Low growing shrubs for the garden. Decorative shrubs for summer cottages with photos and names. Flowering shrubs: photo
Today there are few summer cottages, on which at least one ornamental shrub would not flaunt. They only cause problems for negligent gardeners, and in skillful hands become a work of art and a unique decoration of the garden.
Before purchasing a shrub for decoration cottage design we offer you to get acquainted with a selection of the most interesting and original copies. In order for the site 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 divide the site into zones, and a medium-sized hedge will serve as protection from the sun's rays.
Tall bushes are well suited for decorating unsightly walls, as well as for shading certain corners of the garden. They are good in single plantings.
Coniferous and evergreen shrubs, the highlight of any site. Without them, the design will be incomplete. They can be made the center of the composition, planted on a large area 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.
Blooming mini-trees will be a bright touch on the green background of the hedge and the decoration of the cottage. A free-standing rose bush will help dilute the monotony of the design, or decorate the entrance area.
At first glance, everything seems to be simple: I chose the shrubs I liked, marked the site and planted them according to the markup. But such an approach can lead to the fact that the garden will turn into an impenetrable jungle.
The basis of garden decoration is a deliberate and skillful combination of plants. To achieve the effect, when choosing a place for shrubs, a lot must be taken into account: the size of adult plants, the silhouette they form and volume.
Shrubs look good together, excellent in growth form. A tandem of mini-spruce with Japanese maple, or decorative cherry with rhododendrons and cypress trees, will make up a complete image.
Plants with contrasting leaf colors are well combined. They complement each other and create a bright accent. One group can be variegated euonymus, golden spruce and fan maple with purple leaves.
The ensemble will look more spectacular if it contains at least one shrub, which is distinguished by bright flowering.
You should not build a composition in one row, usually they are seated in two or three lines, and the front ones should not overlap the bushes that stand behind by more than 20 percent. You can place mini-trees in the shape of a triangle.
When forming a composition, plant compatibility must also be taken into account. So some types of coniferous shrubs are 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 shrubs depends on their size:
- Undersized (almonds, dwarf conifers) should be planted at a distance of 70-80 cm.
- Medium-sized (chaenomeles, felt cherry, rhododendron, action) - 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, a bush about a meter high is generously strewn with delicate pink-purple flowers. At the end of flowering, gently green oblong leaves appear, and bright red or orange berries appear closer to autumn. But you can’t try them, they are quite poisonous, it’s not without reason that this plant is called wolfberry among the people.
Daphne loves abundant watering and prefers partial shade, feels good in the shade of a sparse crown of trees.
forsythia
Golden rain, or forsythia, begins to bloom in early spring and flaunts sunny yellow inflorescences for three weeks, sometimes longer. In autumn, the leaves turn gold or purple-bloody, which looks very elegant and festive.
Sunny clearings, protected from gusts of wind, will be the best place for him to grow.
A small bush, 100-150 cm high, is one of the first to open the flowering season. The shape of the crown is spherical, the branches are densely covered with oblong leaves. marvelous aroma pink flowers can not leave anyone indifferent. Its fruits are oval and covered with soft fluff. After leaf fall, fluffy balls flaunt on the branches. Can be propagated by seeds.
Almonds are quite undemanding in care, love the sun and tolerate the lack of moisture well. Abundant and frequent watering can kill the bean.
This culture is popular with gardeners from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok, for its non-capricious disposition and a good stable crop with a fairly compact size. It blooms with pale pink flowers, quite plentiful. It got its name for the leaves and shoots, covered with a light fluff similar to felt.
Likes soil rich in organic matter and open, well-lit spaces.
Perhaps the most elegant representative of ornamental shrubs. Immediately after gardening, it releases purple buds that turn into large bright flowers. The fruits are golden, similar to small apples and contain many vitamins.
The Japanese quince is undemanding to the composition of the soil, lives well in the shade of trees, ideally suited 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 clusters of blueberries and bright bronze foliage.
Mahonia, which does not require much attention, grows successfully in sunny glades, under the crown of a tree and in dense shade. Does not tolerate stagnant water, this can lead to rotting of the roots.
Lilac
Lilac has won the hearts of gardeners for its beautiful paniculate inflorescences with small fragrant flowers. Varietal lilac has several color options. This shrub needs regular pruning, which helps maintain the desired shape of the plant and provides more abundant flowering. Combinations of several multi-colored varieties look good.
