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Keen to see results quickly in your garden? Choose these fast growing shrubs in your planting plans, and before you know it your garden will be full of texture, color and form. 

Although gardening does requires a degree of patience, there are ways we can speed things up a little – one of which is by choosing the right plants. You might also be keen for evergreen shrubs and plants to establish quickly for reasons of privacy or shade.

Offering a range of leaf and flower form and color, and interest at different times of the year, these best fast growing shrubs can suit a variety of spaces as part of your garden ideas. 

Best fast growing shrubs to plant

Like the best fast-growing trees, some of the fast growing shrubs suggested here might require a little more attention and care than others, but on the whole, are fairly self-sufficient and will only need a touch of pruning or feeding now and again.  

1. Weigela 

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'Weigela is a deciduous shrub that can reach a height of 2-3 metres within 2 years, making it an ideal choice for quickly filling up any gaps in your garden,' says Lindsay Hyland, founder of Urban Organic Yield . 

It has attractive pink flowers in the spring, and is hardy in many climates. Plant in full sun or partial shade.

It is a great option to plant as a low maintenance garden border idea as it is easy to grow.

2. Beauty Bush

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The beauty bush, Kolkwitzia amabilis, is a great easy-to-grow and fast growing deciduous flowering shrub.

It is a member of the honeysuckle family and needs medium moisture and well-drained soil in full sun to grow. 

Usually growing 6-10' tall, it has an arching, vase-shaped habit. It has showy pink flowers with yellow throats in clusters that bloom in mid-spring, the exact timing of which will differ depending on the hardiness zone where you live. This shrub also makes a great hedge plant. Generally, it is free of pests and disease and requires pruning after flowering.

3. Schip Laurel or Cherry Laurel

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The glossy leaved evergreen schip laurel, or cherry laurel – Prunus laurocerasus ‘Schipkaensis' – is a popular shrub that can be used for fast-growing hedges.

'This evergreen will easily grow into tall and narrow hedges, and only needs pruning once per year, with occasional shaping if necessary,' explain the experts at Instant Hedges .

It has a fast growth rate, reaching up to 2 feet in a year, so is one of the best fast growing plants to use as a shrub for privacy among other garden privacy ideas. 

It grows well in hardiness zones 6-9, prefers dappled to full shade, but can cope with a range of soil types, so is a versatile choice for establishing a dense hedge quickly. 

For added interest, 'in the spring, the schip laurel produces attractive stalks of aromatic white flowers, and red berries in winter,' explain the Instant Hedges experts.

4. Photinia

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Low maintenance evergreen photinias are one of the best fast growing shrubs – or can be trimmed to become an attractive fast-growing tree – added to which 'the green foliage turns red in the spring, summer or fall,' explains Jeremy Yamaguchi, CEO of Lawn Love .  It is therefore excellent as a shrub for leaf changing color.

Quick growing, the evergreen shrub can either be used as a standout feature, to serve a supporting role in your garden, including use as a hedge for privacy or to separate garden areas, or for flower bed ideas.

'Clusters of small white flowers in the spring or summer are then followed by red berries,' adds Jeremy.

Photinias require minimal pruning, but the occasional trim in spring or summer will help to promote dense growth and maintain a good overall shape in the shrub.

These fast growing shrubs will grow well in full sun or partial shade, but prefer clay, sand, or loam soil that drains well.  

5. Buddleja 

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The mostly pink, magenta and purple conical shaped flowers of buddleja are a favorite plant for pollinators, so excellent to include as one of your wildlife garden ideas.

'This hardy deciduous shrub has beautiful, fragrant flowers in the summer and grows 3 to 6 feet high. Buddleja prefers moist soil in full sun or partial shade,' explains Lindsey Hyland.

Vigorous growers, buddlejas are easy to grow and maintain. They are also known as the butterfly bush, so if you want to know how to attract butterflies, planting one of these best fast growing shrubs in your garden would be an excellent first step.

Do, however, be aware that buddleja are considered invasive in some areas, so always check before planting.

6. Forsythia

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Low maintenance and fast growing – growing at least one foot a year – forsythia can tolerate a wide array of growing conditions so is one of the best fast growing shrubs for versatility, as well as for its colorful spring blooms.

