To make your garden or vegetable garden look beautiful, it is advisable to have plants of different heights on the site. There will be flowers and beautiful grass, the upper niche will be blocked by trees, and flowering shrubs will take their place between these levels. It is the latter that will be discussed in this article.
Shrubs blooming in spring
IN spring period many plants are blooming. Bright and warm sun, birdsong and the scent of flowers are the main signs of the arrival of spring. And what plants can be planted in the garden or vegetable garden so that they delight their owners with flowers during this particular period? But there are a lot of such options.
Among the most popular among gardeners Shrubs that bloom in spring include the following:
- Wolfberry - its flowers appear the very first, they will fill your garden with an amazing aroma. The flowering itself can last almost a month, and after that they appear beautiful berries. But the wolfberry plant has one significant negative side - its fruits are toxic;
- Irga Canadian. This perennial shrub begins to bloom in May. The inflorescences are very reminiscent of bird cherry. This plant, in addition to spring flowers, has another feature that is attractive to gardeners - in the fall its leaves turn purple-red, which will significantly decorate your site;
- Viburnum, rowan and elderberry are perfect for decorating a garden or vegetable garden. By planting these shrubs along the fence you can significantly decorate the area. In addition to their beautiful flowering, these plants will produce fruits that will look beautiful on snow-covered branches in winter.
And of course, don’t forget about lilacs. This shrub is widespread throughout our country. Withdrawn today dozens of varieties of lilac, which differ in appearance their inflorescences. Snow-white, blue, light blue, purple-burgundy and other shades of flowers will definitely decorate your garden. In addition, the pleasant and rich aroma of lilac will definitely lift the mood of you and your guests.
Summer bloom
If you want your garden to be filled with flowers not only in spring, but also in summer, then you can choose here too suitable option perennial shrubs. To decorate the area The following plants can be used:
Most often found at our dachas bush rose. This beautiful ornamental plant is often used as hedge, due to the presence of rather sharp thorns. Varieties spray roses today there are quite a lot, some do not demand for themselves special care, others need more careful care. But in any case, everyone can choose a suitable option, which will definitely decorate their garden.
Perennial shrubs blooming in autumn
IN autumn period when nature is preparing for the winter cold, I especially want to see flowering plants at his dacha. Such plants will allow you to extend summer a little and lift your spirits with their beautiful and fragrant flowers. To perennial shrubs that will delight you in the autumn, the following varieties can be classified:
- Hydrangea - will delight you with its beautiful and bright “balls”;
- Common heather - gives its pink, purple, red and white flowers until the end of autumn;
- Brilliant cotoneaster - unpretentious perennial ornamental shrub, which can often be found not only in dachas, but also in city squares and parks
But not only the flowers of perennial shrubs can bring joy in the autumn. At this time of year, the leaves of many plants turn their most vibrant colors. fancy colors. Shrubs were no exception. You can easily choose several beautiful and low-maintenance options.
What to look for when choosing?
When choosing one or another perennial ornamental shrub, you should first of all pay attention to conditions for its growth. The fact is that not all plants will feel good in some regions of our country. Some of them grow in cold climates, but require special care. When making a choice, it is worth keeping this in mind.
In addition to the conditions for growth, it is advisable to choose options that will decorate your garden or vegetable garden throughout the year. Shrubs can be evergreen or deciduous. Of course, the first option, from a decorative point of view, is more attractive; it will be nice to see a green bush in winter garden. But such plants are more finicky than their deciduous counterparts. It is best to choose shrubs that look beautiful even after the leaves fall. For example, rowan will decorate your garden with its clusters of berries.
Also, when choosing a perennial shrub for a garden or vegetable garden, you should take into account its shape and size. These parameters will be important when determining a landing site. In addition, a large shrub will take up too much space, and planting it on small area inappropriate.
If we talk about forms, then here The following varieties may occur:
- Wide shrubs are an option where the plant is wider than it is tall. Such plants often act as hedges;
- Spherical shapes - become a beautiful, free-standing element of landscape design;
- Vertical option - the shrub has a small width, but grows tall. Can be used as a free-standing element or as part of a hedge;
- Columnar is a tall and narrow shrub that resembles a column of leaves. Can be used for zoning.
By height perennial shrubs can be low (up to a meter in height), medium (from 1 to 1.8 meters) and high (in adulthood they reach a height of 3 meters). Some tall and medium-sized shrubs can be shaped like trees. In this case, all forms of vegetation will be represented in your garden, while remaining enough free space.
Another factor to consider when choosing a shrub is its ability to tolerate pruning. At a young age, such an operation may not be necessary, but over the years the plant will grow and will need to be shaped. If the shrub does not tolerate pruning well, then such a design will not work, and it will need to be replaced with a young plant.
Conclusion
In a garden or vegetable garden, to make it look beautiful and well-groomed, it is advisable to have various forms of plants. In addition to grass and trees, without fail shrubs should be represented. These perennials will occupy a niche of medium height and will transform your site.
You can choose a wide variety of perennial shrubs; the number of varieties is very large. But when making a choice, it is worth considering some nuances. First, the plant's ability to grow in your climatic zone. Secondly, the size of the bush itself. Besides, don’t forget about the aesthetic side. Some of the varieties bloom in the spring, others will brighten up your garden in the summer, and others only become beautiful in the fall. If you take into account all these nuances, then perennial shrubs will become a harmonious addition to the design of your site.
Perennial shrubs in the garden
Beautiful, decorative, flowering, frost-resistant, low shrubs for the garden - we’ll consider them all. Let us examine in detail which unpretentious ornamental shrubs are best planted on summer cottage Middle zone, Moscow region, North-West, Siberia and the Urals. And it’s up to you to decide which ones to choose.
Types of ornamental shrubs
All ornamental bushes can be divided into deciduous and coniferous. Both are used in design. With their help, various tasks of landscape design are solved - zoning space, creating hedges, beautiful borders. In some cases, even single plantings of beautiful flowering shrubs look advantageous. IN Lately Topiary haircut is popular, so designers turn a shrub (of a certain type) into a sculpture in the literal sense.
Decorative bushes of various shapes, types and sizes decorate gardens completely different styles. Often the main factor is the placement of plants that can be easily trimmed.
For hedges, free-form or clipped shrubs are planted. To decorate the boundaries of the site - groups of tall specimens. And for zoning within a group of short and medium-sized plants. With the help of decorative shrubs you can accentuate passages and mark gates.