Drought tolerant, but picky about lack of light. The soil prefers loamy, rich in organic matter and minerals.
viburnum
Perhaps the most popular tree in Russian gardens. In the people, she received the name "wedding tree". It is believed that this is a strong amulet. It blooms from May to July, white flowers with a honey smell. By autumn, the fruits are poured with red juice and remain on the bush all winter, being food for birds.
Spirea
There are many varieties of spirea, which have significant differences. What they have in common is that they all grow very actively. Therefore, in the third or fourth year of planting, the bush should be cut, leaving 20-30 centimeters.
Flowers can be of various colors, from white hemispherical inflorescences to pink and red.
It is not allowed to plant spirea one by one, only a few bushes. According to the laws landscape design, it must dominate the other members 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 unobtrusive aroma make it an indispensable decoration on personal plot. Very undemanding to the landing site, but on sunny side on nutritious and loose soils will bloom more magnificently and longer.
action
The shrub is characterized by long flowering and large color palette. Flowers are pink, white, purple and lilac in color, they do not have a smell.
With a lack of light and poor soils, they get sick. The choice of ornamental shrubs is unlimited, but they all need regular, neat haircuts, otherwise the site will look unkempt and untidy.
Ornamental shrubs that bloom all summer (video)
Before summer residents who decided to decorate their site beautiful bushes, the question immediately arises - which shrub is better to plant?
Ideally, such a plant should meet the following requirements:
- Be beautiful throughout the summer season.
- Unpretentious in care.
- Frost-resistant, able to endure our difficult winters.
Winter-hardy, flowering shrubs
Below are the names and characteristics of just such ornamental shrubs: frost-resistant, unpretentious and beautifully flowering.
Winter-hardy, undemanding and at the same time very decorative in our climate, many shrubs have shown themselves. I’ll tell you about the most popular ones that can be planted in almost all regions of our country.
Derain white
It is 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. So that the bark of the derain is always bright, the bushes are cut short every year, leaving hemp from the 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 hardy, decorative and unpretentious in all respects.
- Grows on any soil, tolerates both heat and shade.
- Suitable for planting in the back of the site or along the fence, as well as hedges.
This turf is especially beautiful in autumn.
This is a variety of derain with green leaves that turn burgundy by autumn.
And this is a variegated derain.
The leaves of this plant remain painted with a white pattern all summer.
This shrub is quite suitable for creating hedges.
Deren grows quickly and in order for the hedge to be always neat, it will have to be carefully looked after.
This is how deren blooms.
The plant can be formed lush bush and a small tree.
Derain does not lose its decorative effect even in winter.
Well, where else can you find a shrub with such original, red shoots.
Deciduous barberries
They are distinguished by enviable winter hardiness, easy to care for. The color of the leaves is yellow, green, purple, red. Any fertile soil, open space or partial shade is suitable for barberries. They are easy to cut, but you can not cut them, limiting yourself to the spring removal of damaged and extra branches.
- Height different types and varieties vary from 60 cm to 2 m.
- Extremely unpretentious, frost-resistant shrub. Grows in shade, full sun and almost any soil. The color of the leaves is striking in its diversity.
- Application universal, from landing undersized varieties on the slides to the creation of 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, a variegated shrub looks very colorful.
Hedge from barberry
Picturesque and practical hedges are obtained from the barberry, but we must remember that this shrub is terribly prickly and it is not particularly pleasant to work with it. Read more about using barberry in garden design
Spirea
Almost all spireas are fast-growing, frost-resistant shrubs, unpretentious and profusely flowering. There are two groups of spireas - spring-flowering and summer-flowering. In spring-flowering species, such as ashen spirea, drooping branches are completely decorated with tiny white flowers. These spireas bloom once. In spring-flowering spireas, old and weak branches are cut out after flowering.
Summer flowering spireas are distinguished by long flowering. Pink ( different shades) flowers are usually collected in flat spherical or spike-shaped inflorescences. Of the summer-flowering spireas, Bumald's spirea (height 60 cm) is interesting, blooming with elegant, carmine-pink flat inflorescences. In the Goldflame variety, young leaves 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 choose spring-flowering and summer-flowering varieties, then flowering can last almost all spring and summer.
- Spireas do not require fertile soil. Grows quickly in both sun and partial shade. Most spireas are winter succulents and do not need shelter even in frosty winters.
- These shrubs are not only decorative, but also have a wide variety of sizes, shapes of bushes, leaf colors and different time flowering. Thanks to these qualities, you can decorate the garden with only spireas.
