Bushes with pink flowers. Review of the most beautiful garden shrubs
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Gardens and dachas of the new wave - stylish cottages, with a comfortable area for residents to relax, surrounded by a beautiful landscape. A traditional dacha, the main function of which is harvesting, also necessarily includes a recreation area, lovingly decorated by the owners. Just for effective decoration garden territory, a beautiful lawn, a playground for children, ornamental plants and trees are needed, which are worth talking about in detail.
In addition to the natural aesthetic function of giving a person enjoyment of the beauty of nature, ornamental trees and shrubs are used by gardeners and designers to solve purely practical problems. Visual expansion is too narrow, or very small plot. Decorating outbuildings, strengthening sloping areas and screes. Zoning the site, creating dividing screens between the vegetable garden and the garden area. Protection of individual space small dacha from prying eyes, without erecting a fence.
Popular ornamental trees in the garden and country house
The current trend in gardening is a beautiful, fruit-bearing garden that does not require enormous physical effort to care for and maintain its decorative appearance. The beauty and unpretentiousness of trees is a priority; the practical benefits of plantings fade into the background. This explains the popularity of new forms of fruit and forest trees presented by modern selection:
- compact standard trees with a spherical crown;
- dwarf forms fruit and forest trees;
- weeping forms;
- columnar hybrids familiar trees.
An interesting novelty is the use of forest trees to decorate a summer cottage. For example, hornbeam seedlings are sold by nurseries at bargain prices. Hornbeam is great for creating hedges, decorative backdrops and walls.
To create spectacular compositions and edging lawns, trees of different heights are used:
- tall (up to 6 m);
- medium tall (up to 3 m);
- short and dwarf trees(up to 1.5 m).
Tall trees form a backdrop(wall, or focal point), which is complemented by lower trees and shrubs. The undersized ones form the foreground of the composition. Trees can be decorated with gravel, located on an open lawn, solo, or combined into relief, multi-tiered groups.
The tallest ones are planted in the background, then the middle ones. Low-growing trees and shrubs are located in front.
Recognized leader - coniferous trees
Mature plants require virtually no care. Coniferous plants are decorative all year round, including winter period. At the beginning of spring, many species bloom with bright lilac candles, reminiscent Christmas decorations . Then comes the time of active growth, the young shoots are much brighter than last year’s branches. During this period everything coniferous trees look especially elegant.
Spruce grows well on marshy soils, this is especially true for the Moscow region. Pine is drought-resistant, tolerates pruning well, which allows you to vary its height and decorative shape. For low hedges and walls, we can recommend yew. Yew holds its shape well and does not require significant pruning.
Tui
Unpretentious thuja can be safely chosen as the main decorative element a garden that will unite plantings with a single plan. Thujas of different varieties will fit perfectly into a composition with low-growing shrubs, variegated and flowering trees.
In the nursery you can choose varieties of pyramidal, ellipsoidal, or spherical shape. A garden wall made of thujas planted in a smooth line looks very interesting. This allows you to create an unusual twist on even a standard summer cottage plot.
For middle zone varieties and hybrids of Western thuja are recommended. The unpretentious variety Brabant is suitable for forming walls and scenes. A single thuja will grow wide; planting a thuja too close (after 0.5 m) will form a wall that is too low. Optimal distance between seedlings of the Brabant variety - 1 m. An interesting variety is Thuja Wagner, which has a round shape and is shorter in height. Thuja loves showering, spraying, sprinkling.
Decorative maples
The most popular is maple Canadian, Sycamore, Norway maple with burgundy foliage. They are a great solo plant on an open lawn and are good in compositions and against the backdrop of hedges.
Norway maple or sycamore burgundy color
Like most plants with brightly colored leaves, ornamental maples prefer full sun. In the shade, the natural color will fade. Maple prefers fertile soil with neutral acidity. Young seedlings should be covered for the winter. Mature plant a frost-resistant variety will no longer require this.
Exotic for lovers
Magnolia
It can be formed as a bush, but a full-fledged tree with a picturesque crown can grow. Blooming magnolia is an exotic sight; most varieties have a delicate, vanilla-citrus aroma. Magnolia is strewn with large flowers (bud length up to 12-15 cm). The color scheme and shape of the opened flower differs quite radically among different varieties of magnolia.
The whimsicality of magnolia is greatly exaggerated, for successful cultivation It is enough to follow a few rules. When planting magnolia, special attention should be paid to the root system and the choice of planting site. You need to buy magnolia with a root ball (in a plastic container), preferably in a nursery or garden center. When planting, try not to injure the roots of the seedling. Magnolia loves bright sun and does not tolerate drafts and winds. Optimal place planting - under the southern wall of the house, any outbuilding. It does not like calcareous soils, so such lands must be acidified with peat. There is no need to care for an adult plant, only minimal sanitary pruning. For growing in gardens in the middle zone, deciduous forms of magnolia and corresponding hybrids are recommended.
Young seedlings, even frost-resistant varieties, should be covered for the winter (mulch the roots and cover the crown with agrofibre).
Sakura
The Japanese relative of the familiar cherry is famous throughout the world for its magical blooms. The growing conditions for sakura and magnolia are identical. Sunny place without drafts; neutral or slightly acidic soil. Like ordinary cherry, sakura will require seasonal spraying against pests, abundant watering, and significant pruning.
It is not necessary to buy sakura; it reproduces well by cuttings. This is much cheaper than buying a seedling. In August, the cuttings are grafted onto a traditional cherry (or sweet cherry) using the budding method (with an eye, a bud).
Decorative forms of fruit trees
The familiar apple tree has many decorative subspecies that bloom more abundantly than ordinary apple trees. Blooming with scarlet flowers, the Ola apple tree is simply filled with flowers so that the branches are not visible.
Apple tree color Ola
Ornamental varieties are grown using familiar agricultural techniques familiar to gardeners for caring for traditional apple trees. Fruits - small (paradise) apples decorate the garden until late autumn. Yellow, red, purple - look great on branches. They attract birds to the garden, a modern option for a natural solution to pest problems. Apples of paradise make original jam. Especially interesting are the weeping forms, with variegated and colored leaves.
