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It is hard to imagine modern garden without landscaping elements such as ornamental shrubs, which add bright touches to the motley palette of plant compositions. Ornamental shrubs for the garden act as spectacular tapeworms, decorating open areas, hedges along paths, or serve as a backdrop for variegated plants. flower arrangements. Their presence transforms the appearance of any garden and makes it more elegant and festive.
To beautiful bush organically fits into the existing landscape, a number of basic criteria should be taken into account when choosing a plant.
Criterion #1 - decorativeness of the culture
Attractiveness is one of the key criteria for choosing a plant. Today in the gardening market you can find more than one hundred different types of shrubs that have unusual shape and the color of the foliage, and the elegant flowers of rich shades, exuding a wonderful aroma. If this flowering shrub, then it is desirable that he pleases continuous flowering throughout the season. Also interesting are decorative leafy varieties that change color over time.
When planning to decorate a suburban area with plants, any owner wants to create a picturesque ensemble in which all the elements harmoniously complement each other
Criterion #2 - plant height
When selecting shrubs, you should take into account the compositional structure of the garden. On the site with small area It is better to plant the most compact varieties that have a dense, non-spreading crown (for example: columnar junipers). When planning to plant shrubs as a free-growing hedge, you can opt for crops that are prone to rapid growth. Special attention You should pay attention to the shape of the crown so that it looks attractive not only in the summer with a “cap” of foliage, but also in the winter.
Criterion #3 - growing features
When choosing a plant, you should consider the features climate zone in which it grows. Some varieties feel comfortable in semi-shaded areas of the garden, while others can be decorative only in well-lit areas. It is better for novice gardeners to give preference to varieties that do not require special care and conditions for breeding.
Spectacular flowering shrubs
The undisputed favorite among beautifully flowering ornamental shrubs for the garden is the rose. Park varieties of roses are easy to care for and have excellent winter hardiness.
The only drawback park varieties is that they bloom only once a season, but during the flowering period they look simply amazing and at the same time exude a delicate, enchanting aroma. The varieties that are most decorative are: “Ritausma” with soft terry pink flowers, “Shevchenko rose” with dark red flowers, Hansa with large red-pink flowers.
Beloved by many gardeners, jasmine today decorates many suburban areas. Jasmine blooms are irresistible: snow-white flowers blooming on the branches in early summer create the feeling that there has been a snowfall in the garden. In landscape design, jasmine is used to create flowering alleys and hedges. The shrub is shade-tolerant, but blooms more profusely in the sun. Read more about varieties, planting and care.
An elegant shrub, dotted with thousands of cream-colored flowers, spreading a pleasant aroma throughout the entire area, decorates the main entrances and recreation areas in summer cottages.
Jasmines are especially effective with architectural form crowns (“Virginal” with a dense vertical crown and “Pyramidal” with a clear wide-pyramidal crown).
Extraordinarily effective winter-hardy shrub vesicular carp, forming cute openwork hemispheres of soft pink and white inflorescences
The fruits of the vesicular carp look very interesting, they are original leathery leaflets of a slightly swollen shape, which, as they ripen, change their color from green, and later yellow to deep red. Among the decorative varieties, the most widespread are: “Diabolo” - a branchy beauty with dark burgundy foliage, “Summer Vine” - compact with red foliage and white-pink inflorescences, “Copertinna” - with orange foliage, turning into a red palette closer to summer.
Lushly blooming rhododendrons, adorned with a scattering of miniature flowers in the summer, which are later replaced by bright berries, make excellent candidates for a place in the garden.
Medium-sized rhododendron shrubs often act as group plantings against the backdrop of an emerald lawn or coniferous plantations. The varieties are particularly decorative: “Alfred” - evergreen with a pyramidal crown dotted with purple-red flowers, “Blue Peter” with a spreading crown decorated with lavender-blue flowers and “Violetta” with flowers of dark purple shades.
Derain is also very popular among gardeners. A tall three-meter shrub is formed from flexible, erect coral-red branches, the shoots of which are often covered with a bluish coating. From May to September, the turf is decorated with inflorescences in the form of umbrellas and panicles, collected from miniature white flowers. Preserves the decorativeness of the shrub and autumn period when its foliage turns bronze-crimson shades. The shrub is also unusually spectacular in the winter months: bare dark cherry shoots stand out as a bright contrast against the background white snow and evergreen conifers.