'These yellow-flowering beauties blossom in the spring and are straightforward to care for and nurture,' explains Ellen of Outdoor Happens

Forsythia grow up to 10 feet tall and 10 feet wide, so leave space for this colorful shrub to spread, especially if you want to use it as hedging or perhaps as a garden wall idea to disguise an unsightly boundary.

'Space the shrubs at least six feet apart if possible, and prune them regularly to prevent the maze like structure of stems looking untidy,' adds Ellen.

Alternatively, if you prefer the wilder look, then leave them to grow as nature intended and enjoy the burst of cheery, breathtaking blooms every year.

7. Sea Berry

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'One of my absolute favorite best fast growing shrubs to include in almost any landscape, and good for zones 3-8, is sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides, also known as sea berry,' explains Diane Kuthy, founder of How to Grow Everything  

This deciduous hardy shrub, which is particularly suitable for windy, coastal gardens, is both ornamental and has edible berries. 'The plant produces delicious, bright orange, vitamin C packed berries which are most popularly used in jams, juices, and even skin care.

'Sea buckthorn has bush-like growth, so is ideal for hedges, and can grow to 30 feet tall without pruning,' adds Diane. 

If male and female plants are planted together the shrubs should start producing fruit after 4 or 5 years. 

8. Hydrangeas

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Hydrangeas are well loved for their large, magnificent flower heads in a range of colors, making this flowering shrub such a popular addition to many gardens.

It is important that you know how to prune hydrangeas to keep these fast growing shrubs looking their best, as pruning helps to promote good shape and the forming of new flowers.

Easy to grow and quick to establish, there are many varieties of hydrangeas that produce flowers in summer and fall.

Hydrangeas can be a bit choosy about their location, so one of the most important tips to remember for how to grow hydrangeas is to take care when planting and put them in the correct position that suits that particular species.

As long as their basic needs are met, they are pretty easy to care for.

9. Viburnum tinus

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The evergreen Viburnum tinus can grow to a height of 13 to 16 feet, so is one of the best fast growing shrubs to add height to your back yard. 

Using tall plants is among the many vertical garden ideas that can make a small back yard appear larger, training the eye upwards.

'It has beautiful clusters of white flowers in the winter, and is hardy in many climates. Viburnum tinus prefers moist soil and loves sun or partial shade,' explains Lindsey Hyland.

10. Lavender

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It is worth learning how to grow lavender so that you can enjoy the aromatic properties and beautiful flowers of this shrubby herb.

Bearing lovely purple, blue, pink or white flowers throughout the summer, there are many different varieties of these drought tolerant, best fast growing shrubs. They are also definitely a plant to include if you're investigating how to plan a dry garden.

Evocative of mediterranean style gardens, but also a stalwart of cottage garden ideas, lavender prefers well-drained soil, in full sun.

They can vary in height, growing from 1 to 3 feet, and can be dotted among flower beds, used for hedging when designing a parterre garden, or used in the kitchen garden as an aromatic herb.

11. Elderberry

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Elderberry is one of the best fast growing shrubs for a back yard as it bears both edible berries and lovely blossom.

'You can grow your own elderberries and make an immune-boosting elderberry syrup at home using the berries,' explains Diane Kuthy.

'These deciduous perennial bushes are hardy in zones 4-7 and grow well in shade or sunny locations,' she adds.

The fast growing shrubs will bloom from late spring, producing masses of tiny white flowers that can be picked and used to make delicious elderflower cordial or fizz.

The berries, which are bursting with immune boosting vitamins A, C and D, come next, ripening between July and September, depending on where you live. These can then be harvested and turned into healthy treats, such as elderberry jelly, pies or preserves. Why not add them to your kitchen garden ideas?

WARNING: The berries of some varieties of elderberry are toxic when eaten raw, so to be on the safe side always cook the elderberries before you try to eat them 

'With proper pruning, elderberry plants can remain as short shrubs or grow to  over 10ft tall. Elderberry plants are best purchased as young plants and will bear fruit when those plants are 2-3 years old,' explains Diane.

12. Cornus or Dogwoods

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It's not just interest and color from flowers and foliage that you should consider when looking for the best fast growing shrubs – stem color can make a real impact, too. Among the best winter plants for pots and borders are cornus, or dogwoods.

