Plants are shrubs. Frost-resistant ornamental shrubs for growing in the northern regions and Siberia

To create coziness in the garden plot of a private house, you need not only to create beautiful flower beds, but also to plant ornamental shrubs. With their help, many problems are solved. From dividing the garden space into zones and filling the area with flowering plants to fencing it with a green living fence.

Blooming beautiful bushes

Using flowering shrubs is 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 bush different colors.

Potentilla fruticosa Red Ace

Calicantwill 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 garden plant 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.

Karyopteriswill 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.

Cistusresembles 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 alnifoliaprefers 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 correct pruning evergreen shrubs 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. A 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.

Shade-loving shrubs for the garden

They are often used to create a smooth transition from grass to crowns. garden trees. Shade-loving shrubs are also needed to create beautiful design fences and shady side private house. The most common shade-tolerant shrubs are listed below.

Cotoneaster. One of the most important ornamental beautiful fruiting shrubs in the garden. The genus includes plants of different shapes and sizes, most of them are evergreen or semi-evergreen. The leaves are oval, with a solid edge, pink buds open into white flowers in May or June. In autumn, beautiful fruits ripen, which are practically not pecked by birds. Some cotoneasters have beautiful fall foliage. Heavily overgrown bushes are pruned in the spring. Valued for the unusual dark green color of its glossy leaves. They tend to change their hue to red when autumn arrives.

Rhododendrons- magnificently flowering beautiful shrubs, which also prefer to be sheltered from 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 as in early spring, and in the fall, in August. The color of the flowers is 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.

Rhododendrons

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.

Garden jasmine (shrub)

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, in sunny or shady place. propagated by woody cuttings in open ground in late autumn. Maintenance requires trimming - hedges are trimmed in May and August.

Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum

Privet oval-leaved Aureum

Barberry Thunberg- these are those ornamental flowering 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.

Barberry Thunberg

Fast growing shrubs

They are chosen by gardeners in situations where a hedge needs to be grown in a short time. Often such plantings are made using a combination of different types of shrubs. 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 of fast growing shrubs such:

• dogwood and barberry;
• vesicular carp- unpretentious shrub with a rounded crown;
• 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.

Bladderwort

Climbing rose

Honeysuckle

Low-growing and frost-resistant shrubs for the garden

The first are characterized by the fact that they do not grow above one meter. They are usually planted on borders. They decorate flower beds. List of low-growing ornamental shrubs for the garden:

• Japanese quince(low) the entire warm season decorates the dacha with orange or golden colors, first with flowers and then with fruits;
• already mentioned above cinquefoil A;
• common heather besides this is evergreen shrub, which blooms most of the summer;
• graceful action, its flowering bushes are the center of attraction, but it is sensitive to excess moisture, severe frosts and cold winds.

Japonica

If you still haven’t decided which shrubs to plant in your dacha, you can familiarize yourself with the list of frost-resistant ones:

• blood red hawthorn- grown as a bush, a low tree or in a hedge, it can grow in almost any conditions, both on dry and marshy soil, in the sun and in the shade;
• silver goof- grown not for the fragrant but inconspicuous flowers, but for the beautiful foliage;
• red elderberry with beautiful foliage, on which red fruits are formed after the flowers.

Silver goof

Hawthorn

Mixborder of conifers and shrubs schemes

The word "mix" brings us to mixing. The second part of the word - border - sends to the borders. It turns out that there are no boundaries in such a planting. But this is not true. It only seems so. In fact, everything here must be carefully thought out and planned.

Plants in a mixborder should be arranged in dense groups that smoothly flow into one another. Moreover, it must contain elements that will remain visible during the cold season. They are shrubs and conifers. They are also called the skeleton of the composition.

Any mixborder must be divided into three parts. They will not be the same in size and shape. Tall plants with interesting leaves are planted in the background. The second row is filled with flowers, which are characterized by straight and tall stems. They are covered with medium height with a small number of leaves. And short and tall people come to the fore ground cover plants. Plantings of annual flowers are usually placed in front of them.

Here is one example of a mixborder of perennials located along a wall or fence. Its background is decorated with plants: Lafanthus, purple coneflower, chama and clematis. Middle filled shrubby cinquefoil, yarrow, fennel polygonum, bonar verbena, boxwood, decorative wormwood and onions. Planted in the first rows are: shrubby cinquefoil, geranium, soft mantle, and coreopsis.