Decorative shrubs in landscape design
Shrubs in the garden technically perform the natural function of undergrowth. From an aesthetic point of view, shrubs harmoniously complement garden trees and flower beds, performing the role of middle management. This is an extensive class of diverse plants; we will focus on especially popular species.
Junipers: type and variety of bushes
Emphasized decorativeness, a wide variety of shapes and varieties, the names of the most common are given below. By releasing phytoncides, junipers significantly purify the air. IN sunny weather a healing aroma hovers near such a plant. A common advantage of junipers is frost resistance. Bath lovers will find young juniper branches useful, which they add to bath brooms for aroma.
Variegata
Recognized varieties include juniper Variegata. Flat, with scaly azure needles and contrasting sand tassels at the end. The shrub is shade-tolerant, but in a sunny place the decorative tassels of Variegata will be brighter. An adult plant on a sufficient area will look like a lush flower bed.
Cossack
An unpretentious plant of smoky color, prefers light soils, looks great in a composition with variegated hostas, ordinary and tree peony. Loves loosening and sprinkling of branches. When transplanting, the hole should be 2 times larger than the root ball. Junipers do not resist pruning, although they do not require obligatory pruning.
Between the bushes of the Cossack juniper there should be at least 1 - 1.5 meters. In adulthood it is a spreading, lush bush.
Rock Sky Rocket
Tall blue juniper - Rocky Sky Rocket. In diameter up to 1 meter, in height up to 7 meters. It looks like a slender tree, vaguely reminiscent of a cypress.
Glauka
Low juniper Glauka (up to 30 cm), can grow up to 3 meters wide. Powerful root system This plant allows you to strengthen the slopes if necessary. This suitable plant for the first plan of a garden composition.
Mint Julit
The fastest growing medium juniper is Mint Julit, reaching 3.5 m in width, up to 1.5 m in height.. Blue Carpet is an active aggressor and occupies a vast space. It responds to pruning with increased growth. This must be taken into account when planting, and can be used for your own purposes.
Barberry - adding bright accents
The interesting shape of the bush, delicate branches, bright foliage inherent in various varieties allows barberry to lead among colored shrubs. Blooms actively in spring. The crown is purple, red, lilac, light green in the summer, incredibly transformed in the fall. This is a real carnival of colors, from lemon to wine-colored foliage, scarlet clusters of fruits. Barberry berries are an excellent seasoning for pilaf and meat dishes.
Barberry looks great in single and group plantings. A front garden, an alpine hill, edging meadows - all these compositions can be successfully complemented by barberries of your favorite variety and color. Barberries of different heights (from 30 cm to 1.5 m) can be interestingly displayed in a prefabricated mixborder. Thunberg barberry is good in combination with coniferous plants. The low-growing cushion-shaped barberry Green Carpet is used for rocky compositions in the Japanese style.
Grows well in an open, sunny place, not picky about soil. Does not tolerate stagnation of ground inputs When planting, barberry should be provided with a high-quality drainage cushion.
Low-growing shrub (up to 80 cm) in looks very exotic, blooms profusely with orange-red flowers. In summer and autumn it is decorated with fruits resembling apples of paradise. Used for flower beds and rose gardens.
Japanese quince grows well on light sandy loam soils and loves well-lit places. The housewife makes excellent jam from the fruits.
Red viburnum
A familiar shrub that never ceases to delight with its beauty and healthy berries. Viburnum is very good in bloom; in the fall it turns purple-yellow, the red clusters of berries glow in the sun.
Kalina loves shady places, the bush can grow quite extensively. This property of viburnum can be successfully used to decorate outbuildings and blank walls of barns. Loves good watering, the soil for planting is mixed with humus (1×1). The ground under the viburnum bush should be mulched with tree bark, this will help the moisture-loving plant to develop.
It grows wild in the central and southern Europe, V North Africa, in the European part of Russia, mainly in its middle part and in Asia Minor. Rarely found in the west and north of Russia. Viburnum can be found in Central and Western Siberia, as well as in the eastern and northern regions of Kazakhstan. Viburnum viburnum does not grow in Central Asia and the Far East.
Familiar from indoor forms, large-leaved garden hydrangea - a godsend for lovers of bright, active flowering plants. Large inflorescences (12 - 15 cm) bloom in July and remain on the branches until autumn. An adult wisteria bush is not tall (up to 1 m), it can reach two meters in diameter, this must be taken into account when planting. Large inflorescences come in white, greenish, crimson, pink and even blue.
Hydrangea loves well-lit places, but direct sunlight is harmful to it. You will need moist, slightly acidic soil, abundant watering, and fertilizing. When planting, peat, sand, and coniferous forest soil are added to the soil mixture. By feeding hydrangea with iron supplements, amateurs achieve bright blue coloring of hydrangea inflorescences. It is advisable to mulch the tree trunk circle with pine needles and use slightly acidified water for watering. Hydrangea should be covered for the winter.
An interesting new product: columnar fruit trees
Compact, productive trees, strewn with fruits of the usual size, have charmed many gardeners. Columns bear fruit in the second year, take up little space, and are easy to care for.. The lifespan of such a tree is up to 15 years, in contrast to the usual longevity of ordinary trees of fruit and stone fruit crops.
What types of columnar trees are there?
Columnar apple tree - low-growing, dwarf (relative to standard) standard tree . Proven, high-quality varieties - Arbat (red apple of medium ripening), Bolero (winter), Gin (summer variety).
Seedlings of columnar trees of the latest selection are available for sale.: plums, cherry plums, pears, peaches. The main problem is the instability of the variety. Dying of lower branches, changes in the shape of the crown (formation of a “broom”), freezing of growth buds, degeneration of the variety. There is outright fraud by sellers. If you decide to grow colonies, buy adapted seedlings from trusted regional nurseries.