These fantastic and fast-growing deciduous shrubs are highly versatile and loved for their vibrant displays of bare stems during winter ranging from yellow, through orange and red to deep crimson. 

The stems are then clothed in white flower heads in spring and pale green leaves throughout the summer, so offer differing interest in a border throughout the year.

13. Mock Orange

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Mock orange, or philadelphus, is a vigorous and fast growing shrub that flowers from about mid June to August depending on the climate where you live. 

The wonderfully sweet scented blooms are a delight to walk past as a sensory garden plant, so this is a lovely shrub to grow near an outside seating or dining area, or position where you can enjoy the fragrance to the full.

It is happy in sun or part shade in well-draining soil and requires very little maintenance.

What is the fastest growing bush for privacy?

One of the fastest growing bushes for privacy is the wax myrtle.

'They can grow insanely fast – sometimes exceeding two feet per year, or potentially faster if they acclimatize well to your soil,' explains Ellen.

This evergreen is therefore one of the best fast growing shrubs, and as well as providing a habitat for wildlife, produces abundant berries in the winter if both female and male plants are planted next to each other, so is a source of food for birds, too.

This tough shrub can tolerate most soils, including slightly salty conditions, and will withstand full sun to part shade.

When planting wax myrtle, make sure you keep them well away from barbecue areas or where you might be planning outdoor fireplace ideas, as 'the waxy leaves are famously flammable,' explains Ellen.

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What is a fast growing shade shrub?

A fast growing shrub for shade that is a good choice to plant is Mahonia x media. 

This evergreen has dark green glossy leaves and produces sprays of wonderfully fragrant yellow flowers from November to early spring, depending on the variety. Sometimes these are followed by clusters of black or purple berries.

Mahonia x media will cope well with partial or full shade, so is a good choice for a north facing back yard or plot. It tolerates sand, chalk, clay or loam, as long as they are well draining.

What's the fastest growing evergreen bush?

There are many fast growing evergreen shrubs that you can plant in your garden for year round interest. Among those listed above are the schip laurel, photinia and Viburnum tinus, but there are many other options you can plant to suit the particular conditions in your garden.

A useful method is to see what is growing well in neighbors yards as they will probably enjoy similar soil types and conditions, and you can also get an idea of how it might look in your garden setting.

Rachel is senior content editor, and writes and commissions gardening content for homesandgardens.com, Homes & Gardens magazine, and its sister titles Period Living Magazine and Country Homes & Interiors.  She has written for lifestyle magazines for many years, with a particular focus on gardening, historic houses and arts and crafts, but started out her journalism career in BBC radio, where she enjoyed reporting on and writing programme scripts for all manner of stories. Rachel then moved into regional lifestyle magazines, where the topics she wrote about, and people she interviewed, were as varied and eclectic as they were on radio. Always harboring a passion for homes and gardens, she jumped at the opportunity to work on The English Home and The English Garden magazines for a number of years, before joining the Period Living team, then the wider Homes & Gardens team, specializing in gardens.

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Whether you're starting a garden from scratch. Or, ripping out underperformers. Or, have a place where you need a bit of eye candy. There's no shame in planting for a bit of immediate gratification. Bringing home larger, healthier plants can speed up the process of adding quick color and structure to a space. (Monrovia craftsmen take great pride in growing them). No matter how quickly the plants you choose grow, you can get started on the right foot. Do so by finding large, healthy Monrovia plants at your local Monrovia retailer. But what if you need big blooms, color, foundational structure, screening, or privacy ASAP? Then it's time to look to dependable, beautiful, and fast-growing shrubs.

Yes, a mature garden takes time and is so worth the wait, but that doesn’t mean you can’t slip in a few shrubs that grow more quickly and add instant excitement to the landscape. Here are a few of our favorite shrubs that are known to be quick growers. All of them put on a show in their first year, and by year three, they’re a house on fire! Note that many overlap zones, so be sure to check out all choices when making your shopping list.

How to Use Fast-Growing Shrubs in Garden Design

• Create quick privacy screens with dense, quick-growing shrubs.
• Form "green walls" around outdoor rooms. 
• Use mass plantings of colorfully blooming, quick-growing shrubs to create swaths of color and structure in the landscape. 
• Provide erosion control on slopes.
• Use evergreen shrubs or shrubs with unique forms or colorful branches to provide winter interest in cold-zone gardens. 
• Make a big visual impact in a newly planted landscape while you wait for other, slower-growing plants to get established. 

