Ornamental shrubs for a summer cottage are an essential requirement for garden design. This type of vegetation allows you to decorate any backyard area. In addition, they reduce the movement of through air in certain areas.

In the process of choosing a particular culture, it is important to take into account its physiological characteristics and growth rate. Here it is necessary to correctly combine ornamental crops according to their flowering time. As a result, it is possible to create a continuously blooming landscape that will delight its owners for a long time.

How to properly combine shrubs with each other at their summer cottage?

Before you start planting ornamental vegetation, you need to consider its climatic requirements. For example, some types of shrubs prefer shady areas, while others require constant sunlight. In addition, in the process of choosing a variety of arboreal crops, it is important to take into account its size and crown diameter of an adult plant. For small areas, it is best to select miniature shrub varieties.

Large and sprawling types will take up too much free space. For this, varieties of Cossack juniper or ground cover types of crops are suitable.

For a seasonal flower garden, different types of ornamental crops are used. They bloom and grow actively throughout the year. Frost-resistant types of shrubs will delight with their appearance throughout the frosty autumn. They have a bright color that will stand out among the gray mass of plants.

To create a hedge, it is recommended to select plants of low growth and a lush crown. They lend themselves well to cutting and shaping. For example, thuja columnar are considered ideal. In the process of active growth, they form a dense green wall, which will allow you to retire from prying eyes.

As for joint plantings, here it is better to pick up Weigela, Spirea, Budleia or oleander. These types of vegetation go well with each other. For arched architecture, liana-shaped types of shrubs are suitable. For example, wild grapes grow rapidly over iron or timber frames. This species perfectly tolerates drought and early frosts.

Deciduous shrubs can help decorate your fence. For example, weaving types of roses, in addition to their decorative functions, are considered an excellent defense against curious neighbors. The correct choice and combination of species is considered the main and integral requirement of a beautiful landscape design.

Flowering shrub species

Flowering shrubs on the backyard can decorate any landscape. As a rule, these varieties of woody vegetation bloom in early spring or late autumn. We present to your attention popular garden crops.

Weigela

This type of vegetation is distinguished by its appearance both during flowering and at the end of the growing season. The foliage has a bright green tint. There is a small border of a light shade along the borders of the leaf.

The Nana Purpeya variety is distinguished by its burgundy leaves, which are adorned with many raspberry-colored flowers. The photo of a shrub for a summer residence presents this type of decorative culture.

Spirea

This variety is distinguished by its unpretentious care. The shrub can bloom profusely both in summer and early spring.

Vagnutta and Pink Ice varieties are distinguished by their decorative foliage. They go well with each other. In the process of flowering, its branches are abundantly strewn with white or pink tassels.

Jasmine

This type of shrub is distinguished by its enchanting aroma and abundant flowering. Surely everyone noticed this beautiful shrub and its fragrant smell, beautiful flowers that are scattered along the entire length of the tree culture. Several hybrid varieties are known in nature. They are distinguished by their miniature size and compact crown.

Viburnum

This species belongs to fruit shrubs. At the end of abundant flowering, decorative brushes of a green hue are formed at the end of the branches. The berries begin to ripen in mid-October. They become soft and sweetish in taste.

The shrub tolerates drought and severe frosts well. The plant tolerates shady areas well. For example, Viburnum Ordinary feels great in the open sun, and viburnum Buldonezh prefers both shady and sunny areas.

Photo of shrubs for summer cottages

Introduction

A modern garden cannot be imagined without ornamental shrubs. They create a backdrop for flower crops, act as hedges, spectacular tapeworms on the lawn. Shrubs are valued not only for their magnificent and long flowering, but also for the shape of the crown, texture and color of the leaves. Their presence makes the garden elegant, and caring for such a garden is not burdensome, because for the most part they are rarely damaged by pests and diseases, do not need painstaking care.
The modern assortment of ornamental shrubs is such that with the help of shrubs alone, you can create a full-fledged garden, especially if it is small in size and does not imply tall trees, as well as the cost of purchasing and caring for herbaceous plants. There are shrubs for sunny and shady places, they can grow on wet soils and dry. The main thing is to make the right choice.
The creation of mixed plantings of shrubs should be treated with caution. Group plantings, consisting of several specimens of different species and forms of the same genus, look more harmonious. For example, barberry hedges can be created either from one species with green leaves, or by introducing several specimens of Ottawa or Thunberg barberry, which differ in purple color of the leaves. The garden is beautifully decorated with group plantings of hawthorns with different colors of flowers and fruits.
Long-flowering cinquefoil and action are considered to be spectacular tapeworms. Against the background of the lawn, a spreading bush of panicle hydrangea looks great, and against the background of snow - brightly colored shoots of dogwoods.

