How do you imagine flowering shrubs for the garden? A lonely rosehip bush in the darkest and most barren corner? Not at all, the options for their use are more than diverse. These are hedges, group and single plantings. A variety of flowers and greenery is provided for your garden. At the same time, there are a huge number of options for its design. Flowering shrubs for the garden can be a background and frame, as well as central objects. It all depends on what exactly you want to see as a result.
Snow white lace
The most beloved by our fellow citizens are shrubs that bloom in May. This is the time when the garden is decorated with young green leaves, against which the white clusters look charming. That is why many plant viburnum on their plots. This is an amazing plant that looks great in bloom, while it is unpretentious. Experienced gardeners know that today there are more than 200 species, among which there are exclusively decorative varieties, as well as evergreen shrubs. Each gardener has his own preferences, someone likes the view of pride more, others - bulldenezh, but most of the soul does not have a cup of tea in the common viburnum.
Caring for viburnum
What is so goodshrubs that bloom in May? They give the garden tenderness and charm, style and individuality. The snow-white lace of viburnum year after year attracts the eye, especially in spring, no one remains indifferent. In addition, it is not whimsical at all and will go for any site. Even shaded and not too fertile areas allow you to grow luxurious bushes. However, viburnum is often affected by pests, it must be regularly treated with special preparations.
Spirea - variety of shapes and sizes
We continue to consider shrubs that bloom in spring. The next I would like to note such a plant as spirea. These are stunning shrubs from the Rosaceae family, unpretentious, but bright and very elegant. Within the framework of the article, we describe them briefly, but they deserve much closer attention. They are usually divided into two large categories - spring-flowering and summer-flowering. Therefore, if you make a good selection, they will decorate your garden for almost the entire season, from May to September. Gardeners use viburnum as a hedge. A wonderful honey plant, it grows quickly and blooms very magnificently. It can be used in shrub compositions and group plantings. In addition, there is also an amazing dwarf variety that is great for creating charming borders.
Not all shrubs that bloom in spring can boast such a long flowering period, most often their beauty falls off very quickly. In addition, spirea does not require any care at all. It can grow anywhere, in sun or shade.
Floweringjasmine, or mock orange
If you have ever walked in the park past the bushes covered with white flowers, exuding a divine aroma - this is the jasmine beloved by many. In fact, the name of the plant is mock orange, but the former is more common because of its poetry. It belongs to the hydrangea family and usually blooms in early summer. When placing it in your summer cottage, keep in mind that some species are very tall, for example, the crown variety reaches 3 meters in height. It grows quickly and "lives" in the garden for up to 30 years. There is an amazing variety of "airborne assault" - this is a bush about 2 meters high, which at the time of flowering is all hung with delicate bells. Finally, the "unusual" subspecies is a low bush, up to 1.5 meters. Its flowers are large, with a bright spot in the center and an amazing smell of strawberries. Blooming jasmine loves the sun very much, but it does not bloom well in the shade, the branches are drawn out. It is also necessary to provide the plant with good feeding and watering.
Healing wild rose
Flowering shrubs for the garden can be not only a decoration, but also useful. This applies primarily to the wild rose. He is a close relative of the garden rose, a source of fragrant flowers and medicinal fruits. At the same time, the bush itself is very elegant both in spring and autumn. Its sharp spikes will help create a beautiful and impenetrable living fence near your site. At the same time, keep in mind that the wild rose loves sunlight very much. Its roots are powerful and go deep, so do not plant plants in wetlands and lowlands, they quicklywither and die. What else needs to be considered? Not all flowering shrubs for the garden conquer the surrounding area as quickly as the wild rose. To prevent it from spreading, you need to protect the bushes with a small ditch 20-30 cm deep.
Amazing Forsythia
This yellow flowering shrub is a real delight for all gardeners without exception. Indeed, in early spring, the branches of this shrub are covered with a continuous scattering of bright yellow flowers. Only when the flowers fall do young leaves appear. This is a sprawling shrub up to 3 meters high, which is distinguished not only by magnificent flowering, but also by longevity, in the garden it will delight you up to 70 years.
These beautifully flowering shrubs are very thermophilic, therefore they are suitable only for warm regions of Russia. They bloom very early and profusely. Some gardeners use group plantings, but they are only relevant for a large garden. A small area is best decorated with a single shrub surrounded by early-flowering bulbs. Grows on light fertile soils.
Favorite since childhood lilac
In fact, what could be more beautiful than a blooming lilac? Her fragrance is the smell of the approaching summer, holidays and fulfillment of desires. Previously, ordinary lilac, purple, with lush tassels grew in garden front gardens. Today, there are many hybrids that summer residents are happy to breed. White and pale lilac, dark purple, regular and double flowers are the best decoration for your garden. Modern breeders go to the rescueand those who have a summer cottage is too small. Blooming lilac can grow successfully in a small area, especially if you choose a compact variety, up to 2 meters in height.
Lilac care
She is unpretentious, but prefers sunny areas. It is quite tolerant of the composition of the soil, but if a swampy lowland is chosen for planting, then a high hill will have to be made. The plant looks best in a single planting, as it is quite tall and spreading. It is necessary to prune the plant every year. All shoots are completely removed, as well as old, dry and too damaged shoots. It is advisable to cut the fading inflorescences, then the bush will bloom better next year.
Rowanberry
If you don't have much time to maintain a hedge or need to quickly hide an unattractive fence, then flowering shrubs will help you with this. Frost-resistant and unpretentious, they will disguise an old barn and can be used in combination with other shrubs of other types. I would like to tell you about the fieldfare, for sure everyone knows it by fluffy flower tassels. It is surprisingly tenacious, grows instantly, and both carved leaves and huge inflorescences can serve as a garden decoration. The bush is also attractive in autumn, when the foliage turns bright colors.
Fieldfare will grow in any area, the only negative is the large amount of growth that comes from the root. You need to constantly monitor and cut it so that your garden does not turn into wild thickets.
Hydrangea
This is a real aristocrat in your garden. She does not like to substitute leaves under the scorching sun, preferring wet and shaded corners. Therefore, if you have places where nothing wants to grow, then this is a reason to plant hydrangeas there. Snow-white elegant inflorescences are good not only in the garden, they are excellent for cutting as well.
The plant is frost-resistant enough, if the snow covers the ground well, then they will live quietly until spring. Today, even in the northern regions, ornamental shrubs are grown. Blooming, beautiful, spectacular and at the same time useful, they are becoming increasingly popular in the garden. With their help, you can easily give a new look to any old but necessary building in the garden, decorate a symbolic fence that separates your and your neighbor's garden plots, frame a border or a high flower bed.
Evergreen shrubs
Today there are so many options for decorating your garden that it's hard to figure it out without a designer. The names of flowering shrubs can still be learned, but it is very difficult to figure out the correct content of each of them. We examined the most popular species that everyone can grow, and finding seedlings is not at all a problem. However, today I would like to consider the features of growing evergreen shrubs. These plants fit surprisingly harmoniously into any garden, and are its decoration at any time of the year. However, there are some subtleties here: in the conditions of the Russian climate, plants will have to be planted in the garden only onsummer, and in winter to take home, planting in specially prepared tubs. But trust me, the results are worth the effort.
Exotic plants in your garden
First, I would like to mention such a wonderful plant as aukuba. It blooms from September to January, in sun or shade. These are large plants with colorful spotted leaves. This type of shrub has many varieties, each of which is slightly different in appearance. Some spots on the leaves are yellow, others are white, and others decorate bright red berries after flowering.
A very popular plant is the strawberry tree. Its flowering period is autumn, it is at this time that the branches begin to be decorated with hanging flowers and bright fruits, so similar to strawberries. The fruits are completely tasteless, but they look just fantastic. When kept in a tub in winter and planted in a garden in summer, it can grow up to 2 meters. Another species that can become a real decoration of the garden is callistemon, a small shrub up to 1.5 meters high, the main charm of which lies in its flowers. This is a real work of art. Its small flowers with long stamens are collected in cylindrical inflorescences, bright red fluffy panicles are obtained. This plant is usually grown in the sunniest place. Callistemon grows up to 2 meters, there are also undersized varieties that perfectly tolerate wintering on the street, even in the Russian climate.
Want toDid a real palm tree grow in your area? Then pay attention to the cordilina. This is a palm-like plant that can be grown in a large pot - it will be happy to spend the summer under the sun, decorating the lawn. Like all other palm trees, cordilina has a strong trunk covered with bark, and a crown of white-striped leaves up to 1 meter long. The plant looks just great.
I would like to introduce you to another overseas miracle - a trachycarpus. Probably the only palm tree that can endure the harsh conditions of the Russian winter. This is a fan palm, which has a strong trunk, decorated with large green umbrellas. However, with all its endurance, this plant requires protection from the icy wind, so you will either have to take it indoors for the winter, or build a protective bell.
Among the variety of flowering shrubs you are sure to find what is right for your garden. Each of them, from the most common viburnum to the exotic palm tree, is able to emphasize any design decision, decorate and diversify your patio.