1. Geranium Endressa. 2. The cuff is soft. 3. Majestic geranium. 4. Coreopsis whorled. 5. Cinquefoil shrub. 6. Yarrow ptarmika. 7. Decorative bow. 8. Fennel grass. 9. Verbena bonarensis. 10. Boxwood. eleven. Decorative wormwood. 12. Lofant. 13. Echinacea purpurea. 14. Hatma. 15. Clematis

Moscow and the Moscow region are a region where it is cold for at least 5 months a year. Already in November, snow may fall, and spring does not always come with the onset of March. Frosts are possible down to -25-30ºС and in summer the heat reaches +35ºС. Moreover, unlike Siberia, the snow cover is not constant, and temperature fluctuations are very sharp and noticeable.

We should also not forget about the heavy traffic load, which affects the cleanliness of the air. Gas pollution, frequent temperature changes, dry periods - all these factors must be taken into account when choosing shrubs for garden plots.

Important! To prevent the area from looking like a chaotic multi-colored spot, consider in advance what to plant where, so that during flowering it looks harmonious, and not tacky and tasteless!

Decorative blooming

Forsythia europaea

On this shrub, in early spring, flowers of a bright sunny color first appear, and only after they fall off do the leaves grow. The time of his yellow “dominance” is March, April. It grows up to 2 m in height and 3 m in diameter, and has the shape of a hemisphere.

Advantages: early color, thrives in partial shade, relatively drought tolerant. It can live up to 70 years, blooms early and abundantly, flowers along the entire length of the branches - from the bottom to the top.

Where to plant: alone on the lawn or surrounded by early flowering bulbs, it can also be combined with other bushes and is suitable for use as a hedge. Light soils are suitable; it is better to choose a sunny site without cold winds. Does not tolerate high humidity well.

Care: It tolerates wintering better if you mulch and bend the branches to the ground so that they overwinter under snow cover. In the spring, it is necessary to remove the old mulch, apply mineral fertilizers and add a layer of manure or humus. Then trim off the tops and dry stems.

Almond triloba – Louiseania triloba

Louiseania delights the eye twice a year - in May, when pink buds bloom and bloom, and in autumn, when the foliage takes on a bright fiery hue. For almost 3 weeks, branches strewn with double flowers similar to sakura decorate suburban areas.

It usually grows up to 2-3 m. It tolerates frost and may be defenseless against sudden temperature changes in early spring if the shoots wake up ahead of time.

Advantages: delicate flowers, similar to sakura, also attracts attention in the fall with the orange-red hue of the foliage, is frost-resistant, cut branches are suitable for making bouquets and stand in water without falling off for up to 1.5 weeks. Can be grown in urban environments.

Where to plant: in a group of shrubs, next to perennial flowering plants, spirea or daylilies. Shadow and excess moisture are the enemies of Louiseania; it is better for it to choose a place in a sunny, windless space.

Care: for the winter it is covered so that the ends of the shoots and buds do not freeze and the root collar does not rot. Watering is needed in moderation; it should be watered abundantly only during flowering. Be sure to trim thick branches to maintain shape and to avoid thickening, after the flowers fall, the branches are cut by 2/3.

Chaenomeles - Japanese quince

An exotic fruit and berry shrub with thorns and 3-5 cm flowers. White, pink or red-orange. Blooms profusely for up to 20 days in May-June. By October, orange or yellow-green fruits weighing about 45 grams ripen on the bush, resembling an apple or pear in shape (depending on the variety). From each bush, 2 kg is collected. Henomelis begins to bear fruit at 3-4 years. IN fresh They are not consumed, but they make excellent jams, preserves, and marshmallows.

Advantages: unpretentious to soils, even damp clay or sandy ones are suitable, an excellent honey plant, strengthens loose soil to prevent erosion. The vitamin C content in fruits is higher than that of lemon! They also contain many vitamins, microelements, carotene and pectins.

Where to plant: in single plantings, as a hedge or border, also looks great in alpine roller coaster and rockeries, the Rubra variety is used as bonsai. If you want to get a fruit harvest, you should choose lighted places and plant several seedlings for successful cross-pollination.