At the moment, only the columnar apple tree can boast a large number of varieties of sustainable selection. Other column-shaped new products can be purchased only at your own peril and risk.
Features of planting and caring for fruit trees
Columns are very convenient for processing and maintenance, organizing drip or spot irrigation. Adult height fruit tree- about 1.5 m, grown using conventional agricultural technology, like ordinary fruit and stone fruit trees . Depending on the variety, seedlings are planted at a distance of 0.4 - 0.7 m from each other. The distance between rows is 2 - 2.5 m. Seasonal pruning, pest control, fertilizing, and loosening of the root circle will be required.
After planting a one-year-old seedling, the plant will show its variety in the first year. To do this, leave 2-3 flower ovaries on the tree; it is better to remove the remaining flowers in the first year. The seedling needs strength to adapt to a new place and form a healthy root system.
Selection does not stand still; popular varieties are constantly being improved. Whether to experiment with original new products or choose a decorative variety that has been proven over the years is a constant temptation for the gardener. Based on your taste preferences, you can choose original decoration for your favorite garden.
For people who want to have a beautiful and well-kept garden with a little effort and spending a little time and effort, we can definitely recommend all-summer flowering shrubs, especially winter-hardy varieties, which will delight the eye for many years. In addition to decorative qualities, they have many other advantages - they grow quickly, and their maintenance and care do not take much time. Planted in the right location, they can grow there for many years, creating a stunning display. In this case, you should choose plants with different flowering times in order to decorative look maintained throughout the warm period of the year.
Winter-hardy shrubs that bloom all summer - how to choose
Shrubs are good decision for people who have little time to deal with the garden. Shrubs usually have showy flowers and are a very striking element of landscape design, displaying beautiful flowers and exuding delicate scents in the garden throughout the warmer months.
The position of shrubs in the garden is very important. For example, a single bush against a lawn creates an unmistakable effect. Most rosette shrubs bloom in the spring, but there are also varieties that bloom luxuriantly in summer and fall. There are shrubs that bloom all summer and winter-hardy ones that have beautiful decorative flowers. Below we will look at which shrubs, winter-hardy perennials that bloom all summer, are the most common and popular.
Very often in our gardens we find mock orange, a shrub from the hydrangea family. Sometimes it is called jasmine. They love it for its decorative appearance and the absence of any problems associated with growing and caring for it. Interesting visual qualities are provided by both the bush, which grows very widely and vigorously, and its white, delicate and fragrant flowers.
It is an ideal shrub for beginning gardeners, especially in areas with fertile soil. All it needs is a little moisture and sun. It tolerates temperatures below zero quite well, so there is no need for special protection in winter. Maintenance includes regular pruning.
This is a small, evergreen shrub that grows good lighting, and in the shade, but blooms profusely in the sun. The plant is suitable for flower carpets. It spreads easily and has creeping stems with shiny leaves. The only requirement relates to the substrate - it grows best in moist soils.
The flowers are small blue and bloom in April and May, but single flowers may appear throughout the summer. There are also varieties with white or purple flowers, some with an intense scent. This frost-resistant shrub, which can be grown by beginning gardeners.
The varieties with decoratively colored leaves throughout the season look especially interesting. Depending on the variety, the leaves can be red, rose-red, orange-red, golden green or light green.
Barberry is frost-resistant and undemanding, so it is easy to grow. IN cold winter doesn't freeze. In addition, it reproduces very easily, including by sowing seeds. Shrub blooms in spring summer period, then produces beautiful fruits.
This is a shrub with a large number of varieties, including frost-resistant varieties. It is easier to grow common lilac, which can be up to 3 m tall and has fairly strong shoots. It blooms from mid-May and everyone knows its smell. Lilac can grow in poor to medium moist soils and is resistant to frost and drought. It is better to plant it in a sunny place, because only then it blooms vigorously. Lilac blooms different colors- from white to lilac, pale lilac, bluish and dark purple. Lilac is very resistant to frost and drought.
It often grows in the wild, but can also be grown as an ornamental plant. This is a large shrub up to 3-6 m high. It blooms in June, emitting a characteristic smell. The flowers are small, creamy white, collected in inflorescences. This plant is undemanding, grows well in the sun and shade, and is resistant to pest attacks.
This is a shrub up to 2 m high, blooming in August-September. It has a large cone-shaped inflorescence with white flowers. Barren, as they fade, the flowers turn pink and then reddish. Hydrangea paniculata tolerates cold winters much better than other hydrangeas. It also has lower soil and moisture requirements.
It is also called “Wedding Wreath” and is an ornamental plant of the rose family. Height 1.5-1.8 m. The bush is quite wide. It blooms with small white flowers, abundantly, the bush looks like snow-covered. The leaves are small, light green, elliptical. Flowering in April, May and summer, depending on the variety. The shrub is very easy to grow, it is resistant to frost, although it can freeze a little in very harsh winters, and has low soil requirements.
Spiraea tolerates drought and is resistant to polluted air. It does not require frequent feeding and watering, and protection for the winter. The shrub can grow in partial shade, but blooms profusely in the sun. Due to their ease of cultivation and beautiful appearance, these popular plants are often planted in gardens and parks. You can plant them along the side of your home, on your lawn, or along a fence to form a hedge.
- These are poisonous evergreen (deciduous) shrubs. Height: 0.5-2 m. Blooms in May and June. To create the most optimal conditions For the development of rhododendrons, it is important to provide them with a substrate of the appropriate environment. Too high soil pH can be adjusted by adding, for example, peat.
Rhododendrons bloom in the spring, buds are set the previous autumn, it is very important to protect them from frost in late autumn. These plants, as a rule, are not pruned, and any reduction of shoots is carried out in the summer (after flowering). During flowering, you should regularly break off faded flowers so that they do not produce seeds, this way you can strengthen the plant. 