Spirea Vangutta.
Such tall shrubs suitable for single plantings or for growing in hedges.
You can create such a picturesque corner by planting spirea with hostas and juniper.
Japanese spirea
Elegant borders are obtained from undersized Japanese spirea. It also looks appropriate in rockeries.
Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens, a shrub of North American origin, proved to be the most winter-hardy. Other species (originally from China and Japan) are less hardy, more capricious in care.
Tree hydrangea is common in our gardens, but for some reason everyone wants to see plants with blue, pink or even reddish inflorescences on their plots. Such hydrangeas, of course, are spectacular, but more capricious, although among them there are varieties that some flower growers successfully grow in the northern regions.
But if you haven't grown hydrangeas in the garden yet, start with Hydrangea arborescens - an easy-to-care, showy shrub with huge caps of white flowers.
Panicle hydrangea grows well in the harsh regions of Russia, a very beautiful wintering shrub up to three meters high (it does not reach such a height in our country) with a dense spherical crown. The inflorescence is a broad-pyramidal panicle 15-30 cm long and 30 cm wide. The flowers are white, turning red by autumn.
- The height of the bushes up to two meters.
- Blooms from mid-summer.
- Hydrangeas are exceptionally moisture-loving, tolerate shading well, and love well-drained acidic fertile soil. Therefore, when planting, peat is added. The soil can be acidified with iron sulphate.
- Hydrangeas are planted in 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.
Potentilla shrub
Deciduous shrubs, prostrate or compact. Bushy forms of Potentilla have three names at once: Kuril tea, cinquefoil shrub and pyatilochnik. Potentilla makes an attractive abundance of medium-sized flowers. The most common form is considered to be with yellow flowers.
Flowers solitary or in a few racemose or umbellate inflorescences, medium-sized. Decorative in the plant and bright green small carved foliage. Potentillas do not tolerate dry air.
- 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.
- Potentillas are photophilous, although they tolerate a slight penumbra, they are quite drought-resistant, demanding on the richness of soils, which should be moderately moist.
- Winter-hardy: specific forms withstand forty-degree frosts, varieties are less tolerant of low temperatures.
- Potentilla is suitable for creating borders and low hedges, looks elegant in single and group plantings, and blends harmoniously with coniferous plants.
Here is such a neat bush of Potentilla shrub.
Potentilla tolerates shearing well and makes colorful hedges and borders.
Vesicle viburnum
Large, hardy shrub. Both of its forms - with golden and purple leaves - are always decorative: in spring, when the leaves bloom, during flowering (it blooms with white corymbose inflorescences) and after it, when clusters of red fruits form.
- The height of the bushes, depending on the variety, is from one to three meters.
- Flowering in early summer, within 20 days.
- The vesicle is unpretentious, drought-resistant and shade-resistant, but it is better to plant in the open sun so that the leaves retain their brightness of color.
- Suitable for tall hedges and single plantings.
Bubble Diabolo.
Here are such different vesicles. There are shrubs with different leaf colors.
Vesicle Luteus.
Snowberry
Snow berries are white and pink. If you are interested in the most cold-resistant shrubs, then plant a white snowberry, it calmly endures even the most frosty winters.
Over time, it grows strongly and can grow in any conditions, both in the open sun and in the dense shade of trees. Shrubs are valued for many large, decorative, as if from white marble, fruits that are formed in autumn.
It lends itself well to shearing, the bushes are thinned out in early spring, cut in summer.
- It grows up to 2.5 meters wide, up to 1.5 meters high.
- The snowberry grows on any soil, prefers a sunny place. Minimal care: the plant is drought-resistant, does not require top dressing, easily tolerates 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 smart and require very little maintenance.
Snowberry fruits.
Ornamental shrubs for summer cottages of medium 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 sufficient.
Action
If the action is given space, in June she will dress small flowers. The color of the flowers (and they are both double and non-double) varies from white to intense pink.
In our climate, the rough action is considered the most unpretentious. She blooms white- 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 to the ground.
- Most varieties of action 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 not susceptible to diseases and pests. For the winter, it is advisable to press the branches to the ground (at -25º, the buds freeze slightly)
- From the action, picturesque, unformed hedges are obtained. You can plant a mixborder in the background or cover the base of tall shrubs.
Beauty action.
Planting hedges from action in the northern regions is not recommended. All the same, this shrub for such purposes is not winter-hardy enough.