Beautifully flowering shrubs

The absolute favorite among the flowering shrubs is the rose. However, many garden owners are discouraged by its insufficient winter hardiness, the complexity of caring for this shrub. At the same time, it is somehow forgotten that there are magnificent park roses, which from year to year please us with abundant flowering, without even requiring an elementary shelter for the winter. True, most varieties of park roses bloom only once a summer.
For many years, chubushniks were an indispensable attribute of the Russian garden, filling the entire district with unique aromas during flowering.
Today the assortment of flowering shrubs is very wide. The parade opens with fragrant pink wolf flowers and golden moths of blooming forsythia. Then comes the time of lush hats of viburnum and bright shields of hawthorn, snow-white avalanches of spirits. And the lilacs? These kings of the Russian garden, can you imagine the end of spring and the beginning of summer without them? Or the still little-known broom, literally like a rain of golden flowers, showering the retaining walls. And the luxurious tree-like peonies or exquisite rhododendrons that burst into our gardens?
Summer is a golden placer of flowers of Potentilla shrub, pink and purple sea of ​​spirea, fragrant buddlei sultans, lush inflorescences of action and colquitia.
The end of August is a parade of heathers. Spread out at the foot of the harsh coniferous trees, they shimmer with mother-of-pearl waves of small, but such charming flowers, collected in long inflorescences. By the fall, the luxurious inflorescences of hydrangeas change color and for a long time still remind of summer, rustling under the gusts of blizzards.

Deciduous shrubs

Shrubs with decorative foliage are a real find for the garden. They are good from early spring to late autumn. These are the most diverse types, forms and varieties of barberries. That's really, really, the pearl of the garden. Purple and golden, bright green and violet-red, spotted, speckled with multi-colored strokes of the leaves - that's all of them.
And the luxurious aralia leaves are the same palm tree on your site, and for the sake of such beauty, we even agree to endure the thorns of this "damn bush". You shouldn't give up the field ash, once a popular shrub. Its leaves in the spring of an unusual pink hue, then turn into graceful green openwork, and by autumn they turn golden in the wind.
It is difficult to find a more elegant solution for decorating a monotonous brick wall or fence than planting a white turf bush "Elegantissima". The leaves of this form are stunningly beautiful, dark green, with an uneven creamy white border, and even reddish shoots.
And how good are the bushes of Mahonia holly in rockery. As if lacquer leaves with a serrated edge sparkle in the sun.
Or take a beautiful black elderberry form "Aurea". It is good for everyone: fragrant flowers, bunches of black lacquer berries, and leaves, as if carved from gold by an artist. And by the fall, pink markings appear on these golden plates.
There is just one "but". In the conditions of central Russia, when choosing forms with unusually colored foliage, always remember that they are more demanding on heat, sunlight and even soil fertility than the original form.

Fruit shrubs;

It is difficult to imagine a Russian garden without fruit trees and bushes. In most of the country, amorous gardens are dominated by currants. What varieties are there! It is so good at the time of flowering, when bees and bumblebees literally swarm over the long clusters of flowers. But there is nothing more beautiful than currant bushes, strewn with black, red, pink or white berries.
And a gooseberry hedge is the best protection against intruders. Its thorny branches, under the weight of large amber or purple berries, gracefully bend to the ground. An equally reliable fence is obtained from blackberries fixed to wire trellises. Choose varieties with large fragrant berries, with beautiful large flowers, and with the help of this plant you can form not only thorny hedges, but also an elegant green gazebo of the most incredible shape.
Proper planting of varietal raspberries, fastening them to wire trellises, also allows you to create a beautiful corner in the garden, filled with the aroma of ruby ​​or amber berries.
Much less often, other fruit shrubs with undoubted decorative qualities are grown in gardens. Japanese quince and chokeberry, hawthorn and irga, viburnum and black elderberry can act as excellent tapeworms in the garden. And such fruit crops as edible honeysuckle and sea buckthorn require group planting.
Of course, unlike purely ornamental shrubs, fruit shrubs require more care, they are more often affected by pests and diseases. But their fruits are not only tasty, they are valuable suppliers of vitamins and minerals.

Shrubs for a problem garden

In almost every garden there are areas where shade reigns.
Grass grows poorly here; careful selection of perennials is required for arranging flower beds. No less attention should be paid to planting ornamental shrubs in shady places. Shrubs such as privet, brilliant honeysuckle, and snowberry will retain their decorative qualities in thick shade. In the shade of a building or tall trees, you can even plant Mahonia holly and St. John's wort. Just remember that variegated forms in the shade may lose their distinctive features.
In damp, shady places where you need to hide the soil, plant fragrant raspberries. She is extraordinarily good: abundant pink flowers and coral berries. In addition, it will quickly master the site, filling the space due to root suckers. At the foot of the trees, the apical pachisandra will also feel good.
In semi-shady places with heavy soils, it is better to plant barberry, weigela, dogwood, spirea. Forsythia and cinquefoil will look great here. The lack of light in the morning, of course, will somewhat weaken the flowering and brightness of unusually colored leaves, for example, Ottawa barberry, but not enough to refuse to plant them in shaded areas of the garden.
On the damp shores of reservoirs, the very place is for various shrub willows, hydrangeas.
Large problems in the arrangement of the garden arise with calcareous soils. But in fact, a very large number of shrubs tolerate such soils normally. These include barberry, euonymus, buddleya, elderberry, weigela, colquicia, St. John's wort, cotoneaster and many others. Shrubs for rock gardens should be selected more carefully, where not only the height of the plants is important, but also their ability to tolerate the alkaline reaction of the soil. Great for rock gardens Thunberg barberry, woolly willow, Japanese spirea, small-leaved mock-orange, heather.
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From all that has been said, we can conclude: before buying seedlings, you need to carefully read the "biography" of a particular plant in order to determine whether it is suitable for your garden, where it can be planted and how you will have to take care of it.