Care: shoots older than 5 years are removed, no more than 20 branches are left to prevent thickening; in the spring they need to be fed nitrogen fertilizers, after the formation of the fruits, complex solutions of potassium and phosphorus are also added; by winter it is important to protect them from the wind by covering them with spruce branches or installing a snow-retaining shield.

Common lilac

A bush with many trunks, sometimes growing up to 8 m. There are about 30 species and 500 varieties! The rich palette of shades and fragrant aroma have attracted fans for many years, remaining a favorite despite new items and exotics. Flowers appear in the 3rd year and bloom by the end of May, beginning of June. Tolerates drought and frost well.

In addition to beauty, flowers, buds and leaves can be used to treat many ailments - as an antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, diuretic, anticonvulsant, analgesic. It is used as tea, tinctures, ointments, compresses and lotions are made.

Advantages: does not require complex care, tolerates frost and heat, has useful medicinal properties, has a wide variety of shapes and shades

Where to plant: tall and spreading bushes grow best separately, bloom even in partial shade, but then there are fewer flowers, it can grow on mountain slopes and any soil except swampy and clayey.

Care: It is important to trim the inflorescences after flowering to next year the bush was more luxuriant, watering is not required from mid-July, otherwise the buds may awaken, for the first 3 years you can do without fertilizing, provided that fertilizers were added to the hole before planting, you don’t have to cover it for the winter.

Spiraea Van–Gutta

A fast-growing crop from the Rosaceae family, which does not grow higher than 2 m. A lush, spreading crown with hanging branches, on which cap-shaped white inflorescences bloom by June or even early July (if the spring turns out to be cool). At favorable conditions blooms twice a year. In autumn, the foliage turns purple and decorative fruits appear. It blooms after 2 years.

Advantages: grows on dry sandy soil, feels good in the shade, tolerates air pollution (ideal for urban and suburban conditions), does not require frequent watering, tolerates low temperatures, excellent honey plant.

Where to plant: universal - a bright representative of solitaire plants, and at the same time suitable for use in hedges, borders, near ponds; cut inflorescences are used to make bouquets and compositions; it can grow even in wet soils.

Care: faded inflorescences are pruned after flowering and to give shape, covered with foliage and peat for the winter; when frozen, dead shoots are cut off and quickly restored.

Deytsia rough or star-shaped

A plant brought from China and Japan, with rough leaves with small hairs. Flowers of pink, crimson, lilac, white or carmine appear in July-August, and the fruits ripen in October.

Advantages: resistant to diseases, lush flowering, combines well with coniferous trees and bushes, versatility of use.

Where to plant: can grow either alone or in combination with lilac, hydrangea, weigela, mulberry, chaenomeles and other shrubs and flowers, used in hedges, borders and landscape compositions. Demanding on the soil - you need light, rich in minerals and organic matter soil.

Care: mulching is not necessary, watering 1-3 times a month, pruning - thinning and after flowering, for the winter it is necessary to cover with spruce branches or non-woven material, bending the branches to the ground.

Barberry Thunberg

Brought from Far East and is valued for its variety of foliage colors, shapes and protective properties, thanks to its long spines. An unpretentious but very impressive plant with yellow to reddish-purple foliage and small oval decorative fruits. It blooms in May, 5-6 years after planting, with inflorescences collected in bunches or short brushes. The decorative value is fully manifested in the fall, when the foliage begins to play with the seven colors of autumn.

Advantages: you don’t need to prune at all, it’s very effective throughout the warm season, it doesn’t require watering or heavy fertilizing, it’s resistant to diseases and severe frosts

Where to plant: in Japanese gardens, near ponds, for creating borders, hedges, in landscape compositions and also in single plantings. They can grow in partial shade, but then the color of the foliage changes.

Care: pruning is required if the ends have frozen over the winter or you want to give the hedge a certain shape, it is useful to loosen, mulch and apply organic fertilizers, this variety does not need to be covered for the winter.

Common mock orange

People call this bush jasmine. Large white flowers appear in late spring and early summer and delight with their appearance and fragrance for almost a month. Its delicate aroma and low maintenance make it a favorite among garden and park crops.

Advantages: tolerates cold well, can grow near groundwater and in the shade, does not suffer from smoke and exhaust fumes.

