Bush with beautiful flowers. Review of the best varieties of ornamental shrubs for gardening

To create comfort on personal plot a private home requires not only creating beautiful flower beds, but also plant ornamental shrubs. With their help, many problems are solved. From dividing the garden space into zones and filling the area flowering plants before fencing it with a green living fence.

Blooming beautiful bushes

Use flowering shrubs more interesting. Some of them have an amazing aroma and literally transform the garden. They can be used in mixed plantings, mixborders, along fences to create compositions blooming all summer long from different plants that follow each other in terms of flowering periods.

This list of flowering shrubs can include the following plants:

Budleya. It resembles a lilac and can grow up to three meters. Shades of flowers: pink and lavender, purple and white, and white. These beautiful shrubs will decorate the garden all summer because they bloom until frost.

Bloodroot. An inconspicuous plant, it blooms with numerous but small flowers, the foliage is not particularly beautiful. Nevertheless, not a single shrub border or mixed border can do without cinquefoil: while other shrubs fade one by one, it creates a bright spot in the garden. They have established themselves as shrubs that bloom all summer and are winter-hardy, as they are not afraid of frost. Flowering begins in May and stops with the first frost. It is unpretentious to the soil, blooms well both in sunny places and in light partial shade, care comes down to annual pruning. There are varieties of this continuously flowering shrub of different colors.

Calicant will decorate the garden with original water lilies. This is a beautiful, hardy, but rare shrub from North America. The flowers are large with numerous petals. All parts of the garden plant are fragrant. Blooms in June - July. Requires pruning in spring.

- Shrub rose. Varies greatly in bush size and flower shape. They bloom all summer or are characterized by repeat blooming.

Karyopteris will add blue shades to the garden, since his brushes have exactly that color. This is a flowering shrub with a rounded crown for the foreground of the border. They are planted in groups. Undemanding to soil. Sufficiently winter-hardy. Flowering time is September - October. Shrubs need pruning in March.

Cistus resembles in shape the flowers of poppies or non-double roses, sometimes with spots at the base of the petals. Flowers with paper-thin petals are short-lived. Each flower only lives for one day, but since new buds are constantly appearing, the bush blooms all summer. The plant is warm and light-loving, forms a low, rounded bush. Does not tolerate clay soil. Flowering time June - August. Pruning in spring.

Cletra alnifolia prefers moist soil. It gets along well along the edges of ravines and near ponds. This shrub requires virtually no maintenance. It quickly spreads throughout the territory provided to it. Its peculiarity is that flowers appear only on young shoots. Therefore, it is recommended to cut it every year. It blooms in summer (July - August) with small fragrant flowers, collected at the ends of the shoots in long spike-shaped inflorescences. In autumn, the foliage of the shrub is brightly colored.

Evergreen shrubs

With regular and proper pruning, evergreen shrubs can easily turn into a hedge or an unusual living sculpture that will become the center of a recreation area. To do this, it is enough to trim them skillfully. A list of which evergreen ornamental shrubs can be planted in the garden:

- Holly. Not afraid of frost. Grows over a meter. The oblong leaves are strewn with spines. Therefore, it is unpleasant to come close to him.

- Yew. Slow growing coniferous plant, in areas with mild climates it is planted in hedges. The usual foliage color is dark green, there are varieties with golden foliage, as well as various shapes growth - about ground cover to tall columnar trees. It tolerates unfavorable growing conditions better than many other coniferous plants, but does not tolerate stagnation of water at the roots in the cold season. The plant is dioecious; female plants produce seeds with a fleshy red roof up to 1 cm in diameter. The leaves and seeds are poisonous.

- Boxwood a popular shrub for hedges, including low ones framing flower beds. It withstands frequent pruning and partial shade, is not afraid of wind, and is undemanding to the soil. Keep in mind that boxwood is very easy to care for. It does not require annual pruning. Only dry and thickening branches are cut out, and elongated shoots are also shortened.