It is a fast-growing shrub that sheds its leaves in winter. The inflorescence is usually conical in shape, consisting of small, numerous fragrant flowers that attract butterflies, which is why the plant is also called a butterfly bush. Flowers come in all shades: purple, pink, white, red and yellow. The leaves are long (10-20 cm) and narrow, have a pale green color. The height and width are usually 1.5-3 m. The maximum height is 5 m. The fruit is a dry bag. Not very hardy and requires pruning and covering in winter. Sometimes they are affected by aphids and caterpillars that feed on leaves.
Deutzia is a shrub from the hydrangea family. Grows well in well-drained soils in sunny to semi-sunny locations. Quite resistant to drought and frost. After planting, you need to remove too weak stems and shorten the remaining ones by one third of the length, always by a pair of opposite buds. After planting, flowering will become more abundant in the second year. In subsequent years, we prune the plants after flowering, removing branches that have flowered and stems that are too weak. The plant can serve as a background for other, more ornamental shrubs and other species grown in the garden.
The bushes are characterized by beautiful elongated foliage, notched, and covered with hairs. Numerous flowers are collected in loose panicles; the color of the flowers is mainly white, but we can also find pink varieties. Blooms in May-June. The height depends on the variety and ranges from 1 to 2.5 meters. Autumn leaves yellowish, the bush is not very showy.
Bladderwort belongs to plants that do not shed their leaves in winter. Its flowers are small, white with shades of pink, and bloom profusely in early summer. The leaves are yellow-green, ovate. The plant loves moist acidic soils and full sun positions. Grows quickly and needs pruning in the fall. In spring, it is not recommended to prune the bush, because it loses a lot of sap. Resistant to all diseases and pests. Decorative, effectively forms a background for other plants. The shrub is completely resistant to drought, moisture and frost. This is a great accent in the garden.
By combining the above and other winter-hardy shrubs that bloom all summer, of which there are quite a lot of species, you can ensure lush flowering and wonderful aromas in your garden throughout the warm period. Winter-hardy shrubs can grow for many years in one place; you do not need to replant them, you just need to weed, apply fertilizer and do timely pruning if required.
Good day everyone!
Now almost everyone has their own summer cottage. Some people grow vegetables and berries on it, others are engaged exclusively in floriculture.
But everyone, one way or another, gives their site an aesthetic appearance by planting ornamental shrubs on it.
Now many magazines and the Internet tell you how to do it correctly.
Scientifically this is called landscape design. Our task today, of course, is somewhat different; we will not touch upon this topic much, although we will touch upon this aspect a little. And we will consider what kind of shrubs exist in general, and what they are.
I think this information will help you decide what to plant and what not to plant in your free zone. And to begin with, I would like to give some tips on choosing these plants.
- When choosing, pay attention to the region in which one or another species can be grown. What climatic conditions are suitable for it?
- Be sure to pay attention to whether you are purchasing sun-loving seedlings or shade-tolerant ones. Plant according to this. For example, the latter are often planted in the shade of the former. Or they prepare special places for them in accordance with the distribution of light during the day.
- The size of the plant matters more. So, if the plot is small, then it is not worth planting very spreading, lush plants that require a lot of free space in such plots.
- If you are planning to do hedge, then short representatives of this species are perfect for it.
- IN Lately many stores sell a lot beautiful arches. To decorate them, you should choose climbing plant species.
Perennial, summer-blooming shrubs for summer cottages
Many people try to plant these types of plants on their plots. As a rule, they are quite unpretentious and therefore do not require constant care. And if at the same time they bloom all summer, or most of it, then such a plant will be simply ideal.
Of course, not all of them bloom all season, but by arranging them wisely with those that bloom most of the warm season, you can achieve such an effect that the garden will be beautiful throughout the entire summer season.
Let's look at the most successful options for planting in the garden. Let's start with perhaps the most beloved and frequently used ones.
Lilac
This magnificent plant is planted almost everywhere. The peak of its flowering occurs in May and a little at the beginning of June. Its pleasant spring scent will delight anyone, and a sprig of lilac placed in a vase at home always adds an element of spring mood.
Lilacs are not only purple, but also with white flowers, and there are also varieties such as simple, double and super double.
Even when it has already faded, its leaves are always fresh and beautiful, and it is in great demand for plantings.
Jasmine
Another name for this beautiful and interesting plant is mock orange.
This shrub is loved for its incomparable aroma. During the flowering period, it attracts many insects to the garden - bumblebees, bees... Its sizes are different and depend on the variety and type, and can reach a height and width of one to four meters.
This is mostly a southern plant. Although there are certain varieties that grow in the Urals and Siberia. There are quite a lot of types and varieties of jasmine (about 60). And you can plant several different seedlings on the site. This is due to the fact that they can all bloom at different times.
Basically, of course, jasmine blooms from mid-June to the end of July. One of the most popular varieties is the fluffy mock orange from North America.
However, there are many others popular types, among them are frost-resistant. Let's look at them too.
Common mock orange(has a very fragrant aroma). It comes from Western Europe, but has taken root well here too. It is distinguished by a fairly high and spreading crown up to 3 - 3.5 meters, abundant flowering. Its flower stalks have a pleasant slightly creamy, more white tint. Able to withstand frosts up to 25 degrees.
Schrenk's mock orange- its homeland is China and Far East. It is also a fairly large plant, capable of growing up to 3 meters in height. The flowers are purely white, beautiful, with an incomparable aroma. It begins to bloom around mid-June, and blooms almost until mid-July, but on average the flowering period is 25 days. It is also quite winter-hardy, and can survive the winter with temperatures as low as -25 degrees.
Mock orange odorless– the name speaks for itself. Alas..., but the flowers have no scent at all, although they are quite beautiful and at the same time collected in tassels. The flowering period is quite long, starting at the end of June and lasting 30 days. This winter-hardy shrub, reaching a height of 3 meters, also came to us from North America.
Chebushnik fluffy- also a native of North America, but slightly lower than his “countryman”, and reaches a height of 2 meters. The flowers have light, almost white inflorescences with a slight cream tint, which, unlike their relatives, have a faint pleasant smell. It blooms at the end of July, that is, later than all representatives of this species.