The plant is decorated with miniature, wrinkled, egg-shaped leaves, colored in summer green color, but closer to acquiring violet-red shades
Derain looks equally beautiful both in single specimens and in group plantings. It tolerates cutting well and quickly produces multiple shoots. Among the ornamental plant varieties, the most interesting are: “Gold Star” - leaves with a yellow pattern, “Rubra” with bright autumn leaf color, “Cherokee Princess” with a slender crown.
Attractive decorative foliage plants
Decorative deciduous shrubs are a real boon for the garden: they are good from spring to late autumn. Such shrubs are interesting primarily because of their original foliage shape, painted in bright, unusual shades.
Evergreen barberry has beautiful foliage in unusual purple and burgundy shades, effectively combined with coral-colored berries.
This fastidious shrub looks great in hedges and single plantings. Barberry is famous for its autumn attire, when fiery red, purple and ruby colors blaze on the branches. In landscaping, the most widespread barberry varieties are Siebold, Juliana and Thunberg.
The tree-like hazel plant, known to many gardeners for its delicious nuts, is also widely used for landscaping.
Against the background of lush greenery, the forms of common hazel look impressive: golden-edged, dark purple and white-variegated. Tall shrubs tolerate slight shading, but prefer well-lit areas.
If we consider evergreen varieties of shrubs, then boxwoods and hollies are famous for their greatest decorative properties. Graceful lines and clear contours of boxwood make the appearance of the garden strict and at the same time elegant.
Mahonia holly, decorated with dark green leaves with spiky-toothed edges, can be a bright decoration of the site.
During the winter months, the green foliage of Mahonia turns burgundy and bronze, protruding bright accent against the backdrop of a snow-white carpet
When creating a picturesque landscape, it is important to correctly combine plants. And then beautifully flowering shrubs will delight with bright colors in the warm season, and evergreen and decorative foliage shrubs will saturate the garden with cheerful shades in the winter months.
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Here is a catalog of deciduous shrubs that can be used for landscaping the garden area and creating a beautiful landscape design.
All deciduous shrubs for the garden in the catalog are accompanied by colorful photos and classified by their names.
You can choose the decorative crop that suits you and read its brief description.
Deciduous shrubs are presented in cultivation in a wide variety of shapes and colors. Look at all the decorative deciduous shrubs on this page; among them there will certainly be an option for your garden. The names of deciduous shrubs are proposed, after which there is a brief description of the plant. There is also a wide variety of photographs of deciduous shrubs in 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 turn color in autumn. Requires protection from the morning sun and cold winds. Among the varieties of the Fan Maple (A. palmatum) ‘Dissectum’ (green leaves turning orange).
ARALIA — ARALIA
- Flowering time: August - September
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
A large shrub that produces a lot of growth. Each leaf, 1 m long, is divided into separate leaflets. Choose a protected location. The gardens grow high aralia (A. elata), which grows up to 3 m and has large inflorescences of tiny flowers. Aralia 'Aureovariegata' has cream-colored leaves in spring.
BUDDLEYA— BUDDLEJA
- Location: best sunny
All species have leaves that are tapered at the end, usually pubescent below, and inflorescences of tiny flowers. David's buddleia (B. davidii) blooms in August to mid-September; Annual pruning is important. Buddleia globosa (B.globosa) with orange spherical inflorescences, and Buddleia alternate-leaved (B. alternifolia) with arched stems.
KARYOPTERIS — CARYOPTERIS
- Flowering time: September - October
- , woody cuttings in autumn
A rounded border shrub that grows in all types of soils, including chalk. The main species is C. clandonensis, 1 m high. It has gray-green leaves and lavender flowers in terminal inflorescences 10 cm long. The ‘Kew Blue’ variety has a dark blue flowers.
CERATOSTIGMA, PIGGY — CERATOSTIGMA
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: dividing the bush in autumn
Stems may be damaged by frost, but heavy pruning in the spring will provide new stems that will bear clusters of phlox-like blue flowers in both summer and fall. The hardiest species is Ceratostigma Wilmott (C. willmottianum) - height 1 m. Other species are Ceratostigma Griffith (C. griffithii) and dwarf Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (C. plumbaginoides).
CHENOMELES, JAPANESE QUINCE — CHAENOMELES
- Flowering time: March - May
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
It grows well in sun or shade in all types of soil and produces large golden fruits after the bright spring flowers. Chaenomeles beautiful (Ch. speciosa) - height 2-3 m. It is grown as a wall plant. Chaenomeles superba (Ch. superba), 1 m high and having a dense, rounded bush, is grown in borders.
CHIMONANTHUS — CHIMONANTHUS
- Flowering time: December - March
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
The flowers on bare stems are not particularly attractive, but they do appear very early and have a spicy aroma. Chimonanthus early (C. praecox), having a height of 2 m, is a species for the garden with hanging yellow flowers with a purple center and waxy petals. The 'Luteus' variety is more showy than the species.
CORYLOPSIS – CORYLOPSIS
- Flowering time: March - April
- Location: Lightly shady is best
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Blooms before the leaves appear. It is not as popular as hazel - it is not very hardy and frost can damage the flowers. K. spicata (C. spicata) 2 m has yellow flowers with purple anthers. Corylopsis bare (C. glabrescens), 3.5 m high, is a wide-spreading, profusely flowering shrub.
BROOM — CYTISUS
- Flowering time: April - June
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
The flexible stems have tiny leaves and are covered with butterfly flowers - it will grow in poor soil. Broom broom (C.scoparius) is 1.5 m high and its varieties and hybrids are widespread. Creeping C. decumbens is a groundcover variety. A giant 5 m high - Moroccan broom (C.battandieri).
ACTION — DEUTZIA
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Reproduction: woody cuttings in autumn
Flowers cover the entire bush. Late frosts may damage the flower buds, but it is easy to grow. Deutzia rosea (D. rosea), 1 m high, blooms in May with pink flowers on arched branches. Deutzia rough (D. scabra) and its double form ‘Plena’, 2 m high, bloom in May-June.
EXOCHORDS — EXOCHORDA
- Flowering time: May
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: by rooted offspring in autumn
A shrub attractive in late spring when white flowers appear in small clusters. Flowering lasts only 7-10 days. Exochord Giralda (E.giraldii) with a height of 3 m has the most large flowers; Exochorda racemosa is taller, but the flowers are smaller, and a favorite variety is Exochorda grandiflora (E. macrantha) ‘The Bride’.
Euonymus — EUONYMUS
- Flowering time: October - December
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Deciduous euonymus species are tall shrubs with colorful fall foliage and fruit.
The most common is the European Euonymus (E. europaeus), 4 m high, with red fruits and orange seeds. The winged euonymus (E alatus), 1.5 m tall, features winged branches and red autumn foliage.
FORSICTION — FORSYTHIA
- Flowering time: March - April
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: woody cuttings in autumn
The flowers are wide-open small bells. There are varieties for covering walls and bare ground and for growing as a tapeworm. Intermediate forsythia (F. intermedia), 3 m high, is a common upright bush. The 'Lynwood' variety has wider petals. Suspension forsythia (F. suspensa) is used to create screens.
FUCHSIA — FUCHSIA
- Flowering time: July - October
- Location: sunny or slightly shady
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Colorful flowers hang like bells from the branches. The stems may freeze, but the varieties grow new shoots in the spring. The hardiest of them are the Magellanic varieties (F magellanica) - ‘Gracilis’ has especially graceful flowers. There are also many hybrids such as 'Mrs. Popple' and 'Tom Thumb'.without foliage.
FOTHERGILLA — FOTHERGILLA
- Flowering time: April - May
- Location: Lightly shady is best
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Fluffy brush inflorescences appear in the spring before the leaves bloom, but they are most decorative in the fall, when the foliage turns bright yellow, orange or red. Fothergilla Gardenii (F. gardenii) is 1 m high and has small flowers. The taller Fothergilla major (F. major) variety ‘Monticola’ turns red in autumn.
GORSE — GENISTA
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: sowing seeds in spring
Gorse has flexible, strong stems with small leaves and clover-shaped flowers. They all bloom profusely if planted in a sunny place and not fertilized. Lydian gorse (G. lydia), 60 cm high, blooms in May-June on arched stems; On the thorny branches of the Spanish Gorse (G. hispanica), 30 cm high, flowers appear in June-July.
witch hazel – HAMAMELIS
- Flowering time: December - February
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Spider-like flowers appear on bare stems, followed by hazel-like leaves. Fall foliage is turning into attractive hues. Common species Hamamelis soft (H. mollis) 3 m high blooms large fragrant flowers. Variety ‘Pallida’ is yellow, ‘Brevipetala’ is bronze-yellow.
Deciduous shrubs
Deciduous shrubs are distinguished by the fact that they shed all their foliage.
HIBISCUS — HIBISCUS
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
At the end of summer, the branches are covered with saucer-shaped flowers. This plant will not grow just anywhere - it requires full sun, good drainage and protection from cold winds. Syrian hibiscus (H. syriacus) with a height of 2.5 m has many varieties. The ‘Bluebird’ variety has purple flowers with a dark eye; ‘Woodbridge’ has pink ones.
HYDRANGEA — HYDRANGEA
- Flowering time: July - September
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Large-leaved Hydrangea variety (H. microphylla) ‘Hamburg’, 1.5 m high, is a typical variety with rounded inflorescences; ‘Blue Wave’ is a popular variety with flat buds. Petiole hydrangea (H. petiolaris) is a vigorous, self-clinging vine with white flowers.
KERIA — KERRIA
- Flowering time: April - May
- Location: sunny or shady
- Reproduction: woody cuttings in autumn
This shrub will grow almost anywhere, but requires annual pruning. appear in spring, and sometimes in summer and autumn. Japanese Keria (K. japonica), 2 m tall, grown in gardens, has yellow flowers on arched stems. For the sake of double flowers, the variety ‘Pleniflora’ is grown.
TREE PEONY —PAEONIA
- Flowering time: May - June
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Tree peonies are less popular than herbaceous peonies. They have large round or spherical flowers with thin petals. The stems of terry varieties need garter. Peony Delavay (P. delavayi) with red not double flowers; double flowers in varieties of Tree Peony (P.suffruticosa).
PEROVSKIYA — PEROVSKIA
- Flowering time: August - October
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Tiny blue flowers appear in long clusters above erect stems and gray leaves. The leaves are deeply lobed and have a sage scent. Perovskia swan leaf (P. atriplicifolia), 1 m high, has inflorescences 25 cm long. Heavy pruning is necessary, so little can be seen in spring.
MOUNTAIN JASMINE, GARDEN JASMINE — PHILADELPHUS
- Flowering time: June - July
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Popular shrub. Typically 2 m tall, but there are taller and dwarf varieties. The flowers have a scent similar to orange blossoms. Among high grades terry white ‘Virginal’. Mock orange (Ph.coronarius) ‘Aureus’ is medium in height and has yellow foliage, while ‘Sybille’ is a dwarf plant with a height of 1m.
Potentilla, KURIL TEA — POTENTILLA
- Flowering 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. Cinquefoil (P fruticosa) and its varieties of various colors are grown in the gardens. Popular varieties - ‘Elizabeth’ 1 m high with yellow flowers; ‘Abbotswood’ 75 cm high - with white and ‘Red Ace’ 60 cm high with red.
PLUM, CHERRY PEARL — PRUNUS
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Hedging varieties include the 1m tall P cistena with pink flowers, and the 2m tall 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
- Flowering time: May - June
- Location: partial shade is best
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
The average height is 1.5-2.5 m and higher and blooms later than Japanese azaleas. There are many types, including Ghent, Knap Hill, Exbury and Mollis hybrids. Before the leaves fall, they take on rich fall colors. Popular varieties are ‘Cecile’ and ‘Persil’.
For low borders you can use a low and dense variety boxwood(Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa) is a slow-growing evergreen shrub with very attractive shiny dark green leaves.
Boxwood is perfect not only for decorating a balcony in an oriental style, but also for ceremonial trimmed borders. Several varieties of boxwood have been developed, which differ not only in leaf shape, but also in the variegated color of the leaves.
Boxwood is shade-tolerant and drought-resistant, prefers fertile, loose soil without stagnant water. For the winter, it is advisable to cover boxwood with agrospan to protect the leaves from winter and early spring sunburn.
Some varieties can be used for border plantings Euonymus Fortune(Euonymus fortunei) is a slow-growing, very low, creeping shrub up to half a meter high with long, up to 3 meters, shoots that easily take root in the internodes. These shoots are quite capable of clinging to support, if there is one. Fortune's euonymus has green, small, leathery leaves 2-5 centimeters in length.
This species, as well as its hybrid forms, for example, the variegated Fortune euonymus (Euonymus fortunei Variegatus) with white-green leaves and pink veins, which can also be used as a ground cover. And the ripening fruits will not only add decorative value to the bushes, but will also serve as food for birds.
Fortune's euonymus prefers hemifields, is quite drought-resistant, and tolerates pruning well.
Karagana(Caragana) has long been used as an ornamental plant. Maybe most of us know it as an acacia growing in forest belts and parks, but in fact it is a caragana. For example, types such as caragana prickly(Caragana pygmaea) and caragana orange(Caragana aurantiaca) are capable of creating even impenetrable thickets if they are not cut.
Orange caragana is a loose bush up to 1 meter high with numerous protruding shoots.
It grows well in urban conditions, tolerates drought well, and is not at all demanding on soil fertility. It needs to be trimmed constantly to get a continuous green border. The prickly caragana differs from the orange caragana only in its yellow flowers.
Very beautiful in a hedge snowberry(Symphoricarpos). Snowberry is a deciduous shrub up to 1-1.5 meters tall, especially beautiful in the fall, during long fruiting, when the branches bend under the weight of numerous white berries, truly reminiscent of small snowdrifts. Or maybe it’s called that because the berries on the bush last a long time, right up to the snow.
Snowberry grows very quickly, is completely unpretentious in care, prefers open sunny places, calcareous soils. Grows well in urban conditions with insufficient watering. It tolerates pruning and bush shaping well. Sometimes in harsh snowless winters it can freeze, but it recovers very quickly.
For a low hedge, you can use semi-evergreen honeysuckle glossy, or brilliant(Lonicera nitida) with many lodging shoots, abundantly dotted with shiny green oblong leaves.
Lustrous honeysuckle grows well on both sandy and clay soils, if measures are taken to increase fertility and the soil is made water- and breathable. It grows well in open, sunny places and in partial shade. Lustrous honeysuckle is heat-loving, so in our climate it loses its leaves in the winter and can freeze, so it requires shelter for the winter.
And honeysuckle(Lonicera pileata), distinguished from the first by its fragrant pale yellow flowers. It bears fruit, the fruits are medium-sized, about the size of a cherry, purple. Honeysuckle can grow in both sun and partial shade; In addition, it is more hardy than glossy honeysuckle, but in cold winters it still loses its leaves.
Almonds low, or steppe almond(Amygdalis nana = Amygdalis tenella = Prunus tenella) is a low, up to 1-1.5 meters tall, branched deciduous shrub, especially beautiful in early spring, when it blooms with very bright, attention-grabbing pink flowers that bloom along with the leaves. Almonds are unpretentious, so they can be successfully used to create permanent garden arrangements and flower beds.
Low almond prefers sunny places, tolerates drought easily, and can grow on poor sandy soils. On clay soils, almonds will have to be drained, since they absolutely cannot tolerate stagnation of water in the soil.
Suitable for low borders Dummer's cotoneaster(Cotoneaster dammeri), pressed cotoneaster(Cotoneaster adpressus), cotoneaster horizontal(Cotoneaster horizontalis). Dummer's cotoneaster - ground cover evergreen shrub with long, easily rooted shoots and small, up to 4 centimeters, oval leaves. In autumn, the ripening red fruits add decorative value to the cotoneaster.
Cotoneaster is a deciduous ground cover plant. It has small, up to 1.5 centimeters, rounded leaves. Red fruits also ripen in September.
Cotoneasters are undemanding to soil fertility, can grow in open sunny places and in partial shade, do not tolerate severe waterlogging, but are very responsive to watering in dry times. During the winter, these types of cotoneasters need to be covered, as they freeze slightly.
Very decorative cinquefoil. Suitable for low hedges Dahurian cinquefoil(Potentella davutica) and shrubby cinquefoil(Potentella fruticosa).
Cinquefoil Dahuriana is a low deciduous shrub up to 1 meter high, blooming all summer with white flowers. Cinquefoil shrub - neat shrubs with a rounded shape, but slightly taller than the cinquefoil Daurian, blooms with yellow flowers, there are varietal forms with white, pink and red flowers. Potentillas are unpretentious in care and grow well in an open sunny area with minimal watering and fertilizing. They tolerate haircuts well and do not require shelter for the winter.
For dry areas with depleted soil, a steppe plant such as gorse (Genista tinctoria) - a dense bush up to 1 meter high with thin shoots directed upward. The shoots are covered with narrow pale green leaves. Blooms with bright yellow flowers. The shrub is very unpretentious, although in snowless winters it can freeze, but quickly recovers.
Rose(Rose) - in no way inferior in beauty to rhododendon, rather, equal among equals, is a worthy representative of ornamental garden shrubs. For low curbs it is quite possible to use ground cover, miniature, patio, polyanthus and even some low-growing varieties floribunda roses. Whether neatly trimmed or growing freely, roses never leave anyone indifferent.
However, to ensure that roses are always in excellent condition, you need to work hard: roses are quite whimsical. They need nutritious soil, moderately moist. Roses need both thinning and sanitary pruning. All roses need to be covered for the winter.
For some reason currants(Ribes) and gooseberries(Grossularia) we are used to treating only as fruit bushes. However, it is worth looking at them from a different perspective. Any currant is decorative during the growing season: in spring, during flowering, and in summer, during fruiting, and even without fruit.
All currants and gooseberries are very similar, but for a low-growing hedge they are quite suitable alpine currant(Ribes alpinum) is a compact and fairly dense deciduous shrub up to 1.5 meters high, a dioecious plant, female specimens are suitable for fruiting. True, the berries of alpine currants are tasteless. Alpine currant is quite unpretentious, grows well in sunny areas, is undemanding to soil, but when fertilized, the bush is much denser, tolerates pruning well, and does not need shelter.
Chaenomeles japonica hedge is very decorative. Chaenomeles japonica(Chaenomeles japonica), or japonica- a dense deciduous shrub up to 1 meter tall. Chaenomeles is very beautiful during flowering, when it is covered with marvelous red flowers. When set, small round fruits with a pleasant lemon taste and smell are formed, from which jams and preserves are made.
However, Chaenomeles japonica requires protection from northern winds. It is light-loving and grows best in fertile, well-drained soils. In winter, the shoots may freeze slightly, but in the spring they quickly recover. In case of strong thickening, thinning is required.
From this list, it is quite possible to select plants that are ideal for your site, depending on the requirements for maintenance conditions, fertility, acidity and soil moisture.
There is absolutely no need to go against nature and plant mahonia or rhododendron on poor dry soils, or almonds, gorse or boxwood in wet wetlands. Only plants that are ideally suited to your conditions will grow quickly, become a real highlight of the garden, and most importantly, will not require much care.
Used literature: Konovalova T.Yu., Shevyreva N.A. Ornamental shrubs, 2004
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Today, many gardeners grow not only vegetables and fruits on their plots, but also plants that can decorate the area. These, without a doubt, include ornamental shrubs, and the abundance of their types and forms will satisfy any requirements. In this article you will find information about the most popular types of such plants, which will help you make a choice and choose the most suitable decoration for your site.
The purpose of ornamental shrubs in the country
You can use bush ornamental plants for your garden in different ways. For example, low-growing ones are considered a universal decoration, since they can be arranged in a separate composition, grown as a hedge, a border around a flower bed or along paths. In addition, they are often used for discounts. Larger shrubs divide the area into zones. A hedge of such plants will protect from the sun's rays. Tall decorative bushes are good for decorating unsightly walls and shading desired areas of the garden. They are also suitable for single plantings.
Fruit and flowering mini-trees will become a bright accent and decoration. In the spring they will delight you with a pleasant aroma, and in the fall - with the beautiful color of the leaves. In addition, the fruits themselves are a worthy reward for the summer resident for all his work. Some plants complete the garden design, but conifers, as well as evergreen shrubs, will become the highlight of any site. They are planted in the center of compositions and planted as a fence in large areas. They look unusual in combination with floral plants, such as roses. But it is also worth considering the fact that such neighbors are not suitable for every rose.
Did you know? There is such a variety ornamental plants as "aquarium plants".
Types of ornamental shrubs
Several types of ornamental shrubs can be distinguished based on different characteristics.
So, taking into account frost resistance, they distinguish very frost-resistant(Siberian hawthorn, Siberian dogwood, dwarf cedar, mountain pine), frost-resistant(Tatarian honeysuckle, common hawthorn, common viburnum, western thuja, etc.) and moderately frost-resistant(rose hips, mock orange, Japanese quince, common privet, etc.).
Based on the lighting requirements of plants, varieties of ornamental shrubs are divided into light-loving(lilac, mountain ash, wild roses, etc.), semi-shade-tolerant (spiraea viburnum, mock orange, red elderberry, yellow acacia), shade-tolerant(hazel, red dogwood, warty euonymus, common privet, etc.). Also distinguished beautifully flowering, decorative deciduous, fruit plants.
It is possible to classify types of ornamental shrubs based on plant growth(short, medium height, tall) or the period of their greatest decorativeness. For example, magnolia is most decorative in spring, rose in summer, rowan in autumn, yew in winter.
List of ornamental shrubs for the garden with descriptions and photos
Ornamental fruit bushes for the garden
Such plants not only serve as decoration for the garden, but also provide benefits, but often require more care.
This shrub has gained popularity among gardeners for its unpretentious nature, consistently good yield and fairly compact size. During the flowering period it is abundantly covered with pale pink flowers. The leaves and shoots are covered with a light felt-like fluff (this is how the plant got its name). It is preferable to plant such ornamental shrubs in an open, well-lit area of the garden, in soil rich in organic matter. 
A very popular plant in our gardens. It is considered a strong amulet. It blooms in May-June with white flowers with a honey aroma. In autumn the fruits turn red and decorate the bush all winter. Viburnum is not capricious; it grows and bears fruit in almost any part of the garden. 
It belongs to those ornamental shrubs whose names are associated with medicinal plants, since everyone has heard about the benefits of its fruits, rich in vitamin C. There are species characterized by beautiful double flowers, which are not inferior in beauty to roses, although there are also those that make a dense and thorny hedge. This is exceptional unpretentious plant, easily tolerates transplanting and pruning. It grows quickly. Tolerates partial shade, but grows best in sunny places. 
Retains the ability to bear fruit for about 25 years. But, if you are deciding which shrubs to plant in front of the house in severe conditions high humidity And severe frosts, then this shrub will not suit you, as it does not tolerate such climatic conditions. IN temperate zones Infrequent watering in summer and shelter in winter will be sufficient. Gooseberries are often grown along the fence and over time they get a solid green wall. The fruits are very healthy, as they contain a lot of vitamin C, phosphorus and microelements. 
Frost-resistant shrubs
Summer residents often choose ornamental shrubs for their plots that are not only pleasing to the eye in the summer, but are also able to withstand cold and windy winters. Let's talk about some of them.
(also called " Kuril tea") is an extremely frost-resistant plant that can grow even in permafrost conditions. Grows up to 1.5 m in height. Blooms from July until the end of summer. Its fruits, which ripen in early autumn, can be used to make tea. 
Frost-resistant weigels - very beautiful, picturesque ornamental bushes. They are unpretentious, and any soil is suitable for growing them. They can grow quietly in partial shade, but a well-lit area will be much preferable. They do not require abundant and frequent watering. They quickly grow up to 2 m, and bloom in the second year. Flowering occurs from May to June and is characterized by bright pink inflorescences on the bushes, after which they delight with bright, green foliage. 
Such a bush as snowberry also well tolerated winter frosts. The flowering period occurs at the beginning of summer and lasts until September. The white flowers are similar to lilies of the valley, and the whitish fruits visible on the branches all winter are inedible. It grows to a maximum height of 2 m. The shrub is light-loving and has no special requirements for other conditions. 
Did you know? In total, about 50 species of frost-resistant shrubs are known, used for decorative purposes in middle lane countries.
Coniferous ornamental shrubs
Coniferous ornamental shrubs are considered a mandatory item in almost any landscape design solution. The most popular among them are the following.
There are tall, narrow and low-growing, spreading varieties. Several of these plants, planted in a group, combine beautifully with large stones. Plants tolerate shade and frost. Can withstand even freezing rain. 
This is a dwarf compact coniferous shrub that is widely used in gardening. It has dark green needles, 3-5 cm long. Grows up to 1.5 m in height and 3 m in diameter. It grows better in sunny places, tolerates slight shade, but will wither in the shade. Prefers pretty fertile soils, but will grow on any other. Frost- and drought-resistant plant. 
Important! Does not tolerate soil compaction and stagnant waterlogging.
Cypress shrubs are both heat-loving and frost-resistant, but they feel better in shaded places. They do not require additional care, have dark green needles and a spectacular appearance. 
It is best to grow this plant in a sunny location. There are dwarf and tall varieties that attract attention in different ways. For example, Japanese cryptomeria is interesting because in winter it acquires a reddish-brown color. 
refers to slow growing coniferous shrubs. There are species that are often used for hedges (for example, yew berry), there are dwarf ones (60 cm in height), there are those that form rounded bushes (medium yew). Grows in both sun and partial shade. 
Evergreen ornamental shrubs
Evergreen deciduous shrubs include evergreen magnolia. It is popular as a hedge. Capable of independent growth by root shoots. It blooms from late May to mid-June with yellow inflorescences. The rest of the time it pleases the eye with bright foliage and clusters of dark berries. Any lighting will suit it, but stagnation of water will lead to rotting of the roots. 
Applies not only to plants with long period flowering (second half of summer), but also to shrubs with decorative foliage, which does not lose its beauty even in winter. Its height is only 60 cm, that is, it is low growing shrub. It is not picky about the composition of the soil, but needs plenty of sunlight. 
Was handsome all year round, plants are selected that are different in height, timing of flowering or fruiting, and resistance to climatic conditions. In this article we will talk about the most popular of them.
The best blooming ones (with photos)
A tall shrub, grows up to three meters, with a spreading crown. About one hundred varieties and forms of the plant are known. Flowering time, depending on the species, is from mid-summer to frost.
Paniculate inflorescences are more like clusters, reach 45 cm in length, there are different shades: white, pink, orange, purple, colors. The flowers are small with tubular petals, similar to or, with four lobes.
When grown, it prefers places that are closed from drafts, but open to the sun, and is unpretentious. Care consists of fertilizer.
Propagated by seeds, which are formed in the box after flowering, and by cuttings: green and woody.
Care consists of regular watering, weeding, etc. Even in winter, if there is no snow, it is better to cover the crop. Cassiopeia propagates by cuttings.
Frost-resistant species
A product of selection by Canadian scientists, grown for northern latitudes. These flowers can withstand 45-degree frosts.
If their foliage freezes due to sudden temperature changes, it quickly recovers without damage to the plant. Roses bloom profusely with bright colors various shades, not afraid of shadows, .
The shrub has curly, juicy green foliage and strong, thin shoots. Roses are easy to care for.
Frequent visitor to gardens and parks. The branched, lush shrub grows quickly and lends itself well to pruning. 
Thanks to the dense, oval foliage, the shrub makes an almost continuous hedge. Common lilac tolerates shade well; in too bright sun its delicate inflorescences can get burned and turn brown.
It blooms early in April - May with beautiful bright clusters of white, cream, pink and lilac inflorescences. Lilac feels great on any type of soil, but prefers loose soils.
Decorative fruit bushes for the garden
A bush about a meter high, with thin shoots arched. The foliage is green, glossy, some species have thorns.
Lush flowering begins in May, the flowers are simple and double. Most often there are varieties with orange inflorescences, but there are also pink and white ones.
The plant bears yellowish fruit, similar to. Quince is drought-resistant and grows in almost any soil.
Important! Transplantation is carried out extremely carefully due to the long tap root, which is easily damaged.
- not only decorative, but also. It grows up to five meters high, has thorns on red-brown glossy stems.
The foliage is up to 6 cm long, oval in shape with pile on both sides of the leaf. Small shield-shaped inflorescences bloom in May, and red fruits appear in late summer.
Hawthorn grows equally well in dry and marshy areas, in the shade and in the sun, and easily adapts to weather conditions.
Another medicinal and, of course, beautiful plant- viburnum. ordinary- a tall lush bush, with brown bark, dense green foliage, which turns red in the fall.
In May it blooms with white spherical inflorescences, begins to bear fruit in the third year of life, the fruits are bright red. Does not require special care, tolerates shade, is frost-resistant and moisture-loving. Loves well-drained soils.