Kalmiya This is a beautifully flowering shrub that pleases with its flowering in May - June. In a non-flowering state, Kalmia is similar to rhododendron; the plants are easily distinguished by their flowers. Kalmia's buds look like Chinese lanterns, the edges of the petals are corrugated. Loves moist, acidic soil and light partial shade.

- magnificently flowering beautiful shrubs that also prefer to be sheltered from the midday sun. Traditionally, representatives of the genus are divided into rhododendrons and azaleas. Rhododendrons growing in the shade reach an average height of 1.5 meters and bloom in May, but there are plants both 30 cm and 6 m that bloom in early spring and autumn, in August. The colors of the flowers are varied, with the exception of blue, the leaves are oval or oblong, wintering. All rhododendrons are characterized by shallow roots, so the soil under the plants is mulched and watered abundantly in dry weather.

Garden jasmine It grows well in the sun and in the shade, but in the second case its flowering will not be as intense. There are two groups of jasmines: bush-like ones with weak stems, grown in wall plantings, and jasmines - vines that are able to climb a wall or support on their own. Flowering time depends on the species. Grow in moderately fertile soil in partial shade.

Privet It tolerates polluted air well, so it is most often grown in the hedges of private houses that overlook city streets. There are variegated varieties. Characterized by the fact that it cannot tolerate strong winter frosts, therefore requires shelter. grows in any moderately fertile soil, sunny or shady place. propagated by lignified cuttings in open ground late autumn. Maintenance requires trimming - hedges are trimmed in May and August.

- these are those ornamental flowering perennial shrubs that are beautiful, low and frost-resistant. They are widely used in garden decoration, as they are represented by a large range of varieties. Various types of barberry are very common and popular. Thunberg's barberry grows up to 1.5 meters. The leaves of the bush turn red in autumn, the berries ripen red. This one is blooming beautiful bush arnica in April - May.

Fast growing shrubs

They are chosen by gardeners in situations where a hedge needs to be grown in short time. Often such plantings are made with a combination of different types bushes. In this case, you should carefully consider the question of the future size of the adult plant and its relationship to pruning.

The most popular fast-growing shrubs are:

dogwood and barberry;
vesicular carp - unpretentious shrub with a rounded crown shape;
turn there is no need for careful pruning; it is done only when denser vegetation is needed;
honeysuckle sanitary pruning is required in the first seven years, and then all that remains is to form a hedge of the desired shape;
climbing rose, it is recommended to begin forming it in the second year of growth in a permanent place.

For low borders you can use a low and dense variety boxwood(Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa) is a slow-growing evergreen shrub with very attractive shiny dark green leaves.

Boxwood is perfect not only for decorating a balcony in an oriental style, but also for ceremonial trimmed borders. Several varieties of boxwood have been developed, which differ not only in leaf shape, but also in the variegated color of the leaves.

Boxwood is shade-tolerant and drought-resistant, prefers fertile, loose soil without stagnant water. For the winter, it is advisable to cover boxwood with agrospan to protect the leaves from winter and early spring sunburn.

Some varieties can be used for border plantings Euonymus Fortune(Euonymus fortunei) is a slow-growing, very low, creeping shrub up to half a meter high with long, up to 3 meters, shoots that easily take root in the internodes. These shoots are quite capable of clinging to support, if there is one. Fortune's euonymus has green, small, leathery leaves 2-5 centimeters in length.

This species, as well as its hybrid forms, for example, the variegated Fortune euonymus (Euonymus fortunei Variegatus) with white-green leaves and pink veins, which can also be used as a ground cover. And the ripening fruits will not only add decorative value to the bushes, but will also serve as food for birds.

Fortune's euonymus prefers hemifields, is quite drought-resistant, and tolerates pruning well.

Karagana(Caragana) has long been used as an ornamental plant. Maybe most of us know it as an acacia growing in forest belts and parks, but in fact it is a caragana. For example, types such as caragana prickly(Caragana pygmaea) and caragana orange(Caragana aurantiaca) are capable of creating even impenetrable thickets if they are not cut.

Orange caragana is a loose bush up to 1 meter high with numerous protruding shoots.