Frost-resistant ornamental shrubs in the country
All the shrubs described here easily tolerate cold and often little snow winters, that is, they grow and bloom well in most regions and regions of Russia. Each species is given a photo and a small description so that it is clear in general terms what the plant is. Each of the bushes is described in more detail on other pages of the site.
Deciduous shrubs in landscape design
Some of them are decorative throughout the season due to their beautiful foliage, and some are pleasing to the eye mainly during flowering.
Decorative deciduous shrubs for the garden
Unlike flowering counterparts, deciduous species remain attractive throughout the entire warm season. Many of them are extremely convenient to grow, as they are frost-resistant, unpretentious and tolerate formative pruning well.
Low-growing species - Fortune's euonymus, Thunberg's barberry. Medium-sized - snowberry, privet. Tall - hawthorn, bladderwort, derain, common barberry, mountain ash, red Japanese maple.
Barberry Thunberg
Unpretentious in care, not afraid of summer heat and drought, tolerates winter well, grows even on poor soils. Can serve as a decorative hedge against uninvited guests. It is highly decorative due to the beauty of the leaves and tolerates formative pruning well. It has several varieties, differing in the shape and size of the crown and the color of the foliage:
- Atropurpurea Nana - the most popular dwarf variety with purple leaves;
- Red Pilar - has a columnar crown, and its reddish-purple foliage becomes scarlet by the end of the growing season;
- Golden Ring - the leaf plate of this variety has a coral color with a golden border along the edges, and the height reaches 3 meters;
- Aurea - reaches 1.5 m, leaves are golden or yellow;
- Kobold is a dwarf variety with green leaves, its crown has the shape of a ball. Can replace boxwood. Requires shelter for the winter;
- Green carpet - the height of the bush reaches 50 cm, and the leaves are green in summer and red in autumn;
- Kornik - this 1.5 meter tall variety goes well with roses and conifers. The leaves are green with white spots in summer, and in autumn green color turns red.
Deren
This shrub is always attractive, even without foliage, as its branches are bright red. Derain is unpretentious, shade-tolerant, frost-resistant, grows on almost any soil. Suitable for large areas, as the bush is quite tall.
There are many varieties of wood:
- Elegantissima - with white-green leaves;
- Siberica Variegata - with reddish-green foliage with pink edges;
- Kesselring - with chameleon leaves of a brownish-pink hue with the addition of yellow and green colors.
Red Japanese maple
Decorative shrub with red leaves. At first its foliage is bright green, and as autumn approaches it turns reddish-orange and then turns red. This bush looks great anywhere on the site, as it goes well with both conifers and ferns and, for example, hostas. Does well in the shade.
Japanese maple has many varieties and each of them has foliage coloring that is attractive in its own way:
- Aconitifolium - orange-red leaves;
- Vitifolium - carmine red leaves;
- Atropurpureum - dark red, almost black-red foliage.
Fieldfare
An unpretentious, fast-growing ornamental shrub with openwork leaves. Foliage has interesting feature- gradient, transition from one shade to another. Orange, red, yellow, pinkish, green - all these colors smoothly mix with each other on one single leaf.
The highest decorative effect is observed closer to autumn. The bush can be planted either in a sunny place or in partial shade. Fertile soil is preferred. The plant does not like drought.
Bladderwort
It lends itself well to cutting, so it is widely used in landscape design.
Depending on the variety, the bladderwort has completely different foliage colors:
- Diabolo - dark red, almost black leaves. In spring, its foliage has a lighter shade - carmine red, but then gradually darkens;
- Darts Gold - yellow-fiery leaves;
- Nugget - the foliage is yellow at first, but turns green towards autumn;
- Red-leaved - the leaves are scarlet in the spring, and with the arrival of cold weather they turn dark burgundy.
Variegated shrubs for the garden
Shrubs with variegated leaves with photos, names, descriptions.
Euonymus Fortune
This is a low evergreen shrub, originally native to China. Its height does not exceed 60 cm. The foliage is very decorative - dark green with a white or yellow border, as seen in the photo. The plant produces fruits, but only in the southern regions; in the North, the bush rarely blooms and bears fruit. This frost-resistant plant, unpretentious, looks great both as a single element in the landscape of the site and as the main accent among a group of matching colors.
Flowering ornamental shrubs
All these plants have the highest decorative value during flowering; the rest of the time they are, as a rule, ordinary garden bushes with green foliage of different shapes. However, they have an attractive appearance if well cared for.
Forsythia
This shrub pleases the eye not only in early spring, when numerous flowers bloom on its branches. yellow flowers, but also in the fall, when the leaves turn golden and sometimes purple-violet.
Spirea
Unpretentious and very beautiful bush, blooming profusely and luxuriantly, with branches bending down to the ground. Some varieties of spirea have beautiful foliage, for example, Vangutta, Pink Ice. Spirea blooms in both spring and summer, depending on the species.
Chubushnik
Commonly known as jasmine. The most famous ornamental shrub. And they love it not only for its beauty during flowering, but also for the pleasant smell emanating from the flowers. The plant is frost-resistant, unpretentious, and disease resistant.
Depending on the type, bushes vary in size, crown shape, color and aroma of flowers. The flowering time of mock orange depends on its variety, but it usually begins in May and lasts about a month. There are those that bloom both in summer and early autumn.
Snowberry
The most decorative time for it is autumn, at which time its leaves turn yellow, red, orange, burgundy or purple, and in place of small flowers appear snow-white, soft pink, red or dark purple bursting berries, which are stored on the shoots after leaf fall.
Skumpia
The lush inflorescences of this shrub look like puffs of smoke, and bright leaves that change color throughout the season adorn the mackerel bush from spring to autumn.
This decorative shrub will fit into the design of any style site.
Decorative almonds
Its time is spring, when all the branches are densely strewn with tender pink flowers. Almonds are also beautiful in the fall when their leaves turn orange-red or pink.
The most decorative almonds are the three-lobed almond (Louisiania) and the steppe almond (bean almond).
Mahonia holly
Very beautiful in the second half of spring, when it blooms. Its bright yellow panicles blend seamlessly with shiny, jagged green leaves.
At the end of summer, mahonia is decorative due to the dark blue fruits that appear on the bush.
Kalina
The time of greatest decorativeness is autumn, when there are red berries and burgundy leaves. Viburnum blooms with lush inflorescences even on poor soil and lack of sun.
Hydrangea - shade-loving shrub for the garden
It can bloom where other shrubs cannot show their decorative properties. Hydrangea prefers shade and moist soil. It is frost-resistant, unpretentious, and blooms in large snow-white, pink, lilac, blue or purple “balls” or “panicles”.
