Today there are few summer cottages that do not have at least one ornamental shrub. They only cause problems for careless gardeners, but in skillful hands they become a work of art and a unique decoration of the garden.
Before purchasing a shrub for decoration country house design We invite you to familiarize yourself with a selection of the most interesting and original specimens. In order for the area to look stylish and original after planting ornamental shrubs, the purpose of each type should be taken into account.
Low-growing shrubs are a universal garden decoration. They can form a separate composition, serve as a hedge or border along a path or flower bed. Quite often they are used in the design of discounts.
Larger shrubs can be used to divide the area into zones, and a medium-sized hedge will serve as protection from the sun's rays.
Tall bushes are well suited both for decorating unsightly walls and for shading certain corners of the garden. They are also good in single plantings.
Coniferous and evergreen shrubs are the highlight of any site. Without them, the design will be incomplete. They can be made the center of the composition, on large area planted as a living fence, their combination with a rose looks very original, but the downside is that not every rose will like such a neighborhood.
Flowering mini-trees will be a bright touch against the green background of the fence and will decorate the dacha. A free-standing rose bush will help break up the monotony of the design or decorate the entrance area.
At first glance, everything seems simple: choose the shrubs you like, mark out the area and plant them according to the markings. But this approach can lead to the garden turning into an impenetrable jungle.
The basis of garden decoration is a thoughtful and skillful combination of plants. To achieve the effect, when choosing a place for shrubs, you need to take into account a lot: the size of adult plants, the silhouette they form and volume.
Shrubs that differ in growth form look good together. Tandem mini spruce with Japanese maple, or decorative cherries with rhododendrons and cypress trees, will create a complete image.
Plants with contrasting leaf colors go well together. They complement each other and create bright accent. One group may include variegated euonymus, golden spruce and fan maple with purple leaves.
The ensemble will look more impressive if it contains at least one shrub characterized by bright flowering.
You should not arrange the composition in one row; usually they are planted in two or three lines, and the front ones should not overlap the bushes behind by more than 20 percent. You can place mini-trees in the shape of a triangle.
When forming a composition, you need to take into account the compatibility of plants. So some types coniferous shrubs quite aggressive towards their deciduous counterparts. They can suppress their growth and development, or even completely destroy them.
Particular attention should be paid to calculating the distance between plantings; for this, the height of an adult bush is multiplied by two.
The distance between the bushes depends on their dimensions:
- Low-growing ones (almonds, dwarf conifers) should be planted at a distance of 70-80 cm.
- Medium-sized (chaenomeles, felt cherry, rhododendron, deutia) - at a distance of 1.2-1.5 m.
- Tall (spirea, lilac, forsythia, viburnum, hawthorn) - the distance should be at least 2 m.
The most beautiful garden shrubs
At the end of April, when there is still snow in some shaded places, the beautiful daphne (Daphne mezereum) blooms. Its inflorescences look like lilacs; the bush, about a meter high, is generously strewn with delicate pink-purple flowers. At the end of flowering, soft green oblong leaves appear, and closer to autumn bright red or orange berries appear. But you can’t try them, they are quite poisonous, it’s not for nothing that people call this plant wolfberry.
Daphne loves abundant watering and prefers partial shade; she feels good in the shade of a sparse tree crown.
Forsythia
Golden shower, or forsythia, begins to bloom in early spring and displays sunny yellow inflorescences for three weeks, sometimes longer. In autumn, the leaves turn golden or purple-bloody, which looks very elegant and festive.
Sunny meadows, protected from gusts of wind, will become for him best place growth.
A small bush, 100-150 cm high, is one of the first to open the flowering season. The crown is spherical in shape, the branches are densely covered with oblong leaves. Wonderful aroma pink flowers cannot leave anyone indifferent. Its fruits are oval and covered with soft fluff. After leaf fall, fluffy balls adorn the branches. Can reproduce by seeds.
Almonds are quite undemanding in care, love the sun and tolerate a lack of moisture well. Abundant and frequent watering can destroy the bean plant.
This crop is popular among gardeners from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok, for its unpretentious nature and good stable yield with a fairly compact size. It blooms with soft pink flowers, quite profusely. It got its name from the leaves and shoots covered with a light fluff similar to felt.
Loves soil rich in organic matter and open, well-lit spaces.
Perhaps the most elegant representative of ornamental shrubs. Immediately after greening, it produces purple buds that turn into large, bright flowers. The fruits are golden, look like small apples and contain many vitamins.
Japanese quince is unpretentious to the composition of the soil, lives well in the shade of trees, and is ideal as a living, untrimmed hedge.
Mahonia
Evergreen mahonia is popular as a hedge, capable of independent growth from root shoots. This specimen blooms at the very end of spring and pleases with sunny inflorescences until mid-June. The rest of the year delights with bunches of berries blueberry color and bright bronze foliage.
Mahonia, which does not require much attention, grows successfully in sunny meadows, under the crown of a tree and in dense shade. Does not tolerate stagnation of water, this can lead to rotting of the roots.
Lilac
Lilacs have won the hearts of gardeners for their beautiful paniculate inflorescences with small fragrant flowers. Varietal lilac has several color options. This shrub needs regular pruning, which helps maintain the desired plant shape and provides more abundant flowering. Combinations of several multi-colored varieties look good.
Drought-resistant, but picky about lack of lighting. Prefers loamy soil, rich in organic matter and minerals.
Kalina
Perhaps the most popular tree in Russian gardens. It is popularly called the “wedding tree.” It is believed that this strong amulet. Blooms from May to July, with white flowers with a honey scent. By autumn, the fruits fill with red juice and remain on the bush all winter, providing food for birds.
Spirea
There are many varieties of spirea, which have significant differences. What they have in common is that they are all growing very actively. Therefore, in the third or fourth year of planting, you should trim the bush, leaving 20-30 centimeters.
Flowers can be of different colors, from white hemispherical inflorescences to pink and red.
Spiraea should not be planted individually, only in several bushes. According to the laws of landscape design, it should dominate over other components of the group.
Chubushnik
Mock orange is very similar to jasmine, but is a member of a different family. The abundance of snow-white flowers on the branches and the unobtrusive aroma make it an indispensable decoration for personal plot. Very undemanding about the landing site, but sunny side on nutritious and loose soils it will bloom more luxuriantly and longer.
Deytsia
The shrub is characterized by long flowering and a wide color palette. The flowers come in pink, white, purple and lilac colors and are odorless.
With a lack of light and poor soils, they get sick. The choice of ornamental shrubs is unlimited, but they all need regular, careful trimming, otherwise the area will look unkempt and unkempt.
Ornamental shrubs that bloom all summer (video)
Having large areas, I want to decorate them by planting decorative winter-hardy shrubs that bloom all summer. They solve several problems for a summer resident: they are both a pleasing to the eye and a hedge. These shrubs are easy to plant beautiful compositions, combining colors different plants. And some of them exude pleasant aromas.
Karyopteris- flowering shrub is popular in the decorative decoration of country houses and summer cottages. It blooms with blue fragrant leaves in August and September, ending in October. But that's not all. After the flowers fall, its foliage turns yellow, orange and brown. And in the spring it will open with bright green young leaves.
Bloodroot- begins to bloom flowers in May and keeps them until the first frost, until about October; it can easily be classified as a shrub that blooms all summer. It can be planted in partial shade and sun. Another name for cinquefoil is Kuril tea. Has several types. Potentilla is planted as an ornamental shrub with dark red flowers, large purple flowers, and yellow flowers. Does not require special care, only annual pruning.
Shrub rose - Most of them are bred artificially. The shrub blooms all summer, exuding a pleasant delicate aroma. Among bush roses there are varieties with white flowers, yellow, pink, red, brown and orange. To disembark in the Moscow region, pay attention to winter-hardy varieties. Particularly delicate shrubs will need to be additionally covered and pruned for the winter.
Cistus- a perennial shrub, has several varieties, with a height of 60 cm to 1 m. The flowers are similar to rosehip flowers. Cistus blooms all summer. It needs to be planted open place, it only blooms when sunlight. But at the same time, the landing site must be protected from the wind. It grows in a subtropical climate and is unlikely to be suitable for the middle zone.
Garden jasmine or mock orange- decorative garden shrub hydrangea family. The flowers are white and have a rich, sweet scent. There are several varieties, but winter-hardy, blooming all summer, suitable for the Moscow region and central Russia - the Lemoine variety Philadelphus Lemoinei hibridus, as well as Alabasrite, Gletcher and Mont Blanc.
Privet- belongs to the same family as lilacs - olive. Therefore, the flowers of lilac and privet are similar. The Aurea variety is suitable for the middle zone, so it is an ornamental shrub that blooms all summer with yellow flowers (provided it is planted in a sunny place) and is frost-resistant. Privet itself is unpretentious, but requires certain conditions for growth - well-moistened soil, open sunny space, neutral soil, with fertilizing applied at the right time. Much has already been said about the acidity of soil for plants, and who needs what pH.
Barberry Thunberg- an ornamental shrub that grows up to 2.5 m in height. The flowers are yellow and reddish on the outside. It begins to bloom in May, then red coral berries appear in September - October. Its purple leaves also look beautiful. Barberry is widely used as an ornamental shrub in parks and on adjacent areas, they also grow it as a hedge/
Japonica- dicotyledonous flowering plant family Rosaceae. The flowers range from pink to red-orange, and the shrub itself grows up to 3 meters in height. Quince is drought-resistant, undemanding to soil and light-loving. The life expectancy of the bush is 60-80 years. It begins to bloom in May - June and lasts 3 weeks, flowers are 3-5 cm in diameter.
Heather - evergreen shrub with strongly branched stems and small flowers lilac- Pink colour. In addition, it is a good autumn honey plant. Heather honey is an excellent antiseptic. Flowers are prepared and how medicinal herb. It contains tannins, essential oils and flavonoids. Used as an antibacterial, diuretic and anti-inflammatory agent in the form of an infusion.
Hydrangea - flowering plant of the hydrangea family. Very beautiful, large and impressive flowers. Some types of shrubs that bloom all summer are winter-hardy and are adapted for growing in the middle zone. They grow up to 1-3 meters high, bloom until late autumn, mainly with white flowers, but there are also species with blue, red, lilac and pink shades. Hydrangea loves acidic soils and is, in principle, demanding of its fertility. When planting, you need to apply fertilizer, loosen the soil and preferably water it with rainwater. Some varieties are worth
Do you know that in garden plots you can avoid planting flowers at all, but get by with planting only ornamental shrubs. If you select them correctly according to growth and flowering time, then you will have a constantly blooming and original garden. What will you get in the end? Minimum hassle and maximum relaxation. Of course, I have never seen anyone have such a garden, because it is impossible to refuse annual and perennial flowers.
However, shrubs occupy a separate niche in gardening. Let's figure out together what ornamental shrubs for the garden they are most popular and how to grow them.
Beauty under the windows. I immediately wanted to go to the dacha...
Classification of ornamental shrubs
I cannot give a definite answer as to whether it is easy or difficult to care for shrubs. It all depends on the specific species. I personally I give preference exclusively to unpretentious ones: I planted, watered, trimmed and admired it. The lack of free time will not give me the opportunity to cover pampered shrubs before winter or constantly water and fertilize them.
I tried to divide all the plants into groups. I consider only deciduous ones, without touching on coniferous ones (they also belong to shrubs).
- In terms of decorativeness - deciduous and flowering. The decorative properties of leaves, for example, can be noted in dogwood, euonymus, spirea and silver oleagin. Among those blooming, some of the most beautiful are jasmine (mock orange, lilac, forsythia). Flowering shrubs focus the eye on themselves and contribute to the spatial perception of the garden as a single composition.
- Short and tall. Miniature ones - as a rule, are planted in small gardens, on our 6 acres. They fit perfectly in small landscape compositions(spirea, cinquefoil,). How else to use them? As a border or together with large plants. At the same time, they should be planted at the foot of large trees and bushes to smooth out sharp transitions.
- With creeping roots- for example, silver sucker and fieldfare. You must also be prepared for such a turn, otherwise these “creepers” will fill the garden worse than weeds.
- Fruit bearing. This is a special type of shrub that not only decorates the garden, but also bears fruit (chokeberry, honeysuckle, serviceberry, barberry, sea buckthorn, etc.).
Blooming chokeberry.
- Frost-resistant(hawthorn, viburnum, barberry) and thermophilic(forsythia).
Heat-loving forsythia.
- Shade-tolerant(hydrangea) and light-loving(, fieldfare).
- Spring, summer and autumn flowering shrubs. Correct selection according to the timing of flowering, it will provide decorativeness to your garden throughout the season. Let's start with May forsythia, which has festive bright yellow flowers strewn across its branches. Unfortunately, all my efforts to raise her were unsuccessful: she froze to death. She's too thermophilic. By the end of May the lilac will show in all its glory. In June you can enjoy the flowers of spirea, viburnum, jasmine, barberry, Japanese quince, and from July hydrangea will enter its blooming season, the flowering of which will continue until autumn.
Crown formation
When forming the landscape design of a garden plot using decorative shrub plants It is worth paying special attention to their height and width. Plants have the ability to grow greatly at favorable conditions. But this is not a problem - the parameters of the bushes can be easily adjusted using garden hedge trimmers, secateurs and scissors.
I try to do everything carefully!
This is a very exciting activity. I always try to form a beautiful crown, including that of shrubs. I use a ball to trim dogwood, fieldfare and hydrangea.
How to use ornamental shrubs in your dacha
Depending on the role you define for the ornamental shrub, you need them plant in different ways:
- single landing;
- hedge;
- background for garden compositions;
- group plantings.
Single planting will require you to choose a location for optimal viewing of the shrub. Areas near the house, near the gate, opposite the window are suitable for this. A hedge, such as spirea, can be used instead of a fence. Shrubs with decorative leaves can become either a background for flower arrangements, or become an integral part of the flower garden yourself. Group plantings of shrubs are excellent for fencing off some functional zones on garden plot, which will create a special comfort.
Young shrubs along the new fence: jasmine, elderberry, dogwood, fieldfare and hydrangea.
The most unpretentious shrubs - my choice
Hydrangea
My favorite shrub, I would say, the garden's favorite jewel. What are its advantages over other ornamental shrubs? I chose it for its long flowering, durability, unpretentiousness, frost resistance, resistance to diseases and pests and minimal care. By the way, it can also grow on acidic soils oh, which is completely uncharacteristic of many plants. I grow it as a single plant, but it looks great as a hedge.
The hydrangea bush right next to the gate deserves special attention.
There are a large number of beautiful species on sale. I note, however, that not every one of them is adapted to central Russia. Through mistakes in choosing a variety (many of those I bought did not winter well) I settled on broadleaf and paniculata hydrangea.
Broadleaf hydrangea can be called the most common among summer residents.
The broadleaf hydrangea inflorescence is impeccable.
It grows very quickly and reaches 1-2 meters. It’s hard to believe, but in the subtropics it is 4 m high. Its spherical inflorescences delight me with their beautiful shape and large size - 20 cm. It blooms in July for about a month.
Hydrangea paniculata is very frost-resistant and every year it becomes more magnificent and beautiful.
And this is how paniculata hydrangea blooms.
It blooms for a very long time - in August and September. I probably can’t name a single shrub that would bloom in the second half of summer.
Hydrangeas are very easy to propagate. I do this by retracting the lower branch. I dig a small trench, bend the branch, secure it with wire and sprinkle it with soil. I water it periodically. Roots form very quickly. Then it will be enough to cut the branch and plant the young plant in a permanent place.
Silver goof
In my opinion, a very attractive shrub with silvery leaves. Looks great against the background. Its small yellow flowers are completely unattractive. However, they emit a very pleasant smell. As my mother said: “Smells like French perfume.” There are no problems with its cultivation - it grows well in well-lit areas and.
Silver goof.
Handsome.
I would note 2 of its shortcomings, which are easy to get rid of. First - rapid growth of the crown, which sticks out ugly in different sides. I shape it by cutting. Second - creeping roots. The sucker periodically pops up in my different parts garden I either cut it off or dig up the rooted shoot and distribute it to anyone who wants it.
Who is it that stands out so much with its silver?
It is he!
Jasmine, or mock orange
No recommendations needed: The flowers bloom abundantly, the aroma of the flowers is wonderful, frost-resistant, and does not cause any illness. I would note only one feature of caring for it: every 4-5 years it is necessary to cut out old branches, and at the end of each summer, slightly clear it of thickened branches.
Not everyone may have heard about mock orange, but everyone has probably heard the smell of jasmine.
Spirea
There are short and tall ones. My low-growing Japanese spirea has very beautiful yellowish leaves with lilac flowers, and my tall one has snow-white inflorescences. I form the low one into a ball, and I also don’t let the big one grow too much. Spiraea excellent honey plants, attracting bees.
Spirea - a piece of Japan on a summer cottage.
I can classify this plant as completely unpretentious. It does not impose any requirements on soils, lighting, or fertilizers. A gardener's dream.
Fieldfare
It is called so because the leaves are similar to rowan. But that's where his similarities to her end. His beauty is not only in the leaves, but also in the panicle flowers.
Fieldfare - beauty in panicles.
Its significant drawback is the root shoots, which constantly crawl to the neighbors. You have to fight it with pruning shears. As for the rest, it is absolutely unpretentious. True, it does not tolerate transplantation quite well.
Barberry
His can only be described with positive epithets- spreading, beautiful, with leaves that change color throughout the season, unpretentious and undemanding to soil.
Watercolor paints of barberry.
Its miniature forms can decorate flower beds, and more tall plants They look great both as tapeworms and in group plantings and hedges. Barberry has a slight drawback when planting - it is prickly.
I recommend buying ornamental shrubs at garden centers. If I take seedlings from friends, I know exactly what it looks like as an adult and how it was grown. So, all my hydrangeas, fieldfare and silver eagles are gifts from friends, grown from cuttings. I bought the rest of the shrubs from nurseries.
In the background is a fieldfare.
Flowers in the center - .
On the front there are conifers - .
I love all my plants very much: both with decorative leaves and especially flowering ones. It seems to me that they are not only decorate my favorite garden, but also create in it holiday feeling, make the dacha plot very attractive.
Summer residents who decide to decorate their plots with beautiful shrubs immediately face the question - which shrub is best to plant?
Ideally, such a plant should satisfy the following requirements:
- Be beautiful throughout the summer season.
- Easy to care for.
- Frost-resistant, able to withstand our difficult winters.
Winter-hardy, beautifully flowering shrubs
Below are the names and characteristics of just such ornamental shrubs: frost-resistant, unpretentious and beautifully flowering.
Many shrubs have proven themselves to be winter-hardy, undemanding and at the same time very decorative in our climate. I’ll tell you about the most popular ones, which can be planted in almost all regions of our country.
Derain white
Famous for its brightly colored red bark. There is a form with large green leaves, which become multi-colored by autumn, and a more compact turf with white-edged leaves. To ensure that the tree bark is always bright, the bushes are pruned short every year, leaving stumps of shoots - a few centimeters above the soil level. With this formation, the bush forms expanding thickets.
- Shrub height from one and a half to two meters.
- Blooms in early summer.
- Derain is exceptionally frost-resistant, decorative and unpretentious in all respects.
- Grows in any soil and tolerates heat and shade well.
- Suitable for planting in the background of a plot or along a fence, as well as for hedges.
This type of turf is especially beautiful in the fall.
This is a type of tree with green leaves that turn burgundy in autumn.
And this is variegated turf.
The leaves of this plant remain painted with a white pattern all summer.
This shrub is quite suitable for creating hedges.
Derain grows quickly and in order for the hedge to be always neat, it will have to be carefully looked after.
This is how the turf blooms.
The plant can be formed into either a lush bush or a small tree.
Derain does not lose its decorative effect even in winter.
Well, where else can you find a bush with such original, red shoots?
Deciduous barberries
They are distinguished by enviable winter hardiness and are easy to care for. The color of the leaves can be yellow, green, purple, red. Barberries are suitable for any fertile soil, open space or partial shade. They are easy to trim, but you don’t have to trim them, limiting yourself to removing damaged and excess branches in the spring.
- Height different types and varieties vary from 60 cm to 2 m.
- An extremely unpretentious, frost-resistant shrub. Grows in shade, sun and almost any soil. The colors of the leaves are striking in their diversity.
- Universal use, from planting low-growing varieties on the hills before creating hedges. It can serve as both a background and an edge; it looks beautiful on a green lawn.
Barberry Thunberg.
Such an elegant bush will decorate any hill.
Barberry goes well with conifers.
Here the barberry bush acts as the edge of the spruce.
Barberry on the lawn.
On a green lawn, variegated shrubs look very colorful.
Hedge from barberry
Picturesque and practical hedges are made from barberry, but we must remember that this shrub is terribly prickly and not particularly pleasant to work with. Read more about using barberry in garden design
Spirea
Almost all spirea are fast-growing, frost-resistant shrubs, unpretentious and profusely flowering. There are two groups of spirea - spring-flowering and summer-flowering. In spring-blooming species, such as Ash Spiraea, the drooping branches are entirely decorated with tiny white flowers. These spirea bloom once. In spring-flowering spireas, old and weak branches are cut out after flowering.
Summer-flowering spirea are characterized by long flowering. Pink (various shades) flowers are usually collected in flat spherical or spike-shaped inflorescences. Of the summer-flowering spireas, interesting is the Boumalda spirea (height 60 cm), blooming with graceful, carmine-pink flat inflorescences. The Goldflame variety has young leaves that are yellow and orange, so the bush looks very elegant in spring.
Varieties of Japanese spirea (height 60 cm) are also very interesting. For example, the Crispa variety is distinguished by very decorative bright flowers.
- The height of the bushes, depending on the variety, is from 0.5 m to 2 m.
- If you select spring-flowering and summer-flowering varieties, flowering can continue almost throughout the spring and summer.
- Spiraea does not require fertile soil. Grows quickly in both sun and partial shade. Most spirea are winter-hardy and do not need shelter even in frosty winters.
- These shrubs are not only decorative, but also have a wide variety of sizes, bush shapes, leaf colors and different flowering times. Thanks to these qualities, you can decorate the garden with only spirea.
Spiraea Vangutta.
Such tall shrubs are suitable for single plantings or for growing in hedges.
You can create such a picturesque corner by planting spirea with hostas and juniper.
Spiraea japonica
The low-growing Japanese spirea makes elegant borders. It also looks appropriate in rockeries.
Hydrangea
Tree hydrangea, a shrub of North American origin, proved to be the most winter-hardy. Other species (originally from China and Japan) are less frost-resistant and more difficult to care for.
Tree hydrangea is common in our gardens, but for some reason everyone wants to see plants with blue, pink or even reddish inflorescences in their gardens. Such hydrangeas, of course, are spectacular, but more capricious, although among them there are varieties that some gardeners successfully grow in the northern regions.
But if you haven't grown hydrangea in your garden, start with tree hydrangea - an easy-to-care, showy shrub with huge caps of white flowers.
Hydrangea paniculata grows well in the harsh regions of Russia, a very beautiful wintering shrub up to three meters high (ours does not reach such a height) with a dense spherical crown. The inflorescence is a wide-pyramidal panicle 15-30 cm long and 30 cm wide. The flowers are white, turning red in autumn.
- The height of the bushes is up to two meters.
- Blooms from mid-summer.
- Hydrangeas are extremely moisture-loving, tolerate shade well, and love well-drained fertile soil acid reaction. Therefore, peat is added when planting. The soil can be acidified with iron sulfate.
- Hydrangeas are planted as single bushes or in groups. The plant goes well with other coniferous and deciduous ornamental shrubs.
Such a picturesque shrub is sure to attract attention.
Cinquefoil shrub
Deciduous shrubs, prostrate or compact. The bush-like forms of cinquefoil have three names at once: Kuril tea, bush cinquefoil and five-leaf plant. Cinquefoil is made attractive by the abundance of small flowers. The most common is the form with yellow flowers.
The flowers are solitary or in a few racemes or umbellate inflorescences, medium-sized. The plant's bright green, small carved foliage is also decorative. Cinquefoils do not tolerate dry air well.
- Bushes one to one and a half meters high.
- The shrub blooms for a very long time - almost from the beginning of summer to the beginning of autumn.
- Cinquefoils are photophilous, although they tolerate slight partial shade, are quite drought-resistant, and require rich soils, which should be moderately moist.
- Winter-hardy: species forms can withstand frosts of forty degrees, varieties are less tolerant of low temperatures.
- Cinquefoil is suitable for creating borders and low hedges, looks elegant in single and group plantings, and combines harmoniously with coniferous plants.
Here is such a neat bush of Potentilla fruticosa.
Cinquefoil tolerates clipping well and makes colorful hedges and borders.
Bladderwort viburnum
Large, frost-resistant shrub. Both of its forms - both with golden and purple leaves - are always decorative: in the spring, when the leaves bloom, during flowering (it blooms with white corymbose inflorescences) and after it, when clusters of red fruits are formed.
- The height of the bushes, depending on the variety, is from one to three meters.
- Flowering in early summer, for 20 days.
- Bladderwort is unpretentious, drought-resistant and shade-tolerant, but it is better to plant in full sun so that the leaves retain their bright color.
- Suitable for tall hedges and single plantings.
Diabolo bladderwort.
These are the different types of vesicles. There are shrubs with different leaf colors.
Bladderwort Luteus.
Snowberry
Snowberries come in white and pink. If you are interested in the most cold-resistant shrubs, then plant white snowberry; it can easily tolerate even the coldest winters.
Over time, it grows strongly and can grow in any conditions, both in the open sun and in the dense shade of trees. The shrub is valued for its many large, decorative, white marble-like fruits that form in the fall.
It lends itself well to pruning; bushes are thinned out in early spring and trimmed in summer.
- It grows up to 2.5 meters wide and 1.5 meters high.
- Snowberry grows on any soil, prefers a sunny place. Minimal care: the plant is drought-resistant, does not require fertilizing, can easily tolerate heat, and is not susceptible to diseases and pests.
- With its white fruits it looks good on dark greenery: on the lawn, against the backdrop of conifers.
Snowberry hedges look elegant and require very little maintenance.
Snowberry fruits.
Ornamental shrubs for summer cottages with average winter hardiness
The plants described below, although they are not particularly frost-resistant, do not require special shelter for the winter. In most cases, simply covering the bushes with snow is enough.
Deytsia
If the action is given room, in June it will be covered with small flowers. The color of the flowers (and they can be both double and non-double) varies from white to intense pink.
In our climate, Deutzia rough is considered the most unpretentious. It blooms with white and pink flowers. It is not very demanding on the soil; it grows well wherever water does not stagnate. Adapts to both sun and partial shade. Faded branches are pruned after flowering. Old branches are cut down to the base.
- Most varieties of deutia do not exceed 120-170 cm in height.
- Flowering in spring and summer (depending on variety)
- The shrub is easy to care for; drought-resistant and not susceptible to diseases and pests. In winter, it is advisable to press the branches to the ground (at -25º the buds freeze slightly)
- Deutia makes picturesque, unformed hedges. You can plant a mixborder in the background or cover the base of tall bushes.
Beautiful deutzia.
Planting deutia hedges in the northern regions is not recommended. Still, this shrub is not winter-hardy enough for such purposes.
In the southern regions, deutzia is quite suitable for creating hedges
Keria japonica
An unpretentious shrub that blooms annually in April-May with yellow flowers. May bloom again.
The non-double form is very elegant: slender, slightly drooping branches, reaching a length of one and a half meters, yellow flowers, similar to large flowers Buttercup And after flowering the bush looks lovely, thanks to the very beautiful bright green leaves, similar to young birch trees.
- The height of the bushes is up to two meters.
- Blooms in spring. Flowering is long, almost two months.
- Prefers a place in the sun. It can grow in partial shade, but its decorative qualities are noticeably lost. Regular watering and periodic feeding are required.
- Used for single and group plantings. It goes well with conifers and looks beautiful on a green lawn.
Keria is distinguished by early and bright flowering.
This plant can also be grown in pots. Of course, the size of the bush in this case will be much more modest.
Keria can also be grown on the balcony.
Weigela
When in bloom, it is the most beautiful of all the shrubs listed above. But to show off its drooping branches in all its glory, it requires a lot of space. Loves fertile soil and annual pruning, but is generally unpretentious. Immediately after flowering, branches with faded flowers are shortened.
Weigela Variegata is more compact and restrained in growth - a bush up to 120 cm high with pale pink flowers and yellow-edged leaves.
Weigels do not like to grow in the wind. When planting, it is necessary to maintain a distance between seedlings of at least two meters.
- On average, the height of weigela is 1.5 - 2 meters.
- It blooms in May-June with pink, white or ruby-red tubular flowers. Prone to re-blooming.
- Weigela grows in any soil, in direct sun and partial shade.
- The most frost-resistant varieties that winter well both in Siberia and in the Moscow region: “Alba”, “Striatum”, “Shtyriaka”, “Bristol ruby”.
- Considering the high decorative value of this shrub, it is usually planted in the foreground: at the entrance to the house, along the paths or on the lawn.
Weigela rosea hybrid.
Weigela will harmoniously fit into any corner of the garden.
Weigela Red Prince
Chaenomeles (Japanese quince)
A very common shrub because it can grow on any soil, both in the sun and in the shade. It blooms brightly in spring and bears golden, fragrant fruits in autumn. The bushes do not need pruning: they are thinned out occasionally.
The diameter of Chaenomeles flowers is 3 - 5 cm.
It should be noted that weigela, deutzia, and kerria can have severely frozen branches in severe winters. But nothing bad will happen: the bushes grow quickly.
Of all the listed assortments, I love summer spireas, weigelas, vesicles and barberries most of all for their beautiful and long flowering, high decorative value throughout the season
Shrubs should be placed in accordance with their growth and ability to grow in breadth.
About the rules for pruning ornamental shrubs
All of the plants listed are not rare; they are quite easy to acquire.
Planting ornamental shrubs - great way make your site unique. They will fit perfectly into any landscape style. The widest range of both decorative and decorative deciduous crops will allow you to make the necessary choice and create an original composition.
The options for using ornamental shrubs in summer cottages are varied.
The entire diverse community of ornamental shrubs for the garden can be divided into three large groups:
- beautifully flowering;
- decorative deciduous;
- conifers.
Within each group there is a division that takes into account the size of the 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 summer cottage. This category of plants is so diverse that it is impossible to give uniform recommendations for all species at once. We can take into account only a few trends and note that when planting different types of ornamental shrubs, they need to be grouped according to the same requirements for soil, lighting, and watering regime. When solitary planting, create suitable conditions much easier for the plant. If a composition is created from several types, they should be arranged so that each can show maximum decorativeness.
Flowering shrubs for the garden: list
This is the largest group ornamental plants. There are many species that can successfully grow and bloom in the middle zone, thanks to their 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 clusters of 5 to 9 pieces each. The size of the flowers depends on the variety. In some, their diameter does not exceed 2 cm. And in the Akademik Komarov variety they are simply huge - up to 10 cm in diameter.
Jasmine flowering lasts about 3 weeks and begins in early June, but there are also record holders. The Shrenka mock orange blooms the longest, and the Snow Avalanche variety, selected by Vekhova, blooms most profusely.
This is a decoration for any garden. Terry varieties of jasmine also bloom very beautifully:
- Ballet of the Moths;
- Virgin;
- Ermine Mantle - This variety can bloom for up to 49 days;
- Moonlight;
- Blizzard.
Some of them re-bloom in late summer - early autumn.
The aroma of mock orange is familiar to everyone - it is very bright and rich. But there are varieties whose flowers smell like strawberries or pineapple or have no aroma at all.
Weigela
This is an erect deciduous shrub characterized by beautiful flowering. The color of tubular-bell-shaped flowers is varied: white, yellowish, pink, purple or dark red.
Very popular plant among gardeners because of the decorative nature of the crown. The three most frost-resistant species:
- Early weigela blooms when lilacs bloom.
- Weigela Middendorf blooms from mid-May, the flowers do not fall for a month, and may delight you with repeated flowering in September;
- Flowering weigela blooms at the end of May, flowering lasts 20 days.
Only their young bushes need thorough shelter. In adults, during frosty winters the tips of unripe shoots freeze. Hybrid varieties Dutch and Polish origin, of which there are many on sale now, are not highly frost-resistant, so they may not wake up after winter.
Japanese quince
Many people know Japanese quince under the name Chaenomeles. This is a deciduous shrub that blooms in late May early June. Flowering lasts up to 3 weeks. All this time, the spreading bushes with arched branches are decorated with bright flowers up to 5 cm in diameter. In autumn, hard fruits ripen, looking like small green apples. The main color of the flowers is red-orange, but varieties and hybrids have been created with pink, red, white, and sometimes double flowers. Outside of flowering, the bush is also very beautiful thanks to its glossy green leaves. The height of the plant in the middle zone does not exceed one and a half meters. Japanese quince is very easy to trim, making it an excellent material for low hedges.
Exotic plant, fascinating with its beauty and aroma. Only young plants are suitable for planting. The long tap root is an obstacle to transplanting adult specimens. This shrub is unpretentious and drought-resistant, but good care flowering is more abundant.
Spirea
This is a deciduous shrub, represented by many species and varieties. Its height depends on the type and variety and ranges from 60 cm to 2 m.
Enough beautiful bush, capable of beautifully decorating any garden. According to the time of flowering, spirea are divided into two groups:
- early flowering (May - June) - Vangutta, Nipponian, oak-leaved, they bloom on last year's shoots, so they do not need radical pruning;
- late blooming (July - August) - birch leaf, Billarda, Japanese, Boumalda, Douglas, willow, they bloom on the shoots of the current year and need spring pruning.
Spira flowers are small, collected in corymbose or paniculate inflorescences. Most varieties and species bloom abundantly and for a long time. Many species have white flowers, but there are also varieties with pink and purple flowers.
Spiraea are unpretentious shrubs, but they grow best in lighted areas with loose, fertile and humus-rich soil.
Hydrangea
Hydrangea is often called the Queen of the garden. And there is a reason for it. In terms of the size of the inflorescences, only Viburnum Buldenezh can compete with it. Most hydrangeas bloom in the second half of summer.
Hydrangea is a popular crop for landscaping parks, gardens and personal plots. The most common types of shrubs.
- At the hydrangea large-leaved 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 colors of the flowers are varied: white, pink, blue. The vast majority of varieties bloom on last year's shoots. Large-leaved hydrangea is not frost-hardy. To wait for the flowering next year it needs to be covered very carefully.
- Hydrangea paniculata. This is a completely 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 support, it can climb to a height of up to 25 m. If there is no support, it turns into a ground cover plant. Petiolate hydrangea flowers are white and do not last long.
- Tree hydrangea is slightly less resistant to winter cold, grows up to 3 meters, and has fluffy spherical inflorescences, usually white. It blooms on the current year's shoots and requires 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. In its homeland - in the Caucasus, Armenia and Azerbaijan, this is a majestic tree up to 26 m tall. In the middle zone, the crown does not rise higher than four and a half meters. This - unpretentious plant, can easily do without watering. In its homeland it is very decorative, especially during the flowering season of white-painted flowers with 5 petals. They are collected in corymbose inflorescences. The Caucasian pear is also good at the time of fruiting, covered in abundance with small round, heavily rusted fruits. But all this beauty can only be seen in warm regions. In the middle zone, the tree does not bloom or bear fruit, and in severe winters it can freeze.
Honeysuckle
We are more accustomed to seeing fruit honeysuckle. You can enjoy its berries at the beginning of summer. But in the honeysuckle family there are literally only a few varieties with edible berries. All the rest are ornamental shrubs or vines.
Shrub species are winter-hardy. They can grow up to 4 meters and are decorative both during flowering and during the ripening of berries. Shrubs such as Tatarian honeysuckle, Maaka, Maksimovich are quite suitable for hedges. They can also grow as a small tree.
An unpretentious, frost-resistant crop. Liana-like forms will perfectly weave around a gazebo or pergola. The peculiarity of honeysuckles is the unusual shape of the flowers. Their colors are varied, sometimes combined. They often have a pleasant aroma. Among the vines, the most famous are honeysuckle, honeysuckle, brown and hekrota. There are creeping and dwarf forms of honeysuckle. Their use is rockeries, alpine coaster, mixborders.
Most honeysuckles love moist, fertile soil. Different species have an ambiguous attitude towards lighting. Many tolerate partial shade, and some are even shade-tolerant.
Triloba almond (Louisiana)
It's an amazing sight when Louiseania is in full bloom. Delicate pink double flowers completely cover the small tree and look like a pink cloud exuding a wonderful aroma.
Almonds are an ornamental shrub that can be easily grown by a beginning gardener. If the plant is grafted, it will grow as a tree; in ordinary culture, it will grow as a shrub. Its height is small - up to 3 meters. The most remarkable thing is the flowering. The flowers are double, their diameter is up to 3.5 cm. The main color is pink. It's just a pity that it doesn't last long. Immediately after it, young leaves begin to bloom. It is at this time that Louiseania can be pruned to ensure abundant flowering next year.
Louiseania can easily endure frosts down to -30 degrees, but suffers greatly from winter thaws. In this plant, the genetic period of deep dormancy lasts only a month. Therefore, a thaw that lasts for a long time will cause swelling flower buds, 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 includes almost 600 species, including deciduous, evergreen and intermediate species. Rhododendron is difficult to cultivate. It grows best where the summers are cool and humid and the winters are not too cold. In a continental climate, the plant feels uncomfortable. The florist will have to work hard to tame this capricious little sissy. Most rhododendrons are not frost-resistant; they can survive harsh winters only under thorough shelter. Although there are varieties, for example, Helsinki University or Elite, which can do without it, they are not afraid of frosts down to -35 degrees. Deciduous species are more persistent.
It has received particular love and popularity for its 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 have a scent.
The height of the bush in different varieties can vary from 40 cm to 2 m. Moreover, their width can be twice as high.
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 and grow well only in acidic soils and when watered with acidified water.
tree peony
These imperial flowers, as they are called in their homeland in China, can become a decoration for 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-colored, you just can’t take your eyes off it.
Tree peony is popular among many flower connoisseurs. The height of the plant varies from 1 to 2 meters and depends on the variety. And tree peonies have a huge number of them - the flower has been in cultivation 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 herbaceous peonies, but the result is worth any effort.
Rose hips
Decorative rose hips are the closest relatives of the inimitable roses, but they differ favorably from them in their unpretentiousness and frost resistance. Decorative rose hips have arched hanging branches that 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 that can have up to 180 of them. Terry species are distinguished by larger flowers. Decorative rose hips reproduce well and have a rich color scheme– white, all shades of pink and crimson. The only drawback many species have a short flowering period. For most of them it lasts from May to July.
Rosehip has a huge amount medicinal properties and great decorative value. The wrinkled rosehip is decorated with flowers from June until 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. By crossing wrinkled rosehip with polyanthus rose, large-flowered forms with good frost resistance were obtained.
Like any other plant, ornamental rose hips need watering and fertilizing, and the formation of a bush.
Felt cherry
Felt cherry successfully combines decorativeness and practical use. This distant relative of the common cherry has fruits that are sour and not as tasty, but the harvest is pleasing. In bloom, felt cherry is amazingly beautiful. All shoots are literally covered with small white and pink flowers. True, flowering, starting at the very beginning of May, and sometimes in April, does not last long, and if another variety is not planted nearby, there will be no berries at all - this plant is, for the most part, 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. This unusual name was given to the short tree for the pubescence that covers the leaves, shoots and fruits. The height of the felt cherry does not exceed 3 m, so the berries are very convenient to pick. They do not crumble and add decorativeness to the tree. Felt cherry is short-lived; even with good pruning, it does not live more than 20 years. To preserve the plants, it is necessary to carry out treatments against monilial burn, which severely affects them.
Altai wolfweed
The branches sprinkled with flowers look quite interesting. This relict plant is found in the wild in Altai and the Belgorod region. The height of the deciduous shrub is from one to one and a half meters. In May it blooms with white nail-shaped 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 more than 200 years. The shrub grows well, is unpretentious and frost-resistant.
Grape
Cultivated grapes are difficult to classify as ornamental shrubs, except during the ripening of the berries. In many countries, the garden area is decorated with virgin 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 maiden grapes is decorative foliage. In summer the beautiful palmate leaves are colored green color. With the onset of frost, they turn purple and glow right up until the leaves fall, bringing color to the dull autumn landscape. bright colors.
An effective and unpretentious garden decoration. With the help of maiden grapes you can decorate any unsightly structure or fence. You just have to give him support, and he will very quickly fill the space allotted to him. A dense carpet of leaves has bactericidal properties and inhibits the growth of some pathogens. There are 12 species in the wild grape family. They differ in the shape of the leaves and their size, autumn color, but they are all very decorative. The height that grapes can reach reaches 15-20 m. The plant is unpretentious and frost-resistant, does not need to be removed from its support for the winter.
Ornamental deciduous shrubs for the garden: list
With these ornamental shrubs for the garden, flowering is not the main thing. Their main beauty is in their leaves. They can be unusually colored or have a beautiful original shape
Bladderwort
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. The bushes are decorative throughout the season. They are very decorated with white or pale pink flowers, collected in a corymbose inflorescence. They appear in June and last for 3 weeks. At the beginning of autumn, the fruits ripen, which look like small red bubbles, which is what gave the plant its name.
Bladderwort is an ornamental shrub with a dense crown. The leaves of the bladderwort are large, corrugated, the edges end in teeth. In green-leaved forms they turn yellow in the fall. Red-leaved forms have brighter pink flowers and red leaves in various shades. In the shadow bright color leaves are not so pronounced.
The bladderwort is unpretentious, easily tolerates air pollution, and makes an excellent hedge. He puts up with poor soil, but planted in fertile soil, it will be more lush.
Red Japanese maple
They are all very decorative. The flowers of maples are yellow-green and red and give birth to winged seeds, which the trees use to reproduce. The crown of Japanese maples is branched, the leaves are graceful, the branches are twisting. 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:
- palm-shaped; it has an original, strongly cut shape of leaves that retain a crimson color throughout the growing season; the palm-shaped Japanese maple grows slowly;
- fan; it has strongly dissected leaves resembling fans, the tree is small in height;
- Japanese.
Based on these basic varieties, hybrid forms have been created that are highly decorative.
Japanese maple loves moist, humus-rich soil that is slightly acidic. Stagnant moisture is detrimental to it. The tree feels best when it receives sunlight in the morning and evening. At midday it should be in the shade.
Japanese maples are not frost-resistant and suffer from both spring frosts and winter frosts. For the winter, the tree needs shelter.
Fieldfare
The ease of planting and care has earned the plant the love of gardeners and landscape designers. This plant is doubly decorative:
- strongly dissected, corrugated, similar to rowan leaves, but with a sharp tip, 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 bears 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, can withstand pruning and makes an excellent hedge. Plants can grow in both sun and partial shade. Fieldfare is not picky about soil, 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 warm climates. Based on wild species, many highly decorative varieties and hybrids have been created. The peculiarity 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 bushes with multi-colored foliage look great in the garden. The shrub is at its most elegant during flowering, when it is covered with clusters of yellow flowers; in some varieties they have red veins. Barberry berries are also beautiful, but in decorative varieties they are usually unsuitable for food.
Derain
Almost all of the 50 species of dereg grow in the Northern Hemisphere. Usually these are shrubs, and only sometimes trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen.
Derain is preferable to other types of ornamental shrubs. Derain is decorative at 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, brightly colored branches contrast with the snow.
Most often in cultivation you can find white derain. This shrub grows up to 3 meters, has brightly colored branches and green leaves with white spots. Small white flowers are collected in corymbose inflorescences. Blooms luxuriantly in the first summer months and repeats flowering in the fall. At this time, you can see both flowers and white fruits with a bluish tint on the bushes.
Derain is unpretentious, able to grow even in the shade, and has excellent resistance to heat and frost.
Euonymus
The most interesting thing about this plant is the original multi-colored fruits hanging on long stalks. Depending on the species, it is a tree or shrub that reaches a height of 2 to 10 m. An interesting form is the dwarf euonymus, which has practically no 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. Its highly decorative leaves are dark green in summer; in autumn they are painted in all shades of red, orange, purple and yellow. It is not uncommon to have a multi-colored leaf.
Euonymus is poisonous, so all work with it should be carried out only with gloves.
Heart hornbeam
Distinctive feature- light, translucent leaves, shaped like a heart. This deciduous tree grows up to 15 m in height. It has beautiful foliage and unusual fruits, nuts. The silvery bark is deeply cracked. Hornbeam has a very dense spreading crown. Male flowers are long earrings, and female flowers are similar to hop cones; they reach a length of up to 25 cm. Natural habitat is Southeast Asia. In the middle zone it often freezes slightly, after which it grows as a bush. The tree is unpretentious, tolerates shading well, and reproduces easily.
Leafy elm
As soon as they don’t call this popular one landscape design kind of elm! It also 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 and petiolate. Flowering occurs before the leaves bloom. The flowers are collected in bunches and have a rusty-red perianth. The fruit is a lionfish. At a young age it grows quickly. Can live up to 300 years. In nature it grows in places with a temperate climate. Tolerates drought well and loves sun. It may freeze slightly in the middle zone.
Decorative forms of fruit trees
In spring it will delight you with flowers, and in autumn with fruits. At the time of flowering everything fruit trees decorative. But there are also specially bred varieties intended not for fruiting, but for decorating garden plots.
- The most decorative of the apple trees is considered to be the Niedzwiecki apple tree. This low tree can make an excellent tapeworm. During flowering, it is strewn with red-purple flowers; after the leaves fall, small bright red apples are clearly visible. The apple tree is unpretentious and can be trimmed well. There are other varieties of ornamental apple trees with unusually colored foliage.
- Among pears, the willow pear stands out as particularly decorative. The leaves have a long and narrow shape 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 felt cherry is considered the most attractive and decorative cherry.
- 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, its foliage has a bronze-violet color with a pink border. The Chinese plum is also beautiful, having double rose flowers.
Caring for ornamental trees is no different from caring for ordinary trees. fruit crops. They are beautiful on their own and can be an excellent backdrop for other flowering plants.
Frost-resistant ornamental shrubs for the garden
Among the plants presented in the list, you can find many ornamental flowering frost-resistant shrubs that successfully withstand harsh winters.
Tolerates severe frosts perfectly! You can add to them:
- Cinquefoil shrub, it is sometimes called Kuril tea. Bushes with small foliage from 1 to 1.5 m in height. Flowering is very long, almost throughout the summer. The most common cinquefoil has yellow flowers, but there are varieties with red, pink or white flowers. Cinquefoils are frost-hardy, drought-resistant, and love rich soil and a sunny location.
- Snowberry. The most beautiful thing about this plant is the fruits that decorate it throughout the winter. These are small balls of white or pink color. The first form best withstands frost. The plants are undemanding to soil, love to grow in the sun, and practically do not get sick.
Coniferous and evergreen ornamental shrubs
Among evergreens, there are not many that can withstand harsh winters.
You can choose any plant of your choice! The most persistent of them:
- Fortune's euonymus;
- boxwood;
- some types of rhododendron;
- holly;
- cotoneaster horizontal;
- shiny honeysuckle;
- Holly mahonia.
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 choose those that love the sun, and those that do well in the shade. Most conifers grow slowly and do not tolerate drought and stagnant water. Some people can burn badly in bright light. spring sun and need protection from it.
A hedge of ornamental shrubs
A hedge is a great way to protect your area from prying eyes, noise and dust. It is durable and, unlike a fence, does not require repairs. It is enough to simply care for the plants and trim them in time to give the desired shape.
A hedge is an excellent alternative to a conventional fence. Unpretentious shrubs and trees that grow quickly, reproduce easily, withstand frequent pruning, and branch well are suitable for hedges.
The fence may be high. It requires tall bushes: bladderwrack, hawthorn, white derain, tall spirea, lilac, serviceberry, 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 border, 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 by dense planting of trees: hornbeam, thuja, yew, linden, larch, spruce.
A hedge can also be mixed; plants with the same growth vigor and similar growth requirements are selected for it.