It grows well in urban conditions, tolerates drought well, and is not at all demanding on soil fertility. It needs to be trimmed constantly to get a continuous green border. Prickly caragana differs from orange only yellow flowers.

Very beautiful in a hedge snowberry(Symphoricarpos). Snowberry is a deciduous shrub up to 1-1.5 meters tall, especially beautiful in the fall, during long fruiting, when the branches bend under the weight of numerous white berries, truly reminiscent of small snowdrifts. Or maybe it’s called that because the berries on the bush last a long time, right up to the snow.

Snowberry grows very quickly, is completely unpretentious in care, prefers open sunny places, calcareous soils. Grows well in urban conditions with insufficient watering. It tolerates pruning and bush shaping well. Sometimes in harsh snowless winters it can freeze, but it recovers very quickly.

For a low hedge, you can use semi-evergreen honeysuckle glossy, or brilliant(Lonicera nitida) with many lodging shoots, abundantly dotted with shiny green oblong leaves.

Lustrous honeysuckle grows well on both sandy and clay soils, if measures are taken to increase fertility and the soil is made water- and breathable. It grows well in open, sunny places and in partial shade. Lustrous honeysuckle is heat-loving, so in our climate it loses its leaves in the winter and can freeze, so it requires shelter for the winter.

And honeysuckle(Lonicera pileata), distinguished from the first by its fragrant pale yellow flowers. It bears fruit, the fruits are medium-sized, about the size of a cherry, purple. Honeysuckle can grow in both sun and partial shade; In addition, it is more hardy than glossy honeysuckle, but in cold winters it still loses its leaves.

Almonds low, or steppe almond(Amygdalis nana = Amygdalis tenella = Prunus tenella) - a low, up to 1-1.5 meters tall, branched deciduous shrub, especially beautiful in early spring, when it blooms with very bright, eye-catching flowers. pink flowers, blooming along with the leaves. Almonds are unpretentious, so they can be successfully used to create permanent garden arrangements and flower beds.

Low almond prefers sunny places, tolerates drought easily, and can grow on poor sandy soils. On clay soils, almonds will have to be drained, since they absolutely cannot tolerate stagnation of water in the soil.

Suitable for low borders Dummer's cotoneaster(Cotoneaster dammeri), pressed cotoneaster(Cotoneaster adpressus), cotoneaster horizontal(Cotoneaster horizontalis). Dummer's cotoneaster is a groundcover evergreen shrub with long, easily rooted shoots and small, up to 4 centimeters, oval leaves. In autumn, the ripening red fruits add decorative value to the cotoneaster.

Cotoneaster is a deciduous ground cover plant. It has small, up to 1.5 centimeters, rounded leaves. Red fruits also ripen in September.

Cotoneasters are undemanding to soil fertility, can grow in open sunny places and in partial shade, do not tolerate severe waterlogging, but are very responsive to watering in dry times. During the winter, these types of cotoneasters need to be covered, as they freeze slightly.

Very decorative cinquefoil. Suitable for low hedges Dahurian cinquefoil(Potentella davutica) and shrubby cinquefoil(Potentella fruticosa).

Cinquefoil Dahuriana is a low deciduous shrub up to 1 meter high, blooming all summer with white flowers. Cinquefoil shrub - neat shrubs with a rounded shape, but slightly taller than the cinquefoil Daurian, blooms with yellow flowers, there are varietal forms with white, pink and red flowers. Potentillas are unpretentious in care and grow well in an open sunny area with minimal watering and fertilizing. They tolerate haircuts well and do not require shelter for the winter.

For dry areas with depleted soil, a steppe plant such as gorse(Genista tinctoria) - a dense bush up to 1 meter high with thin shoots directed upward. The shoots are covered with narrow pale green leaves. Blooms with bright yellow flowers. The shrub is very unpretentious, although in snowless winters it can freeze, but quickly recovers.

Rose(Rose) - in no way inferior in beauty to rhododendon, rather, equal among equals, is a worthy representative of ornamental garden shrubs. For low borders it is quite possible to use ground cover, miniature, patio, polyanthus and even some low-growing varieties floribunda roses. Whether neatly trimmed or growing freely, roses never leave anyone indifferent.