Hydrangea is characterized by long flowering, which begins around July and continues until early autumn. Pairs well with rhododendrons, clematis, lilies, roses and ferns.
Weigela
This shrub can be classified as an ornamental deciduous, as it is beautiful both during flowering and before and after it.
Weigela blooms in May, especially magnificently at the very beginning. Weigela middendorf can bloom twice per season.
Rose hip
Decorative and at the same time medicinal shrub. Attractive in appearance both during flowering and during fruit ripening.
Rosehip is unpretentious, grows quickly, has a very dense crown, prefers sun or partial shade. The bush blooms from May to August.
Can be used as a hedge, as the branches have thorns.
Lilac is a beautiful shrub in the garden
Grows and blooms in sunny areas and in partial shade. A universal plant for summer cottages in the middle zone. Frost-resistant and unpretentious. Often seen in the front gardens of private houses and local area high-rise buildings.
The flowering time for lilacs is May; for some species this period extends until June.
Coniferous shrubs for the garden: photos, description
Here are the most unpretentious conifers, requiring minimal care. All these plants will fit into the design of small gardens and summer cottages. Taking care of them is not at all difficult.
The main requirements for them are: they must overwinter without shelter, grow well on all types of soil; They should not freeze in winter, get wet, dry out, or burn in the sun.
Juniper
The shrub grows well on light soils, both in the sun and in partial shade. Some creeping forms of junipers may suffer from excess moisture, so it is better to plant them in rockeries and on slopes.
Look beautiful in combination with ferns.
The main types that are used in the design of sites in middle lane: Chinese juniper “Old Gold”, horizontal juniper “Andorra Compact” and “ Blue Chip", "Wilton" and "Prince of Wales", scaly juniper "Blue Spider", Cossack juniper.
Cypress
Among the species there are a lot of those whose height is only 50-80 cm.
This shrub has bluish-green or yellow-green needles, which are needle-shaped when young and scale-like when mature.
There are decorative cypress trees different types, differing in crown shape, shades of needles, growth rate.
This is an evergreen shrub. Young plants have soft, needle-like leaves, while adults have scaly leaves. Thuja is undemanding to growing conditions and is highly frost-resistant.
Boxwood
A popular shrub used in landscape design. Decorative throughout the year. It has bright green foliage and easily tolerates formative pruning. Boxwood is ideal for creating garden sculptures, that is, for topiary cutting.
It is preferable to plant in bright areas of the site; timely watering is required.
Beautiful flowering shrubs for the Moscow region on video
Decorative shrubs for the garden are not planted by every gardener, because in most cases the owners of summer cottages main principle lies in growing your own ripe harvest. Few people take care of the beauty of a plot of land.
If there is such a desire, summer residents limit themselves to planting flower beds, believing that caring for flowers is easier than growing an ornamental bush. This is far from true, since many varieties of bushes do not require special care and are able to grow on their own - without daily watering or other treatments. To make the exact choice, you should understand a little about the varieties of these beautiful plants.
Shrubs for the garden: types, names, photos
Shrubs for growing in the countryside within Russia You can count more than one and a half thousand varieties. Each type requires certain care, such as watering, processing or simply carrying out proper disembarkation- in a more suitable area for the plant.
The criteria include the presence of shade in the garden plot and the predominance of winds, as well as the suitable climate of the region.
Winter-hardy shrubs that bloom all summer
Winter-hardy shrubs, which bloom all summer in the summer - this is the main feature when choosing a plant type for subsequent planting. After all, in most regions of Russia a harsh or temperate climate prevails, and novice gardeners do not want to take additional steps to insulate shrubs for the winter.
Flowering frost-resistant ornamental shrubs are particularly popular. Among them are the most popular:
Lilac is a well-loved shrub that can reach a height of 3 meters. Of course, such heights are not needed within the garden plot, since the branches will shade the crops in the beds. Therefore, the lilac bush should be pruned according to established rules– in compliance with the frequency and principle of pruning. Many gardeners doubt planting this shrub, believing that lilac will not withstand the harsh winter. In this regard, you can play it safe and choose those varieties that are intended for cultivation in harsh climates. These varieties include terry lilac "Alice Harding" and "Paul Tyrion". If you have doubts about its durability, you can cover the shrub with any covering material in late autumn.
Spiraea is a shrub that, during flowering, takes on a cascading shape due to the weight of numerous small white flowers. This variety is divided into subvarieties, where specimens that bloom in spring or summer are distinguished. Thanks to this feature, you can enjoy the beauty of the bushes from May to October ( plant two bushes next to each other with different flowering periods). Subcultivars can reach a height of 2.5 meters. To prevent this from happening, the shoots must be pruned immediately after flowering. Japanese varieties are more popular among gardeners. "Golden Princess" and "Shirobana". These shrubs are quite miniature and, with the right approach to cultivation, reach a height of only 70 cm. 
Buddleia - intended for cultivation in regions with a temperate climate. It is a fairly heat-loving plant, but will withstand even a cold winter if it is first spudded and covered with spruce branches. Its popularity is inferior to the two representatives listed above, although this is not deserved. Buddleia differs in its flowering time. Gardeners can enjoy the beauty of large lilac clusters from July to October. If warm weather arrives in the region in early autumn, the flowering time shifts slightly in the corresponding direction. If desired, this shrub can be given a beautiful and unusual shape. Each time after flowering the bush is pruned– remove reddish shoots and branches. Free growth of the shrub helps to reach a height of 3 meters. 
- a tree-like plant that pleases the eye with large inflorescences. Easily tolerates the most harsh winters. Requires pruning of shoots and branches twice a year. The first procedure is carried out after flowering in the fall, where it is necessary to remove all shoots that have not yet taken on a woody form. The second pruning of the bush is carried out in the spring - the tops of the branches are cut off to the very top unopened bud. Regular feeding can also be noted among the needs. Compositions for the implementation of the presented procedure should be selected with a high content of iron and magnesium. 
It's just the most common types of shrubs for the garden, able to easily withstand severe frosts. Before planting any plant variety, it is recommended to study all the information necessary to create conditions for a comfortable stay of the selected shrub.
Ornamental shrubs blooming all summer, video:
Perennial shade-loving shrubs for the garden
Shade-tolerant shrubs- another type of popular plant to grow in the garden. They are often planted by novice gardeners who have just purchased a summer cottage and are trying to decorate it.