Where to plant: in a single planting and in a composition of other shrubs. It loves the sun, but will also bloom in the shade, while the bush will stretch upward and the flowers will become larger.

Care: pruning is required after flowering so that new shoots form by autumn, minimal watering - after planting and during the period when the flowers gain strength. It does not require shelter for the winter and easily tolerates temperatures down to -30ºС.

Cinquefoil shrub – (Quintuple leaf) - Kuril tea

A low bush up to 1 m high and up to 1.2 m wide with very abundant and long flowering - from June to October. Amazing Feature — yellow flowers and the leaves are used as tea, which helps with colds and also normalizes metabolism and calms stress. The tincture is used for burns and wounds.

Advantages: It blooms for 3-4 months, in addition to its beauty, it is very useful and is used as food; it can be planted in any combination.

Where to plant: on fertile soils, but takes root on clayey, rocky and slightly alkaline soils, and feels more confident in partial shade. Universal look, which can be combined with almost everything - coniferous and deciduous trees, tall shrubs, in compositions and rose gardens, to create borders and hedges.

Care: does not require shelter for the winter, moderate watering, tolerates pruning well for shaping and rejuvenation in the fall after flowering or in the spring before the formation of leaves.

Budleya variablea

“Moth tree” or “Butterfly magnet” is another name for this bush with honey aroma and flowers a little like lilacs. The color is usually lilac, but also comes in crimson, burgundy, purple or white. Grows up to 2-3 m, sometimes even up to 5 m. Loves tropical humid climate.

Advantages: blooms for 6 weeks, starting in late summer, grows quickly.

Where to plant: good both in single and group plantings, it is better to combine with shorter species. Can be planted in large tubs to decorate terraces or patios so that they can be removed indoors for the winter.

Care: Pruning is very important to give shape and preserve it from frost. For the winter, it is better to cover the arches with film on top, but be sure to leave air gap so that the roots do not dry out. Fertilizing with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers is done in spring and summer.

Hydrangea

Airy, light, lush spherical inflorescences of the most bizarre shades - pink, lilac, lilac, blue, white, blue will decorate any area. Depending on the variety, it grows up to 3 or even 10 m. Petiolate hydrangea is used for weaving arbors and reaches 25 m. Flowering occurs in the spring and only falls off with the onset of frost. Hydrangea root is used to treat genitourinary diseases, reduce swelling and heal wounds.

Advantages: blooms for more than 4 months, can be in the shade and grow in acidic soil, has medicinal properties, looks very beautiful in fresh and dried bouquets.

Where to plant: ideal for flower beds and flower beds, in combination with hosta, ferns and other shade-tolerant bushes on the north side.

Care: moisture-loving, does not tolerate drought well, pruning is needed during bud swelling and for wintering. It is better to cut off old bushes at the root before winter, and cut off the flowers on young shoots after they fall. Requires horizontal shelter in cold weather.

Rhododendron

Shrubs about 1 m high, rarely growing to 1.5-2 m. with large inflorescences of orange, red, pink or yellow color. It blooms in late June-July and the color lasts about 3 weeks. Feels better in warm regions.

Advantages: They grow well near bodies of water, have strong immunity to diseases and pests, and are a long-lived plant that can live up to 200 years.

Where to plant: in the shade of tall plants on sandy loamy acidic soils, near rivers, lakes, ponds. It is planted singly, in compositions, hedges, borders, alleys, and looks impressive when planted in masses of bushes of different colors.

Care: for the winter it requires covering with non-woven material on the frame; it is important to monitor the maintenance of soil acidity, so when watering, the water must be settled or acidified.

Common heather

An evergreen hardy plant that does not grow higher than 1 m and is more reminiscent of a tapestry during the flowering period. Cherry, purple, white, crimson and pink inflorescences appear in July and remain on the branches even when dried until October.

Advantages: capable of growing in the most unfavorable conditions, an excellent honey plant, used for making juice for throat diseases, tinctures, decoctions, tea, and soothing baths.

Where to plant: will take root on peat, sandy marshy soils, slopes, wastelands. Can be planted near stones, in rockeries, on open areas and in combination with other plants. They are also grown in pots on the balcony and terrace.

Care: avoid soils rich in calcium, do pruning in the spring before active growth and cut only along the green part of the trunk, without touching the wood. In winter, you can cover it with spruce branches and sprinkle peat around the shoots.

Park rose

“Cultivated rosehip” - this can also be called numerous species park roses. The most common are Canadian and English. It blooms by the end of May and delights for more than a month with its lush and bright buds from white to dark purple, including pink, yellow and orange. Some varieties bloom twice.

Advantages: drought resistance, abundant and long flowering, highly decorative due to fruits that remain until frost.

Where to plant: arches, gazebos, facades, hedges, background for flower beds, in combination with coniferous and climbing plants or in a single planting. In a sunny and ventilated place on loose enriched soils, ideally loam with humus and compost, diluted with sand.

Care: the one brought from Canada is more adapted to wintering and tolerates frosts down to -40ºС, the “English” one requires shelter for the winter. Watering is moderate, if there is no drought, it stops from the end of August.

Jasmine

Unlike mock orange real jasmine in our latitudes they are bred in pots and tubs. It is more of a vine that can grow from 2 to 10 m, depending on the species. The flowering period and the shade of the flowers also depend on the variety - white, yellow or pink. Possesses unique properties and is used for food medicines and for perfumery purposes.

Weigela

Twice a year - in spring and towards the end of summer, carmine-red, pink, cream and yellow buds bloom on this shrub. Brought from Japan and China, it has taken root well in our conditions. There are both dwarf ones with a spherical crown and those growing up to 3-5 m.

Advantages: repeated flowering, a variety of varieties and shades, the color of the buds changes from light to dark as they ripen, fruits form in the fall.

Where to plant: in nutritious slightly acidic soils in sunlit areas or in partial shade. Low-growing species are suitable for borders, flower beds, flower beds, and stone gardens. Tall ones will form an attractive hedge, decorate lawns when planted alone and in combination with barberry, roseberry, quince, cotoneaster and evergreens.

Care: It is important that the soil does not dry out; for this purpose, mulching and loosening are carried out. Pruning twice a year - after winter and between flowering. In winter, they are covered or wrapped in non-woven material, and spruce branches or litter are placed underneath.

Brugmansia

A lover of the tropics and subtropics with gramophone-shaped buds of white, yellow, orange and light green, which bloom in August-September and then again from October to November.

Important! The plant contains toxic substances and can cause headache and hallucinations, be careful in families with children.

Advantages: lush color in several passes, used for medicinal purposes, quite exotic and unusual appearance.

Where to plant: in our latitudes it is not suitable for open ground; it is grown on balconies, in tubs and pots with outdoor summer period on patios, terraces and gardens.
Care: light-loving plant, for which a temperature of -5ºС poses a mortal danger. Loves ventilated places and light. You should monitor growth and transplant in time as it grows into a larger container.

Features of growing plants

Before planting seedlings, it is better to clarify the timing of the appearance of flowers and place them so that they complement and replace each other. There are a wide variety of categories of shrubs that bloom at different times, so it is quite possible to choose them in such a way that there is always something pleasing to the eye on your site and does not bloom at once.
To cut or not to cut?
Most plants require pruning to give them shape, but some species are good in their original form, so that their carelessness gives a certain charm.

Conclusion

Before breeding, it is better to calculate in advance what will grow and where. Territory size and combination different cultures It’s very important if you want to create comfort and beauty and not just plant the first thing you liked.
If the area is small, then instead tall trees, blocking sunlight, many choose shrubs so as not to end up in a dense thicket where the sun’s rays do not penetrate.

Many gardeners like to plant exclusively with white or red flowers, but only a few know all their names. If you are also one of those gardeners, this article is for you. From the list of the most popular ones with white flowers, you can choose a suitable ornamental plant for yourself.

Kalina

Flowers- This is a symbol of girlish tenderness and beauty. By planting this shrub, you will decorate your garden not only with beautiful inflorescences, but also useful fruits. The viburnum bush is spreading and grows up to 5 m in height and up to 4 m in width. The shoots are grayish-white or red, the leaves are dark green.

Most often, gardeners plant a shrub with white inflorescences in the form of balls, which has the name "Snowball" , or " " . Flowering begins at the end of May, the flowers fade in early June.

The fruits contain 32% sugar, 3% tannins, as well as C, organic acids, trace elements and carotene.

Did you know? Kalina is the national symbol of Ukraine.

Represents the rose family. The plant has flexible shoots and grows in steppes, forest-steppes and semi-deserts.

Maybe like dwarf(up to 15 cm in height), and very high(up to 2.5 m). The branches are erect or recumbent, the color is light brown. The flowers are collected in paniculate, spike-shaped, corymbose and pyramidal inflorescences. They have any color, but most often gardeners choose light colors.

Planted in groups or as a single plant. tall plants used for, and dwarf ones are suitable for creating rocky gardens and “living carpets”.

Chubushnik

Very often confused with, since their aromas are similar to each other. Gardeners use the plant to decorate hedges or.

The white flowers bloom profusely and have a sweet scent.

All varieties of shrubs have straight trunks with thin gray bark. Mock oranges can be dwarf (up to 70 cm) and tall (up to 6 m). The leaves grow up to 7 cm in length and are shaped like a wide egg. Flowers can be double or semi-double. lasts approximately 3 weeks.

Elder

The next popular bush with white ones is. This shrub grows up to 8 m in height. The leaves reach up to 35 cm in length, and the flowers are collected in corymbose inflorescences. They are white in color and bloom from May to June. The fruits ripen in August and are black in color.

Both flowers and fruits of elderberry are used in industry. The flowers contain organic acids, rutin and the glycoside sambunigrin. It contains ascorbic acid, carotene and tannins. By planting this shrub on, you provide yourself with not only beautiful and abundant fruits with a sweet aroma, but also medicinal fruits. They have diaphoretic, diuretic, astringent and disinfectant effects.

Hydrangea

IN natural conditions the bush grows up to 4 m in height. The plant is also deciduous. The leaves are large and opposite. It blooms in spherical inflorescences with small white flowers. The color depends on the pH of the soil. This means that in neutral soil you will have white or cream flowers, and in acidic soil you will have blue or blue flowers.

Planted in group plantings. The distance between plants should be at least 1 m.

Clematis

- a variety of shrubs. All its types are not similar to each other. Among them most of- these are vines. The shoots are thin and green. The leaves are simple and green. The flowers are collected in a semi-umbrella, panicle or shield.

The color can be different - pale pink, light blue, white, yellow, dark red, velvet blue. Flowering lasts up to 3 weeks. The aroma is reminiscent of jasmine, or.

Magnolia

In our gardens you very rarely see a plant such as. It is mainly planted in botanical gardens. Shrubs are used for single or group planting and for creating alleys.

The bark of the shoots is brown and smooth, the leaves are large and elliptical. The flowers are large and fragrant, they have 12 petals that overlap each other. has pleasant aroma. However, the plant is very demanding and capricious, so it is better to enjoy magnolia blossoms in parks and botanical gardens.

Hibiscus

Belongs to the genus of shrubs of the family. There are about 300 species of this plant, they grow in the subtropics and tropics.

The shrub grows up to 1.5 m in height. The leaves are petiolate and incised. The flowers are large and bright.

Grown in gardens and greenhouses.

Ornamental shrubs will help you solve several problems in your garden at once. These are not only beautiful buds that delight the eye all summer, but also zoning and protection of personal space from prying eyes. Today we are talking about winter-hardy ones.

The best varieties of winter-hardy shrubs

Varieties of flowering winter-hardy shrubs

1. Budleya

The inflorescences come in a variety of shades: from lavender to white. Budleya pleases the eye until the very frost, which means that your garden will be bright for a long time, even when all the other plants go to winter.

2. Cinquefoil

This is not to say that this is a very popular representative garden flower bed, but so much the better - . Cinquefoil is unpretentious, tolerates frost well and blooms all summer until late autumn, painting the garden in bright colors. Grows best in sun and light shade and requires only regular pruning.

3. Calicant

Representative of the North American flora. In our latitudes it has taken root remarkably well due to its endurance. In the spring, before flowering begins, the calicanthus is pruned. Unusual water lily-shaped flowers appear in early summer and fade in late July. You don’t often see this in a flowerbed, despite everyone’s love. Calicanthus is a very fragrant and beautiful bush, it is impossible to pass by it.

4. Shrub rose

A classic representative of the set of almost any summer resident. Shrub roses come in many different variations in shape, size, and color. It cannot be called unpretentious, but right up to the very frosts, it blooms 2 or even 3 times per season.

5. Karyopteris

Luxurious blue clusters of inflorescences rarely leave anyone indifferent. As a rule, this variety is used for the front part garden hedge, because this is how its semicircular crown looks most advantageous. Karyopteris looks best in groups; it is unpretentious to soil and tolerates frost well. It blooms closer to autumn, and in the spring it must be pruned.

6. Cistus

It is somewhat similar to a poppy, sometimes it has small spots on the petals. Cistus will delight you with color all summer, but the inflorescences are very delicate and the life span of each of them is only one day. But the next day new ovaries appear. It is better not to plant it in clay soil. Cistus also does not tolerate shade, perfect place for him - a sunny heated clearing. The low-growing, rounded bush needs to be pruned every spring so that it blooms luxuriantly in the summer.

7. Cletra alnifolia

An ideal plant for those who have a small pond in the garden. Clethra loves moist soil and places near a body of water. There is practically no need to care for it; the clethra spreads its thickets very quickly, occupying the entire represented territory. Feature of this perennial plant is that flowers grow only on young shoots, so experienced gardeners It is recommended to cut off all branches annually. If you look at the photo, you can see that they are small and huddle at the end of the shoot, forming long inflorescences. In autumn comes the time of leaves - they become bright, decorating the fading garden.

8. Kalmia

Many people compare it with rhododendron; both plants are not very tall and have similar leaf shapes. Kalmiya in bloom looks very beautiful; usually this period occurs in spring and early summer: lantern buds appear among the ribbed leaves. It is better to place the seedling in a dark, damp place.

Shade-loving plants

Among the winter-hardy perennial shrubs, blooming all summer, many of which are very fond of shady places. They ideally create a smooth transition from tree to flower bed. In addition, it is an indispensable part of a decorative fence and a cool option for decorating the shady side of the house.

1. Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster is not only a fruit-bearing inhabitant personal plot but also beautiful flowering plant. Cotoneaster varies in size and appearance, there are also evergreen varieties. Common characteristic for all - oval leaves correct form and pink buds, which at the very beginning of summer turn into snow-white flowers. Cotoneaster blooms right up to autumn, after which berries appear in place of the flowers. Sometimes there are cotoneasters that throw out beautiful bright foliage in the fall. , but need regular spring pruning.

2. Rhododendron

Lush bright flowers are comparable in scale only to peonies. Rhododendrons love partial shade and prefer to be sheltered from the scorching sun. It is necessary to distinguish between azaleas and rhododendrons themselves, since they are representatives of the same species. The height of the latter under favorable conditions reaches one and a half meters, but there are dwarfs of 30 cm and giants of 6 m in height. Flowering mainly occurs in May, but here, again, variations are possible. The color can be very different, it’s easier to say what it doesn’t come in - blue.

3. Jasmine

Who is not familiar with the dazzling white fragrant representative of the flora middle zone? Jasmine lives in almost every garden. It was loved for its magnificent aroma. If you want the plant to bloom more actively, take care to place it in the sun. Jasmines come in bushy varieties and are usually planted near a wall or hedge. There are also known jasmine vines that can twine around walls and any other vertical surfaces nearby.

4. Barberry Thunberg

Cute low-growing perennial, which is famous for its indifference to low temperatures. There are many different types and are often found on. On average, barberry reaches a height of one and a half meters, blooms in early spring, and by autumn the leaves acquire a bright red color to match the ripe berries.

Fast-growing winter-hardy varieties

If you want to quickly and easily grow a hedge or you are new to gardening, pay attention to unpretentious winter-hardy shrubs, blooming all summer. You can combine them or settle on just one, depending on the final look of the flower garden you want to get.

The most popular unpretentious shrubs with intensive growth:

• climbing rose
• common barberry
• cotoneaster
• vesicular carp.

Low-growing winter-hardy varieties

Low and beautiful ornamental shrubs, frost-resistant and blooming all summer long, are a real boon for a gardener. They are usually planted around or along the edge of a flower bed.

Popular types:

• Japanese quince,
• bloodroot,
• heather,
• The action is graceful.