Flowers shrubs for the garden. Frost-resistant ornamental shrubs

The article presents 10 of the best winter-hardy shrubs that bloom all summer.
Also in the article you will find a description and care of flowering shrubs.

10 best winter-hardy shrubs that bloom all summer

(Latin philadelphus) - a plant that most people know under the name "jasmine" - is
one of the most common and winter-hardy flowering shrubs for central Russia.
Chubushnik has an incredible number of varieties that differ in different heights of the bush, the size of the flowers and the shade of the leaves.

Of the more compact varieties, the variety "Pearls" should be distinguished: the maximum height of the bush is about one and a half meters, the flowers are large double.
Bushes of the variety "Snowstorm" ("Snow storm") reach two meters in height, and the flowers are smaller, but numerous,
the impression is that the bush is covered with snow. "Blizzard" can bloom for up to twenty days.

Flowering time: June-July (depending on the variety). Height: 1.5-2 meters.
Care: regular removal of old shoots (over two years old); after flowering, removal of damaged ones,
inwardly directed shoots; monthly feeding with humus or mineral fertilizers.

Lilac(Latin Syrínga) is extremely common in Russian gardens hardy shrub and without proper control and pruning, it often grows to the size of a tree.
To prevent this from happening, and the lilac remains a profusely flowering and well-formed shrub, it needs regular pruning.
In early spring, when buds appeared on the bush and future flowering branches are visible, identify a dozen strong shoots on the bush,
which will set the shape of the bush, cut off the rest.

At the same time, it is better to shorten some external shoots to the border of the main branches.
Of the white-flowering varieties, the terry lilac variety "Alice Harding" ("Alice Harding") is recommended,
Of the blue-flowered varieties, the ‘Condorcet’ variety blooms most abundantly and unpretentiously.

Of the classic purples, the cultivar "Paul Thirion" (* "Paul Tyrion") blooms most magnificently.
All of these varieties are winter-hardy flowering and decorative.

Flowering time: June. Height: 1.5-3 meters.
Care: after flowering, removal of damaged, inward-directed shoots; spring three-time feeding with a solution of poultry droppings with an interval of three weeks.

(Latin Chaenomeles japonica) is conditionally winter-hardy: this means that a harsh winter can damage the plant.
Shoots that are above the snow level may freeze and the plant will not bloom luxuriantly.
Decorativeness to the shrub gives not only a beautiful flowering, but also its pliability for haircut.

Every spring, a sanitary haircut is required: all dry lifeless shoots, including those damaged by frost, are cut off.
The figured formation of a bush can begin at the age of five, mercilessly removing the shoots creeping along the ground and vertical or going deep into the bush.

But in no case should you cut off the horizontal shoots that form the "head" of the bush.

After removing all unnecessary shoots, the remaining ones will be filled with more energy.
Upon reaching the age of ten, the Japanese quince bush rejuvenates: the bush must be thinned out, reducing the number of branches to ten of the strongest.

Flowering time: May, early June. Height: up to 1 meter.
Care: for more lush flowering, the soil at the roots is loosened to a depth of 10 cm and the root area is mulched.

(lat.Spiraea) - very attractive profusely flowering shrub, extremely not demanding in care.
There are two main varieties of spirea - spring-blooming and summer-blooming.
Spring-flowering spireas usually have numerous white flowers, under the weight of which the bush takes a cascade shape.
All spring-flowering spireas are pruned after flowering.

Blossoms in May. Thunberg, in June - with. Argut and s. Van Gutta.
Summer-blooming spireas have a pink color, and their flowering usually begins in July.
Of the relatively miniature spirits, it is recommended to pay attention to varieties with. Japanese "Golden Princesses" and "Shirobana" - their height is no more than 70 cm.
The longest (from July to October) blooms with. Billard, but such a shrub reaches a height of up to two and a half meters.

Flowering time: May-October (depending on the variety).
Height: 0.5 - 2.5 meters.
Care: the plant does well without fertilizers, only pruning is required; spring-blooming spireas are pruned only for sanitary purposes after flowering.
Summer blooming spireas are cut from the bottom in early spring from the fifth year of life.

(lat. Buddleja) deserves special attention for the time of its flowering alone.
There are not so many winter-hardy shrubs blooming in autumn.
Buddleya, although thermophilic, but with proper preparation for winter (hilling, warming the roots, covering with spruce branches)
able to survive the average winter and delight the eye the next year with its flowering.

Flowering time: July-October. Height: 0.5 - 3 meters.
Care: sanitary pruning is necessary, remove the reddened branches; curly haircut is possible; to stimulate
growth - mineral fertilizers monthly; if the height of the bush has reached the desired height, it is enough to stop feeding; pay attention to preparing for the winter.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea(Latin Hydrangea) looks more like a small tree, but it can also be formed into a shrub.
The most easy-to-care and winter-hardy shrub is the Arboreal hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), one of its popular varieties is 'Annabelle'.
She also reacts very positively to pruning.

In autumn, after the end of flowering, all non-lignified branches and all thin shoots are cut off.

In the spring, with the beginning of spring work, fresh shoots are shortened to the extreme bud.
Other types of hydrangeas are no less popular - large-leaved, paniculate and petiolate.

Flowering time: Aug. Sept. Height: up to 2 meters.
Care: obligatory pruning; feeding with a special fertilizer for hydrangeas containing iron and magnesium.

(lat. Potentilla) is also known as “ Kuril tea", It is a widespread plant.
All types of Potentilla shrub ( Potentilla fruticosa) are winter-hardy and not whimsical, so the choice depends entirely on color preferences.
For yellow-orange flowering, the varieties " Dakota sunrise», « Goldfinger», « Goldstar»,« Katherine dykes» .
Of the white-flowering cinquefoil, the varieties “ Beani" and " Abbotswood", From pink -" Pink beauty».