Gordon's Chebushnik- the tallest of all, his height is at good conditions content can reach 5 and even 6 meters. It begins to bloom in the second half of July, the flowers are delicate, white, with a slight pleasant smell.
Tree peony
Almost every gardener has a peony growing on their property. But this herbaceous plant has a shrubby relative called tree peony.
This beautiful plant is not much different from its herbaceous relative. Blooms a little earlier. Reaches sizes up to 1.5 meters.
There are a lot of varieties of it and they differ in the color of their peduncles: there are burgundy, yellow, and pink. And all of them are chic and incredibly beautiful.
Camellia
If you are a rose lover, then you will definitely like this plant as its flowers are somewhat similar to rose flowers. If you care for it correctly, it will not skimp on flowering and will delight its owners for a long time with its appearance.
By the way, camellia also feels good as a potted plant in the house.
The bush, of course, does not grow as huge as in the garden, but the flowers are just as pleasing, as is the camellia itself as a whole.
Kalina
This is another plant that gardeners love to plant in their garden. It is loved not only for its beautiful, abundant flowering, but also because these flowers subsequently produce abundant harvests of healthy fruits.
In fact, this made viburnum an almost permanent “tenant” in dachas.
Elder
This plant has a very good pleasant aroma. In addition to decorative properties, this shrub also has medicinal properties, which makes it necessary to plant it in the countryside.
Elderberry has one very useful quality - mosquitoes and flies do not like its smell. Therefore, by planting it under the window, you will protect yourself from uninvited guests.
The only thing is that many people do not like to grow this plant because of its high growth. The height can even reach 10 meters. However, if you trim it correctly, you can not only give it a beautiful decorative shape, but also adjust its height.
Flowering begins in May, sometimes in June, depending on the weather. Please note that the fruits come in red and black, but only the black ones are edible.
Black elderberry juice is beneficial for maintaining health and is widely used in folk medicine. The range of applications is quite wide - it is a general strengthening, antipyretic, expectorant, antiviral and antifungal agent.
Spirea
This plant has recently become very popular and beloved among gardeners and summer residents. This beautiful perennial shrub has arching branches covered in flowers. At the same time, one plant can have only one white flowers, or there can be both white and pink.
It all depends on the type of seedling.
Unlike the tall elderberry, the tallest spirea can only reach a height of up to two meters. And there are low-growing varieties which many people prefer.
According to the nature of flowering, spirea can be spring-flowering and summer. Therefore, it is best to plant different varieties so that its flowering is constant.
She also has different shapes- this must be taken into account when planting, choosing for it permanent place. There are creeping and weeping forms; both are beautiful.
Varieties with decorative foliage are also very beautiful. These look very impressive even without color.
Honeysuckle
This is a perennial plant that not only blooms beautifully, but also produces the first delicious berries. Of course, they have a somewhat specific taste, but they have a lot of useful properties.
This shrub comes in both upright and climbing forms, making it decorative use more diverse.
For example, climbing forms can be grown on arches. It looks simply amazing.
Honeysuckle berry is very useful. It is good both in its natural form and in compotes and jams.
Hawthorn
The shrub is thorny, and therefore it is good to use as a green fence. It is often planted not only on the site, but also outside it. When you need to fence something off.
Unlike other shrubs, hawthorn must be trimmed periodically to give it the desired shape. It looks more beautiful this way.
Hawthorn berry is also very useful and is widely used in both folk and traditional medicine.
Rose hip
We know this plant as the most common one, which can grow in the forest and wherever it wants. However, in planting and landscaping, it also has its own special decorative purpose.
Its importance is difficult to overestimate - it is beautiful when it blooms, useful when it bears fruit. And also simply good, like a beautiful living hedge.
It is more prickly than hawthorn, and therefore a rosehip fence against uninvited guests will be much more effective.
And as you know, rosehip is a wild rose, and who doesn’t love them?! That's why garden shrub roses were bred.
Shrub rose
This plant can be found in almost any summer cottage. It can be planted both as a hedge and simply in flower beds; both separately and in complex plantings. And they are also very beautiful on special arches.
For example, this wonderful hedge was created by planting different varieties of roses. It's hard to take your eyes off such beauty.
It looks great both in the garden and just decorating a wall outside.
These were popular and widespread plants. But there are also species that you may have only heard of.
However, they are very beautiful, bloom well and will decorate any garden.
Hibiscus
There are many types and varieties of hibiscus. There are also annuals - these are solitary flowering plants, and perennials are beautiful shrubs.
Among all types, the Duc de Brabant variety is popular. It blooms very profusely and beautifully.
While young, hibiscus is a tall bush. As it matures, it takes on a woody form.
By the way, another name for it is Chinese rose.
Magnolia
This plant is very popular in China, and it comes from there. It is very beautiful, and when flowering it has quite large flowers.
Magnolia begins to bloom in early spring when the first leaves had not even appeared. And it always looks simply magnificent, you want to look and look at this miracle of nature.
The color of magnolia flowers can be pink, white, or yellow. If you want something exotic, then magnolia is just what you need!
cotoneaster
This shrub is quite unpretentious, and can often be found not only in the garden, but also on the street and in the park area. It is often planted there as a hedge.
It blooms beautifully and profusely, and by autumn produces numerous colorful berries, which also makes it quite attractive.
There are quite a lot of types and varieties of cotoneaster, so it can be planted on a site in different zones in accordance with the task.
By creating hedges and trimming them in a timely manner, you can get such a wonderful appearance.
Such hedges can be used to create a classic design.
Barberry
This spreading plant with reddish branches can reach a height of one and a half meters, while its thorny branches can occupy quite a large space.
Flowering is abundant, begins in summer, and can last for quite a long time. And by autumn, red, not very large fruits appear on the branches.
It looks very good next to other plants, especially conifers. Therefore, this is taken into account when planning plantings.
It can be trimmed, creating quite acceptable shapes and sizes.
