Names of flowering shrubs for the garden. Overview of the best varieties of ornamental shrubs for gardening

Introduction

A modern garden cannot be imagined without ornamental shrubs. They create a backdrop for flower crops, act as hedges, showy tapeworms on the lawn. Shrubs are valued not only for their magnificent and long flowering, but also for the shape of the crown, the texture and color of the leaves. Their presence makes the garden elegant, and caring for such a garden is not burdensome, because for the most part they are rarely damaged by pests and diseases, and do not need painstaking care.
The modern assortment of ornamental shrubs is such that with the help of shrubs alone you can create a full-fledged garden, especially if it is small in size and does not involve tall trees, as well as the cost of buying and caring for herbaceous plants. There are shrubs for sunny places and for shady ones, they can grow in wet soils and in dry ones. The main thing is to make the right choice.
The creation of mixed plantings of shrubs should be treated with caution. Group plantings, consisting of several specimens of different species and forms of the same genus, look more harmonious. For example, barberry hedges can be created from a single species with green leaves, or by introducing several specimens of Ottawa or Thunberg barberry, which are distinguished by purple leaves. Group plantings of hawthorn with different colors of flowers and fruits perfectly decorate the garden.
Spectacular tapeworms are considered to be long-flowering cinquefoil shrubs and action. Against the background of the lawn, a sprawling bush of hydrangea paniculata looks great, and against the background of snow - brightly colored shoots of derains.

Beautiful flowering shrubs

The undisputed favorite among flowering shrubs is the rose. However, many garden owners are frightened off by its insufficient winter hardiness, the difficulty of caring for this shrub. At the same time, it is somehow forgotten that there are magnificent park roses, from year to year delighting us with abundant flowering, without even requiring elementary shelter for the winter. Indeed, most varieties park roses bloom only once a summer.
For many years, mock oranges have been an indispensable attribute of the Russian garden, filling the entire district with unique aromas during flowering.
Today, the range of flowering shrubs is very wide. The fragrant pink wolf flowers and golden moths of flowering forsythia open the parade. Then comes the time for lush caps of viburnum and bright shields of hawthorn, snow-white avalanches of spirea. What about lilacs? These kings of the Russian garden, is it possible to imagine the end of spring and the beginning of summer without them? Or a little-known broom, so far, literally raining golden flowers, showering retaining walls. And what about luxurious tree-like peonies or exquisite rhododendrons that burst into our gardens?
Summer is golden placers of cinquefoil flowers of the shrubby, pink and purple sea of ​​\u200b\u200bspirea, fragrant buddley sultans, lush inflorescences of deutsia and kolquitsia.
The end of August is the parade of heathers. Spread out at the foot of severe coniferous trees, they shimmer with mother-of-pearl waves of small, but such charming flowers, collected in long inflorescences. By autumn, luxurious hydrangea inflorescences change color and for a long time still remind of summer, rustling under the gusts of snowstorms.

decorative deciduous shrubs

Shrubs with decorative foliage are a real find for the garden. They are good from early spring to late autumn. These are the most diverse types, forms and varieties of barberries. This is truly a gem of a garden. Purple and gold, bright green and purple-red, spotted, speckled with multi-colored strokes of the leaves - that's all of them.
And the luxurious leaves of aralia are a palm tree on your site, and for the sake of such beauty, we even agree to endure the thorns of this “damn bush”. In vain you refuse fieldfare, once a popular shrub. Its leaves in the spring of an unusual pink hue, then turn into elegant green openwork, and by autumn they are golden in the wind.
It is difficult to find a more elegant solution for decorating a monotonous brick wall or fence than planting a white turf bush "Elegantissima". The leaves of this form are stunningly beautiful, dark green, with an uneven creamy white border, and even reddish shoots.
And how good are the holly mahonia bushes in rockeries. As if lacquer leaves with a serrated edge sparkle in the sun.
Or take a beautiful black elderberry form "Aurea". Good for everyone: fragrant flowers, clusters of black lacquer berries, and leaves, as if carved by an artist from gold. And by autumn, pink tan marks appear on these golden plates.
There is only one "but". In the conditions of central Russia, when choosing forms with unusually colored foliage, always remember that they are more demanding on heat, sunlight and even soil fertility than the original species.

Fruit bushes;

It is difficult to imagine a Russian garden without fruit trees and shrubs. In most parts of the country, currants reign in amateur gardens. There are no varieties! It is so good at the time of flowering, when bees and bumblebees literally swarm over the long racemes of flowers. But there is nothing more beautiful than currant bushes strewn with black, red, pink or white berries.
A gooseberry hedge is the best defense against uninvited guests. Its thorny branches, under the weight of large amber or purple berries, gracefully bend to the ground. No less reliable hedge is obtained from blackberries, fixed on wire trellises. Choose varieties with large fragrant berries, with beautiful large flowers, and with the help of this plant you can form not only prickly hedges, but also an elegant green gazebo of the most incredible shape.
Proper planting of varietal raspberries, fixing them on wire trellises, also allows you to create a beautiful corner in the garden, filled with the aroma of ruby ​​​​or amber berries.
Much less often, other fruit shrubs are grown in gardens, which have undoubted decorative qualities. Japanese quince and chokeberry, hawthorn and shadberry, viburnum and black elderberry can be excellent specimens in the garden. And such fruit crops as edible honeysuckle and sea buckthorn require group planting.
Of course, unlike purely ornamental shrubs, fruit trees require more care, they are more often affected by pests and diseases. But their fruits are not only tasty, they are valuable suppliers of vitamins and minerals.

Shrubs for a problem garden

Almost every garden has areas where shade reigns.
Grass grows poorly here, and careful selection of perennials for flower beds is required. No less careful should be taken to planting ornamental shrubs in shady places. In dense shade, shrubs such as common privet, shiny honeysuckle, and snowberry will retain their decorative qualities. In the shade of a building or tall trees, you can even plant holly mahonia and St. John's wort. Just remember that variegated forms in the shade may lose their distinctive features.
In damp shady places where you need to hide the soil, plant fragrant raspberries. She is unusually good: abundant pink flowers and coral berries. In addition, he will quickly master the site, filling the space due to root offspring. At the foot of the trees, the apical pachysandra will also feel good.
In semi-shady places with heavy soils, it is better to plant barberry, weigela, deren, spirea. Forsythia and cinquefoil will look great here. Lack of light in the morning will, of course, somewhat weaken the flowering and brightness of unusually colored leaves, such as the Ottawa barberry, but not so much as to refuse to plant them in shaded areas of the garden.
On the wet shores of reservoirs, the place is the place for various shrub willows, hydrangeas.
Big problems in arranging the garden also arise with calcareous soils. But in fact, a very large number of shrubs normally tolerate such soils. These include barberry, euonymus, buddley, elderberry, weigela, colquitsia, St. John's wort, cotoneaster and many others. Shrubs for rock gardens should be selected more carefully, where not only the height of the plants is important, but also their ability to tolerate the alkaline reaction of the soil. Great for rock gardens Thunberg barberry, woolly willow, Japanese spirea, small-leaved mock orange, heather.
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From all of the above, we can conclude: before buying seedlings, you need to carefully read the “biography” of a particular plant in order to determine whether it is suitable for your garden, where it can be planted and how it will have to be looked after.

Japanese quince, or henomeles / Chaenomeles

Ornamental plants with edible fruits, which are deservedly called the northern lemon. The standard form is spectacular - low Japanese quince, grafted onto a high stem of a wild pear. They prefer a sunny place on the south side of the buildings. They require rich soils, fertilizing and abundant watering during dry periods. Gas-resistant and frost-resistant.
It is better to transplant plants in early spring before bud break. When trimming, keep in mind that maximum amount flower buds are laid on three-year-old shoots.

Quince Japanese low or Mauleya. Almost creeping shrub up to 1 m high. The branches are arcuately inclined, with thorns. The flowers are orange-red up to 3.5 cm in diameter, 2-6 in short racemes. Abundant flowering from the end of May lasts 3-4 weeks. Very beautiful lemon-yellow or golden fruits. It winters well under snow, but the ends of the shoots may freeze slightly. Best Forms and varieties: "Alpina" (with creeping shoots), "Superba" (hybrid with large dark red flowers), "Tricolor" (dwarf form with pink and white stripes and spots on the leaves).
Quince Japanese average. Spreading shrub up to 1.5 m tall. It blooms in May with fiery red, large, single flowers. The fruits are oblong, spherical, up to 5 cm in diameter. The best forms and varieties: "Elly Mossel" (blooms profusely), "Nicoline" (tolerates partial shade).

Aralia / Aralia

An original shrub with straight, unbranched trunks covered with large thorns. The leaves are very large, up to 1 m long, twice or thrice pinnate. Small, white-cream fragrant flowers are collected in complex paniculate inflorescences.
Photophilous, undemanding to soils and moisture. It tolerates transplanting well, but fragile roots require caution.
Usage. Tapeworm, group plantings, impenetrable hedges.
Aralia Manchurian. The only species that can grow in central Russia. It is very decorative both at the time of flowering and with large drooping panicles of small blue-black berry-like fruits. It is most convenient to grow the "Subinermis" form, which has practically no thorns.

Aronia / Aronia

Shrubs up to 3 m high with beautiful shiny leaves, fragrant flowers and edible black fruits. A plant grafted onto a high trunk of mountain ash or hawthorn looks very impressive.
Shade-tolerant and moisture-loving. Not demanding on soils.

Aronia chokeberry, or chokeberry. Shrub up to 3 m high with large shiny leaves, painted orange-red during blooming. It blooms in summer with white flowers with bright stamens, collected in corymbose inflorescences. In autumn, against the background of bright elegant foliage, black shiny fruits stand out, edible and very useful. The most beautiful and abundant blooms and fruits form "Grandifolia".

Barberry / Berberis

Prickly shrubs that have not only decorative, but also edible fruits, fragrant flowers, collected in brushes or corymbs. Bloom in May. There are a large number of species, forms and varieties.
They tolerate urban conditions well, are easily formed, undemanding to soil conditions, but do not tolerate stagnant moisture. Drought-resistant, frost-resistant. Prefers sunny or slightly shaded areas.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rockeries.
Barberry common. Branched fast-growing shrub up to 2.5 m tall. Large edible purple-red fruits with a slight wax coating. Responds well to haircuts. There are forms with white and yellow fruits, white-and-white, purple and red leaves.
Ottawa barberry. Tall shrub with upright shoots. Blooms in May yellow flowers hanging on long stems. Light scarlet berries remain on the branches throughout the winter. The best forms and varieties: "Purpurea" (dark purple leaves), "Silver Miles" (purple leaves with silver highlights, only for sunny places).
Barberry Thunberg. Dome-shaped shrub up to 1.5 m tall. Green leaves turn purple-orange in autumn. Yellow flowers bloom in May. Coral-red berries adorn the plant almost until the New Year. The best forms and varieties: "Atropurpurea Nana" (dwarf form with dark bronze leaves), "Aurea" (bright yellow leaves, for partial shade), "Bagatelle" (dwarf semi-circular shape with brown-red leaves), "Bonanza Gold" (dwarf with golden yellow leaves), "Green Carpet" (beautiful form, light green leaves), "Harlequin" (variegated leaves, spreading form), "Red Pillar" (tall, purplish pink leaves), "Rose Glow (purple leaves with white and gray spots).

Euonymus / Euonymus

Shrubs with spectacular fruits - leathery, winged or prickly boxes of red or purple color. The seeds are partially or completely covered with a fleshy, brightly colored seed.
Unpretentious, shade-tolerant. Prefer good breathable humus, neutral or slightly alkaline soils. The conditions of the city, pruning and transplanting are well tolerated. Often affected by aphids and euonymus moths.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rockeries, retaining walls.
Attention! Almost all species of euonymus are poisonous.
Euonymus European. Young shoots are green, old shoots are almost black. The leaves are ovate, up to 11 cm long, slightly leathery, turning red in autumn. The fruits are red or pink with a bright orange seed peeking out. The best forms and varieties: "Alba" (white fruits with an orange "eye"). In autumn, reddish tones of leaves and white fruits with an orange "eye"), "Atropurpurea" (narrow purple leaves), "Nana" (dwarf with leathery leaves) are beautifully combined.
Winged euonymus. Tall, up to 4 m tall, strongly branched shrub with tetrahedral light gray branches. Four-celled capsules are deeply divided, bright red when ripe.
Fortune's euonymus. Evergreen shrub with leathery leaves, considered the best ground cover for small gardens. Grows in the shade of the crowns of large trees, but also tolerates direct Sun rays. In good conditions it can climb supports up to 3 m high. Thermophilic. In the conditions of the middle lane, it is desirable to grow in container form, to clean it in unheated rooms for the winter, or to provide good shelter for plantings.

Privet / Ligustrum

Deciduous or evergreen shrubs. The fruit is a berry-like drupe.
Drought tolerant, hardy, tolerant of various soil types, grows well on soils containing lime, even tolerates slight salinity. They grow well in urban conditions, cut well, forming dense, shape-retaining hedges and various shapes.
Usage. Tapeworms, group and border plantings, hedges.
Privet ordinary. Deciduous, densely branched shrub up to 5 m tall. The leaves are oblong-ovate, leathery, dark green above, lighter below. The flowers are small, white, fragrant, collected in dense erect panicles up to 6 cm long. Blooms in the first half of summer for 20-25 days. Black fruits remain on the bushes until January. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden leaves), "Argento-marginata" (silver leaves with green and gray spots), "Glauca albo-marginata" (gray leaves with a white border), "Leucocarpa" (white fruits).
Japanese privet. Evergreen shrub up to 4 m tall with smooth branches and a compact crown, short leathery dark green leaves and smaller flower buds. Flowering is shorter. More shade-tolerant and demanding on soil moisture. In garden centers, you can buy standard plants or shaped in the form of a ball. There is a very spectacular form with variegated-spotted leaves, bordered by a white-pink stripe.

Hawthorn / Crataegus

Tall deciduous shrubs with a dense rounded crown, with more or less prickly, purple-red shoots. Decorative throughout the growing season due to graceful leaves and numerous white or pink flowers and bright, rather large, edible fruits.
Resistant to adverse city conditions, undemanding to soils. They tolerate shading, but bloom and bear fruit less. Most species are winter-hardy, drought-resistant. They have a high shoot-forming ability, they perfectly tolerate shearing and shaping.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, high hedges.
Hawthorn prickly, or ordinary. A large strongly branched shrub up to 4 m tall or a tree with an oval, asymmetrical crown and prickly branches. White or pink flowers are collected in 5-10 pieces in corymbs. The fruits are large, bright red or purple. The best forms and varieties: "Bicolor" (white flowers with a pink border), "Pauli" (purple-red double flowers), "Paul's Scarlet" (dark pink double flowers).
Hawthorn single-petal. A large shrub 3–6 m high with a symmetrical see-through crown, spines up to 1.5 cm long, beautiful rhombic leaves that turn red in autumn. Showy inflorescences consist of 10-18 white flowers. The fruits are red, rounded, up to 0.7 cm in diameter. Shade-tolerant and undemanding to temperatures and humidity. The best forms and varieties: "Alba-plena" (snow-white double flowers), "Rosea Pendula" (weeping form with pink flowers), "Semperflores" (low form, blooms all summer).

Buddleya / Buddleja

Very beautiful shrubs with elongated and pubescent leaves, flexible shoots and exquisite flowering. A characteristic change in the color of flowers from the moment of opening the buds to wilting.
In the middle lane, they are not frost-resistant, but while maintaining the root system, they quickly recover. Photophilous, demanding on soil fertility. They need regular watering, protection from the winds.
Usage. Tapeworms, group precipitation, background in the flower garden.
Buddley David. Shrub up to 2-3 m high with thin, dirty-gray shoots, dark green leaves, with a white-felt underside. Depending on the form or variety, numerous fragrant flowers of various shades of purple are collected in dense, slightly drooping spike-shaped inflorescences up to 40 cm long. Autumn is carried out high hilling with mulching materials. In February-March, a strong shortening of the shoots is carried out to cause lush flowering. When freezing, pruning is carried out “on a stump”.
Buddleya alternate leaf. Shrub with graceful, wide-spreading, arcuate curved shoots. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, drooping at the bottom. It blooms on last year's shoots with numerous fragrant purple flowers. The most cold-resistant species, not whimsical, endures drought, lean soil, needs a sunny, wind-protected location. It is most effective to grow in the form of a semi-stem tree, tied to a stake. In the middle lane, it needs good shelter.

Elderberry / Sambucus

Shrubs or small trees with pinnate, opposite leaves and berry-like fruits, edible in some species.
Demanding on the richness and moisture of the soil, shade-tolerant. They are fast growing and tolerate shearing well. They belong to the breeds that most effectively reduce the noise level in the city. Almost all species need a strong, short pruning, after which (as well as after freezing) they are perfectly renewed.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, for masking outbuildings, compost heaps.
Canadian elderberry. Shrub up to 4 m tall with yellowish-gray shoots, large, up to 30 cm long, compound leaves. Yellowish-white, small, with a pleasant smell, the flowers are collected in large, up to 25 cm in diameter, slightly convex umbellate inflorescences. Edible shiny fruits of dark purple color. There are forms with golden and yellow leaves.
Elder racemose, or red. Deciduous shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall with a broad, dense, ovoid crown and complex, pinnate, light green leaves. The flowers are greenish-yellow in dense inflorescences up to 6 cm in diameter. The fruits are bright red, small, berry-like, in dense clusters. Leaves and branches are bad smell repelling rodents. For small areas, a dwarf form is more suitable. There are forms with beautiful strongly dissected and golden leaves, pink and purple flowers.
Elder black. A large deciduous shrub or small tree 6–10 m high. The bark is light gray, deeply wrinkled longitudinally. The leaves are large, up to 30 cm long, from 5–7 ovate, along the edge of sharp-toothed leaflets, when rubbed, they emit unpleasant halls. The flowers are yellowish-white, fragrant, in dense umbellate inflorescences up to 20 cm in diameter. Black-purple shiny fruits are edible. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden-yellow leaves, only for sunny places), "Laciniata" (large, strongly dissected leaves), "Pendula" (weeping form).

Weigela / Weigela

Beautiful shrubs with large flowers, prone to re-flowering (remontance).
Light-requiring, some species endure slight shading and develop well under the canopy of see-through crowns. Flowers and leaves are easily damaged by wind. Requires fertile soils, bloom poorly on waterlogged. In winters with little snow cover with spruce branches. Young shrubs are sheltered in the conditions of the Moscow region.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings on lawns, hedges, rockeries.
Weigela hybrid. Shrub 2.5–3 m high, crown diameter up to 3.5 m. The leaves are bright green, the period and duration of flowering depend on the form or variety. The best forms and varieties: "Bristol Ruby" (flowers ruby ​​red at the edges), "Candida" (white flowers), "Desboisii" (dark carmine small flowers), "Eva Rathke" (compact form, red-carmine flowers , winters with shelter), "Feerie Lemoine" (flowers are large, light pink), "Gustave Mallet" (pink-carmine flowers with a wide white border), "Marc Tellier" (large carmine-pink flowers, do not fade in the sun) , "Newport Red" (flowers carmine red to purple), "Pierre Duchartre" (dark brown red flowers with a purple edge), "Rosea" (very large pink flowers with a white sheen, small shelter for the winter), " Styriaca" (large form with abundant flowering).
Weigela Korean. Shrub up to 1.5 m tall with bare shoots and large, up to 12 cm long, leaves. The most remarkable thing about this species is the flowers up to 3.5 cm long, gradually changing color from pale pink to carmine by the time of withering. It blooms from the end of May to the end of June. The duration of flowering is very dependent on weather conditions. Shelter is needed for the winter.
Weigela garden. Shrub up to 1 m tall. Beautiful pink-violet and carmine flowers (there is a white-flowered form) develop at the ends of the shoots and in the axils of the leaves of short shoots. Mass flowering in the Moscow region has been observed since the third decade of May and, gradually fading, continues until early July. Autumn leaf color appears in October. Sometimes it does not have time to shed the leaves, in which case they shelter for the winter along with them. Frost resistance increases significantly with age.
Weigela blooming. Shrub up to 3 m tall. Young shoots with two rows of hairs. Annual shoots are red-brown, becoming gray over time. Flowers in 3-4-flowered inflorescences on short lateral shoots, bright pink, abundant. Blossoms 20 days from the third decade of May. There are beautiful forms with variegated, red-brown leaves. The most graceful and frost-resistant form with small leaves is "Variegata".

Heather / Calluna

Evergreen low growing shrubs. Valued for long flowering in the second half of summer. Excellent honey plants.
Soils prefer poor and acidic, dry sandy or wet peaty. They hibernate without shelter. Light-requiring, although they can tolerate partial shade.
Usage. Heather gardens, plantings with rhododendrons, rockeries.
Heather ordinary. Evergreen shrub with a height of 20 to 60 cm, depending on the form or variety. Most of the forms are strongly branched, have a beautiful crown shape, and bloom profusely. At correct selection varieties and forms, you can create a heath that blooms from July to mid-October. The Allegro variety is unusually good - a shrub 40–50 cm high, rarely 60 cm, a dense crown diameter of 50 cm. It blooms in the middle lane from early August to late September. The flowers are simple, shiny, carmine-red, collected in long, slightly branched inflorescences. On an alpine hill, the Marleen variety is good. This is a densely branched shrub 20–30 cm high, crown diameter 40–50 cm. Blooms profusely from late August to late October. The buds are mauve or bright purple and never open. Strong shoots grow straight up.

Cherry / Cerasus

Fast-growing deciduous trees or shrubs with oblong-ovate leaves and white, sometimes pink, fragrant flowers collected in umbellate inflorescences. The fruits are drupes, juicy, mostly edible.
Photophilous, frost-resistant, drought-resistant, well tolerated by urban conditions. Soils prefer neutral, light and medium loams. Grow best on elevated terrain with good air and soil drainage.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, orchards, alleys.
Cherry Bessey. Low, up to 1.2 m tall, shrub with a spreading crown, bare reddish shoots and graceful, oblong, dense leaves, turning bright red in autumn. White flowers adorn the shrub for 15-20 days, the fruits are purple-black, edible. Grows well on sandy, dry slopes.
Felt cherry. Shrub up to 2-3 m tall with a wide, dense crown. The leaves are grayish-green above, with felt pubescence below, corrugated, on small gray felt petioles. The flowers are pink-white, fragrant. Flowering is very colorful and abundant for 7-10 days. The fruits are spherical, bright red, on short stalks, pubescent, with a pleasant sweet and sour taste.
Cherry sandy. Shrub up to 1–1.5 m tall, young plant upright, adult with outstretched branches. Shoots are thin, bare, reddish. Leaves turn bright orange-red in autumn. Blooms profusely with white fragrant flowers for 18-23 days. Fruits are purple-black, spherical, up to 1 cm in diameter, edible.
Japanese cherry, or sakura. Small, up to 1.5 m tall, densely branched shrub with thin, flexible branches. Flowering flowers are white, with a pink tint, double, up to 1.8 cm in diameter. Flowering period 2-3 weeks. The fruits are shiny, up to 1 cm in diameter. In central Russia, only dwarf forms can be used, covering them for the winter.

Wolfman, or Daphne / Daphne

Ornamental low shrubs, in early spring covered with small fragrant flowers, and then with bright berry-like fruits.
Shade tolerant, but thrives best in full sun or light shade. Prefer fertile soils of neutral reaction. They do not tolerate overdrying of the soil.
Usage. Tapeworms, mixborders, rockeries, retaining walls.
Attention! All parts of plants are poisonous.
Wolf dwarf. Low, 10-30 cm tall, evergreen shrub with thin, creeping shoots with rising ends. Forms evergreen carpets, covered in spring with pinkish-lilac flowers in capitate inflorescences. The leaves are small and narrow, leathery, concentrated in the upper part of the shoots.
The wolf is deadly. Upright shrub up to 1 m tall with sparse branches. The leaves are dull green. The flowers are pink, large, bloom in April before the leaves appear, densely covering the stems. Very beautiful red shiny fruits. Does not like transplants and pruning.

Hydrangea / Hydrangea

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes vines with large leaves and very beautiful massive inflorescences of numerous flowers - small, producing seeds, and large barren.
They grow in sunny and shady places, protected from the winds, on fertile soils. Frost-resistant.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, containers.
Hydrangea. A beautifully flowering shrub with scattered branches from 1.5 to 3 m tall. The best forms and varieties: "Anabelle" (flowers creamy white), "Cordata" (large heart-shaped leaves), "Grandiflora" (inflorescences up to 18 cm from large sterile flowers), "Sterilis" (sterile greenish-white flowers).
Hydrangea paniculata. Upright shrub with sparse branched shoots up to 2 m tall. The leaves are dull green, rough. Inflorescences broadly pyramidal up to 30 cm long. The most winter-hardy form "Grandiflora" (creamy-white flowers turn greenish-red in autumn).
Ground cover hydrangea. Deciduous shrub up to 3 m tall with a wide-rounded crown and hairy, reddish shoots. The leaves are dark green, turning yellow-brown in autumn. White sterile flowers turn red by the end of summer. Blooms profusely from late July. When watering the bushes with a solution of alum, white flowers become blue in color.

Deytsiya / Deutzia

Beautifully flowering shrubs with opposite leaves and numerous flowers.
Prefer well-drained soil, sunny places. Drought-resistant, resistant to gases and smoke, almost not affected by pests. They need regular feeding. When pruning, remember that the flowers are laid on the shoots of the previous year.
Usage. Tapeworms, non-cut hedges, group plantings, in borders (dwarf forms).
The action is graceful. Dense dwarf shrub up to 80 cm high with green leaves. Up to 40 beautifully shaped white flowers are collected in brushes that adorn the plant in May-June. Young shoots in the middle zone freeze slightly during spring frosts. There are forms with golden and variegated leaves.
The action is hybrid. Shrub with upright shoots up to 2.5 m high. The leaves are dark green, rough, turning yellow-red in autumn. May die in severe winters. It is advisable to spud high and cover with spruce branches for the winter. The best forms and varieties: "Mont Rose" (large white flowers), "Pink Pom-Pom" (white flowers, pinkish outside, requires moist and fertile land, sunny location), "Plena" (white flowers with pink gloss).
The action is rough. Shrub up to 1.5 m tall with very rough leaves covered with stellate hairs. Under the weight of white or pinkish flowers, shoots can arch to the ground. The best forms and varieties: "Candidissima" (white double flowers), "Marmorata" (white flowers, leaves with yellow-white spots), "Watereri" (white flowers on the outside have a carmine color).

Doren, or svidina / Cornus

Trees and shrubs of this genus are popular not only because of the spectacular color of the leaves. In winter, colored shoots also look very elegant - green, yellow, bright red and burgundy.
Unpretentious. Places prefer sunny or slightly shaded. They are not demanding on the soil, but prefer moist. Tolerates excess calcium. Gas resistant. For better tillering, young plants are cut "on the stump".
Usage. Group plantings, hedges, tapeworms.
Derain is white. Shrubs up to 3 m tall with thin flexible branches and dark green, slightly wrinkled leaves. It blooms with small flowers collected in inflorescences in the first half of summer. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (with yellow leaves), "Elegantissima" (with white-green leaves and red shoots), "Kernii" (with red shoots and yellow spots on the leaves), "Kesselringii" (purple-black shoots ), "Sibirica" ​​(red-coral shoots), "Spaethii" (dark red shoots, green leaves with a yellow uneven border).
Derain Canadian. A low creeping shrub up to 40 cm high forms spectacular carpets. It blooms in June with small flowers with a double perianth resembling petals. It has spectacular bright red fruits. Gives a lot of growth. Prefers slightly acidic, permeable, moist soil. Tolerates moderate shade.
Deren is escapist. Shrub with erect yellow-skinned shoots up to 2 m tall. Forms thickets quickly.
Derain male or dogwood. A large shrub that over the years grows into a tree with a wide, rounded crown. Reaches 4–7 m in height. The leaves are green and shiny. The flowers are yellow, collected in umbellate inflorescences, it blooms profusely in April and for a long time before the leaves appear. Red fruits are edible, but tart in taste, contain 14% sugar. Good for jam, juice, wine. Prefers sunny places. There are decorative forms.

Blackberry / Rubus

A berry culture with high decorative qualities, a liana-like form of a bush up to 5 m high, an extended fruiting period. It is successfully grown on trellises, in creeping and wall culture. There are many varieties that differ in taste, yield and size of beautiful shiny black berries. Flower size also varies by species and cultivar.
Prefers full sun but tolerates shade. For high yields, regular watering, top dressing and fertile soils are necessary. Fruiting shoots are cut into a stump.
Usage. Group plantings on trellises, vertical gardening, hedges.

Honeysuckle / Lonicera

Evergreen and deciduous shrubs of various shapes. Deciduous forms with delicate flowers and showy fruits grow predominantly in the middle lane, and in some species they are edible.
Unpretentious, winter-hardy, photophilous, not demanding on soils.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rock gardens.
Honeysuckle Albert. Graceful shrub up to 1.2 m tall with thin spreading, often drooping branches. Very small and narrow (2x0.3 cm) leaves are light, bluish-green in color. Pink-lilac fragrant flowers about 2.5 cm in diameter adorn the plant for 15–20 days. Large, almost white fruits. The weeping form on a high trunk requires a protected location.
Alpine honeysuckle. Low shrub, up to 1.5 m tall, with a very dense, spherical crown and dark green, large, dense, almost leathery leaves. The flowers are odorless, on erect peduncles up to 4.5 cm long, darkish or greenish-yellow in color, with a dark red or brown-red coating on the outside. Very picturesque are large, pairwise fused, red, shiny berries, similar to cherries. It grows slowly, quite shade-tolerant. There is a dwarf form up to 1 m tall.
Honeysuckle is golden. An elegant shrub up to 2–4 m high, with a spreading, rather dense crown, with dark gray bark and oblong-ovate, long-pointed, leathery, dark green, short-leaved leaves up to 12 cm long. The flowers, unlike most species, are golden yellow, with a honey aroma; fruits are red-coral, spherical, fused in pairs.
Poppy honeysuckle. Bushy shrub or tree up to 5 m tall, with light gray bark. The flowers are large, fragrant, up to 3 cm in diameter, snow-white, gradually turning yellow. Blood-red berries are sessile, spherical, inedible.
Honeysuckle is small-leaved. Densely branched, winter-hardy and very light-loving shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a dense crown, bluish-green foliage, yellowish-white flowers. The shrub is very decorated with an abundance of orange, yellow, and sometimes dark blue fruits.
Honeysuckle is edible. Straight branched shrub up to 2 m tall, with brown, longitudinally flaky bark. Leaves of various sizes and shapes - from oval to linear-oblong. The flowers are light yellow or yellowish white. The fruits are blue-black with a bluish bloom, edible, taste like blueberries.
Honeysuckle Tatar. Densely leafy, unpretentious, fast growing shrub up to 4 m high with dark green leaves. Fragrant flowers from dark pink to white, fruits are red or yellow. It has many forms, including dwarf ones.

St. John's wort / Hypericum

Deciduous, rarely evergreen shrubs, characterized by long flowering.
Without special requirements to the soil and the place of growth. They can freeze slightly, but grow back quickly after heavy pruning.
Usage. Tapeworms, borders, mixborders, rockeries, group plantings.
St. John's wort is large. Shrub up to 1 m tall, growing up to 1 m wide with decorative bright yellow flowers. The leaves are large, lanceolate, dark green, matte. Long flowering is distinguished by the variety "Hydcote".
St. John's wort calyx. Low-growing shrub up to 40 cm tall with large bright yellow flowers and numerous slender stamens. Very good in borders.

Willow / Salix

Deciduous trees or shrubs have a transparent crown, thin and flexible shoots, elongated, narrow leaves with short petioles. Small flowers are collected in catkin-shaped inflorescences.
They are photophilous, grow quickly, undemanding to the soil, but need sufficient moisture, frost-resistant. Most species tolerate shearing and city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, near ponds, hedges.
Willow goat, or nonsense. A small tree or shrub up to 10 m tall, with a rounded, densely leafy crown. The leaves are dark green, slightly shiny, grayish below, felted. Flower earrings are large, dense, in large numbers. Blooms up to two weeks long before the leaves bloom. The standard form and the male form with white-variegated leaves are popular.
Willow purple, or reddish. Shrub up to 4 m tall with a rounded dense crown and very thin, flexible shoots with a purple tint. The leaves are very elegant, up to 15 cm long, bluish-green above, gray-gray below, located almost oppositely. It blooms before the leaves bloom or almost simultaneously with them. Its specific name "purple" received for the purple color of the earrings during flowering. Especially good is the weeping form grafted onto the stem of the goat willow.

Irga / Amelanchier

Small deciduous trees or large shrubs with simple, dark bluish-green leaves on petioles; with numerous white flowers; bluish-black fruits.
Drought-resistant. Differ in precocity, rapid growth, winter hardiness, annual fruiting. Gas and smoke resistant, undemanding to soils. Photophilous.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Irga Canadian. A large shrub up to 6 m tall, rarely a tree 8–10 m. Thin, slightly drooping shoots, giving a special originality to the plant, form a wide oval crown. Egg-shaped leaves up to 10 cm long, when blooming brownish-green, tomentose, bluish-green in summer, crimson-golden in autumn. Blooms for 7-10 days. The fruits are round, dark purple with a bluish bloom, sweet, edible, stand out beautifully against the foliage.
Irga is spiked. Shrub, rarely a tree no more than 5 m high with a dense oval crown formed by numerous shoots. The leaves are ovate, white-felt when blooming, dark green in summer, orange-red in autumn. Fragrant flowers, white or pinkish, in short, dense, woolly, erect racemes stand out beautifully against the background of greenery. Fruits are rounded up to 0.9 cm in diameter, reddish-black with a bluish bloom, sweet, edible.
Irga round-leaved, or ordinary. Shrub up to 2.5 m tall with a spreading crown. Young shoots are silvery with pubescence, old shoots are bare, shiny, purple-brown. The leaves are elliptical, up to 4 cm long, whitish, tomentose at the beginning of development; in summer - dark green, in autumn - orange-red. Flowers up to 3 cm in diameter, white, in numerous apical racemes. The fruits are bluish-black with a bluish bloom. It has high phytoncidal properties.

Kalina / Viburnum

Deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. Very beautiful during flowering and fruiting.
Winter-hardy, shade-tolerant. Prefer rich, sufficiently moist, moderately acidic or alkaline soils. Heavily affected by pests. They tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Kalina pride. Beautiful densely leafy shrub up to 5 m tall with a compact crown and arched shoots. Dense wrinkled dark green leaves 18 cm long, in autumn acquire a bright reddish color. It blooms for 15–20 days in May–June with fruiting small flowers collected in corymbose inflorescences at the tops of the branches. The fruit is a dry, inedible drupe, first green, then red, and black when ripe. There is a beautiful form with yellow-variegated leaves.
Viburnum ordinary. A fast-growing shrub up to 4 m high. During the growing season, the color of large leaves changes from light green to reddish. The flowers are white, rarely pink, collected in corymbose inflorescences. In one inflorescence there are barren and fertile flowers. Blooms in May-June. The fruits are shiny, red, juicy drupes of round or elliptical shape, edible. The best forms and varieties: "Nanum" (dwarf, profusely flowering form with small green leaves), "Roseum" (spherical inflorescences consist of barren bright white flowers alone), "Variegata" (light green leaves with yellow highlights).

Karagana / Caragana

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes small trees. All species have stipules modified into subulate appendages or spines. Flowers are typically papilionaceous. The fruits are pods with seeds.
Frost-resistant, photophilous, but can grow in light penumbra, drought-resistant, undemanding to soils, tolerate even their weak salinity. They grow well even in conditions of highly polluted air.
Usage. Hedges, tapeworms (primarily standard forms).
Caragana tree. A large shrub with hard shoots reaches 4–5 m in height. Light green leaves consist of 4-7 pairs of oval small leaves. Blooms in May with yellow flowers. It cuts well, forms a shoot from a stump. In old plantings, it is exposed from below. The best forms and varieties: "Albescsens" (golden-yellow leaves that turn green by August), "Cucculata" (very shortened branches), "Grandiflora" ( large flowers), "Pendula" (weeping form), "Lorbergii" (small leaves and flowers, drooping branches), "Walker" (creeping form).
Caragana dwarf. Shrub up to 1 m tall with bright golden branches. Light green leaves of 4 contiguous small linear leaflets. Their petioles harden over time and turn into spikes. Blooms almost all summer. The fruits are beans up to 3 cm long. Extremely unpretentious.

Keria / Kerria

This genus has only one species - Japanese keria, deciduous, fast-growing shrub with a beautiful crown shape, oblong-ovate leaves. The decorative qualities of the plant are determined not only by beautiful and long flowering, but also by decorative light green leaves, which become bright yellow by autumn. The flowers of keria are simple or double, fragrant, golden yellow in color.
Low frost-resistant, requires rich, moist soil, protection from the wind. It blooms poorly when grown in partial shade. It has a high shoot-forming ability, so the plant is sometimes grown with annual pruning "on the stump".
Usage. Tapeworm, group plantings, in flower beds, rockeries.
Annual shoots of keria in the conditions of the Moscow region freeze slightly. Therefore, the plant needs shelter, for which the bush is tied with twine, bent down, covered with spruce branches and covered with snow.
Particularly good form "Pleniflora" with yellow double flowers and very flexible shoots. When planting in rockeries on the south side of the house, the bush can be formed in a creeping form, securing the shoots with pegs.

Cotoneaster / Cotoneaster

Deciduous or evergreen slow-growing shrubs with dark green, most often shiny leaves.
Undemanding to soils and humidity, mostly frost-resistant and gas-resistant. They lend themselves well to molding, so they are often used as hedges. Old bushes are easily rejuvenated by radical pruning. Deciduous species are pruned in February, evergreen - in April.
Usage. Tapeworms, hedges, rockeries.
Cotoneaster shining. Upright shrub, reaching a height of 2–3 m. The leaves are dark green, shiny. Blooms in June with pink flowers. The berries are black, spherical. Handles pruning well.
Cotoneaster hybrid. Evergreen shrub up to 50 cm high with arcuately spread branches above the ground. It grows quite quickly, up to 2 m in diameter. The leaves are shiny, dark green. The magnificent variety "Coral Beauty" requires light shelter for the winter.
Cotoneaster horizontal. Low, about 1 m high, sprawling shrub, reaching 2 m wide, with almost horizontal shoots and a characteristic, similar to a fish backbone, branching. Leaves are glossy, dark green, turning purple-orange in autumn. It blooms in June with white-pink flowers. Coral-red berries do not fall for a long time. Grows fast. One- and two-year-old shoots freeze slightly without shelter.
Cotoneaster Dummer. Low-growing, light-loving, but penumbra-resistant evergreen shrubs are used as ground cover crops. Shelter for the winter is desirable. The best forms and varieties: "Eichholz" (creeping branches with shiny, dark green leaves), "Major" (prostrate shrub with numerous, light red berries).

Kolkwitzia / Kolkwitzia

The genus is represented by only one species - the lovely colquis. Deciduous shrub up to 2 m tall. The leaves are large, broadly ovate with a pointed apex, dark green, beautiful texture, covered with sparse hairs. The bottom of the leaf blade is lighter, pubescent. The foliage is especially spectacular in autumn, when on the same plant they are painted in light yellow, dark brown and dark red colors. Bright pink bell-shaped flowers collected in pairs in small corymbose inflorescences. Flowering is abundant and long.
Photophilous, needs light soils, regular watering. Smoke and gas resistant. In the conditions of the middle zone, annual shoots are often frosted over, and sometimes biennial ones. New shoots grow quickly, however, when biennial shoots freeze, flowering does not occur. To increase frost resistance, plants are fed with potash fertilizers in the second half of summer, old shoots are regularly cut out, preventing the bush from thickening. Thinning bushes carried out in June-early July.
Kolquitsia is considered one of the best flowering shrubs.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, in flower beds in the background.

Gooseberry / Grossularia

Popular in Russian gardens berry bushes with prickly branches, beautifully shaped leaves and oval fruits of various shapes and colors. There are many varieties, including those without thorns.
Plants prefer rich, loamy soils, sunny places, protection from north and east winds. They do not tolerate stagnant water. Need cutting shoots older than 5-6 years.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges and sheared borders.

Potentilla / Potentilla

Ornamental shrubs with leaves of five small leaves and bright flowers. They bloom profusely and for a long time, until late autumn.
They are photophilous, but tolerate partial shade, are not demanding on soil fertility, do not tolerate its compaction, can grow even on calcareous lands. Drainage required. They do not tolerate overdrying of the roots. Frost-resistant.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, borders, hedges, rockeries, against the background of conifers.
Potentilla Dahurian. Low, up to 60 cm, shrub with bare, spaced shoots. The leaves are almost leathery, shiny green above, bluish below. The flowers are white, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, solitary, rarely in few-flowered, corymbose inflorescences. Blooms for a long time, up to 100 days. It is possible to freeze the ends of the shoots in harsh winters.
The cinquefoil is shrubby. An unusually hardy, strongly branching shrub, reaching a height of 1.5 m, with reddish-brown or gray, flaking bark; with a dense hemispherical crown. Leaves are pubescent. The flowers are larger, golden yellow in color, in corymbs or small, loose, apical racemes. The best forms and varieties: "Abbotswood" (cushion-shaped, white flowers), "Daydawn" (orange-yellow flowers), "Elisabet" (light yellow flowers), "Goldfinger" (dense crown, large bright yellow flowers), 'Goldstar' (low dense shrub with large light yellow flowers), 'Jackmani' (silver flowers), 'Klondaik' (light yellow flowers), 'Kobold' (dwarf form with light yellow flowers, needs pruning).

Hazel / Corylus

Large shrubs or trees. Most of the species are nut-bearing.
The best development is achieved on soils rich in humus. They do not tolerate bogging and salinity. Grow fast. Shade-tolerant, but the nut harvest is given only with a sunny location and the presence of at least 2 plants. With strong pruning give numerous shoots. Most species are winter-hardy, but flowers can be damaged by spring frosts. Ornamental forms with colored leaves are more effective when pruned heavily in March.

The hazel is big. A large upright shrub up to 5 m high. The leaves are round, covered with small silk fibers throughout the growing season. Inflorescences - yellow catkins - appear after the leaves bloom in April. Particularly appreciated form with dark red leaves, requiring sunlight.
Manchurian hazel. Multi-stemmed shrub up to 4 m high. Stems branch only in the upper part. Young shoots are strongly pubescent. The leaves are large, toothed-lobed, dark green, in autumn - orange or golden yellow. Fruits in a narrow-cylindrical prickly wrapper up to 6 cm long. Very shade tolerant.
Common hazel. Large, up to 5 m tall, dense shrub, giving a bountiful harvest of fruits - hazelnuts. Best forms and cultivars: "Albo-variegata" (white edged leaves), "Atropurpurea" (dark purple leaves), "Aurea" (golden yellow leaves), "Contorta" (strong corkscrew branches, twisted and rolled leaves ), "Pendula" (weeping form).

Loch / Elaeagnus

Small deciduous and evergreen trees or shrubs with beautiful silvery shoots and leaves, fragrant flowers, drupe fruits.
Unpretentious, photophilous, drought-resistant, good honey plants. Due to the presence of nodules with nitrogen-fixing bacteria on the roots, they are soil-improving breeds that can grow on extremely poor lands. Winter-hardy. They tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Loch is multi-flowered. Low shrub up to 1.5 m tall with young shoots covered with reddish-brown scales. The leaves are oval or oval-oblong, covered with silvery scales on top, later glabrous, on the underside with silvery and brown scales. Flowers are axillary, yellowish-white, bell-shaped, 1-2. The fruits are large red drupes, up to 2.5 cm long, juicy, with a pleasant sour taste.
Loch silver. Deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 4 m tall, with a spreading crown. The leaves are leathery, silvery on both sides, with brown scales on the underside. Fragrant flowers in leaf axils, 1-3, small, drooping, silvery outside, yellow inside, on small pedicels. Flowering time is 15-20 days. The fruits are oval or spherical, with powdery sweet pulp, covered with silvery scales.

Louiseania / Louiseania

Very flowering shrubs, sometimes incorrectly called sakura. They bloom before the leaves bloom in the first half of May.
Winter-hardy. They are not demanding on soils, but prefer fresh fertile soils. Easy to transplant, resistant to drought, pests and diseases. During the flowering period, they are demanding on moisture.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings on the lawn, against the background of conifers, in standard culture.
Louisiana Vyazolistnaya. Deciduous spreading shrub 2-4 m tall with non-thorny, soft shoots. The leaves are similar to elm leaves. Blooms before the leaves open. Flowers up to 1.5 cm in diameter from pink to purple-red. The fruit is a drupe, dry, spherical, dark red or yellow, with a pink blush, with a dry thin pericarp that opens after ripening.
Louisiana three-lobed, or three-lobed almond. Shrub up to 3 m high with a spreading crown and protruding dark gray shoots. Leaves, located on fruitful shoots in bunches, coarsely serrated along the edge, indistinctly three-lobed. Leaves of growth shoots with more distinct lobes. The flowers are simple, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, grow on shoots of 2, have a variety of colors - dark pink, light red, crimson. The fruit is a drupe, up to 1 cm in diameter, with a dry, velvety pericarp. Gorgeous form "Plena" with pink double flowers.

Mahonia / Mahonia

Evergreen shrubs, devoid of thorns, with shiny leathery leaves. The flowers are small, yellow, collected in erect, many-flowered inflorescences. Edible fruits are dark blue with a bluish bloom, rarely red or whitish, from spherical to oval.
Shade-tolerant, but develop better in open sunny places, resistant to pests and diseases. Prefer fresh, humus-rich soils; well tolerate the conditions of the city, as well as pruning and crown molding. Fairly frost-resistant, but young plants should be covered for the winter with spruce branches.
Usage. Group plantings, borders, hedges, rose gardens, rockeries.
Mahonia holly. Evergreen shrub up to 1.5 m tall. Interesting large leathery leaves, reddish when blooming, dark green in summer, reddish-golden-bronze in autumn, especially in sunny places. The leaflets of a compound leaf are shaped like holly leaves. It blooms from the beginning of May and during the month, sometimes blooms again in October. Dark blue with a bluish bloom, edible, sweet and sour fruits ripen in early August, giving the shrub a unique identity. Cross pollinated plant. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden leaves), "Juglandifolia" (nut-leaved form).
Magobarberry Newbert. Hybrid of holly magonia and common barberry - evergreen or semi-evergreen, very beautiful shrub, up to 1 m tall. Leaves are ovate-oblong, 3–7 cm long, hard, serrate, rounded at the base. Similarity with barberry is manifested in simple leaves, with mahonia - in the absence of thorns and the next arrangement of leaves.

Raspberry / Rubus

Very fragrant, sweet berries of scarlet, raspberry, peach and yellow color give special value to this genus of shrubs. Flexible young shoots grow during the season up to 3 m in height, the leaves are light green on the reverse side, strongly pubescent. Flowers large, white.
Good fruiting when planted in fertile loose soils, sunny places and grown on trellises. They need annual cutting of fruit-bearing shoots, removal of root shoots.
Usage. Hedges, group plantings, near water bodies.
Raspberry is fragrant. One of the most ornamental shrubs for shady places. It differs from fruit species and varieties in beautiful and long flowering with large pink flowers. It multiplies very quickly due to root shoots.

Almond / Amygdalus

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes small trees, covered in spring with an abundance of beautiful, large, solitary, pink or white flowers.
Undemanding to the soil, salt- and drought-resistant, respond well to soil liming, photophilous, easily tolerate city conditions. They grow quickly, bloom in the 3-5th year.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, rockeries, against the background of lawns and coniferous crops, to fix slopes, in standard culture.
Georgian almond. Shrub up to 1 m tall, similar in appearance to low almond, from which it differs in larger leaves, up to 8 cm long, larger bright pink flowers and bristly, hairy fruits. Frost-resistant.
Almond low, or wall (bean). A small deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a dense spherical crown. The branches are erect, reddish-gray, with numerous shortened branches densely covered with narrow leaves. Single bright pink flowers (there is a white-flowered form) bloom simultaneously with the leaves and adorn the bush in abundance. Flowering lasts 7-10 days. The fruit is a drupe up to 2 cm long with a dry, pubescent whitish-straw-colored pericarp. Exceptionally winter hardy.

Sea buckthorn / Hippophae

Fruit bushes or trees with beautiful silvery leaves and fruits of various shades of color and different sizes.
They grow well on poor soils, are photophilous, frost-resistant, drought-resistant. The roots lie superficially, so you should loosen the ground carefully.
Usage. Group plantings, hedges.
Sea buckthorn. Asymmetric shrub or tree up to 5 m tall with a splayed crown and lanceolate silver-gray leaves. Flowers are inconspicuous. Shoots are prickly. The fruits are very spectacular - orange, very juicy, edible, tightly sticking shoots. There are many fruit varieties.
Pachysandra / Pachysandra

Pachysandra / Pachysandra

Evergreen shrub up to 30 cm high with dark green, leathery leaves. It grows very quickly. It is considered one of the best plants for semi-shady and shady places, landscaping areas under trees and large shrubs.
Prefers partial shade, moist fertile soils. In the spring, it needs a little pruning, which stimulates the growth of new shoots.
Usage. Carpet landings, curbs.
Pachysandra apical. This species has a very showy "Green Carpet" cultivar. It has smaller leaves, a strict form of a bush, only 15–20 cm high, abundant flowering. The flowers are white, collected in apical spikes. Blooms in April.

Peony / Paeonia

Most types of peony are herbaceous plants, but six types of peony are deciduous shrubs with a rare, very beautiful crown, decorative leaves and very large showy flowers.
Requires nutritious, well-drained soils, sunny location. In severe winters in the conditions of the middle lane, they need shelter.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings.
Tree peony. Shrub up to 1.2 m high with strong erect shoots, large double-pinnate leaves. The flowers are fragrant, solitary, very large. Depending on the variety, the flowers are white, lilac, bright red or pink with a dark crimson spot at the base. When freezing, they quickly recover due to adventitious buds at the base of the stems.

Broom / Cytisus

Unpretentious undersized shrubs. In most cases, they bloom profusely with fragrant flowers and tie fruits in the form of beans.
They do not tolerate transplantation well, so they are planted in early spring with a large clod of earth and only at a young age. Soils prefer light, sandy, sunny places. Some species are drought-resistant and frost-resistant.
Usage. Spectacular tapeworms, rockeries, retaining walls.
Early broom. Dense shrub up to 1.5 m high with drooping shoots. The leaves are narrow, light green. Numerous golden yellow flowers appear on shoots in May. The smell is not very pleasant. After the end of flowering, the plant is severely pruned to encourage the rapid growth of new shoots. The landing site should be chosen sunny, well protected from the winds. In severe winters, it freezes a lot, so you should cover it with spruce branches and snow. In the conditions of the middle zone, they freeze slightly, and most often they freeze out completely, the only exception is the Allgold variety.
Russian broom. Low deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with straight or curving gray branches. Gray-green leaves are small with a spike at the top. The flowers are large, yellow, 3-5 in the axils of the leaves.
Creeping broom. Low, about 20 cm tall, shrub with easily rooted green shoots lying on the ground. The leaves are small, dark green. It blooms in May with yellow flowers along the shoots. After flowering, faded shoots should be cut off so that new ones grow and ripen by spring.

Rhododendron / Rhododendron

Deciduous and evergreen shrubs. The leaves are entire, alternate, oblong, with a smooth edge. Flowers in umbellate inflorescences, rarely 1-2, different in size and color - from white to different shades of purple and yellow.
Grow slowly, especially in the early years. They need high humidity, acidic, humus-rich, well-permeable soils, bright places. They do not tolerate stagnant waterlogging and high groundwater standing, midday direct sun.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, against the background of lawns or coniferous crops.
Dahurian rhododendron. Strongly branched, medium-sized, evergreen shrub up to 2–4 m tall. Blooms profusely before the leaves open. The flowers are funnel-shaped, large, up to 4 cm in diameter, pink-purple. In autumn, secondary flowering can often be observed. High winter hardiness.
Rhododendron Kamchatka. Low deciduous shrub up to 35 cm high. Numerous main branches are brown-red, prostrate. Young twigs are upright, reddish or greenish, rather large, somewhat elongated leaves up to 6 cm long. Flowers are large 3-4 cm in diameter from pink-purple-red to blood-red.
Rhododendron ketevbinsky. Evergreen shrub 2-4 m high, sometimes growing as a tree. The leaves are oval-oblong, the flowers are large, up to 15 cm in diameter, lilac-purple, with a wide corolla.
Ledebour's rhododendron. Semi-evergreen, thinly branched, densely leafy shrub up to 1.5 m high with branches directed upwards. It blooms in May, again in autumn. Corollas of flowers are pink-purple up to 4.5 cm in diameter.
Rhododendron Smirnova. Evergreen shrub or small tree up to 3 m high with white-pubescent young shoots. Reddish-pink bell-shaped flowers.

Rosa

Shrubs from 20 cm to 1.2 m high with high decorative qualities. Unlike wild (the so-called wild roses) and historical roses, modern roses most often have a remontant nature and bloom all season.
Photophilous. They grow well on moderately moist, loamy soils, but do not tolerate waterlogging. They require good care, regular feeding, shelter for the winter in the conditions of central Russia. Most species and varieties need pruning before wintering.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rose gardens, borders.
Roses are classified not by species, but by groups. The most winter-hardy are shrub, park and moss roses. For borders, dwarf roses, patio group roses are more suitable. The peak of popularity is experienced by carpet or landscape roses, which are distinguished by the splendor of flowering and relative unpretentiousness. Russian winters are well tolerated by polyanthus roses - small flowers in which are collected in lush umbrella-shaped inflorescences. This group also includes floribunda and floribunda grandiflora roses, in which the shape of the flowers is similar to hybrid tea, but also collected in large inflorescences.
The most spectacular flowers of the so-called graft roses are mostly tea hybrids, with large, often solitary flowers of the most exquisite shapes and colors. However, tea roses can also be grown as own roots.

Fieldfare / Sorbaria

Deciduous shrubs, up to 3 m tall, with graceful, large leaves, with white, numerous flowers, collected in large, terminal panicles. Blooms in June-July for 30 days. Most fieldfare give abundant root offspring, forming dense, very showy thickets.
Grow fast. They are undemanding to the soil, but the best development is achieved on drained and moist. Tolerates some shade, hardy. They have phytoncidal properties.
Used for single and group plantings in gardens and parks, along the edges and in hedges. Effective on the banks of water bodies.
Fieldfare Pallas. Very decorative, low shrub, up to 1.2 m tall. Young shoots are brownish, glabrous, finely pubescent or with yellowish, branched hairs; older ones with peeling bark. The leaves are large, up to 15 cm long, of 9–15 pairs of leaflets, dark green, glabrous or often pubescent. The flowers are white or creamy white in small. The disadvantage is the fragility of the stems that require systematic removal. Quickly loses the original planting line, growing at the expense of offspring to the sides and forming a continuous curtain. Handles pruning well.
Fieldfare rowanberry. Shrub up to 3 m tall, with a wide spreading crown, numerous, erect shoots. The leaves are large, up to 25 cm long, from 9–13 pairs of leaflets, they resemble mountain ash in shape. When blooming, leaf blades are pink, later light green, in autumn - yellow or dark carmine red. The flowers are small, white, with stamens twice as long as the petals, collected in terminal, pyramidal panicles up to 30 cm long. Fading inflorescences lose their decorative effect and require removal.

Boxwood / Buxus

Evergreen shrubs and trees with numerous glossy leaves. Very popular in ornamental gardening.
Light-requiring, but put up with light penumbra, demanding on air humidity, prefer calcareous, humus-rich soils. Shear boxwood in early August.
Usage. Solitaires, borders, containers.
Attention! All parts of the boxwood, especially the leaves, are poisonous.
Boxwood evergreen. Evergreen, slow growing, dense shrub up to 2–4 m tall. Can be shaped like a tree. The leaves are leathery, oval, shiny, dark green. Flowers inconspicuous, honey-bearing. The main plant for the formation of geometric shapes and for low sheared hedges. Freezes in harsh winters. In central Russia, it is more expedient to grow as a container culture, with wintering in an unheated room.

Lilac / Syringa

Deciduous, rarely evergreen shrubs with opposite, simple leaves. Flowers bisexual, fragrant, bell-shaped. The color of the flowers is varied - from white to purple and purple. The flowers are collected in apical paniculate inflorescences.
Resistant to dust and air pollution, frost-resistant, drought-resistant, not demanding on soils.
Usage. Single and group plantings, hedges, near water bodies.
Amur lilac, or crackling. Under culture conditions, it grows as a large multi-stemmed shrub, up to 10 m tall. Young shoots are red-brown, similar to cherry shoots. The leaves are 5-11 cm long, somewhat reminiscent of common lilac leaves, greenish-purple when blooming, dark green in summer, orange-yellow or purple in autumn. Small, white or slightly creamy flowers with the smell of honey, on short pedicels, collected in large, wide, paniculate inflorescences up to 25 cm long. It blooms 2 weeks later than the Hungarian lilac and 3 weeks later than the common lilac.
Lilac Hungarian. Shrub 3–4 m tall. Shoots densely branched, directed upwards. Broadly elliptical, dark green, shiny, bare leaves up to 12 cm long, with delicate cilia along the edge, bluish-green on the underside, sometimes pubescent along the midrib. The flowers are long-tubular, small, purple, with a weak aroma, in narrow, divided into tiers, rare panicles. Blooms 2 weeks later than common lilac. Blooms profusely for 20-25 days. Perfectly shaped, well retains the shape given to it. Does not give root offspring.
Hyacinth lilac. It received its specific name for its resemblance to hyacinth flowers. The leaves are broadly ovate or heart-shaped, pointed, brown-purple in autumn. The flowers are similar to the common lilac flowers, but the inflorescences are smaller and looser, blooming a week earlier. The best forms and varieties "Ester Staley" (violet-red buds, bright purple-red flowers), "Puple Gloiy" (very large purple flowers), "Churchill" (silver-purple flowers with a pink tint).
Chinese lilac. Tall shrub up to 5 m tall with spreading, thin, hanging branches. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, pointed, up to 10 cm long. The flowers are large, up to 1.8 cm in diameter, intense purple in buds, reddish-lilac with a pleasant aroma when blooming, collected in wide pyramidal, drooping panicles up to 10 cm long. Blooms at the same time as common lilac. Cultivated forms with double purple flowers and very showy with dark purple.
Meyer's lilac. compact shrub up to 1.5 m tall. The leaves are broadly elliptical, 2–4 cm long, tapering at the apex, with a wedge-shaped base, dark green above, glabrous, lighter below, pubescent along the veins. The flowers are fragrant, light lilac-pinkish, collected in erect inflorescences 3–10 cm long. It blooms in June. Young bushes 25 cm high can already bloom, and quite abundantly, therefore they are suitable for planting in borders and rockeries. There are a huge number of varieties of the most diverse colors and sizes, both inflorescences and flowers.
Persian lilac. Shrub up to 3 m tall, with dense, thin, arched branches. Leaves lanceolate, pointed, up to 7.5 cm long, thin, dense. The flowers are light purple, up to 2 cm in diameter, with a strong specific aroma, collected in loose, wide panicles up to 10 cm long. It blooms somewhat later than the common lilac, very abundant and long-lasting. Growth rate is average. Photophilous, winter-hardy, drought-resistant, tolerates transplant and shearing. It has various forms with white and red flowers.

Sumpia / Cotinus

Large deciduous trees or shrubs. The most decorative during fruit ripening, when paniculate inflorescences become grayish-violet or pinkish due to overgrown, densely pubescent pedicels. This creates the impression of an unusual colored wig or air cloud, for which the plant is called a wig tree. Young plants begin to bloom in the 4-5th year.
They require a sunny location, fertile, well-drained soils, and the obligatory application of lime. They tolerate city conditions well. Drought tolerant and heat resistant.
Usage. Effective solitaires.
Skumpia leather. Shrub with a spreading rounded crown reaches 3-5 m in height. The leaves are light green, turning bright yellow in autumn. Flowers are collected in panicles at the ends of the shoots. Blooms in June-July. After flowering, original feather inflorescences are formed, consisting of overgrown pedicels. The popular form "Royal Purple" with dark purple leaves partially freezes under the conditions of the Moscow region.

Plum / Prunus

Deciduous trees or shrubs with short shoots that usually end in thorns. The flowers are relatively large, solitary or collected in few-flowered. The fruits are fragrant, juicy, edible.
They prefer loam, fertile, well-drained soils, sunny places. Regular watering is required.
Usage. Group plantings, tapeworms, hedges.
Plum prickly, or turn. Strongly splayed, branched shrub up to 5 m tall. The branches are very prickly black-ash or brownish. Leaves are oblong-elliptic, up to 4 cm long. Blooms at the same time as the leaves open. The flowers are white up to 1.5 cm in diameter with numerous stamens. The flesh of the fruit is greenish, sour, tart. The best forms and varieties: "Nigra" (dark red leaves with a black sheen), "Plena" (double white flowers), "Purpurea" (purple leaves and pink flowers).

Currant / Ribes

Shrubs with beautifully shaped leaves and racemose inflorescences of numerous small flowers, which have become an indispensable attribute of Russian gardens. They give large yields of very tasty fruits of white, pink, red and black color, depending on the type and variety. Varietal berry currants are often combined, regardless of the color of the berries, into one name - garden currant. In addition, there are purely decorative species that, although they have berries, are too sour and small.
They need rich, reasonably moist and well-drained soil. Shade tolerant, but good harvest give in sunny, well-protected places from the winds.

Alpine currant. Decorative appearance with red berries, which has very showy forms with golden, small and deeply incised leaves. As a rule, dwarf forms are used in gardens.
Currant is golden. Ornamental shrub with a beautiful rounded crown, fragrant golden flowers and orange-yellow, purple or almost black berries. Grows well in unfavorable environmental conditions.

Snowberry / Symphoricarpus

Deciduous shrubs, characterized by spectacular large white or pink fruits that persist throughout the winter.
They grow quickly, are unpretentious, photophilous, prefer calcareous soils. They tolerate shearing, shaping and city conditions well. Winter-hardy.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, borders.
The snowberry is white, or brushy. Deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a rounded crown and long thin shoots. The leaves are simple, ovate or almost rounded, entire, green above and gray below. Small pink flowers are collected in dense racemose inflorescences located along the entire shoot. It blooms profusely and for a long time, and next to the blooming flowers you can also see ripened fruits - berry-shaped, spherical, up to 1 cm in diameter, white, very elegant, juicy, keep on the shoots for a long time.
The snowberry is rounded, or ordinary. Quite a tall shrub with thin shoots, small leaves, dark green above and bluish below. The flowers are as small as the white ones, and are collected in dense short inflorescences. Fruits are hemispherical, purple-red or coral, with a bluish bloom. In autumn, thin shoots with purple leaves are covered with red fruits along their entire length. Somewhat less winter-hardy than the white snowberry, however, it quickly recovers after freezing.

Spirea, or meadowsweet / Spirea

Deciduous shrubs, rarely exceeding 2 m in height, with a very diverse bush shape - from pyramidal to weeping. Valued for abundant and long flowering. The flowers are small, but numerous, collected in inflorescences of various shapes, in some species there are single flowers. The color is varied - from pure white to crimson.
Not demanding on the soil, photophilous, frost-resistant. Many species are smoke and gas resistant, tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, rockeries, hedges, borders.
Spirea white-flowered. A small shrub up to 50 cm high, with strong erect branches. Large inflorescences-panicles are flat and rather dense. The flowers are white, flowering time up to 2 months.
Spirea Billard. Shrub with spreading branches, broad lanceolate leaves and bright pink flowers collected in narrow pyramidal inflorescences up to 20 cm long. Blooms from the second half of summer until frost. A very good hybrid "Antony Waterer" with an elegant spherical crown, blooming almost all summer with dark pink flowers.
Spiraea Van Gutta. Shrub up to 1.5 m tall with sprawling, arcuately curving down light brown branches, forming a beautiful cascading crown shape. The flowers are pure white, collected in dense, numerous, hemispherical inflorescences, covering almost the entire shoot.
Spirea oak-leaved. An upright shrub up to 2 m tall with long ribbed shoots and a dense, beautiful, rounded crown. In autumn, the leaves turn a solid yellow. White flowers up to 1.5 cm in diameter are collected in hemispherical inflorescences.
Spirea Douglas. Upright shrub up to 1.5 m tall with straight, ribbed, reddish-brown, pubescent shoots. The flowers are dark pink in dense narrow pyramidal inflorescences.
Spirea nipponica. Shrub 1-2 m tall with a very dense spherical crown. Blooms in early June. The flowers in bud are purple, when open, they are yellowish-green in dense inflorescences. Differs in compactness and plentiful flowering.
Spirea sharp-toothed, or arguta. A highly branched shrub up to 2 m tall with a wide spreading crown formed by arcuate-curved brown shoots. The flowers are white up to 0.8 cm in diameter, collected in numerous multi-flowered umbellate inflorescences, completely covering the shoots.
Japanese spirea. Beautiful shrub up to 1.5 m tall. In autumn, it acquires a spectacular color. It blooms for a long time with pink-red flowers, collected in complex inflorescences, which are crowned with annual shoots. The best forms and varieties: "Golden Princess" (undersized shrub, pink flowers, bright yellow leaves), "Little Princess" (dark pink flowers), "Ruberrima" (up to 30 cm tall, carmine-red flowers), "Shirobana "(an abundance of flowers from white to pink), "Variegata" (variegated leaves).

Forsythia / Forsythia

Fast growing and early flowering deciduous shrubs, upright or spreading. The shoots are covered with moth bright yellow flowers even before the leaves bloom.
They prefer sunny places, protected from cold winds, as well as moist, humus-rich, slightly alkaline soils. Stable in the city. In severe winters, it freezes above the snow cover, but recovers after heavy pruning.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, rockeries.
Forsythia medium. fast growing, pretty hardy shrub up to 2 m tall with dark green elliptical leaves. It can freeze at the level of the snow cover. The best forms and varieties: "Densiflora" (pale yellow flowers are very crowded), "Goldzauber" (large golden yellow flowers), "Lynwood" (bright green leaves, light yellow flowers), "Primulina" (bright petals yellow flowers slightly wavy), "Spectabilis" (large bright yellow flowers and well-aimed dark green leaves).
Forsythia ovoid. The most winter hardy. Shrub up to 3 m high with green branches directed upwards. Leaves up to 15 cm long, toothed at the top. Flowers bright greenish-yellow. Blooms at the end of April. In autumn, the leaves turn dark purple with an orange tinge.

Bird cherry / Padus

Deciduous trees with alternate, large leaves; abundant, fragrant flowers in racemes, fruits - black drupes.
Most species are frost-resistant, drought-resistant, photophilous, but can also grow in partial shade. Prefer fertile, moist soils.
Usage. High hedges, single and group plantings, near water, in single and group plantings.
Bird cherry antipka, or magalepka. A low tree or shrub with a dense spherical crown. The flowers are fragrant, small, white, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, collected in small brushes up to 7 cm long. Juicy fruits, up to 1 cm in diameter, become black as they ripen. There is a decorative form with weeping branches.
Bird cherry virgin. Tree up to 15 m tall, with a wide, spreading crown, oblong-ovate shiny leaves, painted in bright colors in autumn. The flowers are white, up to 1.3 cm, in many-flowered, leafy racemes up to 15 cm long. The fruits are spherical, red at first, dark red when fully ripe, with juicy, edible pulp. It blooms and bears fruit annually from 7 years.
Bird cherry Maaka. Tree up to 17 m tall, with a broad pyramidal crown. The trunk is covered with very elegant, reddish-orange or golden yellow bark, smooth, shiny, papery, thin films peeling off across the trunk. The flowers are white, small, in erect oblong racemes, odorless. The fruits are small, up to 5 cm in diameter, round, black, very bitter, inedible, serve as a delicacy for birds and bears, for which it received the name "bear berry" in its homeland. Does not tolerate shading well. Known Michurin hybrid - cerapadus.
Common bird cherry, or carpal. Tree up to 17 m tall or large shrub. The crown is wide, dense, with drooping branches; the bark is smooth, matte, black-gray. White clusters of fragrant flowers appear after the leaves bloom. The fruits are black, spherical, shiny, edible drupes. The most popular forms with pink and double flowers. The variegated form is less common.

Mock orange / Philadelphus

Deciduous shrubs with numerous straight stems covered with thin, gray bark. Leaves are dull, simple, ovate, elongated or broadly ovate. Magnificent creamy-white fragrant or odorless flowers are collected in brushes of 3-5 pieces at the ends of the shoots. There are many types, forms and varieties with simple, semi-double and double flowers.
Winter hardiness depends on the species and variety. But basically, mock oranges tolerate Russian winters well, and when frozen, they quickly recover thanks to a powerful root system. They need permeable, fertile soils, a sunny place, but they can also withstand partial shade. They respond well to regular watering and fertilizing. Smoke and gas resistant. Need thinning.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, uncut hedges, rockeries and borders (dwarf forms).
Chubushnik is pale, or ordinary. Powerful shrub, blooming profusely, creamy-white flowers, very fragrant flowers up to 3 cm in diameter, collected 5-7 pieces in racemose inflorescences. Leaves turn bright yellow in autumn. In the middle lane it suffers from wet snow, it can freeze to the level of snow cover. It has several decorative forms that differ in variegation, size and double flowers, there are even varieties with white and pink flowers. Until now, the terry variety "Virginal" is considered the best with flowers up to 4-5 cm in diameter and a lush bush up to 2.5 m in circumference.
Chubushnik crown. It stands out with reddish-brown shoots. Highly unpretentious appearance, does not tolerate only salty and too wet soils. It blooms profusely and for a long time, the flowers are large, very fragrant. It has a beautiful golden color. In winter, it freezes to the height of the snow cover. The dwarf form of this species is also popular, reaching only 60 cm in height.
Chubushnik Caucasian. Although the flowers of this species are smaller, it is widely distributed in Russia due to its high winter hardiness and undemanding soil.
Chubushnik Lemoine. A hybrid between common mock orange and small-leaved mock orange. There are many varieties of this hybrid with fragrant large snow-white flowers collected in large brushes. Varieties are divided into groups: with small and large leaves.
Chubushnik thin-leaved. This type is intended for those who cannot tolerate strong odors. Shrub with a beautiful spherical shape of the crown, large leaves, pure white flowers, odorless. Unpretentious, blooms even in partial shade, tolerates transplant well. Particularly good variety "Multiflorea" with large racemes up to 11-13 flowers.

Rosehip / Rosa

Shrubs 1–2 m high with erect or slightly drooping branches. There are species with very long shoots creeping along the ground or clinging to the trunks and branches of neighboring plants. Such species are able to rise to considerable heights.
Most species are photophilous. They grow well on moderately moist, loamy soils, but do not tolerate waterlogging.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Rose (rosehip) rusty. A beautiful, densely branched, multi-stemmed shrub up to 1.5 m high. The shoots are very prickly. Flowers crimson pink. Valued for the apple flavor of the leaves.
Rose (rosehip) dog, or ordinary. Shrub up to 3 m tall with sprawling arched branches of greenish or red-brown color, covered with powerful thorns. The leaves are small, the flowers are pale pink, the fruits are round or oblong-oval, bright red.
Rose (rosehip) French. Upright shrub up to 1.5 m. Leaves up to 12 cm long. The flowers are large, from dark pink to fiery red, simple or double, solitary, sometimes collected in 2-3. They have a peculiar pleasant aroma. Blooms profusely in early summer. Quite winter-hardy, but in the middle lane it sometimes suffers from frost.

Exochorda / Exochorda

Deciduous fast-growing and abundantly flowering shrubs.
They prefer sunny locations and good, humus-rich, moist soils. Good drainage is required. They do not tolerate limestone. Photophilous, frost-resistant, drought-resistant. They tolerate heavy pruning and rejuvenation. After flowering, overgrown shoots are shortened.
Usage. Solitaire for small gardens.
Exochorda large-flowered. Free-growing shrub with straight main shoots and wide-spreading side shoots. Reaches a height of 1.2 m. The leaves are oval, light green. In May, it blooms with large white flowers up to 5 cm in diameter, collected in hanging inflorescences 10 cm long.
Exochord Alberta. Strongly branched shrub up to 4 m tall with bright green elliptical leaves. White flowers up to 4 cm in diameter are collected in many-flowered apical inflorescences. Gives excellent cutting material.

Planting elegant flowering shrubs provides an excellent opportunity to transform the backyard. They help in zoning the territory, decorate the areas between the trees and recreation areas, and can become a real highlight of the site. Many of them, in addition to bewitching beauty, give a scent that delights the sense of smell.

Keriya

This forest shrub with sunny flowers was nicknamed the Japanese rose. It blooms early and continues to delight with lush flowering until mid-summer. Further, single flowers may appear.

Camellia

At the mention of this plant, many immediately recall the novel "The Lady of the Camellias". This is a very aristocratic plant, which, unfortunately, cannot stand Russian frosts. It needs to be hidden for the winter.

In the photo you see charming camellia flowers.

Almond

Jasmine

Before flowering, jasmine bushes are not of any interest in terms of decoration. But with the appearance of delicate white flowers, the picture changes dramatically, and the air is filled with a charming aroma. The petals can be harvested to flavor the tea.

In the photo, a shrub with a rare smell, called jasmine

Daphne

One of the leaders in terms of flowering. It pleases the owners with a magnificent aroma that spreads far beyond the site.

Irga canadian

The plant has a special decorative effect not only in May, when it is covered with delicate white flower tassels. In autumn, the bush becomes crimson, which looks very impressive.

Kalina, rowan, elderberry

These shrubs delight with their appearance all season long, because beautiful flowers are replaced by no less attractive berries. These berry bushes not only complement country-style decor, but are also actively used for healing.

Summer-autumn flowering shrubs: photos with names

The variety of bushes covered with flowers in summer is amazing. Let's plunge into the world of beautiful garden shrubs, pleasing to the eye during the summer heat.

Barberry

These ornamental bushes are covered with yellow flowers in summer, which are replaced by red berries in autumn. The barberry leaves, which have a burgundy color, will effectively smooth out.

spray roses

We are more familiar with this plant called wild rose. Red or pink lush flowers appear on prickly branches in early summer, and useful fruits- at the beginning of autumn.

Pictured is a bush rose

park roses

Bushes are covered with flowers at the beginning of summer, and such beauty lasts for about a month. Modern hybrids bloom much longer.

Weigela

The bush stands out among other ornamental plants with an extraordinary abundance of flowers. Their color is not bright, so the composition looks very gentle. The enchanting splendor lasts all May and June, and if you're lucky, the continuation will be in August.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea always attracts attention: the bushes are very beautiful and do not disappear almost all summer. Flowers, combined into large balls, are sometimes so many that green leaves are not visible behind them. Hydrangea paniculata and tree-like are considered frost-resistant. The plant tolerates partial shade well.

Pictured is a gorgeous hydrangea

honeysuckle b

It has decorative look not only during the flowering period. Flowers bell-shaped, white. Honeysuckle gives delicious fruits - blue berries, reminiscent of blueberries in taste.

Skumpia

Magnificent shrub with an unusual form of flowering. Instead of forming flowers, the plant increases the length of the peduncles, which are covered with fluff. In the photo you can see how unusual the skumpia looks like: like a big cloud.

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Delicate pink or white flowers cover the plant in the first half of summer. This guest from the east looks unusually elegant.

Ornamental shrubs are a precious decoration for the garden. Especially loved by gardeners are those who give beautiful foliage, original shape and long flowering.

Spirea, or meadowsweet

The advantages of spirea are obvious: it is unpretentious, does not require a special soil composition, and endures negative impacts in the form of frost, air pollution, heat, wind, shading. Seedlings grow into mature plants very quickly. And given that this shrub blooms very beautifully, it becomes clear that this is one of the best options for planting on the site as a hedge. But only low - spirea with a height of more than 1.5 m - a rarity.

Spirea bushes with drooping branches are good to plant on lawns
Spirea bushes are strewn with flowers during flowering
luxury spirea
From undersized bushes spirea can arrange a border
Spirea on the lawn

Among the many varieties of spirea, there are shrubs that bloom at different times. If you choose varieties and carry out the correct planting, hedges can bloom from spring to late summer. You can focus not on flowering, but on the color of the foliage - red-leaved spireas are very beautiful, as well as having golden foliage.

Beautiful caps of spirea flowers
Spirea inflorescences are hairy and delicate
Spirea - honey plant, surrounded by bees during flowering Pointed form of spirea inflorescence
Spirea shaped like a ball

Spirea seedlings are planted in a hedge at a distance of about 50 cm. Immediately before planting, the roots should be cut - this will improve plant survival and shoot growth. In planting pits, in addition to garden soil, you can add a little peat and sand (3: 1: 1). Top dressing is desirable in spring (mainly nitrogen) and at the beginning of budding (more phosphorus and potassium). Reproduction is simple - division of bushes and layering.

Common varieties of spirea:

• Gray
• Arguta
• Wangutta
• Gorodchataya
• Thunberg
• Japanese
• White
• birch leaf
• Billard
• Bumalda

Kalina Buldonezh - the eternal bride

If you want to grow a viburnum hedge, Special attention worth paying attention to viburnum Buldonezh. According to experts, it is this type of shrub that is better suited than others for creating green fences. Its main advantage is a very beautiful flowering. Unlike the more familiar types of viburnum, this variety has large, terry balls-inflorescences that do not fade for a relatively long time (about 3 weeks).

Snow globes Bulldonezh
Bush viburnum Buldonezh strewn with inflorescences
Short Bulldonezh in the front garden

True, viburnum Buldonezh - decorative variety, she will not indulge in berries. But, on the other hand, are they really that important when it comes to hedges? The lack of fruits is fully compensated by the unpretentiousness of the plant and its excellent appearance.

Snow-white inflorescences on a background of greenery
The height of the bushes can be adjusted by pruning
A group of decorative viburnum bushes - three-dimensional composition

Kalina is planted after 1.5-2 m in one row - this will be quite enough to get a hedge that is quite decent in size. The shrub propagates with the help of cuttings, seeds, layering or dividing the bush into parts.

Varieties of viburnum Buldonezh for the garden

• Buldenezh ordinary
• Bulldonezh decorative
• bulldonezh roseum

Lilac - a child of the sun and rainbow

Lilac is a beautiful shrub, suitable "growth", so many people want to see it in hedges. But not all types of lilacs are good in this regard. For example, varietal lilacs, growing up, very quickly become bare from below, moreover, among them there are many non-frost-resistant ones. And for sure: a lilac hedge should not be made by someone who is not going to constantly look after her.

Huge brushes of lilacs are impressive
Vibrant flowering shrub
The white flowers of the shrub are especially tender and romantic. Beauty of Moscow - lilac, loved by many
Flower petals with light border

If, nevertheless, you decide, choose Amur or Hungarian lilacs for planting - they are unpretentious, do not grow too high, can put up with high humidity of the site, survive in dry times with minimal watering or even without it. Also, for hedges, experts recommend the compact Meyer lilac (1.5 m high), as well as the Chinese lilac, which is characterized by rapid growth.

Gently pink inflorescences make the shrub especially elegant
Lilac brushes full and numerous
Interesting flower colors

The minimum requirements that lilac makes for a place of growth: good lighting (otherwise you can’t wait for abundant flowering), sufficient air circulation, fertile and loose soil (sandy, clay, acidic soils are excluded).

The plant can be formed by a tree
Hot pink flower brushes

Lilac seedlings in the hedge are planted in increments of 1.5-2 m. Annual pruning - immediately after flowering, because the faded plant very quickly begins to lay buds for flowering next year.

Favorite varieties of lilac

• Beauty of Moscow
• Hungarian
• Flora
• Poltava
• Dream
• partisan
• Twilight
• Princess Clementine
• Taras Bulba
• A great victory
• Romance
• White Night
• Captain Gastello
• Mulatto
• Alexey Maresyev

Jasmine (mock orange) - moonlight of love

Luxurious flowering of jasmine, its aroma, fast growth, unpretentiousness, ability to grow on almost any soil, have made this plant incredibly popular for our gardens. From its bushes, an excellent hedge is obtained: dense from bottom to top due to the many branching shoots, decorative from spring to autumn.

Double jasmine flowers
Jasmine - mock orange simple flowers also charming
Graceful shrub flowers attract insects with a sweet smell

If the place is well lit by the sun, and the soil is not waterlogged and fertile enough, the mock orange blooms profusely every year. Flowers appear on annual plants, young shoots on adult plants are covered with flowers the very next year.

Bush full of white flowers
The flowers make it hard to see the leaves.

Seedlings are planted in a hedge at a distance of 0.5-0.7 m. Usually, they take root well - root system strong. It is not difficult to propagate mock orange by dividing the bush or by green cuttings (during the flowering period of the plant).
Recommended varieties of garden jasmine

• Avalanche
• snow avalanche
• Elbrus
• Mont Blanc
• Komsomolets
• Kazbek
• Arctic
• flight of moths
• Pompon
• Moonlight
• Virginal

Forsythia - golden lilac

Forsythia is considered by many gardeners to be one of the most successful hedges. This dense beautiful shrub grows quickly and does not require special attention. A feature of forsythia is early flowering. The bushes are covered with bright yellow flowers even before the rest of the plants in the garden begin to appear green leaves.

the bush is like the sun: it seems to radiate light
Regular pruning will keep the bushes neat

Forsythia is planted in the fall, before the onset of frost. It should be borne in mind that the shrub grows strongly over time and can reach a height of about 3 m, and a width of up to 2. When planting, the optimal distance between individual bushes is 1-1.2 m. When the bushes grow, they form a dense, solid "wall".

In early spring, when there are so few flowers
Sunny shrub in the garden - to joy

Another important feature of growing forsythia is its intolerance to excessive soil moisture. To ensure good water permeability of the soil, it must be loose. Drainage is poured at the bottom of the pits or trenches, where the plants will subsequently be planted. Moreover, the drainage layer should be made quite large - up to 20 cm. A layer of river or construction sand is poured over it.

In the hedge forsythia in its place
Shrub loves open areas flooded with sun

Forsythia loves alkaline or neutral soils. It is recommended to neutralize the acidity of the earth by adding a small amount of wood ash or lime directly into the planting hole for each bush.

The easiest way to propagate plants is by layering, bending the lower shoots of the bush to the ground, or by green cuttings in late May and early June.

The best varieties of forsythia

• Variegata
• Spring Glory
• fortune
• Siebold
• Denziflora
• Tetragold

Weigela - chameleon shrub

Weigela bushes are lush, 1-1.5 m high (rarely more). Although there are dwarf forms of the plant, growing no more than 0.5 m in height. One of the interesting features of this ornamental shrub is its double flowering. The first time weigela blooms in early summer, the second - in September. Moreover, flowering lasts a long time - 15-30 days. The plant loves freedom, so a dense fence cannot be formed with their help, but a free-growing dividing “tape” from it is a miracle.

Weigela varieties Florida with red flowers
This plant always attracts attention with its decorative effect.
pink shrub flowers
The flowers are large bells and cover the branches almost completely.

Weigela prefers areas well-lit by the sun or partial shade. You can not plant this plant in a site with a dense shadow - it will develop slowly, the bushes will become stunted and weak. If there is an artificial or natural barrier nearby that prevents the sun's rays, it is better to choose a different shrub for the hedge.

Several plant bushes planted in a row - splendor
Dark red flowers look original
Weigela hedge is low, but very elegant
Long branches-lashes of a bush are picturesque

It is customary to plant weigela in the spring. To do this, choose healthy seedlings up to 3 years old. The distance between individual bushes is made quite large (1.2-1.5 m), since the weigela grows widely. If the moment for planting was missed in the spring, you should not try to plant a hedge in the fall. At this time of the year, the plant does not take root well, and most of seedlings may simply die.

Weigela loves fertile and, at the same time, well-loosened soils. It is optimal to lay a mixture of sod land, humus and leafy soil (in equal proportions) And since the shrub does not tolerate excess moisture, it is recommended to lay a drainage layer at the bottom of each planting hole.

Varieties of weigela for gardens of our climate

• Purpurea
• Early
• Korean
• hybrid
• Eva Rathke
• Rosea
• Middendorf

Japanese quince (chaenomeles) - fire bush

Japanese quince is a medium-sized shrub that can reach a width and height of 1-1.2 m. The leaves are green and shiny, they can have an original color with a bronze tint. The flowers are red, raspberry, pink, reach 3-5 cm in diameter. In September, large edible fruits ripen from the flowers, which also look attractive.

Japanese quince flowers
The shrub grows slowly, but for the sake of such beauty it is worth to be patient
Flowering begins

A feature of Japanese quince is slow growth. Within one year, the growth of a shrub can be only 3-4 cm. Of course, if ideal conditions are created for the plant, then the growth can be more, but not by much. But Japanese quince is great for creating beautiful dividing fences on the site. This plant tolerates any negative environmental influences, shading, lends itself perfectly to a haircut.

It is better to plant Japanese quince in early spring, even before the buds begin to bloom on the trees. If the seedlings were purchased in the fall, planting can be done, but no later than September, each bush must be planted high upon the onset of cold weather.

Bright red bloom
Japanese quince in a hedge

The distance between individual bushes is left not too large, about 0.5 m. As for the depth of the hole, it should be such that the root collar remains above the soil surface.

In severe frosts, Japanese quince shoots may freeze slightly, but the bush recovers quickly. Japanese quince is propagated mainly by seeds. Layers and offspring form roots for a very long time, you can get a plant with their help in a few years.

Ornamental shrubs are one of the most effective tools in the hands of a landscape designer. In the country, they are often used as a picturesque emerald green hedge. Low bushes can also serve as a kind of transition from powerful trees to herbaceous plants. Their main function in this case is to make the design of the summer cottage harmonious, and the strokes of the design drawing smoother.

Shrubs in landscape design

Perhaps, on each hacienda you can see growing shrubs. They usually cause a lot of problems to negligent summer residents, but in skillful and caring hands they turn into real masterpieces of landscape design.

It's amazing how noticeable the difference is between a neglected wild rose or scattered in different sides its branches with barberry and neatly trimmed boxwood. In recent years, topiary art has gained particular popularity. And in this design direction, shrubs for the garden are simply irreplaceable.

If you carefully look after them, you can get not only a bright decoration of the site, a slender living fence, but also a natural sculpture of amazing beauty. Like any other plant, the bush pleases a person with its lush flowering, in gratitude for tireless care.

Types of shrubs and rules for their choice

In a summer cottage of any size and style direction, flowering shrubs will be appropriate. This is exactly the unique case when there is not much. After all, green mini-trees, standing in a slender wall along the garden alley, or covered with a bright dome of flowers, fit perfectly into all design styles without exception.

Shrubs can be classified according to several principles. For example, frost resistance. When choosing seedlings, pay attention to this property. Hard frost withstand:

These species tolerate winter well, they can be planted in the northern part of the site. But spireas, mock oranges and wild roses love warmth and will be grateful if you take care of warming before the start of the cold season.

Another sign of classification is in relation to lighting. Plant lilacs and fieldfare in those places in your garden where there is enough sunlight at any time of the year. For shaded areas, these types of shrubs are suitable:

I would like to draw the attention of gardeners to the fact that seedlings for landscaping should be chosen taking into account the type of soil. Japanese quince loves warmth, but is quite unpretentious to the ground. Its decoration is not only small flowers and leaves, but also fruits. Thus, this modest bush will delight you with its flowering in spring, greenery in summer, and decorative berries in autumn.Dogwood grows well in moist soil. Its inflorescences are pleasantly fragrant, and the unusual color of the shoots gives a simple bush some kind of exoticism.

Depending on the variety, the color of the leaves may vary: from rich green with a light border to dark bronze. The beautiful forsythia blooms in early spring, when most of the trees have not yet woken up after winter. How fabulous this bush looks, covered with bright yellow flowers! And the requirements of this royal person are also high: fertile soil and moderate watering.For southern regions with sandy soil, the ideal inhabitant is tamarisk. And during the flowering period, you just can’t take your eyes off it!

Variety of colors in the area

Relatively speaking, according to the decorative value, shrubs can be divided into deciduous and flowering ones. Which type to choose - the solution to this issue depends on the desired effect.

To create a landscape composition, you need to know everything about the texture and color of leaves or needles. Let evergreen or ornamental bushes not seem boring to you. In beauty, they are in no way inferior to their flowering relatives. Well, how can someone not like the tart smell of juniper?

This coniferous plant is actively used both in topiary art and in the planning of park and country alleys. Beautiful evergreen shrubs for the garden - mahonia with dark-colored foliage and multi-colored panicles, or boxwood, which is simply made for curly haircuts.

The change of seasons can be observed by the color of some bushes. For example, vesicles change the color of the leaves: the Aurea variety throws out reddish leaves from the buds, in early summer they become almost orange, then slightly fade, and in autumn they explode in the color of bright gold. By the way, if you plant a vesicle in a shaded area, we get a consistently green tint. Barberry also gives a wide palette of colors.

Depending on the type, the crown of the bush can be purple or golden, emerald or crimson. They look especially elegant along the low fences that separate the boundaries of the site.

A real fairy tale is flowering ornamental shrubs. The owners will be pleased with the riot of colors, the bees - with a wide scope for work. In early spring, lupus and forsythia are the first to bloom, then lush hats of viburnum and modest miniature bouquets of white turf bloom. Then we are intoxicated with aromas of jasmine bells and curly bunches of the queen of the Russian lilac garden. Broom and rhododendron, cinquefoil and spirea add beauty to our dachas.

Planting shrubs: general rules

As with any ornamental plants, garden bushes should be planted and transplanted in the fall. The main thing is to make sure that the shrub has time to take root well before the onset of frost. First of all, you should choose a place to land.

Consider the type of shrub, as we have already discussed above. It is necessary to remove weeds and carefully remove the top layer of soil (especially if planting is done on a lawn). Next, we dig a hole. Its dimensions should significantly exceed the width of the root system. Try a seedling. The longest root should not be cramped in it.

The bottom of the pit and the walls must be loosened with a pitchfork to saturate the soil with oxygen. It is recommended to make compost or peat when planting, as well as add a slow-acting fertilizer.

Then put the seedling next to the peg, straighten all the roots, cover with earth. Firm the soil gently with your foot. Make a roller around the pit from the soil so that the water does not spread during irrigation, but goes right under the root. Water the seedling generously from above.

The planted shrub must be tied to a peg. This is done so that the root does not move, and in the future the plant stretches straight up. Apply a bandage of soft material at a height of about 30 cm from the ground.

Basic Care Tips

Contrary to popular belief, garden ornamental shrubs do not require careful maintenance. Forget the stereotype of the gardener, imposed by soap opera directors: in the park near the luxurious mansion, he spends days on end, cutting green shoots and relentlessly shaping the crowns of lush bushes.

In fact, plants need only periodic hilling and proper watering. Of course, it is necessary to cut off excess branches to give a well-groomed shape, and remove old shoots. Frost-resistant viburnum and lilac do not require preparation for the cold season. And roses, hydrangeas and rhododendrons need only be covered with reeds or spruce branches.

Photo selection

Planting ornamental shrubs great way make your site unique. They fit perfectly into any landscape style. The widest range of both decorative and decorative leafy crops will allow you to make the necessary choice and create an original composition.

Options for the use of ornamental shrubs in summer cottages are diverse.

The entire diverse community of ornamental shrubs for the garden can be divided into three large groups:

• beautifully flowering;
• decorative leafy;
• coniferous.

Within each group, there is a division that takes into account the size of plants, the ability to retain or lose leaves on the eve of winter, the duration of flowering, frost resistance, and attitude to growing conditions.

Features of growing ornamental shrubs in the garden

ornamental shrubs - the best option for those who want to improve their country cottage area.

This category of plants is so diverse that it is impossible to immediately give uniform recommendations for all species. It is possible to take into account only some trends and note that when planting different types of ornamental shrubs, it is necessary to group them according to the same requirements for soil, illumination, and irrigation regime. With solitary planting, it is much easier to create suitable conditions for the plant. If a composition is created from several types, they should be arranged so that each can show maximum decorativeness.

Flowering shrubs to give: list

This is the largest group of ornamental plants. There are many of their species that can successfully grow and bloom in the middle lane, due to good frost resistance. In the southern regions, where this problem is not acute, the choice of flowering shrubs is even greater. Let's talk more specifically about each type.

Mock orange (jasmine)

This deciduous shrub can often be found in gardens. Its height ranges from 1 to 3 meters. Bell-shaped white flowers with elegant yellow stamens are collected in brushes from 5 to 9 pieces each. The size of the flowers depends on the variety. For some, their diameter does not exceed 2 cm. And for the Akademik Komarov variety, they are simply huge - up to 10 cm in diameter.

Jasmine bloom lasts about 3 weeks and begins in early June, but there are also champions. The Schrenk's mock orange blooms the longest, and the variety Snow Avalanche of the Vekhova selection is the most abundant.

This is the decoration of any garden.

Terry varieties of jasmine also bloom very beautifully:

• Ballet of moths;
• Virginal;
• Ermine mantle - this variety can bloom up to 49 days;
• Moonlight;
• Blizzard.

Some of them give re-flowering in late summer - early autumn.

The aroma of mock orange is familiar to everyone - it is very bright and rich. But there are varieties in which the flowers smell like strawberries or pineapple or have no fragrance at all.

Weigela

It is an upright deciduous shrub with beautiful flowers. The color of the tubular-bell-shaped flowers is varied: white, yellowish, pink, purple or dark red.

A very popular plant among flower growers because of the decorative crown.

The three most frost-resistant species:

• Weigela early blooms when the lilac blossoms.
• Weigela Middendorf blooms from mid-May, flowers do not fall for a month, may please with repeated flowering in September;
• Weigela blooming blooms at the end of May, flowering lasts 20 days.

Only their young bushes need a solid shelter. In adults, in frosty winters, the tips of unripe shoots freeze slightly. Hybrid varieties of Dutch and Polish origin, which are now a lot on sale, do not differ in high frost resistance, so they may not wake up after winter.

Japanese quince

Many people know the Japanese quince under the name henomeles. This is a deciduous shrub that blooms in late May early June. Flowering lasts up to 3 weeks. All this time, sprawling bushes with arcuate branches are decorated with bright flowers up to 5 cm in diameter. In autumn, hard fruits, similar to small green apples, ripen. The main color of the flowers is red-orange, but varieties and hybrids with pink, red, white, and sometimes double flowers have been created. Outside of flowering, the bush is also very beautiful thanks to its glossy green leaves. The height of the plant in the middle lane does not exceed one and a half meters. Japanese quince cuts very well, making it an excellent material for low hedges.

An exotic plant that captivates with its beauty and aroma.

Only young plants are suitable for planting. A long tap root is an obstacle to transplanting adult specimens. This shrub is unpretentious and drought-resistant, but with good care, flowering is more abundant.

Spirea

This is a deciduous shrub, represented by many species and varieties. Its height depends on the species and variety and ranges from 60 cm to 2 m.

Quite a beautiful shrub that can beautifully decorate any garden.

According to the flowering time, spireas are divided into two groups:

• early flowering (May - June) - Vangutta, nipponskaya, oak-leaved, they bloom on last year's shoots, so they do not need cardinal pruning;
• late blooming (July - August) - birch-leaved, Billard, Japanese, Bumalda, Douglas, loose-leaved, they bloom on the shoots of the current year and need spring pruning.

Spiraea flowers are medium-sized, collected in corymbose or paniculate inflorescences. In most varieties and species, flowering is plentiful and long. Many species have white flowers, but there are also varieties with pink and purple flowers.

Spireas are unpretentious shrubs, but grow better in lighted areas with loose, fertile and humus-rich soil.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea is often referred to as the Queen of the Garden. And there is a reason. In terms of the size of the inflorescences, only viburnum Buldenezh can argue with it. Most hydrangeas bloom in the second half of summer.

Hydrangea is a popular culture for landscaping parks, gardens and home gardens.

The most common types of shrubs.

• At the hydrangea macrophylla flowers collected in corymbose inflorescences, which have a diameter of up to 20 cm. The height of this species ranges from 60 cm to 2 m. The color of the flowers is varied: white, pink, blue. The vast majority of varieties bloom on last year's shoots. Large-leaved hydrangea is not hardy. To wait for flowering next year, it must be very carefully covered.
• Hydrangea paniculata. It is quite frost-resistant shrub, it can reach a height of up to 5 meters. The inflorescence is most often pyramidal, up to 30 cm long, the color is white, which in some varieties becomes pink over time.
• There is a liana-like species - petiolate hydrangea. If there is a support, it can climb to a height of up to 25 m. If it is not there, it turns into a ground cover plant. The flowers of the petiole hydrangea are white and do not last long.
• Tree hydrangea is slightly less resistant to winter cold, grows up to 3 meters, has fluffy spherical inflorescences, usually white. It blooms on the current year's shoots and requires a thorough spring pruning.

All hydrangeas are acidophiles. They love acidic soil and watering with acidified water.

Caucasian pear

The plant is widespread in the Caucasus.

At home - in the Caucasus, in Armenia and Azerbaijan, this is a majestic tree up to 26 m tall. In the conditions of the middle zone, the crown does not rise higher than four and a half meters. This is an unpretentious plant, can safely do without watering. At home, it is very decorative, especially at the time of flowering of white-colored flowers of 5 petals. They are collected in corymbose inflorescences. The Caucasian pear is also good at the time of fruiting, abundantly covered with small, round, strongly rusty fruits. But all this beauty can be seen only in warm regions. In the middle lane, the tree does not bloom and does not bear fruit, and in severe winters it can freeze slightly.

Honeysuckle

We are more accustomed to seeing fruit honeysuckle. Its berries can be enjoyed in early summer. But in the family of honeysuckle varieties with edible berries, there are literally a few. All the rest are ornamental shrubs or creepers.

Shrub species are winter-hardy. They can grow up to 4 meters, they are decorative both at the time of flowering and during the ripening of berries. Shrubs such as Tatar honeysuckle, Maak, Maksimovich are quite suitable for hedges. They can also grow as a small tree.

Unpretentious, frost-resistant culture.

Lianoid forms will perfectly braid a gazebo or pergola. A feature of honeysuckle is the unusual shape of flowers. Their coloration is varied, sometimes combined. They often have a pleasant aroma. Among the vines, honeysuckle honeysuckle, Brown and Gekrot are the most famous. There are creeping and dwarf forms of honeysuckle. Their application is rockeries, alpine slides, mixborders.

Most honeysuckles love moist fertile soil. The attitude towards lighting in different species is ambiguous. Many are quite reconciled with penumbra, and some are even shade-tolerant.

Three-lobed almond (Louisania)

It's an amazing sight when Louisiana is in full bloom. Delicate pink double flowers completely cover a small tree and look like a pink cloud exuding a wonderful aroma.

Almonds are an ornamental shrub that can be easily grown by a beginner gardener.

If the plant is grafted, it will grow in the form of a tree, in ordinary culture it is a shrub. Its height is small - up to 3 meters. The most notable is the bloom. Terry flowers, their diameter is up to 3.5 cm. The main range is pink. Too bad it doesn't last long. Immediately after it, young leaves begin to bloom. It is at this time that luiseania can be pruned so that flowering next year is plentiful.

Louisiana will calmly endure frosts down to -30 degrees, but it suffers greatly from winter thaws. In this plant, the genetic period of deep dormancy lasts only a month. Therefore, a thaw, which is long, will cause the flower buds to swell, and if frost follows, it will destroy them.

Rhododendron

This is one of the most beautiful and early flowering ornamental shrubs. He comes from the East. The genus of rhododendrons unites almost 600 species, among which there are deciduous, evergreen and intermediate species. Rhododendron is complex in culture. It grows best in areas with cool, humid summers and not too cold winters. In a continental climate, the plant feels uncomfortable. The flower grower will have to work hard to tame this capricious sissy. Most rhododendrons are not frost-hardy; they can survive a harsh winter only under solid shelter. Although there are varieties, for example, Helsinki University or Elite, that do without it, they are not afraid of frosts down to -35 degrees. More resistant deciduous species.

Received special love and distribution for large flowers of different colors.

The corolla of rhododendron flowers is slightly irregular in shape, in most species it is collected in a corymbose inflorescence, but there are species with single or paired flowers. Color palette - almost all colors and shades. In some species, the flowers are fragrant.

The height of the bush in different varieties can vary from 40 cm to 2 m. At the same time, their width can be twice the height.

Flowering occurs at the end of May and beginning of June. Some varieties delight with repeated autumn flowering. Most of them bloom late - in the fifth or even seventh year of life. Plants grow very slowly. Rhododendrons are acidophiles, they develop well only on acidic soils and when watered with acidified water.

tree peony

These imperial flowers, as they are called in their homeland in China, can become an adornment of any garden. Openwork feathery leaves are decorative throughout the season. Huge flowers, reaching a diameter of 20 cm, are simply mesmerizing. Even if they are not terry, the bush looks very beautiful. And if there are a lot of petals, and besides, they are two-color, you just can’t take your eyes off him.

The tree peony is popular among many flower connoisseurs.

The height of the plant varies from 1 to 2 meters, depending on the variety. And tree-like peonies have a huge number of them - a flower in culture for more than 2000 years. Not all varieties of tree peonies are frost-resistant; they will have to be covered for the winter.

Tree peonies bloom from May to early July. Flowering of each variety lasts up to 3 weeks. This culture is more capricious than grassy peonies, but the result is worth any effort.

rose hips

Decorative wild roses are the closest relatives of inimitable roses, but they differ favorably from them in their unpretentiousness and frost resistance. The decorative wild rose has arched hanging branches, which are covered with strong and very sharp thorns. The height of the bushes is different, ranging from 1 to 3 m. Flowers can be simple and have 5 petals. There are also those who can have up to 180 of them. Terry species are distinguished by larger flowers. Decorative wild roses breed well, have a rich color range - white, all shades of pink and raspberry. The only drawback in many species is the short flowering period. For most of them, it takes place from May to July.

Rosehip has a huge amount medicinal properties and great decorative value.

The wrinkled wild rose is decorated with flowers from June to the very end of autumn. From mid-summer, orange or red fruits are a great addition. The color of the flowers is white, pink, lilac-violet. When crossing the wrinkled wild rose with the polyanthus rose, large-flowered forms with good frost resistance were obtained.

Like any other plant, decorative wild roses need watering and fertilizing, the formation of a bush.

felt cherry

In felt cherry, decorativeness and practical use are successfully combined. This distant relative of the common cherry has sour fruits and not so tasty, but the harvest is pleasing. In bloom, the felt cherry is amazingly beautiful. All shoots are literally covered with medium-sized white-pink flowers. True, flowering, starting at the very beginning of May, and sometimes in April, does not last very long, and if another variety is not planted nearby, there will be no berries at all - this plant, for the most part, is cross-pollinated.

It will decorate the garden with its amazing flowers and pleasant aroma, and in the summer it will pamper you with delicious berries.

Such an unusual name was given to a low tree for the pubescence that covers the leaves, shoots and fruits. The height of felt cherries does not exceed 3 m, so it is very convenient to pick berries. They do not crumble and add decoration to the tree. Felt cherry is short-lived, even with good pruning, it does not live for more than 20 years. In order to save the plants, it will be necessary to carry out treatments from the monilial burn, with which they are severely affected.

Altai wolf

Branches sprinkled with flowers look quite interesting.

This relic plant is found in the wild in Altai and in the Belgorod region. The height of a deciduous shrub is from one to one and a half meters. In May, it blooms with white nail-like flowers. Black poisonous berries ripen in July. In nature, it is an endangered species and is listed in the Red Book. The plant has been in cultivation for over 200 years. The shrub grows well, unpretentious and frost-resistant.

Grape

Cultivated grapes are difficult to attribute to ornamental shrubs, except perhaps during the ripening of berries. In many countries, home gardens are decorated with girlish or wild grapes. It also has another name - virgin ivy: small blue berries can form without pollination. But they are not the decoration of the plant. The most important thing in girlish grapes is decorative foliage. In summer, the beautiful palmate leaves are green. With the onset of frost, they turn crimson and flame up to the very fall of the leaves, bringing bright colors to the dull autumn landscape.

Spectacular and unpretentious decoration of the garden.

With the help of girlish grapes, you can decorate any unsightly structure or fence. One has only to give him support, and he will very quickly fill the space allotted to him. The dense carpet of leaves has bactericidal properties and inhibits the growth of certain pathogens. There are 12 species in the wild grape family. They differ in the shape of the leaves and their size, color in autumn, but they are all very decorative. The height that grapes can master reaches 15-20 m. The plant is unpretentious and frost-resistant, does not need to be removed from the support for the winter.

Decorative deciduous shrubs for the garden: list

In these ornamental shrubs for the garden, flowering is not the main thing. Their main beauty is in the leaves. They may be unusually colored or have a beautiful original shape.

vesicle

This plant belongs to the rose family. The height of the deciduous shrub varies from 1.5 to 3 m. The plants are well leafy and look voluminous. Bushes are decorative throughout the season. They are very decorated with flowers of white or pale pink color, collected in a corymbose inflorescence. They appear in June and last for 3 weeks. In early autumn, fruits ripen that look like small red bubbles, which is what gave the name to the plant.

The vesicle is an ornamental shrub with a dense crown.

The leaves of the vesicle are large, corrugated, the edges end with teeth. In green-leaved forms, they turn yellow in autumn. Red-leaved forms have brighter pink flowers and red leaves of various shades. In the shade, the bright color of the leaves is not so pronounced.

The vesicle is unpretentious, calmly tolerates air pollution, it makes an excellent hedge. He puts up with poor soil, but planted in fertile soil, will be more lush.

Red Japanese Maple

All of them are very decorative. Maple flowers are yellow-green and red, give life to lionfish seeds, with which the trees reproduce. The crown of Japanese maples is branched, the leaves are graceful, the branches are winding. In autumn, they turn bright, burgundy, cherry, orange or yellow.

Japanese red maple is a very beautiful, decorative showy tree.

Japanese maples are represented by three types:

• hand-shaped; it has an original strongly cut leaf shape that retains a crimson color throughout the growing season, the palm-shaped Japanese maple grows slowly;
• fan; it has strongly dissected, fan-like leaves, the height of the tree is small;
• Japanese.

Based on these basic varieties, hybrid forms have been created that are highly decorative.

The Japanese maple loves moist, humus-rich soil that is slightly acidic. Stagnation of moisture is fatal for him. The tree feels best when it receives the sun's rays in the morning and evening. At midday, it should be in shading.

Japanese maples are not hardy and suffer from both spring frosts and winter frosts. For the winter, the tree needs shelter.

Fieldfare rowanberry

Ease of planting and care provided the plant with the love of gardeners and landscape designers.

This plant is doubly ornamental:

• strongly dissected, corrugated, similar to mountain ash, but with a sharp top, the leaves are beautiful at any time of the year; in spring they are pinkish-orange, in summer they are light green, and in autumn they are yellowish-red;
• from June to August, the plant flaunts large cone-shaped panicles of yellowish fragrant flowers with long stamens.

The height of the bush is up to 3 meters. It grows very well, withstands shearing and can be an excellent hedge. Plants are able to grow both in the sun and in partial shade. Fieldfare is not picky about soils, but does not tolerate drought well. In central Russia, the plant is quite frost-resistant.

Barberry

This plant is common in nature, but mainly in places with a warm climate. Based on wild species, many highly decorative varieties and hybrids have been created. A feature of the plant is the presence of hard spines. The leaves can have a variety of colors, sometimes consisting of several colors. There are species with yellow, purple or red leaves.

Barberry shrubs with colorful foliage look great in the garden.

The most elegant shrub at the time of flowering, when it is covered with tassels of yellow flowers, in some varieties they are with red veins. Barberry berries are also beautiful, but in ornamental varieties they are usually unsuitable for food.

Deren

Almost all of the 50 species of deren grow in the Northern Hemisphere. Usually these are shrubs, and only sometimes trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen.

Deren is preferable to other types of ornamental shrubs.

Derain is decorative any time of the year:

• in spring and summer - unusually colored foliage and rather large white flowers;
• in autumn, the color of the leaves becomes pink or burgundy, and white or blue fruits appear in place of the flowers;
• in winter, the brightly colored branches contrast with the snow.

Most often in culture you can find white derain. This shrub grows up to 3 meters, has brightly colored branches and green leaves with white spots. Medium-sized white flowers are collected in a corymbose inflorescence. It blooms magnificently in the first summer months, repeats flowering in autumn. At this time, flowers and white fruits with a bluish tinge can be seen on the bushes at the same time.

Deren is unpretentious, able to grow even in the shade, perfectly resists heat and frost.

Euonymus

The most interesting thing about this plant is the original multi-colored fruits hanging on long legs. Depending on the species, it is a tree or a shrub that reaches a height of 2 to 10 m. An interesting form is a dwarf euonymus, which practically does not have a trunk. Creeping plants consist of arched branches, with evergreen long leaves. Fortune's euonymus, as it is called, has green leaves with yellow or white spots.

Euonymus is widely used by gardeners to create a variety of flower arrangements.

Euonymus blooms inconspicuously. Leaves are highly decorative, dark green in summer, in autumn they are painted in all shades of red, orange, purple and yellow. Not uncommon - a multi-colored sheet.

The euonymus is poisonous, so all work with it must be carried out only with gloves.

Hornbeam hearty

A distinctive feature is light, translucent leaves, shaped like a heart.

This deciduous tree grows up to 15 m high. It has beautiful foliage and unusual nuts. The silvery bark is deeply cracked. The hornbeam has a very dense spreading crown. Male flowers are long catkins, and female flowers look like hop cones, they reach a length of up to 25 cm. The natural habitat is Southeast Asia. It often freezes in the middle lane, after which it grows as a bush. The tree is unpretentious, tolerates shading well, and propagates easily.

Elm leafy

As soon as this type of elm, popular in landscape design, is not called!

It has other names - elm, birch bark. This tree can reach a height of 30 m, and a diameter of 1.5 m. Its leaves are dense, petiolate. Flowering is observed before the leaves bloom. The flowers are collected in bunches, have a rusty-red perianth. The fruit is a winged fruit. Grows fast when young. Can live up to 300 years. In nature, it grows in places with a temperate climate. It tolerates drought well, loves the sun. In the middle lane it can freeze slightly.

Decorative forms of fruit trees

In spring it will delight with flowers, and in autumn with fruits.

At the time of flowering, all fruit trees are decorative. But there are also specially bred varieties that are not intended for fruiting, but for decorating garden plots.

• The most decorative apple tree is the Nedzwiecki apple tree. This low tree can be an excellent tapeworm. At the time of flowering, it is strewn with red-purple flowers; after leaf fall, small bright red apples are clearly visible. The apple tree is unpretentious and well sheared. There are other varieties of ornamental apple trees with unusually colored foliage.
• Among pears, the willow-leaved pear stands out with a special decorative effect. The leaves are long and narrow and are completely uncharacteristic of this type of tree. Small flowers exude an amazing aroma. There is also a weeping form of the tree.
• The most attractive and decorative cherry is felt.
• There are also decorative plums, for example, the Nigra variety, which has black and red leaves. Its dark red fruits are edible. Nessie is also very good, her foliage has a bronze-violet color with a pink border. Chinese plum is also beautiful, having double flowers-roses.

Caring for ornamental trees is no different from that of ordinary fruit crops. They are beautiful on their own and can be a great backdrop for other flowering plants.

Frost-resistant ornamental shrubs for summer cottages

Among the plants on the list, you can find many decorative flowering frost-resistant shrubs that successfully endure harsh winters.

It tolerates severe frosts very well!

To them you can add:

• Potentilla shrub, it is sometimes called Kuril tea. Bushes with small foliage from 1 to 1.5 m high. Flowering is very long, almost throughout the summer. Potentilla with yellow flowers is the most common, but there are varieties with red, pink or white flowers. Potentillas are frost-resistant, drought-resistant, love rich soil and a sunny location.
• Snowberry. The most beautiful thing about this plant is the fruits that adorn it throughout the winter. These are small balls of white or pink color. The first form withstands frosts best. The plants are undemanding to the soil, they like to grow in the sun, they practically do not get sick.

Coniferous and evergreen ornamental shrubs

Among the evergreens, there are not many that can withstand a harsh winter.

You can choose any plant you like!

The most persistent of them:

• Fortune's euonymus;
• boxwood;
• some types of rhododendron;
• holly;
• cotoneaster horizontal;
• honeysuckle shiny;
• mahonia holly.

The range of conifers is much wider.

• Various types of junipers.
• Cypress trees.
• Fir.
• Yew berry.
• Eastern biota.

Almost all conifers are lovers of acidic soils. Among their wide variety, you can pick up those that love the sun, and those who feel good in the shade. Most conifers grow slowly, do not tolerate drought and stagnant water. Some are able to burn badly in the bright spring sun and need protection from it.

Hedge of ornamental shrubs

A hedge is a great way to protect the site from prying eyes, noise and dust. It is durable, and, unlike the fence, does not require repair. It is enough just to take care of the plants and cut them in time to give the desired shape.

A hedge is a great alternative to a regular fence.

Unpretentious shrubs and trees are suitable for hedges, which grow quickly, reproduce easily, withstand frequent shearing, and branch well.

The fence may be high. It requires tall bushes: vesicles, hawthorn, white derain, tall spirea, lilac, shadberry, chokeberry, common barberry. It is from the latter that you can create an absolutely impenetrable green hedge. It will be the same if you plant rosehip bushes in a row.

A low hedge, the so-called curb, can be created from cinquefoil, decorative barberries, Japanese quince, brilliant cotoneaster, holly mahonia, boxwood.

Great combination of plants!

A very high hedge will be obtained with a dense planting of trees: hornbeam, arborvitae, yew, linden, larch, spruce.

The hedge can also be mixed; plants with the same growth force and similar requirements for growth are selected for it.