However, to ensure that roses are always in excellent condition, you need to work hard: roses are quite whimsical. They need nutritious soil, moderately moist. Roses need both thinning and sanitary pruning. All roses need to be covered for the winter.

For some reason currants(Ribes) and gooseberries(Grossularia) we are used to being treated only as fruit bushes. However, it is worth looking at them from a different perspective. Any currant is decorative during the growing season: in spring, during flowering, and in summer, during fruiting, and even without fruit.

All currants and gooseberries are very similar, but for a low-growing hedge they are quite suitable alpine currant(Ribes alpinum) is a compact and fairly dense deciduous shrub up to 1.5 meters high, a dioecious plant, female specimens are suitable for fruiting. True, the berries of alpine currants are tasteless. Alpine currant is quite unpretentious, grows well in sunny areas, is undemanding to soil, but when fertilized, the bush is much denser, tolerates pruning well, and does not need shelter.

Chaenomeles japonica hedge is very decorative. Chaenomeles japonica(Chaenomeles japonica), or japonica- a dense deciduous shrub up to 1 meter tall. Chaenomeles is very beautiful during flowering, when it is covered with marvelous red flowers. When set, small round fruits with a pleasant lemon taste and smell are formed, from which jams and preserves are made.

However, Chaenomeles japonica requires protection from northern winds. It is light-loving and grows best in fertile, well-drained soils. In winter, the shoots may freeze slightly, but in the spring they quickly recover. In case of strong thickening, thinning is required.

From this list, it is quite possible to select plants that are ideal for your site, depending on the requirements for maintenance conditions, fertility, acidity and soil moisture.

There is absolutely no need to go against nature and plant mahonia or rhododendron on poor dry soils, or almonds, gorse or boxwood in wet wetlands. Only plants that are ideally suited to your conditions will grow quickly, become a real highlight of the garden, and most importantly, will not require much care.

Used literature: Konovalova T.Yu., Shevyreva N.A. Ornamental shrubs, 2004
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Ornamental shrubs are a decoration for any modern garden. They are used to create hedges and group plantings. A garden in which ornamental shrubs bloom is always amazingly beautiful.

Experienced gardeners prefer to grow several on their plot at the same time. various types ornamental shrubs blooming in different time to create your own garden continuous flowering.

In the photo on the left: weigela profusely blooming ( Weigela floribunda(Siebold & Zucc.) K. Koch).

One of the first to bloom, immediately after the snow melts. forsythia or forsythia (Forsythia Vahl). It blooms profusely with beautiful bright yellow bell-shaped flowers. The forsythia bush is completely covered with flowers.

Plant height is 1-3 meters, width up to 2 meters.
Forsythia is frost-resistant, undemanding to soil, and shade-tolerant. Propagated by cuttings.

Forsythia is a primrose shrub. Bright yellow flowers appear on the bare branches of forsythia long before leaves appear on other trees and shrubs. The leaves on this shrub bloom after flowering.
Immediately after flowering, forsythia must be pruned, otherwise it will grow very quickly.

Forsythia got its name in honor of the Scottish gardener William Forsyth ( William Forsyth) (1737-1804), who brought this plant from China to Europe. William Forsyth was the head gardener at Kensington Palace and one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society ( Royal Horticultural Society).

Blooms in spring bean or laburnum (Laburnum Fabr.). This plant is also popularly called Golden Rain.

Laburnum is a small tree up to 5-6 meters high.
The flowers are very beautiful, bright yellow, collected in racemes 10-30 cm long. In their shape, laburnum flowers resemble butterflies. It blooms profusely and for a long time, from April to June.

Bobovnik is unpretentious, undemanding to soil and frost-resistant.

It should be remembered that all parts of laburnum, especially its seeds, very poisonous, therefore this plant must be handled with extreme caution.

Photo: Anneli Salo, Pöllö, Jeffdelonge.