Favorite Fast-Growing Shrubs

for Zones 3 - 8

Seaside Serenade®

Cape Cod Hydrangea

A hardy, repeat-blooming hydrangea with long-lasting blooms that are perfect for cut floral arrangements. This compact hydrangea grows quickly without getting leggy or out of control. Quickly reaches up to 4 ft. tall and wide. Zones 4–9.

Grace

Smoke Tree

Again with the smoke tree? Hey, when you put on this kind of show and grow this fast, you deserve the huzzahs. Plum-red foliage, big feathery blooms, orange in fall. Quickly reaches up to15 ft. tall and wide. Zones 4- 8.

Double Flowered

Japanese Rose

Three seasons of wonder: Green branches provide winter color. This is followed by brilliant, rose-like yellow spring flowers, and yellow foliage in fall. Quickly reaches up to 10 ft. tall and wide. Zones 5–9.

Black Knight

Butterfly Bush

Spectacular dark violet-purple flower spikes are fragrant and eye-catching. Quickly grows to create a colorful hedge, foundation shrub, accent plant, or background in borders. Quickly reaches up to 8' tall and 6' wide. Zones 5–9.

Lavender Lady

Lilac

Plant at back of the border, where it will burst with traffic-stopping, fragrant spring flowers. Then recedes while other later blooming plants take over. Quickly reaches up to 12 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide. Zones 3–8.

Flamingo

Dappled Willow

A sophisticated garden has plenty of colorful foliage. Weeping branches load in striking pink stems and buds, surrounded by white, green, and pink foliage. Partial to full sun. Quickly reaches up to 10 ft. tall and wide; smaller with pruning. Zones 4–9.

Prairie Fire

Dogwood

A very cold-hardy and colorful accent shrub with bright golden foliage. These fades to a soft yellow in summer and turns a brilliant red in fall. Creamy white spring flowers yield ornamental berries in midsummer. Quickly reaches 7' tall and wide, can be maintained at 5' with pruning. Zones 2-7.

Summertime Blues™

Chaste Tree

Large lavender-purple flower spikes and black stems make this easy-care, sterile, and drought-tolerant hybrid a favorite. Great for colder climates all the way down to the deep south. Quickly reaches up to 6' tall and 5' wide. Zones 5-9.

Grace N' Grit™ Pink

BiColor Shrub Rose

Every garden needs a few roses. This outstanding, exclusive disease-resistant variety is a beauty that not everyone has. Continuous, abundant bicolor pink and white blooms endure heat, humidity, and dry summers. While it may not be a superspeed grower, it does grow steadily and offer colorful impact instantly. Moderately reaches 5' tall and 4' wide. Zones 4–9.

Favorite Fast-Growing Shrubs

for Zones 7 - 11

Compact Spicy

Jatropha

Don’t let “compact” fool you. This is a tall, hot-natured bloomer that makes an exceptional privacy screen hedge whether sheared or left natural to bloom. Fast, up to 6 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide; taller with age. Zones 10–11.

Royal Cape®

Plumbago

Huge clusters of vivid deep-blue flowers cover this fast-growing, sprawling, vine-like shrub throughout most of the year. Also provides reliable evergreen color as a ground cover. Up to 5' tall, 8' wide. Zones 9-11. 

Allgold Broom

On the small side and very dense, this gold broom can stand-alone. Or, in a mass to create a color display that 'pops' even from far away. Waterwise. Quickly reaches up to 6 ft. tall and wide. Zones 6–9.

Purple

Hopseed Bush

A great show of color with bronze-green foliage that turns a deep purple-red in fall. Pink fruit adorns the plant in summer. Dense branches can be trimmed as hedge or espalier and make a great evergreen privacy screen when unpruned. Quickly reaches up to 12' tall and 8' wide. Zones 8–11.

Brilliant

Hibiscus

We know it’s only for the warmest zones where it blooms nearly year-round. However, potted ones can come inside where frost is an issue. Ideal for large pots or to cover blank walls. Quickly reaches up to 10' tall and 6' wide. Zones 10–11

Tuscan Blue

Rosemary

Create an aromatic, evergreen, colorful, and edible hedge fast with this upright rosemary variety. Great for screening and looks great pruned or left in natural form. Quickly reaches up to 6' tall, 4' wide. Zones 8-11.