Usually, shade-loving shrubs disembark along country house and other outbuildings. They can cover up the unpresentable appearance of buildings and at the same time not harm the growth of the plant itself.
Suitable shrubs for planting in the shade include:
Wisteria - can reach a height of 18 meters. These beautiful flowering shrubs are often used to decorate any erected arch or ugly structure. It is enough to simply pull the threads, having previously wrapped them around a bush or branch, in the shape you need. Small flowers with a bright aroma bloom from late spring to early autumn. 
- low shrubs, reaching a height of only 70–80 cm. Pink or purple flowers begin to appear at the end of April. With proper care it can bloom until late autumn. Constant shade and warm weather are a must. With the first night frosts, the bush will shed all its flowers. 
Deytsia – Beautiful flowering shrub small sizes. It begins to bloom in late spring. The flowers are small in size and white or pink in color. With the help of action they create beautiful compositions, planting several shrubs together at once. To maintain the resulting beauty, it is recommended to trim shoots and branches regularly. 
All of the above types of garden shrubs can easily withstand winter, but in regions with harsh climates it is better to cover them with any suitable material.
Shade-tolerant shrubs, video:
Fast growing shrubs for hedges
Fast-growing shrubs are also particularly popular with novice gardeners. Their task is to build an attractive hedge. This is easier to do with the help of shrubs that reach small heights.
To create a hedge, the following fast-growing garden shrubs are used:
Dogwood - its berries can be used in folk medicine for the treatment of any disease. The shrub can reach a height of 5 meters, so it is often planted to form an external hedge. From March to May you can admire beautiful flowers this plant. In the summer, dogwood will delight summer residents with delicious berries. The tree crown is quite dense and requires regular care in the form of pruning shoots and branch tips. 
– use low varieties for hedges. Thanks to the formed thorns of the bush, you can achieve an impenetrable hedge. Due to its dense crown, barberry is easily formed into the correct shape of a hedge. It is enough just to carry out regular treatment in the form of infrequent spraying, feeding no more than once a month, and also trimming the tops of branches as necessary. 
Thorn - when growing freely, it can reach a height of 3 meters. But to decorate a hedge with this shrub, regular pruning and shaping should be carried out. correct form. Distinctive feature The presented plant is the beauty of a hedge during flowering. The flowers emit a bright almond aroma, which attracts the attention of most gardeners. After the first frost in the fall, the fruits of the sloe can be eaten. 
All of the listed types of shrubs also belong to fruit varieties. Therefore, in this case they carry two functions.
Shrubs for hedges, video:
Fruit bushes
Fruit bushes most often planted in garden plots. Needless to say, in almost any dacha you can find either cherries, plums or... Today, these berries are more used for planting a beautiful and blooming garden. This is understandable, because each of them blooms beautiful flowers in the spring.
If you don’t have enough space in your summer cottage and you can’t afford to plant beautiful flowering and ornamental shrubs, use fruit varieties. Plant several varieties at once.
For example, raspberries are not only red, as many are accustomed to seeing, but also white, black and even purple. The seemingly ordinary gooseberry or currant has the same characteristics.
Designate a place on the site for planting fruit bushes. With their help, you can create a unique and attractive garden design with beds for growing vegetables.
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An integral part beautiful garden are ornamental shrubs. You can use them to create a hedge, decorate the area in front of your house with them, or zone the area in your dacha. It is advisable to select plants so that the flowering of one follows the flowering of another, and flowering bushes are adjacent to decorative-leaved ones. At the same time, it is important to take into account the requirements of each shrub to the climatic conditions of Bashkiria and choose zoned varieties and species. Caring for such plants will not require much effort, and they will decorate the garden all season long.
Criteria for selecting shrubs for growing in the garden
Before planting perennial plants in the garden, you should familiarize yourself with which of them are suitable for growing in Bashkiria.
Basic requirements that shrubs must meet:
- the ability to winter with minimal losses;
- drought resistance;
- wind resistance.
The climate of Bashkiria is distinguished by its stability. The main part of Bashkortostan is located in the southern part of the Urals, where the continental climate prevails. Winter is frosty, without sudden jumps and temperature changes. In winter, the thermometer rarely drops below minus 20–22°C. The snow cover is sufficient to prevent freezing of the roots of perennial frost-resistant plants.
Temperatures below zero are established at the end of October, and their rise begins in the first ten days of April. Return frosts are possible until mid-May; in rare cases they occur until the end of the month. When choosing shrubs, it is better to plant late flowering varieties so that frost does not spoil the beauty of plants during flowering.
In summer there is little precipitation, so it is preferable to choose plants that are not demanding on the watering regime. There is almost no heat in the summer. The average temperature is 20-23°C.
Due to the proximity to the steppes of Kazakhstan and the Orenburg region, there are strong winds in the summer. It is better not to plant shrubs with brittle shoots.
The main criterion when selecting plants is that it is important to base it not only on decorative qualities, but also on adaptability to the climatic conditions of the region. Frost resistance and drought resistance will allow the shrubs to bloom beautifully and decorate the garden with minimal care. Other plants may require winter cover and constant watering.
Beautiful flowering shrubs
Unpretentious flowering shrubs:
- spirea;
- lilac;
- mock orange();
- viburnum buldenezh;
- bloodroot;
- honeysuckle honeysuckle (liana).
These shrubs are winter hardy, easy to propagate and require watering only in hot weather.
Spiraea is unpretentious and hardy. It can withstand frosts down to -30°, and tolerates drought easily. To prevent flowering from being short, it is advisable to water the bushes once every 10 days. If the area is fertile, there is no need to feed the plant. On poor soils, fertilizing every three years is sufficient.
Spiraea has many varieties. It can be short, about 60 cm, and tall, up to 2 meters. Branches can be erect or drooping. It blooms very profusely, the flowering period lasts up to three weeks. The flowers are collected in caps or panicles, the color is white, yellowish, pink or crimson.
Depending on the species, spirea blooms on the shoots of the current or last year. When pruning, this must be taken into account:
- bushes that bloom in spring on last year's shoots are pruned immediately after flowering;
- If spirea blooms in summer, then the shoots should be pruned in early spring.
If you plant several varieties of spirea at your dacha, the flowering will occur in waves from May to July.
Lilac blossoms begin at the end of May. The plant tolerates frosty winters, cold winds, and during drought it requires watering twice a month.
Lilac produces a lot of shoots, so it is suitable for growing as a hedge. A single plant is formed as a bush or tree:
- No more than 7 strong shoots are left for the bush, the rest of the shoots are cut out annually;
- 1-3 shoots are left for the tree. To form a stem, the lower branches are constantly pruned at a height of up to 1 meter.
For annual abundant flowering Carry out cutting out the faded tips of the shoots. This should be done immediately after flowering, before seeds form on the brushes. If pruned late, there will be no flowering next year.
Common lilac enjoys success. Its flowers are simple and double, the color is white, lilac, purple, the racemes are erect and drooping.
If space allows at the dacha, then in addition to this, it is recommended to plant Hungarian lilac. It blooms later, after the flowers on ordinary lilacs begin to dry out. Hungarian lilac does not produce shoots, which makes caring for it easier.
Garden jasmine is known to many as mock orange. The bushes are covered with snow-white flowers in early June. By planting several different species, you can create a wave of flowering from June to August.
The varieties with simple flowers, which have a delightful aroma, begin to bloom first.
Then the double varieties of mock orange bloom. Small flowers cover the entire plant; green foliage is sometimes invisible because of them. Terry species have almost no aroma.
For abundant flowering, it requires a sunny position, watering during droughts and pruning. Thickening, broken and old branches are pruned at the end of summer.
Fertilize mock orange once every two years. The plant responds well to feeding with mullein infusion, wood ash and complex mineral fertilizer.
Kalina buldenezh will not leave anyone indifferent. For a whole month it is covered with large white balls, each of which consists of many small flowers. The flowering is so abundant that under the weight of the flowers the shoots bend to the ground.
Buldenezh grows in the form of a bush with several trunks. The maximum height can be up to 2.5 meters. To create a beautiful shape, pruning is carried out annually, immediately after the flowers fall off. Later pruning is unacceptable, because then shoots with flower buds will be removed and there will be no flowering the next year.
To ensure plant stability, the trunks are tied together; sometimes support may be required. Viburnum loves sunny places; partial shade is allowed for several hours. During drought it is necessary to water.
It overwinters well, but sometimes some of the shoots may freeze out. They are cut out. This does not affect the decorativeness of the plant.
Tree hydrangea retains its decorative properties until winter. The flowers are collected in caps; after light frosts the petals become translucent.
Grows best in partial shade. In bright sun, flowers become smaller and are not formed on every shoot.
Prune in early spring, after leaves begin to appear. At this time, it is noticeable whether there are frozen or dried branches.
In dry weather, regular watering is required.
Cinquefoil bush grows up to 1 meter, some specimens can be slightly higher. Its decorative properties are that the crown is dense, in the form of a ball, and forms itself without pruning. The entire bush is strewn with small flowers of yellow or pinkish-orange color.
In a sunny place it blooms for two months, starting at the end of June. It is advisable that in the midday heat the shadow from nearby plants falls on the cinquefoil.
In dry summers, abundant watering is required once a week. Pruning is necessary sanitary. It is carried out in the spring, cutting out broken and dried shoots.
Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a perennial blooming vines. They are used for vertical gardening, a garter and direction of the lashes are required.
Blooms in late spring or early summer. Flowers of unusual shape, white-pink or yellow. The pleasant aroma can be felt several meters away.
Abundant flowering is possible in bright sun; in the shade, more leaves are formed than flowers. It can withstand drought for some time.
Winter-hardy, shoots rarely freeze. If this happens, they should be trimmed. In a year, the lashes grow by 1 meter.
Closer to autumn, orange round fruits are formed. They decorate the plant, but are not suitable for food.
Near beautiful flowering plants at the dacha, decorative ones that differ unusual shape or the color of the foliage.
These shrubs include:
- derain;
- barberry;
- vesicular carp.
Derens - the variety of these shrubs never ceases to amaze. Their decorative properties are expressed not only in foliage of unusual colors, which range from light green to variegated. In winter, shoots of some species stand out against the background of white snow. They can be red, green, bright yellow or salmon in color.
The tree is frost-resistant, the shoots are flexible and do not break from strong winds and the weight of snow. Tolerates both drought and excessive soil moisture.
To maintain a compact shape, part of the branches is cut out every two years. Remove the oldest or weakest branches.
To create a hedge, edible barberry is planted. The height of the bushes is up to 2.5 meters, and the thorny thorns make the thickets difficult to pass. Its leaves are green. By autumn they turn yellow and do not fall off for a long time. Long clusters of bright red berries decorate the plant all winter. Some of the fruits are eaten by birds in winter.
To decorate the site, decorative leaf species of barberry are planted. Their color can be yellowish, crimson, brown. In many varieties, leaves do not fall off in winter or only some of them fall off. There are plants with erect shoots and arched ones that droop to the ground.
All types of barberry are winter-hardy and drought-resistant. Sanitary pruning is required - to remove dried branches.
This plant has beautiful foliage color. Bladderworts with light green and burgundy leaves are popular. It does not bloom for long, small flowers are collected in balls or caps. Due to the many stamens, the inflorescences appear fluffy.
Drought-resistant, occasionally requires watering in dry weather. Winter-hardy. Only the tops of the shoots can freeze, which quickly recover after pruning.
The bush is grown compact or in the form of a fountain. Compact form is achieved by pruning all shoots at a height of 40-50 cm. The upper buds quickly begin to grow.
If you cut out some of the weak shoots at the base, the remaining branches will stretch upward, and their upper part will bend in different directions, which will give the bush a beautiful fountain shape.
Conclusion
The variety of species and varieties of unpretentious shrubs allows you to design your garden plot so that it is beautiful throughout the season. Properly selected plants make the garden bloom from May to September, and decorative leaves of shrubs add brightness and contrast.
An evergreen ornamental shrub is great option for landscaping next to a country house.
By planting evergreen shrubs for the garden, you get the opportunity to create a unique atmosphere of comfort in your garden at any time of the year. They perfectly decorate the garden both in summer, creating pleasant partial shade and a magnificent background for flowering plants, and in winter, against the backdrop of dazzling white snow.
ARUNDINARIYA, BAMBOO — ARUNDINARIA
- Reproduction: dividing the bush in autumn, dividing the bush in spring
Bamboos are becoming increasingly popular. Many of them have an exotic appearance, but are quite easy to grow. Provide some cover. Arundinaria shiny (A. nitida), 3 m high, has purple stems. A. Muriel (A. murieliae) with yellow stems has a height of 3 m, and the giant Arundinaria magnificent (A. fastuosa) - 6 m.
Evergreen flowering plants solve two problems at once. If you plant an evergreen flowering shrub, you will get an excellent background and beautiful blooms.