Golden arch of laburnum in bloom at Bodnant Garden, Wales, UK.
Photo: GerritR.

Chaenomeles or japonica (Chaenomeles japonica(Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach) blooms in April-May.

A shrub 80-120 cm high, often used to create a hedge. Has thorns.

The flowers are large, 3-5 cm in diameter, usually bright red, less often pink or white.
In order for chaenomeles to bloom better, it must be periodically pruned.

Japanese quince fruits ripen in September-October. They are edible, but very sour, and quite aromatic. The fruits can be used to make preserves, jams, compotes, etc.

Chaenomeles prefers rich, well-fertilized soils. Best time for planting April or early October.

Blooms in late May - early June weigela (Weigela Thunb.).
This is a very beautiful bush, 70-80 cm high, about 1 meter wide. It blooms with pink or purple-red bell-shaped flowers. It is distinguished by its abundant and very beautiful flowering. During flowering, the weigela bush looks like a pink cloud.

Weigela is shade-tolerant and is used for single or group plantings in the garden, rock gardens, and also for creating hedges.

Weigela was named after the famous German botanist Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel ( Christian Ehrenfried von Weige), (1748-1831).

Weigela blooming (Weigela florida(Bunge) A.D.C.)

Weigela profusely blooming or weigela floribunda (Weigela floribunda(Siebold & Zucc.) K. Koch)
Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Musashi Kyuryou National Government Park.

Blooms from late spring - early summer action (Deutzia Thunb.). This is a low shrub with a height of 50 cm to 1.5 meters. Characterized by abundant and long flowering. Deutia flowers are white, pink, lilac, purple, and are often collected in inflorescences. There are varieties of deutia with double flowers. Unfortunately, deutia flowers have virtually no scent.

Deytsia is shade-tolerant and grows well in urban conditions. Used to decorate borders, in group and single plantings.

A deutia bush in one place can live up to 25 years.

Most common in gardening deytsia rough, or stellate (Deutzia scabra Thunb.), imported from Japan and China.

Blooms at the end of spring kerria japonica (Kerria japonica DC.). Flowering time is from April to June.
Kerria reaches a height of 1-2 meters. It blooms with golden yellow flowers with 5 petals, shaped like a rose. Kerry flowers reach 5-6 cm in diameter.
Because of the beauty of its flowers, kerria is sometimes called the "Easter Rose".

Kerria is not demanding on soils and is resistant to exhaust gases. Therefore, it is often planted on the side of roads, near the garden fence. Kerry can also be used for vertical gardening. Its stems often climb other plants, house walls, fences, and rocks.

Kerry got its name in honor of the Scottish gardener, plant collector and first gardener of the Royal botanical garden in Ceylon by William Kerr ( William Kerr).

William Kerr developed a special variety of Kerria japonica "Pleniflora". Its flowers are very beautiful, double. Therefore, this variety of kerria is also called Japanese yellow rose (Japanese Yellow Rose).

Photo: Reggaeman, Jeffdelonge, Ignis and others.

Blooms in July - August hydrangea (Hydrangea L.), with ornamental gardening most common hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens L.). This is a shrub 1-3 meters high with white flowers collected in large inflorescences in the form of balls up to 15 cm in diameter.

Tree hydrangea is unpretentious, frost-resistant, prefers fertile acidic soils. It does not tolerate drought well, so it requires regular watering.

Hydrangea must be pruned systematically: in late autumn after flowering and in early spring, before the leaves appear.

Hydrangea is propagated by cuttings. The best time for planting is early April.

All parts of hydrangea are poisonous, so this plant must be handled with extreme caution. It cannot be eaten.

One of the most popular varieties hydrangea tree "Annabelle" has very large inflorescences, white with a slightly greenish tint.

Blooms from June to October bush cinquefoil or shrubby cinquefoil or Kuril tea (Pentaphylloides fruticosa(L.) O.Schwarz). Bush up to 1.5 meters high. One plant can bloom for up to 2 months.
Kurl tea - medicinal plant, widely used in folk medicine.

Kuril Chas is a popular ornamental shrub, used to decorate rock gardens, borders, and groups. More than 130 varieties of Kuril tea are known in gardening. Most varieties have yellow flowers, just like the wild species of the shrub. In addition, there are varieties of cinquefoil with white, pink, orange and red flowers.

Shrub cinquefoil is unpretentious, frost-resistant, and undemanding to soil. It can be trimmed once every 3 years.

Kuril tea variety "Mckay's White".

Kuril tea variety "Red Ace".

Snowberry, snowfield, snow berry or wolfberry (Symphoricarpos Dill. ex Juss.) blooms all summer, from May to September. Depending on the type, its flowers can be white, pink, red. But the snowberry is famous not for its flowers, but for its snow-white fruits in the form of berries with a diameter of about 1 cm, which stay on the bush all autumn and winter, giving it great decorative value.

Snowberry blooms profusely and for a long time. The flowers are small, bell-shaped, 5 mm in diameter, collected in dense racemes. Snowberry is a unique shrub; you can see both flowers and fruits on it at the same time.

The height of the bush is 1-2 meters. Used to create hedges and in group plantings. Tolerates haircuts well. Unpretentious, winter-hardy, not picky about soil.

Snowberry is poisonous and its berries cannot be eaten.

Caring for these ornamental shrubs is not difficult. They are all frost-resistant; they do not need to be covered for the winter (perhaps only young shoots).
Ornamental shrubs propagate by cuttings and are not picky about soil.
The only care is that they need to be trimmed periodically to make them beautiful. correct form.

These beautiful, abundantly flowering shrubs will decorate your garden all season long - with early spring until late autumn.

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

Shrubs in landscape design

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

It’s amazing how noticeable the difference is between an unkempt rosehip or one scattered different sides its branches with barberry and neatly trimmed boxwood. IN last years Topiary art is becoming especially popular. And in this design direction, shrubs for the garden are simply irreplaceable.

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

Types of shrubs and rules for their selection

On a summer cottage of any size and style, flowering shrubs will be appropriate. This is exactly that unique case when too much can never happen. After all, green mini-trees standing like a slender wall along a garden alley or covered with a bright dome of flowers fit perfectly into all design styles without exception.

Shrubs can be classified according to several principles. For example, in terms of frost resistance. When choosing seedlings, pay attention to this property. Withstands severe frosts:

These species tolerate winter well and can be planted in the northern part of the site. But spirea, mock orange and rose hips love warmth and will be grateful if you take care of insulation before the start of the cold season.

Another sign of classification is in relation to lighting. Plant lilacs and fieldfare in those places in your garden where there is enough sunlight. The following types of shrubs are suitable for shaded areas:

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

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

Variety of colors on the site

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

For creating landscape composition you need to know everything about the texture and color of leaves or needles. Don’t let evergreen or decorative-leaved bushes seem boring to you. In beauty they are in no way inferior to their flowering relatives. Well, how can someone not like the tart smell of juniper?

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

The change of seasons can be observed by the color of some bushes. For example, bladderworts change the color of their leaves: the “Aurea” variety throws out reddish leaves from its buds, at the beginning of summer they become almost orange, then fade slightly, and in the fall they explode in the color of bright gold. By the way, if you plant the vesicle in a shaded area, you will get a stable green tint. Barberry also provides a wide palette of colors.

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

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

Planting shrubs: general rules

Like any ornamental plants, garden bushes should be planted and replanted in the fall. The main thing is to make sure that the bush has time to take root well before the onset of frost. First of all, you should choose a landing site.

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

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

Then place the seedling next to the peg, straighten all the roots, and cover with soil. Gently compact the soil with your foot. Make a roller around the hole from the soil so that the water does not spread when watering, but goes directly under the root. Water the seedling generously from above.

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

Basic care tips

Contrary to popular belief, garden ornamental shrubs do not require careful care. Forget the stereotype of a gardener, imposed by soap opera directors: in the park near a luxurious mansion, he spends his days pruning green shoots and tirelessly shaping the crowns of lush bushes.

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