Waxleaf

Privet

Form an informal hedge, screen, or windbreak quickly with this versatile evergreen. Glossy green foliage responds well to regular pruning. A profusion of fragrant, white blooms emerge in spring. Quickly reaches 10' tall, 6' wide. Zones 7-11.

Red Dynamo

Photinia

A handsome shrub that is pest- and disease-resistant and perfect for a quick hedge or privacy screen. Low-maintenance, dense, and upright, with lustrous burgundy-red new foliage. Perfect for southern gardens. Quickly reaches 10' tall, 7' wide. Zones 7–11.

Bonsai Blue

Jacaranda

A gorgeous fast-growing shrub with huge clusters of rich purple flowers. Dwarf of the beloved tree; remarkably tolerant of heat and drought when established.  Quickly reaches up to 12' tall, 8'. wide. Zones 9–11.

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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. nine0003

This list of flowering shrubs may 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.

• 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. nine0016

• 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. nine0016

• 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. nine0016

• 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. nine0016

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:

• • Holly. Not afraid of frost. Grows over a meter. The oblong leaves are studded with thorns. Therefore, it is unpleasant to approach him closely. nine0016

• • Tis. Slow growing coniferous plant, 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. nine0016

• • 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.

• Calmia 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. nine0016

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. nine0003

• Cotoneaster. One of the most important ornamental beautiful fruit-bearing 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. nine0016

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. nine0016

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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Privet Oval Aureum

• 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 ; nine0016
• viburnum vesicle — unpretentious shrub with a rounded crown shape;
• Blackthorn does not require extensive pruning, 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. nine0016

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:

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

Japonica

Heather



• blood red hawthorn - grown as a shrub, small tree or hedge, able to grow in almost any conditions, both in dry and waterlogged soil, in the sun and in the shade; nine0016
• • silver goof — grown not for fragrant, but nondescript flowers, but because of the beautiful foliage;
• red elderberry with beautiful foliage, which develops red fruits after the flowers.

Goof silver

Elder

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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. nine0003

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. In the first rows planted: shrub cinquefoil, geranium, soft cuff, coreopsis. nine0003

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

flowering, frost-resistant, perennial, garden, unpretentious

In almost every garden you can find ornamental flowering shrubs. They have many advantages. Firstly, they are very beautiful, secondly, many of them are quite frost-resistant, and thirdly, they are high and low (which expands the possibilities of using them for different types of landscapes). But the main thing is that with their correct selection, it is possible to achieve constant flowering of shrubs from the first spring days until late autumn. They are valued not only for their beautiful, often fragrant flowers, but also for their decorative leaves, crown shape and various fruits. There is a great variety of ornamental shrubs. We have tried to collect the main information about the most common of them in the tables below. nine0003

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• Blooming shrubs
• Frost -resistant shrubs
• Fruitine shrubs
• evergreen shrubs
• shadowed bushes

• Flowering shrubs

  There are shrubs that attract with their bright and abundant flowering, they can be called beautifully flowering. And there are those who cannot boast of beautiful flowers, but they have leaves of an unusual color or shape. Such bushes can be called decorative leafy. nine0003

  The first group includes rhododendrons, lilac, hydrangea, bulldenezh, spirea, hawthorn, buddley, euonymus and some types of barberry. And from the second group, one can name Thunberg's barberry, holly, privet, tannery and others. It is possible to divide flowering ornamental shrubs into groups according to the time of flowering. In April, we are pleased with forsythia, wolfberry, daphne. A little later they are joined by chaenomeles, low almond, cotoneaster, spirea, barberry. In May, flowering bushes of viburnum, wild rose, lilac, and mock orange take over. Summer gives us the flowering of roses, cinquefoil, some varieties of spirea. In July, hydrangeas conquer with their beauty, which adorn the gardens until the very cold. In early autumn bloom: heather, kalmiya. nine0003

  In addition to beauty and decorativeness, the practical properties of shrubs should also be emphasized. They grow fast enough and are long-lived (up to 5-8 years without a transplant). Most of them are unpretentious in terms of illumination, soil composition, and are quite frost-resistant. Do not require constant care. Thanks to the superficial root system, they can grow on slopes, fixing loose soil.