AUCUBA — AUCUBA
- Flowering time: September - January
Plants with large, colorful leaves for a shady spot. It will grow anywhere, but icy winds can damage new growth. The completely green Japanese aucuba (A. japonica) grows to a height of 2m and has many varieties such as 'Longifolia' (with narrow leaves) and 'Picturata' (leaves with a yellow centre).
ARBUTUS — Arbutus, strawberry
- Location: sunny or partial shade
A slow-growing shrub that has hanging flowers and strawberry-like fruits on the plant at the end of autumn - these fruits are tasteless. The popular large-fruited strawberry (A. unedo) reaches a height of 2 m. Its flowers are white, and A. u. 'Rubra' has pinkish flowers.
BOXWOOD— BUXUS
- Location: sunny or partial shade
It tolerates wind, alkaline soils and some shade. The stems can be trimmed regularly. Evergreen boxwood (B. sempervirens) - the main species will grow up to 3m if left unpruned. Its variety "Aureovariegata" has leaves covered with yellow spots; "Suffruticosa" is a dwarf.
CALLISTEMON — CALLISTEMON
- Flowering time: June - July
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Small flowers with prominent stamens are densely collected in cylindrical inflorescences. This plant is grown near a sunny wall. Lemon yellow callistemon (C. citrinus) 'Splendens', 2 m tall, has dark pink flowers and long leaves; Callistemon rigid (C.rigidus), 1.5 m high, is a more hardy species.
HEATHER — CALLUNA
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
All heathers love poor soil and light, and cannot tolerate lime. They often have colored leaves and bloom in the spring. Common heather (C. vulgaris), 25-50 cm high, is the only species, but there are many varieties with white, pink or lilac flowers.
CORDILINA — CORDYLINE
- Flowering time: June
- Location: sunny or partial shade
This is a palm-like plant. Grow it in a large pot or border in an area with a mild climate. Southern cordyline (C. australis), 2 m high, has pale green leaves ranging from 30 cm to 1 m long. The “Purpurea” form has purple foliage. 'Torbay Dazzler' has white striped leaves.
Evergreen plants for the garden and garden and their photos
When choosing evergreen plants for the garden, consider their height and decorative properties. Properly selected evergreen plants for the garden help improve the microclimate. Look at photos of evergreen plants for the garden and read their brief characteristics.
HOLLY, HOLY — ILEX
- Flowering time: October - December
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: woody cuttings in autumn
The 3m tall common holly (I.aquifolium) is a symbol of Christmas, but there are varieties whose leaves differ from its spiky evergreen leaves. The variety "Golden King" has leaves with yellow edges, while "Argentea Marginata" has leaves with white edges. P. crenate (I. crenata) “Golden Gem” has boxwood-like foliage.
LAUREL— LAURUS
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
This plant is grown in the herb garden. Or in a container, like a neatly trimmed bush. Laurel laurel (L. nobilis) has a height of 2.5 m. It needs a protected place - the leaves can be damaged by frost. Yellow flowers and black berries may appear on female specimens.
TRACHYCARPUS — TRACHYCARPUS
- Flowering time: June
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Only one true palm can be considered hardy. It can withstand winter frosts in most areas, but needs protection from icy winds. Trachycarpus fortunei (T. fortunei), 3 m high, has leaves up to 1 m wide in the upper part of its thick trunk. Large inflorescences of tiny flowers appear in the summer.
ELM, ILM — ULMUS
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Dutch elm disease has wiped out countless popular elms such as Naked Elm (U. glabra) and Tall Elm (U. procera). Prefer a species that is noted for its disease resistance. Small-leaved elm (U.parvifolia) is good example. The 'Geisha' variety is small and has leaves with white edges.
Evergreen shrubs: photos and names
The evergreen shrubs presented below in the photo with names will help you navigate the huge assortment of these plants. A beautiful evergreen shrub may require additional care in central Russia. Therefore, all names and photos of evergreen shrubs are accompanied brief descriptions characteristics. Look at the photo of evergreen shrubs and choose the type that suits your decorative properties.
CAMELLIA — CAMELLIA
- Flowering time: June - July
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
An unusual shrub that needs protection from a south or west wall. Some shoots may freeze slightly in winter. Californian camellia (C. californica), 2 m tall, has white flowers with a center of golden stamens. The leaves have white felt pubescence underneath. Variety "Ladham's Variety" with more abundant flowering.
CAMELLIA — CAMELLIA (Variety C.japonica "Adolphe Audusson")
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: sunny or slightly shady
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Spectacular flowers with a diameter of 5 to 15 cm, simple or double, white, pink or red. Non-alkaline soil is required, as well as protection from cold winds. There are two species - the Japanese Camellia (C. japonica) 2 m high, blooming in February-April, and the Williams Camellia (C. williamsii) 2 m high with flowers in February-May.
CISTUS, CISTUS — CISTUS
- Flowering time: June - August
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Short-lived flowers, often spotted at the base. Buds appear regularly and the shrub blooms continuously throughout the summer. There are short varieties reaching a size of less than 1 m, such as the variety "Silver Pink" and the white Cistus corbariensis (C. corbariensis). An example of a tall species is Cistus purpureus.
CHOISIA — CHOISYA
- Flowering time: April - May
- Location: sunny or slightly shady
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
This neat, rounded shrub has a densely leafy crown all year round. Flat inflorescences of waxy flowers appear in spring - both leaves and flowers are fragrant. Garden species - Choisia trifoliate (C. ternata) 2 m high. The Sundance variety has yellow foliage, the Aztec Pearl variety has narrow leaves.
Bindweed— CONVOLVULUS
- Flowering time: May - August
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
An attractive but rather tender shrub that provides year-round interest. The leaves are silvery gray and white flowers appear throughout the summer. Bush bindweed (C. cneorum) has a height of 50 cm and pink buds that open into funnel-shaped flowers. Frost can damage foliage.
DEFONTENIA — DESFONTAINIA
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
This shrub requires a location with a mild microclimate, partially shaded, near a wall. Defontenia prickly (D. spinosa) 50 cm high has red flowers with yellow edges. Buy large specimens if you need to fill a space - they grow very slowly over about 10 years.
ERIKA — ERICA
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
More versatile than heather (page 118). There are varieties to bloom in any month, and colors from white to almost black. There are lime-tolerant species, such as the 20 cm tall E. carnea, which blooms in early spring, and lime-intolerant species, such as the 25 cm tall E. cinerea, which blooms from July to September.
ESKALLONIA — ESCALLONIA
- Flowering time: June - September
- Location: sunny or partial shade
Small bell-shaped flowers cover the bush in summer. It grows vertically at first, then the stems bend in an arc. Popular variety "Apple Blossom" 1.5 m high, slow growing; 'Donard Seedling' has pink flowers and is hardier; Red escallonia (E. rubra) "Macrantha" is more vigorous.
Euonymus— EUONYMUS
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: woody cuttings in autumn
Evergreen euonymus species are more popular than deciduous ones. Varieties with variegated foliage provide color in winter, and there are bushy forms for hedges. Fortune's euonymus (E. fortunei), 1 m high, is a ground cover species; Japanese euonymus (E. japonicus) is a taller species for hedges.
FATSIYA, ARALIA — FATSIA
- Flowering time: October - November
- Location: partial shade is best
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
A plant with large decorative leaves for shady places. Fatsia Japanese (F. japonica), 3 m high, blooms in autumn with small cream flowers in spherical inflorescences, which are then replaced by black berries. The variety "Variegata" with white-edged leaves is less cold-hardy than the species.
More names of evergreen plants and their photos
The evergreens shown later on this page are not common. Below we invite you to find out the names of evergreen plants and appreciate their beauty in the photo.
GARRIA — GARRYA
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
This 3 m tall shrub is grown near walls for its winter decorative effect - long and graceful earring inflorescences hang from the branches. Harry has elliptical (G. elliptica) earrings 20 cm long, initially grey-green in color. The James Roof variety has thicker earrings and is almost twice as long.
HEBE— HEBE
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
“Whip-shaped” hebes have scaly leaves, for example, Armstrong’s hebe (H. armstrongii) is 1 m high. Low-growing hebes are less than 50 cm, for example, “Carl Teschner”. Tall hebes - above 50 cm, for example, the "Great Orme" variety. Winter hardiness decreases with increasing leaf size.
HELIANTHEMUM, SUNFLOWER — HELIANTHEMUM
- Flowering time: May - July
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
The flowers of this low-growing shrub form a colorful cover over many weeks in the summer, but each flower lasts only a day or two. Important annual pruning. Wisley series pelianthemums are 20 cm tall and have silver-gray leaves; Ben series varieties, such as 'Ben Hope', are neat and hardy.
St. John's wort —HYPERICUM
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
St. John's wort (H. calycinum) is 50 cm high, having flowers with numerous fluffy stamens in the center. The 'Hidcote' variety has larger flowers. Moser's John's wort (H. moserianum) 'Tricolor' has variegated green, cream and pink leaves. St. John's wort (H. inodorum) "Elstead" has decorative red berries.
LEPTOSPERMUM, THINSEED — LEPTOSPERMUM
- Flowering time: May - June
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
The flowers last a long time and cover all the foliage if the necessary conditions are present. It needs a mild climate or shelter near a south wall and well-drained soil. Leptospermum broom (L. scoparium) 2.5 m high has white flowers; usually choose varieties with colored flowers, such as 'Kiwi'.
LAVENDER — LAVANDULA
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Low growing bushes for borders or dwarf hedges. L. angustifolia is the most common. Its flowers are pale blue; 'Hidcote' has purple flowers. French lavender (L. stoechas) also has purple flowers. A species with green foliage and white flowers is Green Lavender (L. viridis).
HATMA, LAVATERA — LAVATERA
- Flowering time: June - October
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Fast growing shrub that blooms all summer large flowers. It is easy to grow but requires heavy pruning every year. Hatma "Rosea" 2 m tall blooms with pink flowers; "Barnsley" - pink and white with a red eye. Seaside khatma (L. maritima) is not quite hardy.
PRIVET — LIGUSTRUM
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: woody cuttings in autumn
Common privet (L. vulgare) has evenly colored green foliage, but there are also varieties with colored leaves. Oval-leaved privet (L. ovalifolium) “Aureum”, 2 m high, has yellow leaves with a green center; "Argenteum" with yellow edges. Several species bloom in summer.
LUPINE —LUPINUS
- Flowering time: June - August
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: sowing seeds in autumn
Tree lupine is rare, unlike its herbaceous border relatives. It does not live long, and its inflorescences are shorter than those of hardy perennial hybrids. Tree lupine (L. arboreus), 1.5 m tall, has yellow fragrant flowers and grayish-green leaves; variety "Mauve Queen" purple. Not for heavy soils.
MAGONIA— MAHONIA
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: partial shade is best
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Tolerates any soil and shade. Fragrant spring flowers are replaced by purple or black berries. Mahonia aquifolium (M. aquifolium), 1 m high, has flowers arranged in compact inflorescences; Japanese Mahonia (M. japonica) 2 m tall with long inflorescences diverging like rays.
OLEARIA — OLEARIA
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
The bush is covered with daisy-like blossoms in summer, but it will look skinny when not in bloom unless it is pruned annually. Olearia macrodonta (O. macrodonta), 2.5 m tall, blooms in June and has holly-like leaves. Olearia Haastii (O. haastii) has boxwood-like leaves. Olearia scilloniensis (O. scilloniensis), 1.5 m high, blooms in May.
MYRTLE — MYRTUS
- Flowering time: July - September
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Myrtle is not popular. The problem is that it is damaged by severe frost and icy winds. The common myrtle (M. communis), 3 m high, is the main species. Small white flowers with fluffy stamens in the center. The 'Variegata' variety has cream-colored leaf edges.
OSMANTHUS — OSMANTHUS
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: sunny or slightly shady
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Neat bushes are covered with evergreen leaves - the flowers have the scent of jasmine. Osmanthus delavayi (O. delavayi), 1 m high, is the most popular species with tubular flowers in April - May. Osmanthus Burkwood (O. burkwoodii) is more vigorous. Variegated osmanthus (O.heterophyllus) “Variegata” blooms in September, leaves like holly.
NANDINA — NANDINA
- Flowering time: June - October
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: dividing the bush in autumn
Color changes throughout the year. In spring the foliage is red in color and in autumn the leaves turn purple. Nandina domestica (N. domestica) with a height of 1 m is the main species. It blooms with white star-shaped flowers in conical inflorescences, and berries appear later. The Firepower variety is even more colorful.
PACHYSANDRA — PACHYSANDRA
- Flowering time: March
- Location: Shady is best
- Reproduction: dividing the bush in spring
Pachysandra - ground cover plant, capable of growing under branched. Densely packed leathery leaves suppress weed growth. Pachysandra terminalis (P. terminalis), 20 cm tall, is a common species with white, inconspicuous flowers. The Green Carpet variety is more compact.
PERNETTIA — PERNETTYA
- Flowering time: November - February
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: by rooted offspring in autumn
A mass of flowers in early summer gives way to large berries on the female plants of this low-growing thorny shrub. Birds do not touch these fruits. Pernettia acuminate (P. mucronata) - garden view height 75cm; The Cherry Ripe variety has red berries. The variety "Mascula" is male, "Bell's Seedling" is monoecious.
ZOPNIK — PHLOMIS
- Flowering time: June - July
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Plants become unattractive as they age - heavy pruning is necessary every year to ensure the formation of new stems. The 1-m-tall rosebush (P. fruticosa) bears whorls of yellow flowers 5 cm wide. The golden-leafed zopnik (P. chrysophylla) is similar, but the leaves turn yellow in the fall.
FIGELIUS — PHYGELIUS
- Flowering time: July - October
- Location: sunny or slightly shady
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
In spring, cut off all stems or simply trim off frost-damaged side shoots. Figelius capensis (P. capensis), 2.5 m high, has red flowers with a yellow throat, located around the axis of the inflorescence; Figelius equal (P. aequalis) 'Yellow Trumpet' is smaller and has one-sided inflorescences.
Other evergreen shrubs and plants
Don't stop with what you've already learned. Check out other evergreen shrubs and plants below.
PHOTINIA — PHOTINIA
- Flowering time: April
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Fraser's photinia (P. fraseri) "Red Robin" is 2.5 m high. Its young foliage is bright red in spring; If you cut off the tops of the shoots, new red leaves will appear again. Inflorescences of small flowers appear after a mild winter. Needs a protected place. The Robusta variety is similar in appearance, but its new growth is copper in color.
PIERIS — PIERIS
- Flowering time: March - May
- Location: Lightly shady is best
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
In spring, long inflorescences of small flowers appear, and the most popular varieties have decorative bright red young leaves. Pieris beautiful Forrest (P formosa forrestii) 3 m high has white flowers and red young leaves. P japonica is a more compact species.
PITTOSPORUM, RESIN SEED— PITTOSPORUM
- Flowering time: May
- Location: sunny or slightly shady
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Black branches and leaves with wavy edges are used by florists, but there are also beautiful flowering species. All or part of the bushes may die in severe winters. Pittosporum thin-leaved (P tenuifolium) with a height of 3 m is quite hardy. Pittosporum tobira (P tobira) is the best blooming view, but too tender.
PLUM, CHERRY LAUREL — PRUNUS
- Flowering time: depends on the species
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Evergreen species of the genus Prunus are popular for hedges. Trim your hedges in late summer. Cherry laurel (P. laurocerasus), 5 m high, blooms with white flowers in spring. Lusitanian plum (P.lusitanica), 2.5 m tall, has leaves with red petioles and blooms in early summer.
RHODODENDRON – RHODODENDRON
- Flowering time: depends on the variety
- Location: partial shade is best
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
The average height of rhododendrons is about 1.5 meters and they bloom in May, but there are many varieties - a range of heights from 30 cm to 6 m and a range of flowering times. There are hardy hybrids, dwarf hybrids and species (eg R. arboreum).
PYRACANTHA— PYRACANTHA
- Flowering time: October-January
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
This is a hardy shrub. In late spring it blooms with white flowers, which are then replaced by berries. The leaves are serrated and the stems are spiny. Pyracantha vermilion (P. coccinea) 'Lalandei' has orange-red berries; "Teton" - yellow. Pyracantha atalantioides (P. atalantioides) grows vertically.
RHODODENDRON, AZALEA — RHODODENDRON
- Flowering time: April - May
- Location: partial shade is best
- Reproduction: acquiring new plants
Typically, azaleas are graceful plants with smaller leaves than rhododendrons, but not always. Evergreen groups are described here. They are low growing, reaching a height of 60 cm - 1.5 m, and there are several groups such as the Vuyk, Kaempferi and small-flowered Kurume hybrids.
ROSEMARY —ROSMARINUS
- Flowering time: April - May
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
A good plant for growing in a border. The vertically growing stems are densely covered with narrow leaves, and small flowers appear on the stems in spring. Rosemary officinalis (R. officinalis), 1.5 m tall, has grey-green leaves and lavender flowers; the variety "Albus" has white flowers
RASPBERRIES — RUBUS
- Flowering time: June - August
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
These are shrubs with thorny stems or tall vines. The flowers of most species are similar to non-double roses. Tricolor raspberry (R. tricolor), 60 cm high, has white flowers and red fruits; Raspberry (R. ulmifolius) "Bellidiflorus" blooms with double pink flowers. Henry's raspberry (R. henryi) is a 6 m high vine.
SANTOLINA — SANTOLINA
- Flowering time: June - August
- Location: must be sunny
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
Low-growing shrubs with silvery leaves and yellow, button-like flowers. Santolina cypress (S. chamaecyparissus) 60 cm high is the main species - flower buds are sometimes removed to improve the decorativeness of the foliage. The "Nana" variety is used for edging.
SARCOCOCCA— SARCOCOCA
- Flowering time: January - February
- Location: sunny or shady
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
A plant very beloved by flower arrangers. Sarcococcus confusa (75 cm high) has oval leaves and black berries; Sarcococcus Hooker (S. hookeriana) “Digyna”, 1.5 m high, has narrow leaves with a purple tint. The variety "Humilis" is dwarf, 30 cm high, and is used as a ground cover.
SKIMMIA — SKIMMIA
- Flowering time: March - April
- Location: sunny or partial shade
- Reproduction: cuttings under glass in summer
She has shiny leaves all year round, and in the spring inflorescences of small flowers appear, which by autumn are replaced by berries. Japanese Skimmia (S. japonica) is 1m tall. You will need a female variety like 'Veitchii' and a male variety like 'Fragrans' to produce berries. The variety "Robert Fortune" is monoecious.
YUCCA — YUCCA
- Flowering time: July - August
- Location: best sunny
- Reproduction: by rooted shoots in autumn
Despite its exotic appearance - sword-shaped leaves and large inflorescences - it is quite hardy. Yucca filamentosa (Y filamentosa) has hard leaves 60 cm long with white fibers along the edges. Flowering stems are 1.5 m high. Yucca drooping (Y. flaccida) has less rigid leaves, while Yucca gloriosa (Y gloriosa) has very pointed leaves.