In this chapter we looked at different types shrubs, but unfortunately, not all of them can take root in cold climates. Therefore, we will specifically focus on plants that are not afraid of cold weather and survive any winter well.
Decorative frost-resistant shrubs for the garden plot
In the last chapter we already looked at plants such as spirea and barberry. They are not afraid of frost, and winter well, so they like to be planted in cold regions. But here are some more plants that are worth paying attention to.
Derain white
An interesting frost-resistant plant that grows well and looks beautiful, pleasing to the eye.
The plant is characterized by bright red bark. To maintain this color, the bush must be pruned every year so that there are only small stumps above the soil.
At the same time, it also produces wide thickets.
Derain is not picky about growing conditions; it grows on different soils, both in the shade and in the sun. This unpretentious plant can be grown both separately and in joint plantings with other shrubs, and also as a hedge.
The red shoots of this plant look best in winter.
Agree that for a gloomy, gray-white winter, this color looks quite positive, and may well lift your spirits simply by contemplating it.
Hydrangea
This plant has a rich geography. Some of its varieties come from Japan, others from China, and still others are even brought from North America. And perhaps only the latter will be able to survive the cold winters.
Therefore, no matter how much you want to plant southern beauties on your plot, do not give in and purchase the necessary seedlings that are not afraid of cold wintering.
Hydrangeas bloom very abundantly, starting around mid-summer. With timely feeding, the inflorescences turn out to be large, consisting of many individual flowers.
The bush has a rather voluminous beautiful appearance, this is due to the dense and lush foliage and of course big flowers.
Hydrangea requires abundant watering, develops and grows well in the sun, but can also exist well in the shade.
It can be planted either as a separate bush or in the vicinity of other plants, including flowers.
This plant is simply fabulous! It can have a completely different color of flowers - both white and blue. and reds and all their shades. And if you plant them next to conifers, it always looks amazing.
Bladderwort viburnum
This is a rather large, tall and spreading shrub. It may have golden or purple leaves, which divides it into two different types.
Flowering begins around mid-summer, the flowers are small and can range in color from white to pink.
A remarkable feature of cultivation is that the plant is completely unpretentious, grows well in the shade, and also tolerates dry summers remarkably well, without the need for special watering.
It is often grown in a shady area where nothing else grows. However, it is worth knowing that it can also be used to create hedges.
As you can see, it looks quite decent and quite beautiful.
Cinquefoil shrub
This plant is better known as herbaceous, although there are also species that belong to the category of shrubs. The most famous among them are five-leaf tea and Kuril tea.
Bush varieties of cinquefoil can reach a fairly decent height of one and a half meters. And they especially love it for its flowering; although the flowers are not very large, there are always quite a lot of them, and the cinquefoil is simply strewn with yellow petals, collected in a simple inflorescence.
Blooms from summer until autumn.
It is worth noting that this is a light-loving plant, and if you plant it in the shade, it probably will not want to grow there. However, it tolerates drought very well, which is a plus.
If it is not possible to plant it simply as a separate seedling, then you can use the plant as a border, separating it from the garden path.
We have looked at some plant varieties, but there is another category. which you don’t want to deprive of attention are the berry representatives of this species.
Irga
This is a bush up to 3 meters high with erect shoots. Sometimes they think that this is a tree, but in fact it is not one of those.
Blooms from late spring, blooming very beautiful flowers. It is a valuable honey plant and always gathers many bees around it.
With the onset of autumn, the irga is painted in multi-colored shades, which makes it very picturesque.
Flowering and foliage are not all this plant has. It also bears fruit abundantly. The berries have a remarkable, incomparable taste. Moreover, they are not only tasty, but also healthy.
Japonica
The height of the plant can reach 3 meters, although it grows quite slowly.
Magnificent red flowers, collected in buds, bloom in the 3rd year of life. During this period she is incredibly beautiful and attractive. It is light-loving and drought-resistant.
The only thing is that quince prefers specially prepared soil. Preparation for winter includes hilling and bending the lower branches.
But the plant can be trimmed only once every five years.
It grows quite widely, so it requires free space. Keep this in mind when planting.
Boxwood
Despite its toxicity, this plant is the height of fantasy in garden landscape architecture. Just look at these photos.
It is by trimming boxwood that you can create various figures and entire compositions. You can also use it as a hedge.
The plant is extremely shade-loving. This evergreen wintering under the snow. It is preferable to plant it in spring.
As you can see, there are a lot of ideas for growing in your summer cottage, so choose not only what you like, but also those plants that will grow best in your climate.
Features of planting plants on the site
Planting shrubs at the dacha involves their placement according to a specific plan. But the main thing is plant compatibility.
That is, it is better to plant plants nearby that get along well with each other. The compatibility of some garden representatives is shown in the table below.
Green and white colors – plants are compatible, red – not compatible.
The placement of shrubs, beds and other things on the site is now called landscape design. Although people have always engaged in such actions.
When purchasing a plot, we first begin to plan what will be built and planted where.
Even just planted in a certain order fruit and berry plants And vegetable crops, will already give your site a very attractive appearance.
And the placement of paths, a recreation area in the form of a gazebo, a swimming pool or a mini pond will give the site a more residential look.
When planting shrubs, two methods are used: geometric and landscape.
When using a geometric or regular method, plants are placed in the form of symmetrical shapes, such as squares or rectangles.
Alleys are also made, with paths between them. Staggered placement works very well.
Landscape style is also called natural. In this option, plants are planted as they grow in nature, i.e. somewhat chaotic, without a specific, clearly defined plan.
This style is ideal for those areas that, in terms of relief, are not entirely level.
The main thing is to draw a site plan, which indicates what will be planted and where. You can, of course, do without a plan, but then you can just get confused.
When planning a plot, first decide whether you only have a vegetable garden, or whether you want to dedicate at least part of the territory to a recreation area.
Then, on such an area you need to place either all or part of the listed elements: a gazebo, or other recreation area, a pond, a swimming pool, a barbecue area or barbecue area, and maybe a summer kitchen.