  List of plants in the table

  Pontic azalea, yellow rhododendron (RHODODENDRON luteum Sweet) 9

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  Spiraea is a deciduous shrub with beautifully curved branches, the Rosaceae family. This is a large genus of shrubs, which is divided into spring-flowering and summer-flowering. Flowers are varied in the form of inflorescences and color (from white to deep crimson). Its height does not exceed 2 m.

  The plant is very undemanding. Well adapted to urban conditions. Grows well in partial shade, but prefers full sun. Any soil is suitable, but slightly acidic is best. Watering is moderate. It grows quickly, blooms in the third year. Frost-resistant. nine0003

  Has gained well-deserved love from gardeners and landscape designers. The vast variety of its varieties provides many opportunities for creativity. The shape of the bush can be pyramidal, spherical, flowing. The color of the leaves varies from green to yellow, orange or purple-red. Numerous small flowers are collected in inflorescences of various shapes. All the features of the crown, leaves and flowers of this ornamental bush allow you to create wonderful compositions for a flower bed. And if you choose the right varieties, you can admire the continuous flowering of spirea throughout the warm season. It is used in rockeries, hedges, as a frame for green-leaved groups of trees. nine0003

  Hydrangea (Hydrangea) — hydrangea family, deciduous ornamental shrub. The flowers are collected in large domed or paniculate inflorescences. Most often they are white, but there are blue, red and pink. The color of some plants may vary depending on the chemical composition of the soil. Depending on the variety, the height of the bushes ranges from 1 to 3 meters. There are also dwarf varieties.
  Moisture-loving plant, it is better to plant in partial shade. Many varieties of paniculate and tree hydrangea are frost-resistant. However, protection is needed in the winter: pinning the branches to the ground, followed by covering the hydrangea for the winter with spruce branches and agrofiber. Frozen branches are pruned in spring and the plant grows quickly. nine0003

  In landscape design it is used both singly and in compositions with coniferous or other ornamental shrubs, as well as bulbous flowers. The bushes look amazing due to the splendor of the inflorescences and their large number.

  List of plants in the table	Common privet (LIGUSTRUM)	Legume (LABURNUM) anagyroleaf, or “golden rain”	Hawthorn (CRATAEGUS)	Buddley Davida0423 Spring/autumn	Spring
  Height	depends on the variety (form) from 0.8 m to 1.5 m	to 3 m	to 6 m	2-3 m
  	Flowering time/flowering time	June/20-25 days	May-Juin/15-20 days	May-Juin	August-September
  LOTCE 9042	edible	inedible	–
  Suitable for topiary substrange	+	–		–

  When nothing else is in bloom, barberry, euonymus, chokeberry, spirea, wild rose, skumpia and hybrid azaleas add bright colors of various shades of autumn with their foliage. Most shrubs have fruits that are also very decorative. nine0003

  Easy care. Prefers places protected from the wind, light-loving shrub, but can also grow in partial shade. Any soil is suitable, it tolerates liming well. With normal rainfall, additional watering is not needed.

  Forsythia can be attributed to frost-resistant shrubs. Although it is advisable to pin the forsythia branches to the ground for the winter and cover them with spruce branches. That little cover is enough. In the spring, old and frozen branches are cut. Forsythia grows very quickly. nine0003

  It should be noted that some hybrid varieties from Europe, including variegated ones, are not winter hardy enough. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to this when buying seedlings.

  Forsythia does not look very interesting most of the year, so it is best planted in the back of the borders, where in spring it will be a bright accent, and in summer its green leaves will create a beautiful backdrop for other flowering plants. Forsythia look good in dense hedges. These bushes not only decorate the site, but also “treat” with healthy and tasty fruits. nine0003

  The plant is poisonous! The fruits contain alkaloids - laburnine and cytisine. Children should not be allowed near it.

  Bobovnik is photophilous. The soil is undemanding, but good drainage is required. Bobovnik requires constant pruning to avoid turning the shrub into a large (up to 7 m) tree. While the trees are young, they need support. The first three years, young plants should be mulched and covered with agrofibre. After a slight freezing, the crown is quickly restored.

  Both in a group and in a single planting, it looks very bright and beautiful, thanks to a large number of huge flower brushes. From the beaver, delightful canopies and pergolas are obtained. nine0003

  Quince loves light areas, well protected from the wind. Tolerates drought well. Less susceptible to damage by pests and diseases. Growing fast. It is a long-liver: under suitable conditions, it can grow in one place up to 80 years.

  Good snow cover is enough for a successful wintering, but you need to put some spruce branches on the bushes (it will hold the snow and protect it from frost on snowless days).

  Japanese quince is very decorative not only when the branches are covered with the brightest flowers along the entire length, but also during the fruiting period, then the dark green crown serves as a beautiful background for yellow fruit beads. Japanese quince makes wonderful low hedges and borders. Suitable for landing on lawns and slides, singly or in groups. nine0003

  Absolutely undemanding to soils, it does not tolerate only soiling. Not afraid of wind and drought. It is frost-resistant, especially the variety - Thunberg's barberry (Berberis thunbergii), however, in the first three years, a little shelter is needed for the winter. If the barberry variety is unknown to you, then you need to make a frame of arcs and cover it with non-woven material in two layers (as some variegated varieties may be less frost-resistant).

  Undersized species of barberry look great on rocky hills and in rock gardens. And tall ones - like tapeworms and in group plantings. This shrub is a leader in use in hedges and borders, both clipped and loose. nine0003

  Dogwood (Cornus) – deciduous strongly branched shrub, dogwood family. In spring, dogwood decorates the garden with its flowering. Small white, purple or yellow dogwood flowers are collected in a head or umbrella (depending on the species). There are varieties in which small flowers in inflorescences are unsightly, but are surrounded by large bright petal-like leaves (bractei).

  In autumn, dogwood foliage also pleases the eye with bright yellow, orange and crimson colors. The fruits also ripen in autumn. Most often dark red, sometimes light yellow or pink, oblong in shape. They not only add decorativeness to the bush, but are also tasty and healthy. nine0003

  Dogwood leaves burn easily in full sun, so shady areas are suitable for it. Prefers moist soil and air. The composition of the soil is undemanding. Most varieties are hardy, but some require little shelter for the winter. Differs dogwood and durability. In landscape design, dogwood bushes are used as a tapeworm or in mixborders.

  Irga (Amelanchier) - deciduous shrub or small tree, Rosaceae family. In the spring, often ahead of the leaves, beautiful white flowers bloom on the irga. Flowering is short, after which small black-purple fruits of a rounded shape appear (similar to tiny apples). nine0003

  The fruits are tasty, juicy, rich in vitamins (especially P). The green leaves of the shadberry in autumn flash with bright colors: yellow, scarlet.

  Irga is a very unpretentious plant. Light-loving, but tolerates shading. Doesn't like waterlogging. Very winter hardy. Not afraid of cold winds or spring frosts. Some species of this ornamental shrub are even suitable for decorating a garden in Siberia and the Far North.

  April/20-25 days

  List of plants in table Padub Ostolical (ILEX) Heather (Calluna) Swakers (Cotoneaster) Magonia (Mahonia) Juniper (Juniperus): Pino -Maigo (Pinus) 'Brevifolia' ('Brevifolia'), 'Benjamin' ('Benjamin'), etc. Elegantisima yew, berry yew (TAXUS baccata "Elegantissima") thuja (THUJA occidentalis) Holly (Ilex aquifolium) or holly - evergreen or deciduous shrub, holly family. In the wild, it grows almost everywhere. It is a beautiful plant with dark green or bicolor leathery leaves. Flowering lasts only two weeks from May to July (depending on the variety). The flowers are small, white and fragrant. Especially decorative with the onset of winter, when modest flowers are replaced by bright seedlings of bead-berries. Holly is an essential component of Western Christmas wreaths. Many varieties of holly have been bred. Some with a white or yellow border around the edges of the leaves, or with a hint of blue. The purely male variety Blue Prince is an excellent pollinator. It should be noted that the holly plant is dioecious and female varieties delight us with red berries only if a male specimen grows nearby. nine0003 Holly exposed to the sun is contraindicated, as it can suffer from sunburn. You need to plant it in a shady place with forest soil. Does not tolerate drought, requires regular moisture. Most varieties are cold hardy. Thanks to its dense and thorny foliage, holly is well used as a hedge. It is a slow growing shrub that responds well to shearing, which is why it makes wonderful topiaries. The beautiful holly leaves make a great backdrop for bulbous or other perennial flowers in summer. Evergreen foliage and red berries make holly a bright accent in a deserted garden in winter. nine0003 Privet is an unpretentious plant. Can grow in full sun and partial shade. Any soil is suitable (except clayey with an acidic reaction). It is drought-resistant, in very hot weather rare but plentiful watering is recommended. Winter-hardy, easily restored, only some varieties need to be covered. The peculiarity of privet is that it responds very well to a haircut and can retain its shape for a long time. Therefore, it is great for dense borders. It makes wonderful molded hedges. You can even create unusual living walls. Topiary figures cut from privet are a wonderful landscape decoration. nine0003 Rhododendron - deciduous or evergreen shrub, heather family. In nature, it grows in Western Siberia, the Far East, Mongolia and China. There are many varieties with a variety of foliage: spear-shaped, round, oval. Inflorescence corymbose. The shape of the flowers and their color are also very diverse, in their beauty they can even compete with roses. They bloom from the end of April and almost all summer. They began to grow little by little in gardens, but you need to carefully select frost-resistant varieties that can overwinter in our climate. nine0003 The site for planting rhododendrons must be protected from the wind and be in partial shade. The soil is acidic or neutral. Needs regular watering. In our area, they do not reach large sizes. By choosing different varieties of rhododendrons, you can ensure their constant flowering throughout the season. They look very nice next to coniferous plants. Their undersized varieties are great for rock gardens. Rhododendrons are used to create hedges near water bodies. nine0422	Height	up to 2 m	to 3 m	depends on the type of 0.3 to 7 m	to 3 m	about 3 m with a dense crown
  Flowering period	April April time April time April -Juin (from variety)/to October	-	-	April-May until leaves bloom/3-4 weeks
  	-	Edible/Sep-Oct Elegantisima yew, berry yew (TAXUS baccata "Elegantissima") western thuja (THUJA occidentalis) There is another type of ornamental shrub that has neither beautiful leaves nor flowers, but for this they are no less attractive. These are coniferous shrubs. Juniperus (Juniperus) is an evergreen shrub of the cypress family. The needles are needle-shaped or scaly. The fruits are blue-black cones (sometimes red-brown). The plant is dioecious. There are many types of juniper. Among them there are also high bushes (more than two meters), there are completely dwarf ones (up to 30 cm). They are also represented by a variety of forms: creeping, pyramidal, domed. Many frost-resistant varieties of juniper. nine0003 Grow well in bright sunny areas. Undemanding to soils. Drought-resistant. In dry summers, it is required to water them well several times. Even frost-resistant varieties require winter shelter in the first year after planting. Junipers with a pyramidal crown for the winter must be tied up so that branches do not break under the weight of snow. Low-growing and creeping varieties of juniper are used in alpine slides and to fix slopes and slopes. You can also create very original borders from them. High varieties are used in single and small group plantings. nine0003 Thuja - evergreen trees and shrubs, cypress family. Leaves are scaly. The fruits are oblong or oval cones with several pairs of scales. Seeds are flat with two wings. This plant is monoecious. It has many decorative artificially derived forms. Grows in full sun and partial shade. The soil is suitable for any, but well permeable. Need regular watering and mulching of the root zone. Tui are frost-resistant, but young plants in the first two or three years require shelter for the winter. Like junipers, high pyramidal varieties of thuja for the winter must be tied to avoid damage to the branches under the weight of snow. nine0003 Due to its durability, winter hardiness and adaptability to urban conditions, thuja is very widely used in ornamental gardening in many climatic zones. Used in landscape design to create picturesque alleys. From densely planted groups, depending on the height of the bush, living walls or hedges are formed. Thuja looks just as good as a tapeworm. Ornamental shrubs, for the most part, are characterized by unpretentious care, they tolerate winter frosts well and at the same time are unusually beautiful. Learn more Pleather couch cleaner Porch handrails ideas Best mixer on the market Small backyard landscape designs Watering ornamental grasses 10 best sofa beds Ideas for herb garden containers Feeding a venus flytrap Lilac color room Most expensive homes uk Decorating color ideas for living rooms Home About Residential Commercial Unique & Historical News & Tidbits Blog Video Gallery