In the southern regions, action is quite suitable for creating hedges.
Keriya japonica
An unpretentious shrub that blooms annually in April-May with yellow flowers. May bloom again.
The non-terry 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 charming, thanks to very beautiful bright green leaves, similar to young birch.
- The height of the bushes 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. Requires regular watering and occasional top dressing.
- Used for single and group landings. It goes well with conifers, looks beautiful on a green lawn.
Keria is characterized 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
In flowering, it is more beautiful than all the above listed shrubs. But to show her drooping branches in all its glory, she needs a lot of space. Loves fertile soil and annual pruning, but generally unpretentious. Immediately after flowering, branches with wilted 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 the weigela is 1.5 - 2 meters.
- It blooms in May-June with pink, white or ruby-red tubular flowers. Prone to re-bloom.
- Weigela grows on any soil, in direct sun and in partial shade.
- The most frost-resistant varieties that winter well both in Siberia and in the Moscow region: Alba, Striatum, Styriaka, Bristol ruby.
- Given the high decorativeness of this shrub, they usually plant it in the foreground: at the entrance to the house, by the paths or on the lawn.
Weigela pink hybrid.
Weigela will harmoniously fit into any corner of the garden.
Weigela Red Prince
Chaenomeles (Japanese quince)
A very common shrub, as it can grow on any soil, both in the sun and in the shade. It blooms brightly in spring, and in autumn it bears golden fragrant fruits. Bushes do not need pruning: they are occasionally thinned out.
The diameter of the flowers of chaenomeles is 3 - 5 cm.
It should be noted that in weigela, action, and kerria, branches can freeze severely in severe winters. But nothing terrible will happen: the bushes grow rapidly.
Of all the listed assortment, I most of all like summer spireas, weigels, vesicles and barberries for their beautiful and long flowering, highly decorative throughout the season
Shrubs should be placed in accordance with their growth and ability to grow in breadth.
About the rules for trimming ornamental shrubs
All of the listed plants are not rare, they are quite easy to acquire.
Ornamental flowering shrubs are an excellent decoration option for any garden plot. With their help, you can create a unique atmosphere of comfort in the backyard, decorate the garden, create a hedge or partial shade in the gazebo. The main thing is to make the right choice, and plant such ornamental shrubs in your garden that will fit into the landscape design of the site, and care for which will not be a burden. Landed with different periods flowering plants will decorate the garden with their flowers all spring, summer and autumn.
Ornamental shrubs blooming in spring
Very nice to plant in the spring vegetable crops in my garden among ornamental shrubs, which at this time already bloom beautifully and profusely.
Spirea
One of the first to decorate the garden is an elegant and surprisingly unpretentious spirea. This luxuriantly flowering shrub will please with its pink flowers. The features of spirea include:
- long and lush flowering;
- frost resistance;
- unpretentiousness;
- fast growth;
- undemanding to the soil.
You can plant a shrub both in sunny areas and in partial shade. Spirea is great to create hedges or shrub compositions. Her dwarf varieties can be planted along the border or in rockeries.
forsythia
Blooms profusely in early spring amazing plant- forsythia. Sunny yellow flowers first appear on its branches, and only after flowering - leaves. Growing features:
- the shrub should be planted in sunny areas with light fertile soil;
- the plant does not tolerate waterlogging;
- Forsythia is thermophilic, so it is mulched for the winter, and the shoots are bent to the ground.
The shrub looks good both in a single and in a group planting.
Lilac
No garden can be imagined without lilac bushes. This tall perennial blooms with lilac, soft lilac or white flowers that emit an unusual aroma. The plant has many varieties and hybrids, frost-resistant and unpretentious in care.
Growing features:
- should be planted in well-lit areas;
- lilac is undemanding to soil fertility, but does not like wetlands;
- every spring it is recommended to cut out damaged, thickening, dry and too old shoots;
- Timely trimmed withered inflorescences will contribute to more lush flowering.
When planting lilacs, you need to make sure that the site is spacious. The grown bush should not be cramped, because most varieties of this plant are sprawling and tall.
Japonica
Japanese quince or northern lemon is an ornamental shrub with edible fruits. It blooms beautifully at the end of May, grows up to 1 meter and is easy to cut.
Care features:
- for lush flowering, it is recommended to loosen and fertilize the soil around the bush;
- every spring it is necessary to carry out a sanitary haircut of the plant;
- ten-year-old bushes require rejuvenation, for which they are thinned out, leaving only about a dozen of the strongest branches.
The figure formation of the Japanese quince can only be started from the age of five. In this case, in no case should the horizontal shoots forming the “cap” be cut off.
Shrubs blooming all summer: names, photos
A huge amount flowering plants end of May and June are different. And, although at this time there are a lot of colors in the garden, ornamental shrubs are indispensable.
Rose hip
Everyone has probably heard about the benefits of this plant. That is why rose hips are very popular among gardeners and are found on almost every suburban area . Depending on the species, the plant has a different "appearance" and properties. Some varieties of wild rose are strewn with double, rose-like flowers, others with vitamin fruits or beautiful leaves. These low-maintenance shrubs can be planted in sun or partial shade, trimmed and made into hedges.
Rhododendron
This one of the most beloved, and at the same time quite difficult to care for shrubs can decorate the garden with its lush bloom all summer. Rhododendron has three types:
- Evergreen.
- Semi-evergreen (wintering).
- Litopadny (falling).
For central Russia, it is best to choose deciduous shrubs that will grow up to 3 meters.
Features of care for biennials:
- careful fertilizing with nitrogenous fertilizers;
- regular top dressing with organic acid;
- watering with sun-warmed rainwater;
- mulching the soil around the bush with peat;
- regular removal of weeds;
- shelter for the winter.
In order for the rhododendron to bloom all summer, it must be properly looked after and on time. remove dried buds.
Potentilla or Kuril tea
Shrub plant blooms profusely with bright flowers all summer. Potentilla growing up to 1.5 meters is photophilous, frost-resistant and undemanding to soil fertility. However, drainage must be done before planting. Every spring, the plant needs top dressing with mineral fertilizers and pruning of shoots by a third of the length. During the summer, care is reduced to the removal of dried inflorescences and weak shoots.
Potentilla can be planted against the backdrop of conifers, in rockeries, along paths or fences, on lawns or flower beds.
Mock orange or jasmine
One of the most common, frost-resistant shrubs that bloom almost all summer, which is suitable for gardens in Central Russia. The plant has a large number of varieties that differ in shades of leaves, flower sizes and height of the bush. Most shrubs grow to a height of 1.5-2 meters and bloom in June and July.
The most popular among gardeners are:
- jasmine "Snowstorm", which blooms for up to twenty days with small white flowers and grows up to two meters in height;
- compact mock orange "Pearl", the maximum height of which is about 1.5 meters, and the flowers are large and double.
Jasmine care is monthly fertilizing with mineral fertilizers or humus, removing inward or damaged shoots, and pruning off branches that are more than two years old.
Skumpia
The people call skumpia "smoking bush" and "wig tree". This is due to the fact that the flowers of the plant are very similar to puffs of smoke or cobwebs. This is a fairly large shrub that can grow up to 12 meters. Therefore, it should be planted in areas where it will not obscure other ornamental plants.
Sumpia blooms until frost with small flowers collected in large inflorescences, which become a rich bright shade in autumn. The shrub is very unpretentious and can grow on any soil. The plant loves the sun and not afraid of frost. Skumpia propagates by cuttings or seeds.
The root system of the "smoking bush" grows up to one and a half meters, which allows it to be used to create natural borders for a summer cottage or strengthen ravines.
action
Almost all summer, action blooms with small white-pink flowers. It grows up to 2 meters in height and is very unpretentious in care. The shrub loves fertile soil, watering, loosening and pruning old shoots. It does not tolerate frost, so for the winter it should be spudded and covered with leaves. Otherwise, the plant may completely freeze out. Planting action is recommended in areas protected from the wind and the scorching sun.
Photos and names of shrubs blooming in autumn
Most ornamental plants bloom in the summer, but there are some that delight gardeners with their flowers in the fall.
Buddley
Almost all summer and autumn blooms are thermophilic, but not picky in the care of buddley. The height of the shrub can grow from 0.5 to 3 meters. To stimulate its growth, mineral fertilizers must be applied monthly under the bush. After the plant reaches the desired height, top dressing can be stopped.
In order for the buddleia to survive the winter frosts, attention should be paid to its preparation for winter. For this, the plant is spudded, and its roots are insulated with spruce branches.
Hydrangea
On a shady, wet summer cottage, you can plant a hydrangea beloved by many flower growers. With proper care, the plant will delight for a long time with its bright inflorescences in the form of balls, located against the backdrop of saturated green leaves. hydrangea can grow on acidic soils which are unsuitable for most ornamental shrubs. It is required to plant a plant on a site protected from the wind, in acidic, moist soil. Withered hydrangea inflorescences must be cut off. For the winter, it is recommended to cover the shrub with spruce branches.
You can use the plant in combination with other shade-tolerant shrubs or in a single planting, in flower beds or in flower beds. Hydrangea looks good surrounded by ferns and hostas.
Heather
This low bush blooms for a long time, is a honey plant and tolerates winter frosts well. A forest plant for its growth and flowering requires the right soil, which should be from peat, sawdust, needles and sand. There are several varieties of heather. For a garden plot, you can choose:
Heather care is weekly watering with acidified water, weeding, fertilizing with mineral fertilizers and bark mulching.
At right choice ornamental shrubs for summer cottages, from which you can make combinations in which plants will delight and amaze with their flowering from early spring to late autumn.
Today, many gardeners grow on their plots not only vegetables and fruits, but also plants that can decorate the territory. These, no doubt, include ornamental shrubs, and the abundance of their types and forms will satisfy any requirements. In this article you will find information about the most popular types of such plants, which will help you decide in a choice situation and choose the most suitable decoration for your site.
The purpose of ornamental shrubs in the country
You can use bush ornamental plants for your garden in different ways. For example, undersized ones are considered a universal decoration, as they can be arranged in a separate composition, grown as a hedge, a border around a flower bed or along paths. In addition, they are often used for discounts. Larger shrubs divide the plot into zones. A hedge of such plants will protect from the sun's rays. It is good to decorate unsightly walls with tall decorative bushes, to shade the desired areas of the garden. They are also suitable for single landings.
Fruit, flowering mini-trees will become bright accent and decoration. In the spring they will delight pleasant aroma, and in autumn beautiful color leaves. In addition, the fruits themselves are a worthy reward for the summer resident for all the work. Some plants complete the design of the garden, but conifers, as well as evergreen shrubs, will be the highlight of any site. They are planted in the center of the compositions and planted as a fence in large areas. Unusually they look in combination with flower plants, for example, a rose. But, it is worth considering the fact that such neighbors are not suitable for every rose.
Did you know? There is such a variety of ornamental plants as "aquarium plants".
Types of ornamental shrubs
There are several types of ornamental shrubs based on different characteristics.
So, given the frost resistance, they distinguish very frost-resistant(Siberian hawthorn, Siberian derain, Siberian dwarf pine, mountain pine), frost-resistant(Tatar honeysuckle, common hawthorn, common viburnum, western thuja, etc.) and moderately frost-resistant(wild rose, mock orange, Japanese quince, common privet, etc.).
Based on the requirements of plants in lighting, varieties of ornamental shrubs are divided into light-loving(lilac, mountain ash, rose hips, etc.), semi-shade-tolerant (califolia spirea, mock orange, red elderberry, yellow acacia), shade-tolerant(hazel, red deren, warty euonymus, common privet, etc.). Also allocate beautifully flowering, decorative leafy, fruit plants.
It is possible to classify the types of ornamental shrubs and based on plant growth(undersized, medium height, tall) or the period of their greatest decorativeness. For example, magnolia is most decorative in spring, rose - in summer, mountain ash - in autumn, berry yew - in winter.
List of ornamental shrubs for the garden with a description and photo
Fruit decorative bushes for summer cottages
Such plants not only serve as a decoration of the garden, but also benefit, but often require more care.
This shrub has gained popularity among gardeners for its non-capricious nature, consistently good yields and fairly compact size. During the flowering period, it is abundantly covered with pale pink flowers. Leaves and shoots are covered with a light fluff similar to felt (for this plant got its name). It is preferable to plant such ornamental shrubs in an open, well-lit garden area, in organic-rich soil. 
A very popular plant in our gardens. It is considered a strong amulet. It blooms in May-June with white flowers with a honey aroma. In autumn, the fruits turn red and adorn the bush all winter. Kalina is not capricious, grows and bears fruit in almost any part of the garden. 
Refers to such ornamental shrubs, whose names are associated with medicinal plants, since everyone has heard about the benefits of its fruits, saturated with vitamin C. There are species characterized by beautiful double flowers, which are not inferior to roses in their beauty, although there are those from which a dense and barbed fence. This is an extremely unpretentious plant that easily tolerates transplanting and pruning. Grows fast. Tolerates partial shade, but grows best in full sun. 
Retains the ability to bear fruit for about 25 years. But, if you decide which shrubs to plant in front of the house in conditions of strong high humidity And severe frosts, then this shrub will not suit you, as it does not tolerate such climatic conditions. In temperate zones, infrequent watering in summer and shelter in winter will suffice. Gooseberries are often grown along the fence and eventually get a solid green wall. Fruits are very useful, as they contain a lot of vitamin C, phosphorus and trace elements. 
frost-resistant shrubs
Often summer residents choose such ornamental shrubs for their site, which not only delight the eye in summer, but are also able to withstand cold and windy winters. Let's talk about some of them.
(also called " Kuril tea"
) is an extremely frost-resistant plant that can grow even in permafrost conditions. Grows up to 1.5 m in height. Blooms from July until the end of summer. Its fruits, which ripen in early autumn, can be used to make tea. 
frost-resistant weigels - very beautiful, picturesque decorative bushes. They are unpretentious, and any soil is suitable for their cultivation. They can easily grow in partial shade, but a well-lit area will be much more preferable. Do not require abundant and frequent watering. They quickly grow up to 2 m, and bloom in the second year. Flowering occurs from May to June and is characterized by bright pink inflorescences on the bushes, after which they delight with bright, green foliage. 
A bush like snowberry also tolerates winter frosts well. The flowering period occurs at the beginning of summer and lasts until September. White flowers are similar to lilies of the valley, and whitish fruits that can be seen on the branches all winter are inedible. It grows to a maximum of 2 m in height. The shrub is photophilous, and has no special requirements for other conditions. 
Did you know? In total, about 50 species of frost-resistant shrubs are known, used for decorative purposes in middle lane countries.
Coniferous ornamental shrubs
Coniferous ornamental shrubs are considered a mandatory item in almost any landscape design solution. The most popular among them are the following.
There are tall, narrow and short, spreading varieties. Several of these plants, planted in a group, are beautifully combined with large stones. Plants are comfortable with shade and frost. Able to endure even freezing rain. 
This is a dwarf compact coniferous shrub that is widely used in horticulture. It has dark green needles, 3-5 cm long. It grows up to 1.5 m in height and 3 m in diameter. Grows best in sunny places, tolerates some shading, but will wither in the shade. Prefers pretty fertile soils, but will grow on any other. Frost and drought resistant plant. 
Important! Poorly tolerates soil compaction, stagnant waterlogging.
Cypress shrubs are both thermophilic and frost-resistant, but feel better in shaded places. Do not require additional care, have a dark green needle color, spectacular appearance. 
It is best to grow this plant in a sunny position. There are dwarf and tall varieties that attract attention in different ways. For example, the Japanese cryptomeria is interesting in that it acquires a reddish-brown color in winter. 
belongs to slow growing coniferous shrubs. There are species that are often used for hedges (for example, yew berry), there are dwarf ones (60 cm in height), there are those that form rounded bushes (yew medium). Grows in both sun and partial shade. 
Evergreen ornamental shrubs
To evergreens deciduous shrubs we will attribute the evergreen magnolia. It is popular as a hedge. Capable of independent growth by root shoots. It blooms from late May to mid-June with yellow inflorescences. The rest of the time it pleases the eye with bright foliage and clusters of dark berries. Any lighting is suitable for her, but stagnant water will lead to rotting of the roots. 
It refers not only to plants with a long flowering period (second half of summer), but also to shrubs with decorative foliage that does not lose its beauty even in winter. Its height is only 60 cm, that is, it is a low-growing shrub. It is picky about the composition of the soil, but needs an abundance of sunlight. 
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Shrubs that bloom all summer, winter-hardy - a real riot of colors on the site
It is not always easy to choose shrubs that bloom all summer, are winter-hardy, perennial and easy to care for, so it is worth considering the main groups of plants that are suitable for growing in your climate zone and will be distinguished by sophistication and beauty ...
Shrubs blooming all summer, winter-hardy - the main groups of plants
Indescribable beauty and comfort in the backyard is always created by flowers, and not necessarily in the flower beds. Flowering shrubs give a special charm to the site, creating a real fragrant garden, and in order to preserve it for a long time, it is best to plant shrubs that bloom all summer, winter-hardy, which will delight with the richness of colors and incredible aroma from early spring to late autumn for many years. 
When creating green spaces, you should figure out which shrubs for hedges can be planted, taking into account the climatic zone, for example, to be resistant to low temperatures, since their decorative effect largely depends on this, and depending on the ability to withstand low temperatures, it is customary to divide shrubs into several groups:
- Hardy hardy shrubs– able to withstand very low temperature fluctuations from -35 to -50 ° C, this group includes red elderberry with crimson hawthorn, yellow acacia and mountain pine
- frost-resistant- this group consists of shrubs that can withstand temperatures in the range of -25 to -35 ° C, ordinary hawthorn and viburnum, shadberry, wrinkled rose and which are diverse
- Moderately hardy- withstand temperatures from -15 to -25 ° C, this is laurel cherry with boxwood, Japanese quince, and action
- The last group consists of shrubs, the least frost resistant, this includes wisteria with large-leaved hydrangea and yucca, able to withstand temperatures from -10 to -15 ° C
Another category is the least winter-hardy shrubs, which prefer to grow in regions where the temperature does not fall below -10 ° C. The next section will present shrubs that bloom all summer, winter-hardy perennials - they are the most suitable for most Russian regions, having the ability to endure a long period of winter with enough low temperatures and delight with beautiful flowering for a long period.
Characteristics of the best shrubs blooming all summer
It is difficult to find a host who does not dream of growing shrubs that bloom all summer on his plot, and so that there are no problems with their wintering - the options for winter-hardy and flowering shrubs presented in the table allow such a dream to come true:
| Shrubs that bloom all summer are winter-hardy | |||
| Name | Description | Important care points | Height |
Jasmine (mock orange)  | It has a large number of varieties, different in height, shades of foliage and sizes of inflorescences, which can bloom from June to July, for example, the snowstorm variety of mock orange is characterized by numerous small inflorescences with a flowering time of up to 3 weeks | At the onset of 2 years, it needs regular pruning of the shoots, with the end of flowering, it is necessary to remove the inward or damaged shoots, and the monthly fertilizing with mineral fertilizers or humus helps the shrub bloom magnificently. | 1.5 to 2 m |
Lilac  | Requires regular pruning spring period coinciding with the appearance of buds, are characterized by beautiful bright flowering throughout May, June, the purple variety Paul Tirion blooms especially profusely | After the end of the flowering period, it needs to remove the shoots directed inward, along with all damaged ones, and top dressing is also necessary at least 3 times per season with an interval of 3 weeks. Bird droppings are good as a fertilizer | 1.5 to 3 m |
Japonica  | Included in the category - flowering shrubs, and pleases the eye not only with especially beautiful flowering, but also with excellent decorative effect, thanks to the pliability of the haircut. Curly haircut should begin when the bush reaches 5 years of age. | After reaching 10 years of age, it requires anti-aging pruning, when most of the branches are cut, leaving only a dozen of the strongest of them. For lush and bright flowering you should loosen the soil at the very roots of the shrub to a depth of no more than 10 cm. Then you need to perform mulching. | up to 1 m |
Spirea  | Not demanding in care and blooming profusely, divided into 2 categories:
The longest flowering period is observed in Billard's spirea, which blooms from July to October. | Spireas from the spring-flowering category are pruned only after flowering and as a sanitary measure, but summer-blooming ones require regular shearing in early spring, starting from the 5th year of life. All spireas bloom well even without top dressing. | 0.5 to 2.5 m |
Hydrangea  | is an easy-to-care shrub that responds well to regular shearing. Blooms from August. The last flowers bloom in September | Needs regular pruning with top dressings (need fertilizers marked "for hydrangeas") that contain the required amount of iron with magnesium | up to 2 m |
Buddley  | blooms long time– from July to October, execution is possible curly haircut. But it is a rather heat-loving shrub, therefore it requires proper preparation for the winter period. As preparation measures, a hilling procedure is carried out, followed by warming the roots and covering with spruce branches | Needs monthly application to stimulate growth mineral fertilizers. When the shrub reaches the desired height, you just need to stop fertilizing. Needs sanitary pruning | 0.5 to 3 m |
Bloodroot  | It is an unpretentious shrub, depending on the variety, it can bloom yellow-orange, white or pink. | Before planting, you should perform high-quality drainage of the soil. Fertilizing with mineral fertilizers is also necessary (in spring). In summer, wilted flowers should be regularly cut along with weak shoots. | Up to 1.5 m |
The listed perennial flowering shrubs look great in any area, giving a special decorative effect and, if they are correctly combined, you can get a real riot of colors that change each other throughout the season.