One of the concerns of any property owner is the fence, namely, what it should be like. Some are blocked by various building materials, others choose a hedge.
This is also worth thinking about when planting all your green pets.
As you can see, there are a lot of options. Here you need more imagination and desire, and everything will work out. And of course, landscape design is a whole science. This is very interesting topic, requiring knowledge, imagination and desire to do it.
Video about how to form plantings on your summer cottage
And if you are interested in this, then finally short video according to the dacha landscape design.
Take a look, maybe you can get some ideas for your own vegetable garden. After all, all this is incredibly interesting and exciting!
And this is where I end our story for today. It turned out to be not small, but I hope it is useful and interesting. After reading about shrubs and looking at numerous photographs of them, you can easily find plants that will please your eyes.
Planting elegant flowering shrubs provides an excellent opportunity to transform your garden plot. They help in zoning the territory, decorate areas between trees and recreation areas, and can become a real highlight of the site. Many of them, in addition to their enchanting beauty, give a delightful aroma.
Keria
This forest shrub with sunny flowers is nicknamed the Japanese rose. It blooms early and continues to delight with lush flowering until mid-summer. Then lonely flowers may appear.
Camellia
When mentioning this plant, many immediately recall the novel “The Lady of the Camellias.” This is a very aristocratic plant, which, unfortunately, does not tolerate Russian frosts. It needs to be hidden for the winter.
In the photo you see charming camellia flowers Almond
Jasmine
Before flowering, jasmine bushes are not of any interest in terms of decoration. But with the appearance of delicate white flowers, the picture changes dramatically, and the air is filled with a charming aroma. The petals can be collected to flavor tea.
The photo shows a shrub with a rare scent called jasmine Daphne
One of the leaders in terms of flowering time. It pleases the owners with a magnificent aroma that spreads far beyond the boundaries of the site.
Irga canadensis
The plant is especially decorative not only in May, when it is covered with delicate white flower clusters. In autumn the bush turns purple, which looks very impressive.
Viburnum, rowan, elderberry
These shrubs delight with their appearance all season long, because they replace beautiful flowers no less attractive berries appear. These berry bushes not only complement country style decor, but are also actively used for healing.
Summer-autumn flowering shrubs: photos with names
The variety of bushes covered with flowers in summer is amazing. Let's plunge into the world of beautiful garden shrubs, pleasing to the eye during the summer heat.
Barberry
These especially decorative bushes are covered with yellow flowers in the summer, which are replaced by red berries in the fall. Barberry leaves with a burgundy color will look impressive.
Shrub roses
This plant is better known to us under the name rosehip. Red or pink lush flowers appear on thorny branches in early summer, and useful fruits- at the beginning of autumn.
On the picture bush rose Park roses
The bushes are covered with flowers at the beginning of summer, and this beauty continues for about a month. Modern hybrids bloom much longer.
Weigela
The bush stands out among others ornamental plants an extraordinary abundance of flowers. Their color is not bright, so the composition looks very delicate. The enchanting splendor lasts throughout May and June, and if you’re lucky, it will continue in August.
Hydrangea
Hydrangea always attracts attention: the bushes are very beautiful and do not disappear almost all summer. Sometimes there are so many flowers, united in large balls, that green leaves are not visible behind them. Hydrangea paniculata and tree hydrangea are considered frost-resistant. The plant tolerates partial shade well.
The photo shows a magnificent hydrangea Honeysuckle b
It has a decorative appearance not only during the flowering period. The flowers are bell-shaped, white. Honeysuckle produces tasty fruits - syn These are berries that taste like blueberries.
Skumpia
Magnificent shrub with unusual shape flowering. Instead of forming flowers, the plant increases the length of peduncles, which are covered with fluff. In the photo you can see how unusual the skumpia looks: like a big cloud.
Deytsia
Delicate pink or white flowers cover the plant during the first half of summer. This guest from the east looks unusually elegant.
Choosing beautiful plants to decorate your site is one of the most important and interesting stages creating a beautiful garden area. Add brightness to your summer cottage and make it presentable long years, especially during the warm period, is possible not only with the help of flowers, but also with voluminous ornamental shrubs.
In this article you can see photos and find out the names of the most popular shrubs that are perennials: planting such vegetation will fill the garden area with a colorful palette for the whole summer, and a year later you will again be able to admire this beauty.
Evergreen vegetation
The best background for flowers in the garden is evergreen vegetation, due to which many summer residents and landscape design specialists create hedges and even original decorative sculptures. Timely trimming will help ensure the neat appearance of such bushes: in this way, the vegetation is given the required shape.
On your site you can plant the following types perennial shrub plants:
What bushes to plant in the shade
A number of shrubs that bloom throughout the summer season can be placed in poorly lit areas. This way you will have a smooth transition from herbs to fruit trees located in the shade, and decorate those areas of the garden where there is a lack of sunlight.
The most popular variant of a perennial shrub plant that can bloom throughout the warm season is cotoneaster. This plant has oval leaves, which appear on it in late spring - early summer. pink flowers, and closer to autumn - bright red berries. With the end of summer, cotoneaster leaves change color.
Shaded areas are also liked by plants called “ rhododendron", reaching a height of 1.5 meters. Their flowering begins in the spring, in one of the summer months and even in the fall - the period of flower appearance depends on the variety.
Rhododendron flowers have a varied palette. Rhododendrons make it easy to fill your garden with purple, bright red, yellow and soft pink colors. During dry periods, it is recommended to mulch and irrigate the soil under these plants. It is better to cover rhododendrons in winter to prevent them from freezing.
The photo below shows a rhodendron bush blooming beautifully in midsummer:
Shrubs that bloom all summer: photos and names Can grow in both sunny and shady areas mock orange. This garden variety of jasmine is liked by many owners of suburban areas. Bushy varieties can reach two meters in height, and the vines beautifully cover the walls. For good growth, garden jasmine needs fertile soil.
In early or mid-summer the bush is covered with snow-white flowers.
Another popular variety ornamental bushes blooming throughout the summer season - privet. Species with bright foliage look especially impressive, complementing the area with noble white colors during flowering. This plant does not tolerate low temperatures well and must be covered for the winter. For good growth it requires fertile (in moderate degree) soil.
In late spring and summer, privet needs to be trimmed to adjust its shape.
Low bushes that can bloom all summer and autumn will also help decorate the garden area, for example, Barberry Thunberg. The height of this plant does not exceed 1.5 meters. This perennial is frost-resistant and has several types. In autumn, barberry leaves acquire a reddish tint and berries appear.
Fast growing shrubs
Blooming throughout the summer, unpretentious and frost-resistant bushes can have different growth rates. When creating the decor, you will need to wait until all the planted vegetation acquires the required parameters.
To solve in a short time this problem, give preference to those types winter-hardy shrubs, which do not need much time to grow - and combine them with each other.
There are many types of perennial shrubs that grow quite intensively.
Here are some of the most popular options that can be used to decorate your garden area:
Brightly flowering plants
A bunch of frost-resistant shrubs, belonging to the category of perennial plants and blooming throughout the warm season, have bright flowers, which completely transform even the most modest gardens.
We bring to your attention examples of the most popular types of shrub plants, pleasing the eye with variegated colors.
The leading position in the list of perennial shrubs most beloved by gardeners that produce bright inflorescences is occupied by sun-loving lilac. White, lilac and purple lilacs can be seen in almost every area.
Advice. To prevent the shrub from reaching the size of a tree and to delight with lush flowering, it should be pruned regularly.
With the arrival of warmth during the formation of buds, inspect the bush and give the selected branches the required configuration, remove the excess ones. A number of outer shoots should be cut back to the line of the main branches.
Most lilac varieties tolerate cold well; flowering begins in early summer. Pink, purple and white lilacs are not only beautiful, but also have a delicious aroma.
Low-growing bushes are also suitable for decorating the garden. Japanese Quince . This shrub can withstand frost, but if the winter is very cold, it is better to insulate it, otherwise the shoots that form above the snow cover will die, and the bush will not be able to grow the next year.
Japanese Quince looks presentable both due to its flowering and its pliability to pruning: it is easy to give the shrub the required configuration.
Important! The crown of the Japanese Quince needs to be formed from the age of five, and preventive pruning should be done every spring to remove dried branches.
When the bush reaches ten years of age, it is rejuvenated by thinning to reduce the number of branches, leaving ten of the thickest ones. Flowering of Japanese Quince begins in late spring - early June. The height of this shrub is about a meter.
Another decorative perennial shrub that gardeners and landscape designers, is called buddleya. This plant blooms throughout the summer; in some species, flowering ends in mid-autumn. For good growth, buddleia requires warmth; it needs to be insulated for the winter so that it will please the next season beautiful flowering. Buddleia can reach three meters in height.
Ideal for decorating garden areas heather. The flowering of this shrub continues all summer, until October. Heather belongs to the group of creeping vegetation; its height is small.
Important! Heather belongs to the forest species, so for good growth it needs suitable land. Mix sand with pine needles, peat, add sawdust, and the soil for heather will be ready.
After replacing the soil for heather, the prepared soil should be moistened with a water-vinegar solution (apple vinegar should be used). 100 gr. vinegar is diluted in ten liters of water.
Once every seven days, the heather needs to be irrigated with acidified water. For faster growth, the shrub can be fed with fertilizers. With the arrival of spring, the crown should be adjusted to give the plant the desired shape by cutting it. For the winter, it is recommended to cover the heather with spruce branches.
Delicate colors in the garden
In addition to the above examples of shrubs that delight you with flowering all summer long, you can name a few more good options such vegetation. For example, many summer residents like spirea. These presentable flowering shrubs are undemanding in care; their flowering can last from late spring to late autumn - depending on the variety planted.Species that bloom in spring have white inflorescences and, under the weight of the flowers, acquire a cascading configuration. These plants can reach 2.5 meters in height. Spirea does not need fertilizing; you just need to trim the bushes.
Another example of a perennial shrub that blooms all summer long is bloodroot. The second name of this plant is “ Kuril tea" All available varieties of cinquefoil can withstand cold weather - this is an unpretentious plant.
Potentilla expels inflorescences at the end of spring, flowering continues until autumn. Flowers have a varied palette: yellow, snow-white and pink colors will transform your garden beyond recognition. The maximum height of the bush is 1.5 meters.
Now you know which shrubs bloom throughout the summer. To create a harmonious design of the garden area, you just need to successfully select the varieties of flowering vegetation. First of all, you should find out whether plants that bloom for a long time are suitable for the existing climatic conditions.
It is also important that shrubs planted in the same zone have identical care requirements. Taking these points into account, it will be easier for you to select soil and organize irrigation.
Advice: give preference to presentable perennial shrub vegetation that retains its aesthetic appearance for several seasons. It is optimal for plants to decorate the site all year round.
The beauty of the garden area must be maintained both with the help of variegated flowering shrubs and with lush plants with beautiful leaves that have a neat compact shape.
To decorate your summer cottage, use fruit-bearing vegetation that can diversify the appearance of the green area. A number of varieties of shrubs retain their attractiveness even after the leaves have fallen.
Such plants perform not only a decorative function: they can also be used for practical purposes, for example, to create a presentable hedge, for zoning an area, or focusing on certain elements of landscape design.
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Using such plants, you can transform the appearance of existing buildings on the site. But to get the most successful result, you need to have a good understanding of the types of shrub vegetation that are suitable for the garden and bloom throughout the warm period. Study the planting and care rules provided for such shrubs.
You can also use ready-made schemes for combining flowering shrub plants, explore new ideas for landscape decoration, and use them to create a spectacular and stylish garden design.
Video
Watch the video review in which the expert talks about the most presentable perennial shrubs that delight with flowering throughout the summer season and even in autumn: