thanks to my garden-savvy parents, but admittedly, I didn’t know the answer to every question customers threw my way. The one question that I dreaded being asked—and the one that was asked most often—went something like this: “I want a low-maintenance, flowering, evergreen plant.”

I understood this desire to “have it all” quite well; it was like me wanting a low-fat, low-calorie, great-tasting candy bar. But unlike the too-good-to-be-true treat, flowering evergreens do exist and come as close as possible to plant perfection. They have the year-round interest of conifers and the floral display of perennials. They’re great as foundation plants, not only because they’re evergreen but also because many have a short stature, so they won’t engulf a front entry. But they’re equally good mixed into any-size bed because they give plantings year-round staying power—otherwise known as the bones of the landscape. For all these reasons, I’ve come to understand why people want these evergreen gems and why I came to want them, too—even more than the world’s best-tasting, fat-free candy bar.

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If anyone claims to love daphnes for any reason other than their wonderfully fragrant flowers, then he or she would be lying. The smell is somewhere between a root-beer soda and baby powder, putting a smile on the face of anyone lucky enough to sniff them. An added bonus is their compact evergreen foliage (in cool zones, plants may only be semievergreen). Some daphnes have a bad reputation for being finicky, but ‘Somerset’ is one of the hardiest cultivars.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–8

Conditions: Partial shade; moist, well-drained soil

Size: 3 to 5 feet wide and 3 to 5 feet tall

 

 

Unusual color for a rhodie

Name: ‘Capistrano’ rhododendron (Rhododendron ‘Capistrano’) Photo: Susan A. Roth

In the world of rhododendrons, yellow blossoms are a rarity. Although there have been some new yellow introductions in the past few years, ‘Capistrano’ is still the best—hands down. It is remarkably resistant to the pests and diseases that typically plague this genus. Best of all, the dark leaves of ‘Capistrano’ seem to have a supernatural ability to avoid winter burn, and it has a prolific bloom display in midsummer.

Zones: 5–8

Conditions: Partial shade; moist, acidic, well-drained soil

Size: 5 to 6 feet wide and 4 to 5 feet tall

 

 

Durability sets this gem apart

Name: Evergreen abelia (Abelia floribunda) Photo: Jerry Pavia

Evergreen abelia is deer resistant and drought tolerant, puts up with pollution, and thrives in windy or sloped sites. Its dark green leaves are so glossy that you’ll think they’ve been coated with poly­urethane. And just when it doesn’t seem like this shrub could get any better, it puts on an impressive flower display. The early-summer panicles of hot pink blossoms cover evergreen abelia, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies from two towns away.

Zones: 8–11

Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile, well-drained soil

Size: 12 feet wide and 10 feet tall

 

Cool leaves, bold blossoms, and bountiful fruit to boot

Name: ‘Charity’ Oregon grape (Mahonia × media ‘Charity’) Photo: courtesy of Daniel Mosquin/www.ubcbotanical.org

Although mahonias are a classic evergreen shrub, this cultivar tops all others. The floral display that ‘Charity’ boasts from late winter to early spring is tremendous. Its 10-inch-long racemes of sunshine yellow flowers are densely clustered and larger than other mahonias. The flower plumes are held upright, splaying out from the top of this evergreen treasure. Its hollylike leaves maintain their lovely, matte green color throughout the year and appear along the stems in whorls. Waxy purple fruit appear late in the season. ‘Charity’ mahonia is the plant that every gardener should have to chase the winter blues away.

Zones: 7–9

Conditions: Partial to full shade; well-drained, slightly acidic soil

Size: 7 to 10 feet wide and 10 to 15 feet tall

 

Short in stature, big on impact

Name: ‘Cavatine’ Japanese pieris (Pieris japonica ‘Cavatine’) Photo: Jerry Pavia

This little shrub packs a serious punch. Its dense, dark green foliage forms a tight, compact mound. In early spring, ‘Cavatine’ is covered in bell-like white flowers, making the shrub look like a fluffy white snowball. Because it stays small, this Japanese pieris is sometimes mistaken for a unique, new perennial. Best of all, deer avoid it.

Zones: 5–9

Conditions: Partial shade; moist, well-drained soil

Size: 3 feet wide and 2 feet tall

 

This one thrives where others barely survive

Name: Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus) Photo: Susan A. Roth

The term “tough as nails” is thrown around a lot in plant-catalog descriptions, but in the case of this plant, it’s true. Laurustinus is a drought-tolerant shrub that thrives in poor soils and under extreme conditions (for example, in coastal areas or roadside plantings). Its glossy leaves are the perfect backdrop for large, fragrant white flower clusters. In late fall, laurustinus produces blue fruit, much to the delight of the local wildlife. This particular viburnum is great for screening and will tolerate heavy clay soils. Whatever you throw at this plant, it will take.

Zones: 8–10

Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil

Size: 10 feet wide and 10 feet tall

 

A better shape for an eastern native

Name: ‘Sarah’ mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia ‘Sarah’) Photo: Bill Johnson

Mountain laurels can be a little hard to work with because of their loose, sprawling habit. But that isn’t a problem with the densely rounded shape of ‘Sarah’. The glossy green leaves of this cultivar resist outbreaks of rust more readily than those of other members of this genus. The buds of ‘Sarah’, which appear in late spring, are a deep scarlet, opening to a pinkish red.

Zones: 5–8

Conditions: Partial to full shade; rich, moist soil

Size: 6 feet wide and 6 feet tall

 

For this azalea, frigid temps are not a problem

Name: ‘Bixby’ azalea (Rhododendron ‘Bixby’) Photo: courtesy of Tina Mast, Homewood Nursery

I know what you’re going to say: Evergreen azaleas get beat up in cool zones and always end up looking awful by spring. That’s true of many cultivars, but ‘Bixby’ is the exception. Developed by a Massachusetts nursery located in Zone 5, this cultivar has proven reliable in severe cold. Its dense, low-growing habit is perfect for a foundation planting or tight space, while its bright red flowers stand out from afar. The American Rhododendron Society has given ‘Bixby’ the title of “Proven Performer,” a label that is well deserved.

Zones: 5–9

Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soil

Size: 4 feet wide and 2 feet tall

 

Brilliant color gives this mini-mound an edge

Name: ‘Firefly’ heather (Calluna vulgaris ‘Firefly’) Photos: Bill Johnson

This is not your typical evergreen because it’s usually not green at all. The scaly foliage of ‘Firefly’ is a unique terra-cotta color for most of the year and turns a brilliant brick red in cool temperatures; soft mauve flowers appear in fall (inset). The best attribute of heathers is their ability to thrive in the toughest of conditions. (They originated on the European moorlands, where strong winds and poor soil prevail.) Lean, sharply drained soils are not a problem, so ‘Firefly’ is an ideal roadside plant.

Zones: 4–7

Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil

Size: 18 to 20 inches wide and 18 to 20 inches tall

 

There’s nothing that this shrub is lacking

Name: ‘Girard’s Rainbow’ leucothoe (Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Girard’s Rainbow’) Photo: David Cavagnaro

‘Girard’s Rainbow’ leucothoe is one of the most underappreciated shrubs around. It has lovely, variegated evergreen foliage, with new growth emerging pink or bronze-orange—a detail that sets it apart from other cultivars. If this colorful display weren’t enough, long chains of fragrant, lily-of-the-valley–like flowers appear from midspring to early summer; the blooms are excellent as cut flowers. Just when you think things couldn’t get any better, the foliage flushes purple in fall. And although you’ll love this four-season wonder shrub, deer will not.

Zones: 5–8

Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist, well-drained soil

Size: 3 to 6 feet wide and 3 to 6 feet tall

Let size determine placement

The dimensions of your garden will help you figure out where to plant your flowering evergreens. You should give them a spot where they garner attention but don’t overshadow the rest of the cast.

Evergreen key

1 – Dwarf

2 – Medium-size

3 – Big

 

Small bed

(Less than 8 feet long and 8 feet wide)

A couple of medium-size evergreens help balance the two sides of a small garden; think of them as book­ends holding the contents in between in place. Sneak in a dwarf evergreen at the front to add another level of interest.

 

Medium-size bed 

(Approximately 12 feet long and 12 feet wide)

A medium-size evergreen on a corner of the bed creates a focal point while balancing out the deciduous tree on the opposite end. Placing it in the middle would be a mistake because it would stick out like a sore thumb. Disperse an odd number of dwarf evergreens throughout the rest of the bed not only to add “bones” to the planting but also to help hide the concrete foundation.

 

Large bed

(More than 15 feet long and 15 feet wide)

Big evergreens create the perfect screen for the back of a large garden. They also add structure and order to an area that can become messy and overgrown. Using medium-size and dwarf evergreens throughout the rest of the bed creates rhythm and helps add interest to all levels.

Associate editor Danielle Sherry gave up a promising career as an ice-cream scooper to pursue her passion for gardening.

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30 Best Evergreen Shrubs - Evergreen Flowering Bushes

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If you're looking for ways to spruce up your outdoor space, including your backyard patio and garden, evergreens are essential to creating a new look. Along with being natural providers of food for birds and other wildlife, they have the power to bring texture, color and personality to your space all year round. Whether you're an expert in the world of greenery or a newbie trying to expand their green thumb, we're sharing the best evergreen shrubs you can consider adding to your outdoor space.

We've included a wide range of evergreens that vary in size, color and shape. Some are fast-growing, while others take a bit longer to expand. Several can tolerate poor soil conditions, along with the heat, cold and brief times of drought. Others you may love for their shiny green leaves, slight hints of color or blossoms that come up in the spring. And when it comes to choosing the perfect plant, make sure to take notice of which ones are low-maintenance, especially if you won't have time to focus on pruning them throughout the year. For indoor options, check out this roundup of easy houseplants that are harder to kill.

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Japanese Holly

Japanese holly have small and rounded leaves that take on many forms. Place them in pots and use them to enhance your front door area.

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Dwarf Pine

These trees are perfect for small landscapes. After planting them in your backyard, you won't have to worry about taking too much time caring for them due to their slow growth rate.

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Globe Arborvitae

This round-formed evergreen comes in many sizes — from a few feet tall to five feet in height.

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Boxwood

Boxwoods have a classic look that's versatile. Their foliage provides color to any winter landscape, so get ready for their gorgeous look in the snow.

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Japanese Pieris

These beautiful bell-shaped flowers spruce up in late winter to early spring. Also known as lily-of-the-valley shrub, the pieris thrives in acidic soil.

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Creeping Juniper

Also known as creeping cedar, this low-growing evergreen bush can be used as accents in flower borders or as foundation plants.

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Camellia

This flowering shrub is known for their lovely blooms. When young, they grow better in partial shade, while they gradually accept more sun as they get bigger.

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Blue Holly

In order for the berries to form on these Christmas-themed bushes, you'll need to plant both "male" and "female" plants.

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Globe Blue Spruce

The bright blue needles hold their color all year long, while the form stays in a spherical shape (ideal for foundation planting).

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Cherry Laurel

These dense wide-spreading plants grow up to 20 inches tall and flourish in the spring.

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Plum Yew

Native to Japan, northeastern China and Korea, this foliage produces edible fruit, has a rounded form and has an average height of two to three feet.

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Daphne

During the warmer months, daphne produces white to light pink flowers, along with small red berries called drupes.

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Azalea

These bright spring blooms are popular gifts during Easter and Mother's Day. You can find them in gold, orange, peach, pink, red and purple.

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Rosemary

With a relaxing scent and flavor, rosemary makes a great outdoor shrub. They also attract pollinators, so expect to see flower bees and honeybees in your yard.

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Gardenia

These eye-catching plants feature dark green foliage and white blooms. They're ideal additions in warm climates, with some reblooming all season long.

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Wintercreeper

Wintercreeper makes for a versatile ground cover, shrub or vine. Many of their leaves are tinged with white, gold or green, while they turn a pinkish shade in the winter.

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Photinia Glabra

This large evergreen shrub or small tree can grow up to 20 inches tall. It blooms in the late spring and has bright-red leaves.

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Rhododendrons

These vibrant blooms grow well in sunny spots with minimal shade. They come back every year and should survive the colder months.

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Oleander

While these floral shrubs are attractive garden plants, you should avoid planting them where children play. All parts of the bush are poisonous and can cause skin irritation.

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Mahonia

These flowers have a strong fragrance in warmer weather. While they'll spruce up your outdoor space, resist any temptation to eat the berries.

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Mirror Bush

Also known as the looking glass plant, this shrub comes in a variety of colors, from creamy white and soft yellow to lime green and purple.

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Canadian Hemlock

These evergreen trees are popular for their dense yet graceful branched form. You can plant one to make a statement on your lawn or use multiple for a natural screening.

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Mugo Pine

Mugo pine can easily grow in different environments and is smaller in size when compared to other pines.

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False Cypress

These sun-loving trees make unique and vibrant borders, hedges or accent plants. They're also commonly known as "mops" for their shaggy appearance that resembles the cleaning tool's strings.

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Bay Leaf or Bay Laurel

The dark yet shiny oval-shaped leaves on this evergreen are used as kitchen seasoning. You can keep them in the kitchen to use as a herb or add them to flowering pots to upgrade your patio.

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Also called Schip Laurel or Cherry Laurel, these bushes are easy-to-grow and can tolerate the heat, cold or drought, along with poor soil conditions.

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The airy and graceful branches on this fern-like foliage are low-growing and soft to the touch. It can even survive brief drought and tough weather.

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You don't need to consistently prune this shrub for it to keep its round form. You can look forward to the small white flowers that bloom in the spring.

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Use this flat-topped evergreen as the focal point of your garden or in foundation planting. The white patches sprinkled throughout add character and color throughout the year.

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Despite its inability to produce flowers, this disease and pest-resistant shrub has a charming look due to its shiny green leaves. If you want to give them another design, they're easy to shape in any style.

The best shrubs blooming all summer winter-hardy for the site.

To create comfort in the backyard of a private house, it is necessary not only to create beautiful flower beds, but also to plant ornamental shrubs. With their help, many problems are solved. From dividing the space of the garden into zones and filling the site with flowering plants to enclosing it with a green living fence.

Beautiful flowering shrubs

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 may include the following plants:

Evergreen Shrubs

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:

Calmia
boxwood
Yew

Garden Shade Shrubs

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.

Cotoneaster

Rhododendrons

Garden jasmine (shrub)

Aureum oval-leaved Privet

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:

vesicle
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:

Japonica
Heather

Goof silver
Elder
Hawthorn

Mixborder of conifers and shrubs 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.

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 multi-grate, vervain bonar, boxwood, decorative wormwood and onions. In the first rows planted: shrub cinquefoil, geranium, soft cuff, coreopsis.

1. Endress geranium. 2. The cuff is soft. 3. Majestic geranium. 4. Coreopsis whorled. 5. Potentilla shrub. 6. Ptarmic yarrow. 7. Decorative bow. 8. Fennel multi-grate. 9. Bonar verbena. 10. Boxwood. 11. Decorative wormwood. 12. Lofant. 13. Echinacea purpurea. 14. Hatma. 15. Clematis

The most beautiful winter-hardy perennial shrubs blooming all summer

Ornamental shrubs will help you solve several problems in your garden at once. These are not only beautiful buds that delight the eye all summer, but also zoning and protection of personal space from prying eyes. Today we are talking about winter-hardy flowering perennial shrubs.

The best varieties of winter-hardy shrubs

The most popular species
Shade-loving plants
Low-growing varieties
The most unpretentious varieties

1. Budleya

Inflorescences come in a wide variety of shades: from lavender to white. Budleya pleases the eye until the very frost, which means that your garden will be bright for a long time, even when all other plants leave for the winter.

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2. Potentilla

It cannot be said that this is a very popular representative of a garden bed, but so much the better - the garden will not look like the neighbors' plots. Potentilla is unpretentious, tolerates frost well and blooms all summer until late autumn, painting the garden in bright colors. Grows best in full sun and light shade and requires only regular pruning.

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3. Calicant

Representative of the North American flora. In our latitudes, it has taken root remarkably due to its endurance. In the spring, before flowering, the calicant is pruned. Unusual water lily-shaped flowers appear in early summer and fade in late July. This plant is rarely seen in a flower bed, despite universal love. Calicanth is a very fragrant and beautiful bush, it is impossible to pass by it.

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4. Shrub rose

A classic representative of the set of almost any gardener. Shrub roses come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. It cannot be called unpretentious, but roses will delight the eye right up to the very frosts, blooming 2 or even 3 times per season.

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Kariopteris

Luxurious blue inflorescences can rarely leave anyone indifferent. As a rule, this variety is used for the front of the garden fence, because this way its semicircular crown looks the most advantageous. Kariopteris looks best in groups, it is unpretentious to the soil, it tolerates frosts well. It blooms closer to autumn, and in spring it must be cut off.

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6. Cistus

Somewhat similar to a poppy, sometimes it has small spots on the petals. The cistus will delight with color all summer, but the inflorescences are very delicate and the period of life of each of them is only one day. But the next day, new ovaries appear. It is better not to plant it in clay soil. Cistus also does not tolerate shade; the ideal place for it is a warm sunny clearing. The low-growing, rounded shrub needs to be cut every spring so that it blooms magnificently in the summer.

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Alder leaf

An ideal plant for those who have a small pond in their garden. Cletra loves moist soil and places near a pond. It is practically not necessary to take care of it, the cletra spreads its thickets very quickly, occupying the entire territory presented. The peculiarity of this perennial plant is that flowers grow only on young shoots, so experienced gardeners recommend cutting off all branches annually. If you look at the photo, you can see that the flowers of the cletra are small and huddle at the end of the shoot, forming long inflorescences. In autumn, the time of leaves comes - they become bright, decorating a fading garden.

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8. Calmia

Many compare it with rhododendron, both plants are not very tall and similar in leaf shape. Calmia in bloom looks very beautiful, usually this period falls on spring and early summer: lantern buds appear among the ribbed leaves. It is better to place the seedling in a dark, damp place.

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Among the winter-hardy perennial shrubs that bloom all summer, there are many that are very fond of shady places. They ideally make a smooth transition from tree to flower garden. In addition, it is an indispensable member of the decorative fence and a cool option for decorating the shady side of the house.

1. Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster is not only a fruit-bearing home garden dweller, but also a beautiful flowering plant. Cotoneaster is different in size and appearance, there are also evergreen varieties. A common characteristic for all is regular-shaped oval leaves and pink buds, which turn into snow-white flowers at the very beginning of summer. Cotoneaster blooms until autumn, after which berries are tied in place of flowers. Sometimes there are cotoneasters, which throw out beautiful bright foliage in the fall. Unpretentious in care, but need regular spring pruning.

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2. Rhododendron

Lush bright flowers can only be compared in scale with peonies. Rhododendrons love partial shade and prefer to be sheltered from the scorching sun. It is necessary to distinguish between azaleas and rhododendrons proper, since they are representatives of the same species. The height of the latter under favorable conditions reaches one and a half meters, but there are dwarfs of 30 cm and giants of 6 m in height. Flowering mainly occurs in May, but here, again, variations are possible. The color can be very different, it’s easier to say what it doesn’t happen - blue.

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3. Jasmine

Who is not familiar with the dazzling white fragrant representative of the midland flora? Jasmine lives in almost every garden. He was loved for his unpretentiousness and great aroma. If you want the plant to bloom more actively, take care of placing it in the sun. Jasmines are bushy, they are usually planted near a wall or hedge. And also jasmine lianas are known, capable of twining walls and any other vertical surfaces nearby.

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4. Thunberg's Barberry

A pretty undersized perennial that is famous for its indifference to low temperatures. It comes in a variety of species and is often found in home gardens. On average, the barberry reaches a height of one and a half meters, blooms in early spring, and by autumn the leaves acquire a bright red color to match the ripened berries.

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If you want to quickly and easily grow a hedge or you are new to gardening, pay attention to unpretentious winter-hardy shrubs that bloom all summer. You can combine them or stop at one thing, depending on what kind of end view of the flower garden you want to get.

The most popular hardy shrubs with intensive growth: