Ornamental shrubs are one of the main elements of the decoration design of modern gardens and suburban areas. The proposed article will discuss the various types of shrubs, the flowering period which continues throughout most of the summer, as well as their more detailed classification.

Top 10 flowering shrubs

The following are the top flowering shrubs, which, according to many experienced flower growers, are the most preferred:

  1. Budleya  - has an external similarity with lilac, it is a very sweeping shrub that can grow up to 3 meters in height. The flowering period lasts all summer, the color can be from lavender and pink to white. Inflorescences begin to disappear only with the arrival of the first strong frosts, indicating the approach of winter.
  2.   - It is an inconspicuous plant with unattractive leaves, but it is practically impossible to do without it when decorating borders. This is due to the fact that in other plants and shrubs the flowering period begins in turn, after which it stops, and the silverweed continues to delight with its small, but numerous inflorescences throughout the summer. Also, its popularity can be explained by such positive qualities as an increased level of frost resistance, unpretentiousness to the ground and undemanding to the amount of sunny color.
  3. English rose  - It is a shrub that not only blooms throughout the summer period, but also easily endures even the most severe winters. This variety is recommended for beginner beginners, since, taking into account simplicity, they can be grown without any special problems, gradually learning the skills of caring for members of the rose family. Depending on the type chosen, the height will be 1-2.5 m.
  4. Climbing Rose  - is a variety that requires more complex care, very often it is used for decorative decoration of arbor arches. In other cases, prior to the implementation of the landing requires the installation of additional support structures, which it will wind. In the autumn period, a climbing rose necessarily requires pruning and arranging a warming shelter for the winter.
  5. Rosehip  It stands out not only for its beauty, but also for its practicality. It can be grown for decorative purposes, creating a living fence or getting fruits rich in vitamins.
  6. Calicant - is a shrub brought from North America, it is quite rare, unusual and beautiful plant. It is especially noteworthy for its inflorescences, which have an interesting bright aroma and the shape of water lilies, which persist throughout the summer. In the northern regions, late flowering may occur, which begins not earlier than July, but in the central zone and southern regions, the first inflorescences appear on the Calicante at the very beginning of June.
  7. Cariopteris  - possesses buds in the form of brushes, blooms throughout the summer months and adds interesting lilac-bluish shades to the garden. Thanks to the rounded shape of the crown are ideal for decorative design of the front parts of the borders. Among its other advantages can be identified unpretentiousness to the quality and degree of soil fertility, as well as high rates of frost resistance.
  8. Ladannik  - has inflorescences that look like poppy flowers or some varieties of roses, but at the same time have a very high rate of wilting. Flowering begins in early June and continues until the very end of summer, new buds are formed almost daily. When growing an incense will need to provide him with sufficient sunlight and heat, as well as choose a place for planting with non-clay soil structure.
  9. Kletra Olkhalistaya  is a shrub that is recommended to be grown only if there are suitable places with sufficiently moist soil. However, further care does not cause any difficulties, since it consists in the implementation of a single procedure: the cell needs to be cut off annually. This requirement is due to the fact that new buds are formed only on young twigs.
  10. Rhododendrons  - These are popular garden shrubs, but they are very demanding to care. It will be necessary to protect them from prolonged exposure to direct sunlight and overheating, but with the onset of frosts their love for heat manifests itself and at this stage additional warming must be provided. The flowering period usually begins in May, the color may vary depending on the selected species.

Evergreen flowering shrubs

Evergreen species are usually used to create hedges or the formation of garden sculptures, it will need to comprehend the rather complex technology of their pruning.

Among the most common types are:

  1. Holly - is a frost-resistant shrub, the height is usually about a meter or a bit more. The only drawback is the abundance of sharp spines that turn seasonal pruning into an incredibly complex procedure.
  2. Yew  - is another evergreen shrub with dark needles, has a very slow growth. Very often, the yew is used to create hedges, unpretentious to the surrounding conditions, but it is necessary to ensure that no excess water accumulates near it, especially in winter.
  3. Boxwood  - used mainly for the formation of low hedges, which are part of large flower beds. Does not require annual pruning and can grow even in shady places, so caring for it does not cause problems even for novice gardeners.
  4. Calmia  - has an external resemblance to rhododendron, but at the end of spring or early June its flowering begins, and the main differences become noticeable. The buds of this shrub resemble Chinese lanterns, and at the edges have a corrugated structure, which makes them attractive.

Shade-loving flowering shrubs for the garden

It is not always possible to find places in the garden, which are supplied with a large amount of sunlight, which many plants need for development and natural growth.

  1. Cotoneaster  - is not only a flowering, but also a fruiting variety, which has an extensive classification and combines various varieties. The buds, due to the delicate pink shade, themselves have a very attractive appearance, and at the end of spring or at the very beginning of summer they are revealed in flowers of white. Fruits ripen in the fall, while they actually never arouse the interest of birds, so you can not be afraid to attract uninvited guests to your site.
  2. Jasmine  - has a complex classification; it is recommended to choose a garden variety for growing in the shade. Specific timing of flowering depends on the selected period, but it must be borne in mind that when planted in a very shaded place it may not be so abundant.
  3. Privet - is one of the most unpretentious varieties of garden shrubs. It will be enough soil with a moderate degree of fertility and a shady place, the plant successfully grows even in very poor environmental conditions. For this reason, privet is often grown along fences and fences, which are located near highways. The only drawback is the low frost resistance, the bush annually requires the mandatory installation of a warm shelter for the entire winter period.

Fast growing shrubs

Fast-growing species are also very often used to create hedges, especially in situations where they need to be received in a short time. Among the bushes of this type can be identified:

  1. Honeysuckle  not only grows very fast and blooms all summer, but also bears fruit. It is not particularly popular among gardeners, although taking care of it is quite simple: the first 5-7 years require annual pruning for sanitary purposes, and subsequently only the formation of a crown of the required size and shape.
  2. Turn  also belongs to a fruitful variety, while its berries are very often used in traditional medicine. The only drawback is the hanging degree of spiny, leaving is only in trimming, which is carried out only in the event of such a need.
  3. Green apple leaf  has a very spectacular appearance, which ensured its popularity. Basically it is grown because of the extensive crown, which has a round shape, which makes this shrub a worthy decoration of any garden. To the conditions of growth it is unpretentious, special care is not required.

Undersized shrubs

Undersized species are usually considered, the maximum height of which does not exceed a meter. They are usually used for decorative design borders or small beds.

The most popular types are listed below:

  1. Barberry Thunberg  is one of the most attractive shrubs of small height. Flowering begins in late spring, and in autumn the fruits ripen and seasonal redness of the foliage occurs, so this barberry pleases gardeners with its appearance throughout most of the season. It has its own classification and includes different varieties that have some differences.
  2. Heather  ordinary simultaneously refers to a stunted and evergreen variety, flowering period which lasts throughout the summer period.
  3. Quince, the choice of which requires increased attention, since only the Japanese low grade has a slight height. It blooms throughout the summer, often captures the end of spring or early autumn. Inflorescences usually have a yellow or orange color, the fruits have the same color and can also perform decorative functions.

Cold resistant shrubs

In some regions and regions of the country, which are characterized by long and very severe winters, it is difficult to choose plants or shrubs to decorate the garden, since not all species can suffer a significant decrease in temperature.

Below are some options with a high level of frost resistance:

  1. Barberry Thunberg, which has already been discussed in more detail above.
  2. Sucker silver, despite the duration of the flowering period, it is grown only for the sake of foliage, which many gardeners find quite interesting and attractive. Inflorescences also have a very strong and pleasant aroma, but they are unattractive from the outside.
  3. Elderberry red  has no flaws in appearance: its foliage itself is a worthy decoration of any garden from spring to autumn, by summer pretty blossoms bloom, and then they are replaced by equally attractive fruits.
  4. Blood Hawthorn  It is a multifunctional seedling, as it can be grown as a separate shrub, small tree, flower bed element or to create a hedge. It is one of the most unpretentious varieties, since it is not afraid of harsh winters, prolonged exposure to sunlight, swampy areas, low soil fertility or lack of lighting.

  1. Initially, it is necessary to clarify how a particular variety is adapted to grow in the climatic conditions of a particular region. Some species are distinguished by such increased thermophilicity that even the organization of warm shelters does not save them from freezing and death in the winter period.
  2. Features of appearance in the winter.  There are deciduous or evergreen varieties, as well as capable of maintaining their decorative throughout the year, if it is relevant.
  3. Height is an important criterion for evaluating the selected variety,  since in different species this index can vary from 50 cm to 3 m.
  4. The crown may be ball-shaped, pillar-shaped, wide or narrow, horizontal or vertical. All this must be taken into account in advance so that the selected shrub fits well with the overall design of the garden.

Often, beginning gardeners in their backyard have a well-kept and beautiful garden, but not everyone wants to spend a lot of time and energy on its arrangement and further care of it. Therefore, it is for such amateur gardeners that it is recommended to use flowering shrubs of winter-hardy varieties for refining the local area.

Types of winter-fast flowering shrubs

Such shrubs have a number of advantages, firstly, they have high decorative properties, secondly, they grow quickly, and thirdly, care for them does not require much time and certain knowledge.

Planted in a suitable place bush plants can grow more than a dozen years, while creating an excellent view. However, when choosing garden crops, care must be taken to have a different flowering period.

When arranging the local area, it is best to choose flowering types of bushes, which, due to their spectacular flowering, are indispensable in the design of landscape design.

Choosing the right kind of plant, you need to pay attention to their characteristics: so that they bloom all summer, have decorative flowering, are cold-resistant.

The latter characteristic is especially important for the central and northern parts of Russia.

Experts in the horticultural business distinguish several varieties of flowering winter-hardy shrubs.

Jasmine or Chubushnik

This plant belongs to the family Hortensia, quite often found in gardens. Jasmine is valued for its high decorative qualities, lack of difficulty in growing and caring. Chubushnik is represented by a wide fast-growing shrub that blooms with multi-petal white flowers with an unusual aroma. Due to the lack of capriciousness jasmine is very popular among novice gardeners. It will be enough for him at the site of planting fertile soil, a little sunlight and moisture. In addition, this type of horticultural culture tolerates frosty weather, so it does not need a winter shelter, basic care is regular pruning.

Refers to ground cover species. It is characterized by its small size, it feels great both in a well-lit place and in a shaded one, it grows quickly and creates a green carpet in the ennobled territory. Periwinkle blooms in late April or early May with blue small flowers. There are also varieties with purple or white blooms, with an intense pleasant smell. The main condition for a good plant development is wet soil.

Depending on the variety, its ornamental leaves may be red, pink, orange, golden-green, which retain their original shade during the whole warm season. The barberry does not need quivering leaving, easily breeds. Even inexperienced gardeners can easily grow this shrub from seed. The flowering period occurs at the end of spring and the beginning of summer, after which the bush is decorated with red berries, which can be eaten and cooked from them various goodies.

This type of shrub has a very large number of a wide variety of varieties, including cold-resistant. But in the cultivation and subsequent care the most unpretentious variety is ordinary lilac, which reaches a height of about three meters, has quite powerful shoots. This subspecies is characterized by a peculiar fragrant flowering, which falls in the middle of May. Regardless of the variety, lilac bushes can grow on poor soils with high humidity. However, these plants are resistant to frost and dry weather. To shrub bloomed abundantly, it should be planted in a well-lit place. Lilac inflorescences depending on the species have lilac, white, pink and pale blue shades.

It mainly grows in the wild, but it can very often be found on home gardens. This shrub can reach a height of three to six meters. Flowering occurs in mid-June. Flowers are small, white, gathered in a brush. The smell of flowering plants specific. Elderberry is practically not exposed to diseases, attacked by pests.

The shrub plant is about two meters high, blooms in August and continues to bloom to the end of September with conical white blossoms. This garden culture due to its frost resistance is widespread in the northern regions of Russia. Also, hydrangea is undemanding to moisture and soil composition.

Spirea, or wedding flower

Belongs to the Pink family. The height of the bush is from one and a half to two meters. It is characterized by abundant white flowering. The leaves are elliptical, salad color, small size. Depending on the variety, flowering occurs in the middle of spring and the end of spring or mid-summer. Spirea does not require winter shelter, as it is able to withstand frost easily to minus twenty degrees. This garden crop is not choosy in care, it tolerates both waterlogged soil and long-term drought. It develops well in any soil. These plants are widely used as a hedge.

Azalea or Rhododendron

Treats evergreen deciduous and poisonous for the person breeds. The height of the culture varies from half a meter to two. Flowering occurs in mid-May, continues until early June. Few know that this plant buds originate in the fall, so it is desirable to protect them from severe frosts. Rhododendron can not be pruned, except for the removal of faded stems, which is produced during the warm season. For good plant development and subsequent abundant flowering, care must be taken at the planting site for the presence of fertile soil with a high pH content.

It is a fast-growing plant that has conical inflorescences consisting of small but very fragrant flowers. This fragrance attracts butterflies; in this connection, buddley is also called a butterfly bush. Flowers come in a wide variety of shades, the leaves are narrow, up to twenty centimeters long. The shape of the bush is represented by a ball, where the height and width of the same size (from one and a half to three meters).

It belongs to the Hortensia family. It survives well in sunny places and drained soil. Well adapted to the harsh winters and dry summers. Blooms in the second year after planting with numerous white flowers. The height of the bush varies from one to two and a half meters. Basic care is regular and proper pruning.

Bladder

A feature of this plant is that it does not dump foliage for the winter. Inflorescences consist of numerous small flowers, mostly white. This shrub is resistant to prolonged drought, excessive moisture, severe frosts, various diseases. The main care for him is in the autumn pruning.

Rules for the care of ornamental shrubs

Despite the unpretentiousness of garden bushes, they require, though not careful, but regular care, which should be carried out according to the following rules:

  1. Pruning is carried out in the fall or before bud break.
  2. Be sure to loosen the soil around the plant, while the depth of loosening the soil layer should be no more than three centimeters (so as not to damage the root system).
  3. Do not forget to mulch the soil. To do this, you can use sawdust, dry grass or compost. The thickness of the mulch layer should be between five and eight centimeters.
  4. For good development and abundant flowering, garden crops are recommended to be fed with organic and mineral fertilizers. This procedure can be carried out during the whole warm season.
  5. Although most species of bush plants are drought tolerant, they should still be watered as much as possible. This will give the plant more brightness and saturation.

Bush plants are widely used for decorating various sections of both private and municipal purposes. They look good in parks, flower beds and flower beds. In addition, winter-hardy bushes are used to create live fences and curbs.

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And you know that it is possible not to plant flowers in garden plots at all, but to do with planting only ornamental shrubs. If you choose the right for growth and timing of flowering, then you will have constantly blooming and original garden.  What do you get in the end? Minimum hassle and maximum rest. Of course, I have never seen such a garden, because it is impossible to give up annual and perennial flowers.

However, shrubs occupy a separate niche in gardening. Let's take a look at what kind of ornamental shrubs to give are most popular and how to grow them.

Beauty under the windows. Immediately wanted to the country ...

Classification of ornamental shrubs

An unequivocal answer, it is easy or difficult to care for shrubs, I can not give. It all depends on the specific type. I personally i prefer exclusively unpretentious:  planted, watered, trimmed and admired. Lack of free time will not give me the opportunity to hide the pampered shrubs before the winter or constantly water them and apply fertilizer.

I tried to divide all the plants into groups. I consider only deciduous, without affecting conifers, (- they also belong to shrubs).

  • For decoration - deciduous and flowering. The decorativeness of the leaves, for example, can be noted in Deren, Euonymus, Spirea and Loch Silver. Among the blooming are some of the most beautiful -, jasmine (chubushnik, lilac, forsythia). Flowering shrubs focus on themselves and contribute to the spatial perception of the garden as a single composition.
  • Stunted and tall.  Miniature - as a rule, they are planted in small gardens, on our 6 acres. They fit perfectly into small landscape compositions (spirea, silverweed,). How else to use them? Like a curb or 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, the sucker silvery and the fieldfare. You should also be ready for such a turn, otherwise these “creeps” will flood the garden worse than weeds.
  • Fruiting  This is a special type of shrubbery that not only decorates the garden, but also bears fruit (black chokeberry, honeysuckle, shadberry, barberry, sea buckthorn, etc.).

Flowering of black chokeberry.

  • Frost resistant  (hawthorn, viburnum, barberry) and heat-loving  (forsythia).

Thermophilic forsythia.

  • Shade tolerant  (hydrangea) and photophilous  (, Fieldfare).
  • Spring, summer and autumn flowering shrubs.  The correct selection of the timing of flowering will provide decorative your garden throughout the season. Let's start with May forzition, which has festive bright yellow flowers, studded with twigs. Unfortunately, all my efforts to grow it were not crowned with success: it became extinct. Painfully she is thermophilic. By the end of May 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 time, the flowering of which will continue until autumn.

Crown formation

When forming the landscape design of a garden plot with the help of ornamental shrub plants, special attention should be paid to their height and width. Plants have the ability to grow strongly  under favorable conditions. But it does not matter - the parameters of shrubs are easy to adjust with garden brush cutters, pruners and scissors.

I try to do everything carefully!

This is a very exciting experience. I always try to beautifully form the crown, including shrubs. With a ball, I trim the grass, mountain ash and hydrangea.

How can I use ornamental shrubs in the country

Depending on the role that you define for the ornamental shrub, you need them land in different ways:

  • single landing;
  • hedge;
  • background for garden compositions;
  • group landings.

A single landing will require you to choose the place of the optimal view of the shrub. For this suitable areas near the house, at the gate, opposite the window. A hedge, such as a spirea, can be used instead of a fence. Shrubs with decorative leaves can be either a background for flower arrangements, or themselves become an integral part of the flower garden. Group planting of shrubs will perfectly serve for fencing off some functional zones in the garden plot, which will create a special comfort.

Young shrubs along the new fence: jasmine, elderberry, syrup, fieldfare and hydrangea.

The most unpretentious shrubs - my choice

Hydrangea

My favorite shrub, I would say favorite garden 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, which is quite unusual for many plants. I grow it as a single plant, but it looks great as a hedge.

Hydrangea bush at the gate itself deserves special attention.

On sale is a large number of beautiful species. I note, however, not each of them is adapted to the central zone of Russia. By mistakes in the choice of variety (many of those that I bought, wintered badly) i settled on broadleaf and paniculate hydrangeas.

Broadleaf hydrangea can be called the most common among summer residents.

The inflorescence of broadleaf hydrangea is impeccable.

It grows very quickly and reaches 1-2 meters. It is hard to believe, but in the subtropics it is 4 meters high. Its spherical inflorescences please 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 more beautiful.

And so hydrangea paniculata blooms.

It blooms very long - in August and September. Perhaps, I will not name a single shrub that would bloom in the second half of summer.

Very hydrangeas easy to propagate.  I do this by withdrawing the lower branch. I dig a small trench, bend down a sprig, fix it with wire and sprinkle it with soil. Periodically watering. Roots are formed very quickly. Then it will be enough to cut the branch and plant a young plant in a permanent place.

Sucker silver

In my opinion, a very attractive shrub with silver leaves. Looks great on the background. His small yellow flowers are completely unattractive. However, they exude a very pleasant smell. As my mom used to say: "It smells of French perfume."  There are no problems with its cultivation - it grows well in well-lit areas and.

The sucker is silvery.
Beautiful

I would note 2 of his shortcomings, which are easy to get rid of. The first - rapid crown growth  which ugly sticks out in different directions. I form it by trimming. Second - creeping roots.  The sucker periodically jumps out at me in different parts of the garden. I either prune it or dig up a rooted bone and distribute it to anyone.

Who does it stand out for its silver?
It's him!

Jasmine or Chubushnik

Does not need recommendations:  blooms profusely, the fragrance of flowers is wonderful, frost-resistant, does not hurt anything. I would mark only one peculiarity of its care: every 4-5 years it is necessary to cut out old branches, and at the end of each summer, to discharge it a bit from thickened branches.

About chubushnik maybe not everyone heard, but the smell of jasmine everyone heard for sure.

Spirea

It is short and tall. My short-growing Japanese Spirea has very beautiful yellowish leaves with lilac flowers, and a tall one has snow-white inflorescences. I form a low ball, I don’t give a big one either. Spirea great honey plants,  attracting bees.

Spirea - a piece of Japan at the dacha.

I can carry this plant to quite unpretentious. It does not impose any requirements on soils, light, fertilizers. A gardener's dream.

Mountain ash

It is called so, because the leaves look like mountain ash. But this is where its similarity with it ends. Him beauty is not only in the leaves, but also in the flowers-panicle.

Mountain ash - beauty in the broomstick.

Its major drawback is the root growth, which constantly creeps to its neighbors. She has to fight with shears. And the rest - absolutely unpretentious. True, it is rather badly tolerated transplant.

Barberry

Him can only be characterized by positive epithets  - sprawling, beautiful, with leaves that change color during the season, unpretentious and undemanding to the soil.

Watercolor paint barberry.

Its miniature forms can decorate flowerbeds, and higher plants look great both as a tapeworm and in group plantings, hedges. The barberry has a small lack at landing - it is prickly.

I recommend to buy ornamental shrubs in garden centers. If I take saplings from my friends, I know exactly how he looks like in adulthood and how he was raised. So, all my hydrangeas, mountain ash and silver goof are gifts of friends, grown from cuttings. I bought the rest of shrubs in nurseries.

In the background - a fieldfare.
Centered flowers -.
On the front hvoyniki -.

I love all my plants very much: with decorative leaves, especially blossoming ones. It seems to me that they are not only decorate my favorite garden, but also create a sense of celebration in it,  make the dacha very attractive.

It is difficult to imagine a modern garden without such elements of gardening as ornamental shrubs, which bring bright strokes to the motley palette of shades of plant compositions. Ornamental shrubs for the garden act as spectacular tapeworms that decorate open areas, hedges along the paths or serve as a backdrop for variegated flower arrangements. Their presence transforms the appearance of any garden and makes it more elegant and festive.

To beautiful shrub organically fit into an existing landscape, when choosing a plant should take into account a number of basic criteria.

Criterion # 1 - decorative culture

Attractiveness is one of the key criteria for choosing a plant. Today, in the gardening market you can find more than one hundred of the most diverse types of shrubs that have an unusual shape and color of foliage, and elegant flowers with juicy shades, emitting wonderful aroma. If it is a flowering shrub, then it is desirable that it pleases with continuous flowering throughout the season. Also of interest are ornamental-leaf varieties that change coloring over time.

When planning the layout of a country plot with plants, any owner would like to create a picturesque ensemble, all the elements in which harmoniously complement each other.

Criterion # 2 - plant height

When selecting shrubs should take into account the composite structure of the garden. On a plot with a small area, it is better to plant the most compact varieties that have a dense, non-spreading crown (for example: colony-shaped junipers). By planning to plant a shrub as a free-growing hedge, you can opt for crops prone to rapid growth. Particular attention should be paid to the shape of the crown, so that it looks attractive not only in summer with a “cap” of foliage, but also in winter.

Criterion # 3 - growing features

Choosing a plant, you should take into account the peculiarities of the climatic zone in which it grows. Some varieties feel comfortable in half-shaded areas of the garden, while others are able to show decorativeness only in well-lit areas. Novice gardeners are better to give preference to varieties that do not require special care and conditions for breeding.

Spectacular flowering shrubs

An elegant shrub dotted with thousands of cream-colored flowers extending a pleasant aroma to the whole neighborhood adorns the main entrances and recreation areas in the summer cottages

The jasmines are especially spectacular with the architectural form of the crown (“Virginia” with a dense vertical crown and “Pyramidal” with a clear wide-pyramidal crown).

For excellent srednerosly shrub of the bushfly, whose height reaches 1.5-2 meters. Bubbyplodnik differs unusual foliage of green and red-burgundy shades, decorating branches with exfoliating bark of brown-red color, and elegant inflorescences. He is amenable to cutting and is able to maintain decorativeness throughout the season.

The winter-hardy shrub of the bumfunge, forming lovely openwork hemispheres of pale pink and white inflorescences, is unusually effective.

The fruit of the bladder-face, which represents the original leathery leaflets of a slightly bloated form, which, as they mature, change their color from green, and later from yellow to rich red, looks very interesting. Among the decorative varieties, the most widespread are: “Diabolo” - branched handsome man with dark burgundy foliage, “Summer Vine” - compact with red foliage and white-pink inflorescences, “Copertinna” - with orange foliage, turning into a red palette by summer.

Magnificently blooming rhododendrons, decorated with a scattering of miniature flowers in the summer, in place of which later bright berries appear, serve as great candidates for a place in the garden

Sredneroslye shrubs rhododendrons often act as group plantings against the background of emerald lawn or coniferous plantations. The varieties are especially decorative: “Alfred” - evergreen with a pyramidal crown dotted with purple-red flowers, “Blue Peter” with a sprawling crown decorated with lavender-blue flowers and “Violetta” with flowers of dark-purple hues.

Deren is also very popular among gardeners. Tall three-meter shrub formed of flexible erect coral-red branches, shoots are often covered with a bluish bloom. From May to September, Deren is decorated with inflorescences in the form of umbrellas and panicles, collected from miniature white flowers. The shrub preserves its decorativeness in the autumn period, when its foliage is painted in bronze and crimson shades. The shrub is extraordinarily spectacular in the winter months: bare dark cherry shoots are a bright contrast against the white snow and evergreen conifers.

The plant is decorated with miniature wrinkled, egg-shaped leaves, painted green in summer, but closer to acquiring purple-red hues.

Derain looks equally beautiful in single copies and in group plantings. He tolerates a good haircut and quickly gives multiple shoots. Among the ornamental varieties of the plant the most interesting are: “Gold Star” - leaves with a yellow pattern, “Rubra” with bright autumn leaf color, “Cherokee Princess” with a slender crown.

Attractive ornamental plants

Ornamental shrubs - a real find for the garden: they are good from spring to late autumn. Interestingly such shrubs are primarily original foliage shape, painted in bright unusual colors.

Beautiful foliage unusual purple and burgundy shades, effectively combined with the berries of coral color, has an evergreen barberry

An unpretentious in the care of the shrub looks great in hedges and single plantings. Barberry is famous for its autumn outfit, when fiery red, purple and ruby ​​colors are blazing on the branches. In gardening, the most widespread varieties of barberry Siebold, Juliana and Thunberg.

Known to many gardeners due to the delicious nuts of the tree tree hazel is also widely used for landscaping

Against the background of lush greenery, forms of common hazel look spectacular: golden-edged, dark purple and white-and-white. Tall shrubs freely tolerate a little shading, but prefer well-lit areas.

If we consider the evergreen varieties of shrubs, boxwood and holly are most famous for decorativeness. Elegant lines and clear outlines of boxwood make the garden look strict and at the same time elegant.

Magonia of the hollow-leaf, decorated with dark green leaves with prickly-toothed edges can make a bright decoration of the site.

In the winter months, the green foliage of Magonia is painted in burgundy and bronze in color, speaking with a bright accent against the backdrop of a white carpet.

Creating a picturesque landscape, it is important to correctly combine the plants. And then the flowering shrubs will delight with bright colors in the warm season, and evergreen and decorative leaves will saturate the garden with cheerful colors in the winter months.

It is difficult to imagine a garden or a cottage without shrubs. There are a lot of varieties of these representatives of flora - flowering, evergreen, decorative leafy, fruit, coniferous. Each subspecies will occupy a worthy place in the design of different parts of the beloved cottage. This article will consider flowering shrubs perennials photo with names, use, agricultural technology.

Ornamental shrubs are designed to decorate garden and park areas, recreation areas. They are organically combined with each other, with trees, annuals and perennial flowers. These plants are divided into groups depending on growth, habit, timing of flowering, bud color, winter hardiness. These parameters will be considered in the article when describing each type.

When creating any composition, it is necessary to take into account the individual needs of the plant - lighting, the level of groundwater, the strength and speed of growth, the need for moisture.

Remember! The structure of the root system of the neighbor is of great importance, the tree and the bush should not compete for food and moisture.

Choose varieties with different flowering periods, then the cottage will be decorated throughout the season. Specialists will help you to harmoniously enter the selected copy into landscape design, but you can do it yourself using special computer programs. From a practical point of view, shrub perennials will help solve the following problems:

  • in the form of a hedge will protect the area from dust;
  • will help to zone the territory;
  • cope with the disguise of unsightly corners of the garden, dilapidated fences and buildings;
  • will decorate any corner of the cottage - flowerbed, lawn, alpine slide;
  • curb along the track;
  • empty piece of land near the artificial pond.

The correct choice of the seat will relieve you of a multitude of problems, provide the bush with optimal conditions for the development and unleashing of the potential laid by nature itself. Some of the subtleties of growing certain species, we will certainly note in the description of plants.

Spring flowering shrubs with photo

Early-flowering shrub perennials first open season. They give gardeners their delicate bouquets, as if congratulating us on the arrival of spring. Attracting pollinators, they will greatly benefit the other inhabitants of the garden. The most popular representatives of this group are:

  • spirea;
  • deytion;
  • weigela

Spirea

Different types of spirea bloom in spring or summer. This shrub forms a beautiful growth of flexible shoots. During flowering twigs wilted under the weight of paniculate inflorescences, the bush becomes like a fountain. Plant height up to two meters, inflorescences in diameter of 3-7 cm. The color of the rims of spring spireas is snow-white, in summer spireas - pink. Spring varieties bloom by the end of May, a decorative period of 2-3 weeks. Summer subspecies bloom longer, which, with proper layout, allows for continuous budding.

On a note! By the fall, the spirea dresses up in yellow and orange tones, giving the garden a bright color.

Spireas grow well in sunny areas, are distinguished by endurance, frost resistance, and are easily propagated by seed and vegetative methods. Every year in spring the bush is subjected to sanitizing pruning, fertilizers are applied. Spring-flowering varieties are pruned after flowering, summer - with the arrival of spring.

Deytion

Deytsia is in many ways similar to spiraeus, forms shoots 0.5-3 m high. Crohn can be sprawling or erect. Flowering begins early, bush densely covered with bunches of bell-shaped flowers. Corollas are painted in pink or white hue, the smell is completely absent. Deytion is great as a soloist, complementing tree and shrub groups.

The shoots annually freeze out almost to the ground, so the culture requires a reliable air-dry shelter. Podmerzshie branches pruned to a healthy site, periodically crown crown. In general, the action is very unpretentious, loves sunlight, grows on any soil, resistant to drought.

Know! Deytsiya quickly restores frozen shoots, in place of the cut twigs a new one will appear, which can bloom in the current season.

Weigela

Weigela is a guest from Asia who has a thermophilic character and a sophisticated look. The growth reaches a height of 1.5-2.0 m, the span of the crown is up to 3.5 m. The culture is inherent in remontance - the first bloom is observed in the middle of May, repeated by the end of summer. The period of decorativeness lasts 30 days. Weigel flowers are highly decorative, have bell-shaped beaters of white, cream, red or pink color. Beautiful and autumn attire culture, different varieties of foliage change to scarlet, yellow. Weighed variegated hybrids were derived.

In the middle lane weigel will need a reliable shelter. It grows well in sunny places, protected from gusts of wind. Culture prefers nutritious soil, not prone to waterlogging. Cut the shoots need after flowering, cutting is done every 2-3 years.

Long-flowered species

Among gardeners, perennial shrubs with a long decorative period are particularly valued. Often they are planted as soloists or as a center for group composition. Stunted long flowering bushes are appropriate on the alpine hills, along fences and borders

In order to enjoy the favorite corner of the garden with beautiful flowers against the background of greenery, give preference to the following perennials:

  • buddleya;
  • calmia;
  • bladder

Buddleya

This beautiful perennial is often compared to lilac, although the buds appear closer to the end of summer. The bush reaches a height of 2-3 m, grows very quickly. Habitus sprawling with branches drooping from the severity of flower caps. Purple flowers are collected in spike-shaped brushes up to 40 cm long, thick honey aroma. The period of decorativeness lasts 30-40 days. Buddley attracts a lot of pollinators to the garden, but most of all he likes butterflies. Well propagated by cuttings, seeds. Looks harmoniously next door to a hunter, a jug, a snowman.

Tip! The lush vegetation of buddley perfectly camouflages the unsightly corners of the cottage, the plants look organically in a group of 3-4 individuals.

Buddley is light-requiring, demanding on the nutritional value of the substrate. Culture loves abundant watering and mineral supplements. At the end of the season, a cardinal haircut is carried out, removing the above-ground part to the level of 5 cm. The root collar is covered with dry peat.

Kalmiya narrow-leaved

Kalmia is a stunning evergreen shrub reaching a height of 1-1.5 m. The leaves are elongate-lanceolate, 5-6 cm long. The form of the corolus is cup-shaped-funnel-shaped, diameter 10 mm. They are painted in shades of pink, white petals are less common. Flowers collected in umbrellas. Kalmiya decorative throughout the month, from mid-June.

For the cultivation of calcium, a shaded area is preferable; in winter, direct sunlight is dangerous for evergreen foliage. Root neck with the arrival of cold weather mulch peat. The culture is demanding on soil moisture, during planting lay drainage. In the summer, watering 2 times a month, feeding is made three times per season. Calcium will please gardeners strong immunity.

Bubble

The name of this shrub comes from the shape of the fruit, resembling the swim bladder of fish. A large representative of the flora up to 4 m tall has downy shoots. Foliage pinnate up to 15 cm long. Butterfly flowers (like pea) length up to 2 cm, color yellow, orange or reddish. The period of decoration from the beginning of the summer until the end of the season. In autumn, the foliage is colored in yellow and scarlet tones. Fruits beans look very original, bubble is great in combination with white acacias.

On a note! Bladder suitable for forming a beautiful hedge.

Bubble inherent rapid growth rate, after pruning and frosting is rapidly increasing new shoots. Winter hardiness is not high enough, requires shelter of a horse neck with spruce branches. Cultivation is preferred in regions with a mild climate. Light-loving culture, grows well even on poor soil.

Autumn flowering species

Bright leaves of decorative and deciduous species mark the end of the season. In the fall, we often contemplate the withering of nature, but there are plants that can breathe life into the autumn landscape and please with flowering at the end of the season:

  • heather;
  • cell;
  • zeanotus.

Heather

Ornamental varieties of heather form low perennial bushes up to 70 cm tall. Thick crown consists of small scaly foliage. The leaves are triangular, sessile, dark green. Heather is an evergreen species, forms one-sided tassels of pink or lilac shade. Brush length up to 20 cm, valuable honey plant. Decorative from midsummer to 60 days. Growth rate is low, durable.

When planting, drainage is obligatory, heathers love sour peat substrate. Demanding on irrigation on hot days, evening spraying is recommended. Plot for planting choose with openwork penumbra. In the middle zone in the winter will require shelter root collar peat, shoots covered with lapnik.

Tip! Buy heather saplings only in containers, this shrub lives due to symbiosis with fungus.

Kletra olkolistnaya

Kletra is a relative of heather, but forms a high growth of two meters in height. The moisture-loving culture is ideal for landing in the lowlands and near artificial ponds. Decorative from mid-summer to late September. Small white or pink flowers are collected in a lush, fragrant brush, like bird cherry blossoms. Bright yellow autumn dress pleases the eye before the first frost.

Kletra is demanding on the acidity of the soil, she needs an acidic soil with a pH of 4.0-5.5. Pruning is carried out in spring or autumn. Young animals require mandatory shelter for the winter.

Ceanotus

The name of the genus comes from the Latin word "blue", the plant redroot is named for the content of natural scarlet dye in the roots. The bush reaches a height of 3 m, the crown is dense. Flowers are large, gathered in umbrellas or panicles. Inflorescences are painted in blue, white or pink shades. Most species are thermophilic, so the culture is grown in Ukraine, the Black Soil, Belarus. The decorative period is long - from July to the end of September.

Zeanotus planted in the warm and sunny corner of the garden. Demanding on the nutritional value of the substrate, needs good drainage. It blooms on the shoots of the current year, a strong frosting does not prevent the zeanotus from blooming.

Important! Cover the root neck well before the onset of cold weather.

The best flowering types of shrubs for the southern regions of Russia with the names and photos

The predominant climate type in Russia is moderately continental, but in the south of the country it becomes softer. Most of the heat-loving plants here calmly winter without shelter, although some sissies still freeze slightly. In the south of Russia, the following species are doing fine:

  • calicant;
  • wisteria;
  • hibiscus.

Calicant

Calicanth is a large shrub up to 3 meters high. It blooms in late May, with large buds with a diameter of up to 7 centimeters. Corolla color red-brown, in the middle of the flower is up to 30 stamens. The fruit of Calicanth looks like rosehip berries. The plant has fragrant flowers and leaves. Sometimes there is a secondary flowering in mid-September. On the basis of the original form, many garden forms with variegated foliage have been developed. Calicant is shade tolerant, but its frost resistance is very low.

Wisteria

Wisteria (pictured) is a deciduous vine, the birthplace of which is East Asia. This plant can be grown in the form of a tree, a bush, a standard form. It is widespread in the Crimea and the Caucasus; it will only winter in Kiev with a reliable shelter. Liana can reach a length of 15-20 m, leaves are pinnate, large. Small light lilac or white flowers are collected in long loose brush. Wisteria blooms in spring, but some brushes persist throughout the summer.

Wisteria is characterized by a rapid growth rate, the vine can entangle any support. Decorative culture depends on the climate, the lack of heat will affect the intensity of flowering. Wisteria requires a sunny area, protected from blowing cold wind. For it to form powerful shoots, you need a nutrient substrate with an acidic or neutral environment. To extend the period of decoration required abundant watering. Cultivation is allowed in the pot culture, which is achieved by formative pruning. In March, the vine is cut, leaving 2-3 buds on young shoots.

Hibiscus

The Syrian variety of hibiscus (Ketmia) is used for landscaping in the Crimea, Moldova, the Caucasus, the Kuban. Hibiscus reaches a height of 5-6 m, drops leaves in the winter. Leafy plates are egg-shaped, up to 10 cm long. Single flowers can be funnel-shaped or resemble a terry rose. The color of the petals is diverse, the hibiscus can bloom in waves throughout the season.

By trimming the hibiscus, you can shape the stem tree or shrub. Culture blooms from late July to the first frost. Hibiscus light-requiring, needs a lot of heat and moisture.

Important! With the introduction of feeding, the formation of a larger number of buds is noted.

Winter-resistant perennial shrubs for the Urals - names and photos

In the Ural climate, sissies are not the place, and I want the flowering bushes to adorn the courtyard. Nature herself took care of some representatives of the flora, endowing them with endurance and frost resistance. Such plants, even in a harsh climate, do not need shelter for the winter. Ural summer residents grow the following shrub perennials:

  • park rose and wild rose;
  • steppe almonds;

Park rose (srub) and rosehip

Park roses have a high decorative effect and frost resistance, which they inherited from wild relatives - rose hips. Height is up to 2.5 m, shoots are covered with spines. Rosehip blooms in early summer, and the park rose will delight with bright buds throughout the summer. Most dog roses have simple flowers of 5 petals, painted in pink tones.

Scrubs have a wide palette of petals coloring. Inflorescences differ in size, degree of terry. The culture has a powerful root system, while planting a pit equipped with drainage. Plants photophilous, tolerate light shading. Special care is not required. Formative pruning is carried out every 2 years, in hot weather the bushes are watered 3-4 times per season.

Remember! To maintain a high decorative effect, it is recommended to make organic dressing three times.

Almond steppe (bobovnik)

This compact deciduous shrub form a spherical crown with a height of 1.5 m. The shoots are erect red-brown with numerous branches. The foliage is dense, elongate-lanceolate, 4-6 cm long. The flowers are located in the leaf axils and consist of five bright pink petals. Almond blossoms at the end of spring, flowers thickly cover branches. Decorative for 7-10 days.

Almond does not tolerate even light shading, winter-hardy, unpretentious. It has many advantages - drought resistance, easy reproduction, winter hardiness, ease of shaping. In the spring make organic dressing, in early autumn, superphosphate. It looks very impressive in a group of 3-5 copies, perfectly in harmony with coniferous trees.

Daurian rhododendron

Evergreen plant growth of 2-4 meters. Shoots upright with light gray bark and slight pubescence. The leaves are small, oval-shaped. Plate length 2-3 cm, leathery surface. Dark green color with the arrival of autumn changes to a brown-red. Leaves partially overwinter. Large flowers of funnel-shaped form reach a diameter of 4 cm, shoots plentifully strewed before the young leaves are blooming. The color of the petals is pink-purple, the decorative effect lasts up to 3 weeks. Often in the autumn there is a re-budding.

Tip! Daur rhododendron prefers a slight shading from coniferous trees. In winter, it needs protection from the sun, prefers acidic substrates, responsive to dressing.

Unpretentious shrubs for the Moscow region

The sharply continental climate of Central Russia negatively affects the health of heat-loving species, so gardeners meticulously prepare them for winter. Some of the above species winter well in this climate zone, and the following bushes deserve attention:

  • chubushnik;
  • barberry;
  • bladder feminine.

Chubushnik

Growth reaches two-meter height, the crown is dense. Leaves up to 10 cm long, oval shape. Floral brushes contain 5-9 cream-colored buds. The form of the corolla is a goblet, the aroma is saturated jasmine. Blooms in mid-summer, the duration of budding 2-3 weeks. We derived variegated hybrids, a very popular perennial.

Weak shoots are subject to strong shortening. Chubushnik loves sunny areas and nutritious soil with deep groundwater. Organic and mineral supplements are applied twice per season.

Barberry

The variegated forms of barberry are an excellent decoration of the dacha, but this shrub also blooms very beautifully. The bush develops shoots with a diameter and height of up to 3.5 m. The leaves are small, rounded. Flowering from the end of May, the duration of 2-3 weeks. The buds are yellow, very fragrant, gathered in long brushes. Autumn color of the foliage depends on the variety, decorative scarlet inedible fruits are added to the barberry.

Know! Barberry is unpretentious, care is in the spring pruning, making dressing every 3-4 years, irrigation if necessary.

Green apple leaf

Lush bush height of 1.5-2.5 m, the crown is thick, the leaves are 3-4 cm long. The plate consists of 3-5 oval lobes with a serrated edge. In autumn, the leaves become golden, has many variegated hybrids. The flowers are gathered in lush inflorescences, the color of the petals is pink or white, decorative 2-3 weeks in July. Does not tolerate overwetting, does not need special care, suffers gas pollution and smoke. Propagated by cuttings and division of the queen cell.

Tall flowering shrubs

When planning a garden composition, some face a small selection of tall shrub perennials. Usually they are planted along fences and buildings to protect the garden from dust and prying eyes. You can plant tall varieties in the background of a massive group composition. In the implementation of the landscape project will help you:

  • lilac;
  • viburnum Boule-de-tender;
  • honeysuckle.

Lilac

Large shrub perennial with thick trunks and lush crown. Growth from 2 to 8 m, leaves ovate with a pointed tip, dark green, length up to 10 cm. The color of leaf blades lasts until the leaves fall, in warm regions the foliage winters. Small fragrant buds are gathered in lush pyramidal inflorescences of the paniculate type. Lilac blooms in late spring, after 3 weeks the flowers fall off. The color of the petals is purple or purple, less often white.

Lilac grows well in sunny areas. It is sensitive to overmoistening, so the pit for planting equip drainage. Irrigation is carried out as needed, fertilizing is made annually. Easily amenable to formative pruning.

Remember! Lilac landing in the valley is unacceptable.

Kalina Boule de tender

Decorative variety of snowball "Snowball" has a high decorative effect. He has beautiful leaves that will put on a crimson outfit in the fall. Lush spherical inflorescences consist of sterile buds. Blooms by the end of spring, decorative for 2-3 weeks. Gorgeous in the form of a stem tree.

The culture is distinguished by unpretentiousness, endurance and frost resistance. Needs preventive treatments from insects. Prefers a sunny place, acidic and moist soil. Looks great near an artificial pond, requires frequent watering, fertilization. It reproduces only vegetatively, requires rejuvenation once every 5-6 years (trimming on a stump).

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is famous among gardeners for healthy berries and high decorative qualities. Spherical shrub reaches a height and diameter of 2-4 m, reddish shoots, leaves are elongate-lanceolate. It blooms in early spring, it is a valuable honey plant. Small flowers of a yellowish shade are similar to paired bells. The length of the corolla 10-12 mm. Flowering lasts 10-12 days, blue berries ripen by the end of June.

On a note! Honeysuckle is a winter-hardy shrub. It is unpretentious, needs frequent watering, shade-tolerant.

Flowering yellow shrubs

Shrubs with yellow flowers attract attention, elevate mood, inspire joy. They will be a bright spot among the usual white and pink flowers, harmoniously fit next to the decorative leafy cultures.

To create a bright composition you can use:

  1. Ovipus forsythia (ovoid) - early flowering shrub perennial growth 1.5-2 m. Bright yellow bell-shaped beaters with a diameter of 15-20 mm swing open before the appearance of foliage, immediately after the snow melt. Flowering ends after 3 weeks, after which one-third of each shoot is removed. The treatment is standard, winter-hardy is only a form of forsythia ovata.
  2. Silverweed. Kuril tea easily adapts to any growing conditions. Low bushes (up to 80 cm) with erect or creeping shoots, small plates, consist of 3-5 pairs of egg-shaped leaves. The flowers are simple, there are five petals, the corolla is usually yellow, in varietal varieties pink or red. Winter hardiness is high, decorative all season. Forming every 3 years, the soil must be mulched. It needs shading and good drainage.
  3. Acacia yellow. Growth bush 2-3 m, openwork foliage, 5-7 cm long. Corolus moth, buds yellow, large. Fragrant axillary inflorescences contain 2-3 flowers each. Decorative from the beginning of June 2-3 weeks. Acacia is completely unpretentious and completely winter-hardy perennial.

Conclusion

Flowering shrubs - a great tool in the design of the backyard. Composing the types of perennials, you can create a magnificent ensemble, and photos with names and brief descriptions are sure to help.