Flowering time: May-August. Height: up to 1.5 meters.
Care: provide good drainage in the soil; spring feeding mineral fertilizers;
in spring, the shoots are shortened by about one third of the length; in summer, regular pruning of weak shoots and faded inflorescences.

(lat.Rhododendron) - one of the most popular winter-hardy flowering shrubs,
but at the same time one of the most difficult and that the rhododendron decorates the garden with its lush flowering as far as possible,
you must follow the secrets of its cultivation.

There are three varieties of rhododendrons: evergreen, wintering (semi-evergreen) and deciduous (deciduous).
When choosing a shrub for a garden in central Russia, it is worth focusing on deciduous forms.
The most winter-hardy varieties are:

1. Lemon lights,
2. Mandarin Lights.

If you still take a chance and try to grow evergreen rhododendrons in the garden, then choose better hybrid Mikkei (‘Mikkeli’)
Finnish selection, which has proven itself quite well lately.
Growing conditions differ depending on the variety, but the correct position is guaranteed.
there will be light partial shade during hot times of the day (for example, shade from trees or gazebos) and a fence from the wind (for example, a fence or wall of a house).

Flowering time: June July. Height: up to 3 meters.
Care: neat feeding after two years of age slightly nitrogenous
fertilizers without calcium content; organic acid (1g / 3l of water) can be added to the water for regular irrigation,
can be watered with rainwater heated in the sun; the land around the bush must be mulched with peat and weeds must be manually removed on it;
removal of dried inflorescences; it is better to cover for the winter.

(Latin Calluna) is a low, creeping winter-hardy shrub that blooms, as a rule, in late summer and early autumn.
The key to success in growing heather in the garden is correct soil.
Heather is a forest plant, which means that it needs forest conditions: peat, sand, needles, sawdust.
Moreover, it is not enough to add a mixture of the above materials to the usual garden soil,
The usual soil in the garden on the heather site must be completely replaced with the one that suits him.
After replacing the soil, it must be moistened with a solution of apple cider vinegar and water (100g / 10l of water).
The most promising varieties are:

1. "Allegro"
2. "Mullion"
3. "Alba Plena" ("Alba Plena").

Flowering time: July-October. Height: half a meter.
Care: watering with oxidized water 1p / week; top dressing in the spring with dry mineral fertilizers by root spilling and mulching with bark.
Weeds as soon as they emerge.
Shrub pruning is carried out in early spring, if it is necessary to give the future bush a special shape.
Although the heather itself is very decorative, creeping; shelter for the winter with spruce paws.

Rose wrinkled (winter hardy)

(Latin Rosa rugosa) is a wild, winter-hardy flowering shrub, better known as “rose hips”.
This rose is unpretentious to soil, but prefers sunny places.
The two oldest varieties are popular:

• snow-white terry "White Grootendorst"
• burgundy-crimson Grootendorst Suprem.

There are also hybrid varieties: yellow rose varieties:

1. "Agnes"
2. "Hansa" purple
3. "Abelzieds" delicate pink flowers.

Flowering time: June July. Height: up to 2.5m.
Care: a young plant needs to be watered once a week, and with the onset of three years of age, watering is necessary only in the driest periods.
Top dressing with organic matter and mineral fertilizers is extremely rare, no more than once a year in early autumn and only after the onset of two years of age.

To maintain decorativeness and abundant flowering, regular pruning is necessary from the third year after planting.

It is necessary to remove all weak branches, and pinch the tops of the remaining shoots to create a lushabout a bush; does not need shelter for the winter.

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10 shade-loving flowering shrubs for the garden

The shady corner of the garden looks sad, overgrown with plants withering without the sun.
But sometimes it is there that you want to put a chaise longue and hide from the scorching sun rays.
These shade-tolerant shrubs will help you easily solve the problem:

Azalea is a beautiful flowering shrub that does not like bright sun.
It blooms in May, the abundance of flowers is impressive.
Demanding enough to care for.

Privet is a beautiful, deciduous shrub.
It blooms in the middle of summer.
The flower brush is paniculate, white, with a rich aroma. She has a good haircut.
In the early years it grows very quickly.
Grows on all types of soil.
Requires shelter in winter with insufficient snow cover.

Barberry Thunberg is a very ornamental shrub, thanks to its leaves,
which change their color throughout the summer.
In late autumn, red-purple leaves fall off.
Thorns grow on the trunk and branches.

Euonymus

Euonymus is a shrub with a beautiful openwork crown.
Blooms in spring, flowers are not impressive.
In September, the leaves change color, and in almost a week the bush blooms with all the colors of the rainbow.
Each leaf is painted in several colors.
And even after the leaves fall, until the very frosts, euonymus delight the eye with colorful fruits similar to catkins.

Mahonia holly - an evergreen shrub with glossy,
leathery, dark green leaves.
In spring, it blooms with yellow flowers.
By autumn, the leaves turn bronze.
Grows up to 1 meter.
It tolerates frost well.

Rhododendron is one of the most beautiful deciduous flowering shrubs.
Low, about 60 cm.
Flowering begins in spring, along with the appearance of leaves.
Fragrant, white with a barely noticeable pink tinge, star-shaped flowers are collected in clusters.
Beautiful green leaves turn sunny yellow by autumn.
Not afraid of frost.

Snowberry is an unpretentious shrub with thin graceful branches. Blooms all summer.
Looks spectacular in autumn, strewn with large berries, most often white or pinkish.

Chubushnik - more often it is called garden jasmine for its white flowers, fragrant with an incredible aroma.
Most varieties and hybrids tolerate frost well, are unpretentious to the soil.

Having made a choice in favor shade-loving shrubs you can effortlessly transform a shaded garden area into a comfortable seating area.

Shade-tolerant trees and shrubs

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

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

In this article, we have made an overview of the most interesting perennials from the point of view of landscape design. They can be planted alone or in groups. They can be used to decorate a house, fence or gazebo. Landscape designers often use them to create interesting compositions. So…

Flowering perennials

Perhaps the top three most popular in our gardens are lilacs, jasmine and viburnum. They are large, vibrant and luxurious perennial shrubs. They fill the garden with a wonderful scent and create a saving shade.

Viburnum

Viburnum- perennial unpretentious shrub. It is almost a symbol of the vast Russian expanses. Viburnum is mentioned in songs, in poetry, and in films. Gardeners appreciate it both for its decorative effect and for its usefulness. This perennial decorates the garden almost all season. In spring, viburnum blooms with large white caps, 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 for their unpretentiousness. She easily tolerates shade and frost. Grows well in temperate climates Europe and Asia. It is not surprising that this perennial shrub is so loved by many gardeners. They love him for lush bloom, and for the bright autumn foliage, and for the abundance of the most useful berries.

Lilac

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

However, not everyone knows about useful properties this perennial shrub. The buds, flowers, bark and leaves of the plant have healing properties. Infusions, decoctions, teas, compresses and ointments are made from lilacs. The anti-aging properties of the lilac flower mask are known. Infusions help with colds, rheumatism and neuralgia.

In terms of use in landscape design, lilac will be appropriate in any garden. Adult lilac bushes look equally good both in solitary plant and in group planting. Also, lilac goes well with many other flowering shrubs, such as jasmine.

Jasmine

Syringa that is so common in our gardens is not really true jasmine. Its correct name is chubushnik. This perennial shrub, which we associate with jasmine, is rightfully considered a royal perennial. It is appreciated for the beauty of flowering, aroma and unpretentiousness. Jasmine (mock orange) is considered one of the most beautifully flowering perennial shrubs. Indeed, the 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 times are popular in our gardens.

For lovers of the unusual, you can take a closer look at the variety mexican jasmine whose flowers smell like orange.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea- magnificent blooming perennial shrub... Beloved by everyone, not out of fashion for many years, luxurious - the hydrangea really deserves all these epithets. During flowering, it makes a truly spectacular sight. Gardeners appreciate hydrangea for its variety of shapes and a wide palette of colors. Most hydrangea species grow from 1 to 3 meters. Like many other perennials, hydrangea is good both in single planting and in a row. She is also appreciated for the fact that she blooms from spring to autumn. Inflorescences of amazing beauty are also used in dry bouquets. This is a favorite plant of florists. Despite its aristocratic appearance, hydrangea is not considered too capricious. This perennial shrub is quite easy to grow and care for, tolerates partial shade well. You can read about cultivation methods.

Elder

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

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

There are, however, and unpleasantly smelling species of elderberry. They are used to repel pests, bedbugs and rodents.

Elderberry can be in the form of a shrub and in the form of a tree. Shade tolerates well, is unpretentious. In landscape design, it is valued as a fast-growing perennial with lacy foliage and expressive foliage.

Euonymus

Euonymus is very popular in ornamental gardening. This perennial shrub is equally good in both single and group plantings. It is prized for its attractive crown. The foliage is picturesque in spring and autumn. There are varieties with spotted and bordered leaves. The variety of ornaments makes the euonymus unsurpassed in the decoration of the site. It is widely used to decorate fences or outbuildings. And in the fall, 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 them.

Today, many species of euonymus are known, among which there are tall and dwarf varieties. The creeping forms are interesting.

Euonymus are both shrubs and trees. This perennial is considered unpretentious. It tolerates pruning well and is resistant to adverse external conditions.

Budleya

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

Budleya is widely used in landscape design. It blooms practically 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.

Also, this perennial has one interesting feature- on the bush, you can simultaneously see buds, and opened flowers, and fruits.

Spirea

Spirea Is a graceful perennial shrub with curving branches. Rarely exceeds 2 m in height. There are weeping, pyramidal, creeping, cascading and erect forms. Spireas also differ in the shape and color of the leaves. There are many varieties that are prized for their original decorative foliage.

Spireas are divided into 2 types - spring-flowering and summer-flowering. Thanks to this variety, 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. Low-growing species are beautifully adorned with alpine slides and curbs.

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

Wisteria

Wisteria, or wisteria, is a charming tree liana native to East Asia. Unfortunately, it is not widespread on the scale of our country due to cold intolerance. However, we have already learned how to grow it in the south or in a greenhouse. This is luxurious perennial with cascades of hanging inflorescences conquered many gardeners. In Japan, a walk in a garden with fragrant blooming wisteria is called paradise.

In landscape design, wisteria is used to decorate gazebos, terraces, trellises and other farm buildings. Even the most ordinary-looking 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 delicate colors leave no one indifferent.

At home, wisteria can reach 20 m. Therefore, a 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. Yet in vertical gardening, this perennial plant is unmatched.

Rhododendron

Rhododendron- a magnificent perennial flowering shrub, including about 800 species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. Translated from Greek, rhododendron means "rosewood". In free landings, it is found mainly in South-East Asia, on the slopes of mountains and sea coasts.

The variety of species allows you to choose specimens for yourself and with absolutely 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. He has beautiful colorful decorative foliage that changes shades in the fall.

Also, rhododendron is an excellent honey plant, although beekeepers have a special 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... Although many argue that it all depends on the type of rhododendron.

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

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

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

Rhododendrons are good both in group and in solitary plantings. Looks great for hedges and lawns. Landscape designers recommend planting low-growing varieties of this perennial on rocky hills and as a curb plant.

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle represents perennial shrub, both upright and curly. This is a very beautiful plant, widely used in landscape gardening and decoration of alleys and arbors. Curly honeysuckle creates a charming hedgerow perfect for landscaping a terrace. The most common types of honeysuckle in our country bloom from late May to mid-June.

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

In recent years, the cultivation of edible 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.

Clematis

Clematis (clematis) - very popular flowering perennial... It is a fast growing wintering and greenhouse plant. It can be in the form of vines, and in the form of shrubs. Clematis appeared in Russia 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, flowers are collected in a half-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 with a diameter of 6 to 25 cm. The color of the flower is very diverse - pink, white, crimson, lilac, purple and even almost black.

Semi-shrub clematis have a lignified lower, successfully wintering part and an upper one, which dies off annually. This perennial has the ability to cling to the branches of shrubs, trees and various supports, reliably wrapping around them with its cuttings.

Clematis is rightfully considered one of the favorites in landscape design. These charming vines 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 garden pattern.

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

the Rose

Shrub rose - perennial worthy of writing whole treatises. Within the framework of this article, one can only talk about her in passing. This is the favorite plant of all gardeners. Perhaps there is no garden in which a rose does not grow.

The queen of the garden is beautiful and varied, since ancient times she has conquered kings and ordinary gardeners all over the world. She was firmly entrenched in fame as luxurious plant in the world.

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

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

It is no surprise that this royal plant adorns gardens in many countries around the world. Roses are good both on the edge of the lawn and in the center of the lawn, against the background conifers and in combination with other shrubs such as clematis. They look good against a background of stone, wrought metal or wood.

Pyramids of roses, arches, and even whole pink walls are all great options for using roses in garden design. And some sophisticated gardeners arrange whole streams of ground cover roses in their garden!

Rose hip

Rose hip 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 cute flowers.

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

Hawthorn

Thorny shrubs of hawthorn allow you to create a real impassable hedge. An adult shrub sometimes reaches 5-6 m. Hawthorn bushes can become a real obstacle not only for uninvited guests, but also for neighboring pets. The hawthorn needs to be trimmed regularly. If not trimmed, it can turn into impassable thickets.

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

Mahonia holly

Mahonia holly- evergreen perennial shrub... Thanks to its greenery, Mahonia beautifies the garden all year round... The leaves are naturally prickly and glossy. Their rich color goes well with yellow flowers, which appear in the south of our country at the end of autumn. In colder latitudes, flowering begins in spring. It is an incredibly ornamental shrub that adorns the garden in winter and summer. Mahonia berries and flowers look especially impressive against the background of a burning autumn garden. Green berries, as they ripen, acquire a dark purple color with a bluish bloom. The bunches with berries are similar to the bunches of grapes, ripening towards the end of summer.

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

Besides, mahonia- a very useful plant. Berries contain a lot of vitamin C, the roots have antibacterial properties, due to which they are widely used in folk medicine.

Weigela

Weigela- an ornamental perennial shrub from the honeysuckle family. This flowering plant is very fond of both gardeners and landscape designers. Weigela is appreciated for its high decorative properties... Weigela's ability to bloom twice a season allows you to create diverse compositions. The first abundant flowering occurs in May-June, captivating all spectators with its grandeur. Flowering - long, stretching for almost a month. Second time this perennial blooms in early autumn, revitalizing 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 is unusually good 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.

Weigela- perennial with different sizes. Depending on the variety, it can reach a height of 30 cm to 3 m, and in diameter - up to 4 m.Therefore, these features should be taken into account when creating landscape compositions... By combining different varieties, you can create a true 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: astilbe, hosta, ferns.

Action

Snow-white beauty - this is often called perennial shrub with white or pink flowers. It belongs to the genus Hortensiae and contains about 50 species. Action is a deciduous perennial with a spreading or erect shape. Some actions are used like curb plants others are for small group landings. But there are varieties that are perfect for a solo role.

In landscape gardening, actions have deservedly acquired their loyal fans. Gardeners appreciate them for their extraordinary decorative effect, abundant and very effective flowering. It is not for nothing that many outstanding florists compare the beauty action with roses and hydrangea.

This perennial is native to East Asia. And this, of course, leaves some imprint in terms of care. Actions are demanding to the place of growth and to the soil, they do not like frequent watering. And yet, fans of this beautifully flowering perennial are not stopped by difficulties. The action looks picturesque in different compositions. It is good next to, 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.

Evergreen hedge shrubs

Green fences were appreciated by gardeners both centuries ago and now. We all remember from the movies walking through the palace parks, divided into sections by such hedges. It is truly a gorgeous luxury show where greenery plays a major role in all its shades.

In our climatic zones to achieve year-round admiration of the garden, evergreen perennial shrubs are planted. If you plant deciduous plants as a green fence, you need to understand that in winter you will have to contemplate bare trunks. The choice, as always, is yours.

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

Deciduous perennials have their advantages too. They grow faster and some even bloom. Everyone tolerates a haircut perfectly. As for the "winter" appearance, the winter color of the bark also has its own flavor, and looks interesting against the background of snow.

Thuja, juniper, turf, boxwood, cherry laurel, Japanese holly, holly, and broadleaf salsa are great for creating an evergreen wall. They all 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 the perfect backdrop for other plants, hedges do a great job.

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Here is a catalog deciduous shrubs, which can be used for landscaping the backyard area and the formation of a beautiful landscape design.

All deciduous shrubs for the garden in the catalog are accompanied by colorful photos and distributed by their names.

You can choose the one that suits you decorative culture and read her brief description.

Deciduous shrubs are represented in culture in a wide variety of shapes and colors. Check out all the ornamental deciduous shrubs on this page, and there will certainly be an option for your garden. The names of deciduous shrubs are suggested, followed by a short description of the plant. Also in a wide variety are photos of deciduous shrubs at various stages of their development.

JAPANESE MAPLE — ACER

Most maples are trees. Japanese maples are slow-growing shrubs 1–2 m high with attractive leaves that color in autumn. Requires protection from the morning sun and cold winds. Among the species of Maple, fanny (A. palmatum) ‘Dissectum’ (green leaves turning orange).

ARALIA — ARALIA

• Bloom time: August - September
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

A large shrub that forms a lot of growth. Each leaf 1 m long is divided into separate leaves. Choose a secure location. Aralia (A. elata) is grown in the gardens, which grows up to 3 m and has large inflorescences of tiny flowers. Aralia ‘Aureovariegata’ has leaves in spring with a creamy edge.

BUDDLEY— BUDDLEJA

• Location: best sunny

All species have leaves that are narrowed towards the end, usually pubescent underneath, and inflorescences of tiny flowers. Buddley David (B. davidii) blooms in August-mid-September; annual pruning is important. Spherical buddleya (B.globosa) with orange globular inflorescences, and alternate-leaved buddleya (B. alternifolia) with arcuate curved stems.

KARYOPTERIS, WINGER — CARYOPTERIS

• Bloom time: September - October
• woody cuttings in autumn

Rounded curb shrub thrives on all types of soil, including chalky soils. The main species is Klandon karyopteris (C. clandonensis) 1 m high. It has gray-green leaves and lavender flowers in terminal inflorescences 10 cm long. The 'Kew Blue' variety has dark blue flowers.

CERATOStigma, piglet — CERATOSTIGMA

• Location: best sunny
• Reproduction: dividing the bush in the fall

The stems may suffer from frost, but heavy pruning in the spring will provide new stems that will carry phlox-like blue flowers in both summer and fall. The most hardy species of Ceratostigma Wilmott (C. willmottianum) is 1 m high. Other species of Ceratostigma Griffith (C. griffithii) and dwarf Ceratostigma plumbaginoid (C. plumbaginoides).

HENOMELES, JAPANESE QUIVA — CHAENOMELES

• Bloom time: March - May
• Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer

It grows well in sun or shade on all types of soil, and after bright spring flowers, large golden fruits appear on it. Chaenomeles fine (Ch. Speciosa) - height 2-3 m. It is grown as a wall plant. In the curbs, the excellent Chaenomeles (Ch. Superba) 1 m high, which has a dense, rounded bush, is grown.

JIMONANTUS — CHIMONANTHUS

• Bloom time: December - March
• Location: best sunny
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

The flowers on bare stems are not particularly attractive, but they are indeed very early and have a spicy scent. Early Himonanthus (C. praecox), 2 m high, is a garden species with hanging yellow flowers with a purple center and waxy petals. The 'Luteus' variety is more showy than the species.

CORYLOPSIS – CORYLOPSIS

• Bloom time: March - April
• Location: best slightly shady
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

Blooms before leaves appear. It is not as popular as hazel - it is not very hardy and frost can damage the flowers. K. spicate (C. spicata) 2 m has yellow flowers with purple anthers. Bare corilopsis (C. glabrescens) 3.5 m high is a broadly spreading, abundantly flowering shrub.

BROOM — CYTISUS

• Bloom time: April - June
• Location: always sunny
• Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer

Flexible stems with tiny leaves are covered with moth flowers - it will grow in poor soil. Broom broom (C. scoparius) 1.5 m high and its varieties and hybrids are widespread. C. creeping (C. decumbens) is a ground cover variety. A giant 5 m high is the Moroccan broom (C.battandieri).

ACTION — DEUTZIA

• Flowering time: depends on the species
• Reproduction: lignified cuttings in autumn

Flowers cover the entire bush. Late frosts can damage flower buds, but it is easy to grow. Deutzia pink (D. rosea) 1 m high blooms in May with pink flowers on arcuate bent branches. Deytsiya rough (D. scabra) and its double form ‘Plena’ 2 m high blooms in May-June.

EXOCHORD — EXOCHORDA

• Bloom time: May
• Location: best sunny
• Reproduction: rooted offspring in the fall

Shrub attractive in late spring when white flowers appear in small inflorescences. Flowering lasts only 7-10 days. Exochorda Giralda (E.giraldii) with a height of 3 m has the most large flowers; The exochord is cystic (E. racemosa) is taller, but the flowers are smaller, and the favorite variety is the exochord large-flowered (E. macrantha) ‘The Bride’.

BERESKLET — EUONYMUS

• Bloom time: October - December
• Location: sunny or partial shade
• Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer

Deciduous spindle tree species are tall shrubs with colorful fall foliage and fruits.

The most common Euonymus European (E. europaeus) is 4 m high, with red fruits and orange seeds. Winged spindle tree (E alatus) 1.5 m tall is distinguished by winged branches and red autumn foliage.

FORZITION — FORSYTHIA

• Bloom time: March - April
• Location: sunny or partial shade
• Reproduction: lignified cuttings in autumn

The flowers are small bells wide open. There are varieties for covering walls and bare ground and for growing as a tapeworm. Forsythia intermediate (F. intermedia) 3 m high - a common upright bush. 'Lynwood' has wider petals. Hanging forsythia (F.suspensa) is used to create screens.

FUCHSIA — FUCHSIA

• Bloom time: July - October
• Location: sunny or slightly shady
• Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer

Colorful flowers, like bells, hang from the branches. The stems may freeze, but the varieties grow new shoots in the spring. The toughest of them are the Magellan varieties (F magellanica) - ‘Gracilis’ have especially graceful flowers. There are also many hybrids like ‘Mrs. Popple 'and' Tom Thumb '. With more foliage.

FOTERGILLA — FOTHERGILLA

• Bloom time: April - May
• Location: best slightly shady
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

Fluffy inflorescences-brushes appear in the spring before the leaves bloom, but it is most decorative in the fall, when the foliage turns bright yellow, orange or red. Fothergilla Gardena (F. gardenii) 1 m high has small flowers. Higher Fothergilla large (F. major) - variety 'Monticola' turns red in autumn.

GORSE — GENISTA

• Flowering time: depends on the species
• Location: always sunny
• Reproduction: sowing seeds in spring

Drapes have flexible, strong stems with small leaves and moth flowers. They all bloom profusely if planted in a sunny location and not fertilized. Lydian gorse (G. lydia), 60 cm high, blooms in May-June on arcuate curved stems; on the thorny branches of the Spanish gorse (G. hispanica) 30 cm high flowers appear in June-July.

GAMAMELIS – HAMAMELIS

• Bloom time: December - February
• Location: best sunny
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

Spider-like flowers appear on bare stems, after which leaves that look like hazel leaves bloom. Fall foliage takes on attractive hues. Common type Witch hazel (H. mollis), 3 m high, blooms with large fragrant flowers. ‘Pallida’ yellow, ‘Brevipetala’ bronze yellow.

Deciduous shrubs

Deciduous shrubs differ in that they shed all their foliage.

HIBISCUS — HIBISCUS

• Location: always sunny
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

At the end of summer, the branches are covered with saucer-shaped flowers. This plant won't grow anywhere - it needs sun, good drainage, and protection from cold winds. Syrian hibiscus (H. syriacus) with a height of 2.5 m has many varieties. ‘Bluebird’ purple flowers with a dark eye; the 'Woodbridge' is pink.

HYDRANGEA — HYDRANGEA

• Bloom time: July - September
• Location: best sunny
• Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer

Variety Large-leaved hydrangea (H. microphylla) ‘Hamburg’, 1.5 m high - a typical variety with rounded inflorescences; The ‘Blue Wave’ is a popular flat-headed cultivar. Petiolar hydrangea (H. petiolaris) is a vigorous self-adhering vine with white flowers.

KERIA — KERRIA

• Bloom time: April - May
• Location: sunny or shady
• Reproduction: lignified cuttings in autumn

This shrub will grow just about anywhere, but needs annual pruning. appear in spring, and sometimes in summer and autumn. Japanese keria (K. japonica), 2 m high, grown in gardens, has yellow flowers on arched stems. 'Pleniflora' is grown for the double flowers.

Tree peony —PAEONIA

• Bloom time: May - June
• Location: best sunny
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

Tree peonies are less popular than herbaceous ones. They have large, round or spherical flowers with thin petals. The stems of terry varieties need a garter. Delaway peony (P. delavayi) with red non-double flowers; double flowers in the varieties P. suffruticosa.

PEROVSKIYA — PEROVSKIA

• Bloom time: August - October
• Location: always sunny
• Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer

Tiny blue flowers in long inflorescences appear above erect stems and gray leaves. The leaves are deeply dissected and have a sage scent. The Perovskaya Swan-leaved (P. atriplicifolia), 1 m high, has inflorescences 25 cm long. Strong pruning is necessary, so little can be seen in spring.

CHUBUSHNIK, GARDEN JASMINE — PHILADELPHUS

• Bloom time: June - July
• Location: best sunny
• Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer

Popular shrub. Usually 2 m in height, but there are also taller and dwarf varieties. The flowers have a scent like orange blossom. Among high grades'Virginal' terry white. Crown mock-orange (Ph.coronarius) ‘Aureus’ is of medium height and yellow foliage, while ‘Sybille’ is a dwarf with a height of 1 m.

PAWN, SMOKER TEA — POTENTILLA

• Bloom time: May - September
• Location: sunny or slightly shady
• Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer

This shrub is in bloom from late spring to early autumn. In the gardens, cinquefoil (P fruticosa) and its varieties of various colors are grown. Popular varieties are ‘Elizabeth’ 1 m high with yellow flowers; ‘Abbotswood’ 75 cm high with white and ‘Red Ace’ 60 cm high with reds.

PLUM, CHARCOAL — PRUNUS

• Flowering time: depends on the species
• Location: best sunny
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

Varieties for hedges include the 1 m high cystene plum (P cistena) with pink flowers, and the 2 m high cherry plum (P cerasifera) 'Nigra', also pink. Shrub for single planting - three-lobed plum (P triloba) 2 m high with double pink flowers in spring.

RHODODENDRON — RHODODENDRON

• Bloom time: May - June
• Location: best partial shade
• Reproduction: the acquisition of new plants

Average height 1.5-2.5 m and higher and later flowering than Japanese azaleas. There are many types, including Ghent, Knap Hill, Exbury and Mollis hybrids. Before the leaves fall off, they take on rich autumn colors. Popular varieties are 'Cecile' and 'Persil'.

For summer residents who decide to decorate their plot with beautiful shrubs, the question immediately arises - what kind of shrub is better to plant?

Ideally, such a plant should meet the following requirements:

1. Be beautiful throughout the summer season.
2. Unpretentious in care.
3. Frost-resistant, able to withstand our difficult winters.

Winter-hardy, flowering shrubs

Below are the names and characteristics of just such ornamental shrubs: frost-resistant, unpretentious and beautifully flowering.

Many shrubs have shown themselves to be winter-hardy, undemanding and at the same time very decorative in our climate. I'll tell you about the most popular, which can be planted in almost all regions of our country.

Derain white

It is famous for its brightly colored red bark. There is a form with large green leaves, which become multi-colored by autumn, and a more compact tree with white-bordered leaves. To ensure that the bark of the sod is always bright, the bushes are cut off annually, leaving hemp from the shoots - a few centimeters above the soil level. With this formation, the bush forms expanding thickets.

• Shrub with a height of one and a half to two meters.
• Blooms in early summer.
• Derain is extremely hardy, decorative and unpretentious in all respects.
• It grows on any soil, tolerates heat and shade well.
• Suitable for planting in the background of a plot or along a fence, as well as for hedges.

Such a turf is especially beautiful in autumn.

This is a variety of deren with green leaves that turn burgundy by autumn.

And this is variegated dogwood.

The leaves of this plant remain painted in white throughout the summer.

This shrub is quite suitable for creating hedges.

Derain grows quickly and to keep the hedge tidy, it will have to be carefully looked after.

This is how the derain blooms.

The plant can be formed by both a lush bush and a small tree.

Derain does not lose its decorative effect even in winter.

Well, where else can you find a shrub with such original, red shoots.

Deciduous barberries

They are distinguished by enviable winter hardiness, easy to care for. The color of the leaves is yellow, green, purple, red. Any fertile soil, open area or partial shade is suitable for barberries. They are easy to cut, but you can also not cut, limiting yourself to the spring removal of damaged and excess branches.

• Height different types and varieties range from 60 cm to 2 m.
• Extremely unpretentious, frost-resistant shrub. It grows in the shade, in the sun and on almost any soil. The color of the leaves is striking in its variety.
• Universal application, from planting undersized varieties on the slides before creating hedges. It can serve as both a background and an edge, looks beautiful on a green lawn.

Barberry Thunberg.

Such an elegant bush will decorate any hill.

Barberry goes well with conifers.

Here the barberry bush acts as the edge of the spruce.

Barberry on the lawn.

On a green lawn, the variegated shrub looks very colorful.

Barberry hedge

Picturesque and practical hedges are obtained from barberry, but we must remember that this shrub is terribly thorny and it is not particularly pleasant to work with it. Read more about the use of barberry in garden design

Spirea

Almost all spireas are fast-growing, frost-resistant shrubs, unpretentious and profusely flowering. There are two groups of spirits - spring-flowering and summer-flowering. In spring-flowering species, such as the ash spirea, drooping branches are adorned with tiny white flowers. These spireas bloom once. In spring-flowering spirits, old and weak branches are cut out after flowering.

Summer flowering spireas are distinguished by long flowering. Pink (different shades) flowers, as a rule, are collected in flat spherical or spike-shaped inflorescences. Of the summer-flowering spiraea, Bumald's spirea (height 60 cm) is interesting, blooming with graceful, carmine-pink flat inflorescences. The Goldflame variety has yellow and orange young leaves, so the bush looks very elegant in spring.

Varieties of Japanese spirea (height 60 cm) are also very interesting. For example, the Crisp variety has very decorative, bright flowers.

• The height of the bushes, depending on the variety, is from 0.5 m to 2 m.
• If you pick up spring-flowering and summer-flowering varieties, then flowering can last almost all spring and summer.
• Spireas do not require fertile soil. Grow quickly both in the sun and in partial shade. Most spirae are winter-mowing and do not need shelter even in frosty winters.
• These shrubs are not only decorative, but also have a wide variety of sizes, shrub shapes, leaf colors and different time flowering. Thanks to these qualities, you can decorate the garden with only one spirea.

Spirea Wangutta.

These tall shrubs are suitable for single plantings or for growing in hedges.

Such a picturesque corner can be created by planting spireas with hosts and junipers.

Japanese spirea

From the undersized Japanese spirea, elegant borders are obtained. It also looks appropriate in rockeries.

Hydrangea

The tree hydrangea, a shrub of North American origin, proved to be the most winter-hardy. Other species (originally from China and Japan) are less frost-resistant, more capricious in care.

Treelike hydrangea is common in our gardens, but for some reason everyone wants to see plants with blue, pink or even reddish inflorescences in their areas. Such hydrangeas, of course, are spectacular, but more capricious, although among them there are varieties that some growers successfully grow in the northern regions.

But if you haven't grown a hydrangea in your garden yet, start with a tree hydrangea - an easy-care, showy shrub with huge tops of white flowers.

The panicle hydrangea grows well in the harsh regions of Russia, a very beautiful wintering shrub up to three meters high (it does not reach this height in our country) with a dense spherical crown. Inflorescence is a wide-pyramidal panicle 15-30 cm long and 30 cm wide. Flowers are white, reddening by autumn.

• The height of the bushes is up to two meters.
• Blooms from mid-summer.
• Hydrangeas are extremely hygrophilous, tolerate shading well, and like well-drained fertile soil of an acidic reaction. Therefore, peat is added during planting. The soil can be acidified with ferrous sulfate.
• Hydrangeas are planted in single bushes or in groups. The plant goes well with other coniferous and deciduous ornamental shrubs.

Such a picturesque shrub will surely attract attention.

Shrub cinquefoil

Deciduous shrub, spreading or compact. Bush-like forms of Potentilla have three names at once: Kuril tea, shrub cinquefoil and five-leafed. The cinquefoil is made attractive by the abundance of medium-sized flowers. The most common form is considered to be with yellow flowers.

The flowers are single or in a few racemose or umbellate inflorescences, medium-sized. The plant also has bright green small carved foliage. The feet do not tolerate dry air very well.

• Bushes one to one and a half meters high.
• The shrub blooms for a very long time - almost from early summer to early autumn.
• Cinquefoil are light-requiring, although they tolerate a small partial shade, they are quite drought-resistant, demanding on the richness of soils, which should be moderately moist.
• Winter hardiness: species forms can withstand frosts of forty degrees, varieties are less tolerant to low temperatures.
• Cinquefoil is suitable for creating curbs and low hedges, looks elegant in single and group plantings, harmoniously combined with conifers.

Here is such a neat bush of Potentilla shrub.

Cinquefoil perfectly tolerates haircuts and produces colorful hedges and curbs from it.

Bubble plant

Large, hardy shrub. Both of its forms - with golden and purple leaves - are always decorative: in spring, when the leaves are blooming, during flowering (blooms with white corymbus inflorescences) and after it, when clusters of red fruits are formed.

• The height of the bushes, depending on the variety, is from one to three meters.
• Flowering in early summer for 20 days.
• The bubblegum is unpretentious, drought-resistant and shade-resistant, but it is better to plant in the open sun so that the leaves retain their bright color.
• Suitable for tall hedges and single plantings.

Bubbles Diabolo.

These are the different bladders. There are shrubs with different leaf colors.

Bubble luteus.

Snowberry

Snowberries are white and pink. If you are interested in the most cold-resistant shrubs, then plant a white snowberry, it can easily endure even the most frosty winters.

Over time, it grows strongly and can grow in any conditions, both in the open sun and in the dense shade of trees. The shrub is appreciated for its many large, decorative, as if from white marble, fruits that are formed in the fall.

It lends itself well to cutting, the bushes are thinned out in early spring, cut in the summer.

• It grows in width up to 2.5 meters, in height up to 1.5 meters.
• The snowberry grows on any soil, prefers a sunny place. Minimal care: the plant is drought-resistant, does not require feeding, easily tolerates heat, and is not susceptible to diseases and pests.
• With its white fruits, it looks good on dark greenery: on the lawn, against the background of conifers.

Snowberry hedges look smart and require little maintenance.

Snowberry fruits.

Ornamental shrubs for summer cottages of average winter hardiness

The plants described below, although they are not particularly frost-resistant, do not require special shelter for the winter. In most cases, simply covering the bushes with snow is sufficient.

Action

If the action is given space, in June it will dress with small flowers. The color of the flowers (and they are both double and non-double) varies from white to intense pink.

In our climate, rough action is considered the most unpretentious. It blooms with white and pink flowers. It is not very demanding on the soil, it grows well wherever water does not stagnate. It adapts to both sun and partial shade. Faded branches are pruned after flowering. Old branches are cut to the base.

• Most varieties of action do not exceed 120-170 cm in height.
• Blooming in spring and summer (depending on the variety)
• The shrub is easy to care for; drought-resistant, not susceptible to diseases and pests. For the winter, it is advisable to press the branches to the ground (at -25º the buds freeze slightly)
• From action, picturesque, unformed hedges are obtained. You can plant in the background of a mixborder or cover the base of tall bushes.

Beautiful action.

It is not recommended to plant hedges from action in the northern regions. All the same, this shrub is not winter-hardy enough for such purposes.

In the southern regions, action is quite suitable for creating hedges.

Keria Japanese

An unpretentious shrub that blooms annually in April-May with yellow flowers. Can bloom again.

The non-double form is very graceful: slender, slightly drooping branches, reaching a length of one and a half meters, yellow flowers, similar to large buttercup flowers. And after flowering, the bush looks lovely, thanks to very beautiful bright green leaves, similar to young birch leaves.

• The height of the bushes is up to two meters.
• Blooms in spring. Flowering is long, almost two months.
• Prefers a place in the sun. It can grow in partial shade, but decorative qualities are noticeably lost. Regular watering and periodic feeding are required.
• Used for single and group landings. It goes well with conifers, looks beautiful on a green lawn.

Keria is distinguished by its early and bright flowering.

This plant can also be grown in pots. Of course, the size of the bush in this case will be much more modest.

Keria can also be grown on the balcony.

Weigela

In bloom, it is more beautiful than all the above shrubs. But to show her drooping branches in all their glory, she needs a lot of space. Loves fertile soil and annual pruning, but generally unpretentious. Immediately after flowering branches with withered flowers shorten.

Weigela Variegata is more compact and restrained in growth - a bush up to 120 cm high with pale pink flowers and yellow-bordered leaves.

Weigels don't like to grow in the wind. When planting, it is necessary to maintain a distance between seedlings of at least two meters.

• On average, the height of the weigela is 1.5 - 2 meters.
• Blooms in May-June with pink, white or ruby-red tubular flowers. Prone to re-flowering.
• Weigela grows on any soil, in direct sun and partial shade.
• The most frost-resistant varieties that winter well both in Siberia and in the Moscow region are: Alba, Striatum, Shtiriaka, Bristol Rubi.
• Given the high decorativeness of this shrub, it is usually planted in the foreground: at the entrance to the house, along the paths or on the lawn.

Weigela pink hybrid.

Weigela will harmoniously fit into any corner of the garden.

Weigela Red Prince

Henomeles (Japanese quince)

A very common shrub, as it can grow in any soil, both in the sun and in the shade. It blooms brightly in spring, and in autumn it brings golden fragrant fruits... Bushes do not need pruning: they are thinned out occasionally.

The diameter of chaenomeles flowers is 3 - 5 cm.

It should be noted that in weigela, deytsii, kerrias in severe winters, branches can be very frozen. But nothing terrible will happen: the bushes are growing rapidly.

Of all the above assortment, I like summer spireas, weigels, vesicles and barberries most of all for their beautiful and long flowering, high decorative effect throughout the season.

Shrubs should be placed in accordance with their growth and ability to grow in breadth.

About the rules for pruning ornamental shrubs

All of these plants are not rare, they are quite easy to acquire.