Japanese quince, or chaenomeles / Chaenomeles

Ornamental plants with edible fruits, which are deservedly called the northern lemon. An effective standard form is a low Japanese quince, grafted onto a tall wild pear stem. They prefer a sunny place on the south side of the buildings. Require rich soil, top dressing and abundant watering during dry periods. Gas and frost resistant.
It is better to replant plants in early spring before bud break. When pruning, it should be borne in mind that the maximum number of flower buds is laid on three-year-old shoots.

Japanese quince or Maulea. Almost creeping shrub up to 1 m high. Arcuate bent branches with thorns. The flowers are orange-red, up to 3.5 cm in diameter, 2–6 in shortened racemes. Abundant flowering from the end of May lasts 3-4 weeks. Lemon yellow or golden fruits are very beautiful. It winters well under the snow, but the ends of the shoots can freeze a little. The best forms and varieties: "Alpina" (with creeping shoots), "Superba" (a hybrid with large dark red flowers), "Tricolor" (dwarf form with pink and white stripes and specks on the leaves).
Japanese quince medium. Sprawling shrub up to 1.5 m tall. It blooms in May with fiery red, large, single flowers. Fruits are oblong, spherical, up to 5 cm in diameter. The best forms and varieties: "Elly Mossel" (blooms profusely), "Nicoline" (tolerates partial shade).

Aralia

An original shrub with straight, unbranched trunks, covered with large thorns. The leaves are very large, up to 1 m long, double or triple pinnate. Small, creamy white fragrant flowers are collected in complex paniculate inflorescences.
Photophilous, undemanding to soil and moisture. It tolerates transplanting well, but fragile roots require care.
Usage. Solitaire, group plantings, impassable hedges.
Aralia Manchu. The only species that can grow in central Russia. It is very decorative both at the time of flowering and with large drooping panicles of small blue-black berry-shaped fruits. It is most convenient to grow the "Subinermis" form, which practically does not have thorns.

Aronia / Aronia

Shrubs up to 3 m high with beautiful shiny leaves, fragrant flowers and edible black fruits. A plant grafted onto a high bole of rowan or hawthorn looks very impressive.
Shade-tolerant and moisture-loving. Not demanding on the soil.

Black chokeberry, or chokeberry. Shrub up to 3 m high with large shiny leaves, during blooming, painted in orange-red color. It blooms in summer with white flowers with bright stamens, collected in corymbose inflorescences. In the fall, against the background of bright, elegant foliage, black shiny fruits stand out, edible and very useful. The "Grandifolia" form blooms most beautifully and profusely and bears fruit.

Barberry / Berberis

Thorny shrubs with not only decorative, but also edible fruits, fragrant flowers, collected in brushes or shields. Bloom in May. There are many types, forms and varieties.
They tolerate urban conditions well, easily form, undemanding to soil conditions, but do not tolerate stagnant moisture. Drought-resistant, frost-resistant. They prefer sunny or slightly shaded areas.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rockeries.
Common barberry. Branched fast-growing shrub up to 2.5 m tall. Large, edible purple-red fruits with a slight waxy coating. Responds well to haircuts. There are forms with white and yellow fruits, white-variegated, purple and red leaves.
Ottawa barberry. Tall shrub with straightened shoots. Blossoms in May with yellow flowers hanging on long stems. Light scarlet berries remain on the branches throughout the winter. The best forms and varieties: "Purpurea" (dark purple leaves), "Silver Miles" (purple leaves with silvery highlights, only for sunny places).
Barberry Thunberg. Dome-shaped shrub up to 1.5 m tall. The green leaves turn purple-orange in autumn. Yellow flowers bloom in May. Coral red berries adorn the plant almost until the New Year. The best forms and varieties: "Atropurpurea Nana" (dwarf form with dark bronze leaves), "Aurea" (bright yellow leaves, for partial shade), "Bagatelle" (semi-circular dwarf with brown-red leaves), "Bonanza Gold" (dwarf with golden yellow leaves), "Green Carpet" (beautiful shape, light green leaves), "Harlequin" (variegated leaves, spreading shape), "Red Pillar" (tall, purple-pink leaves), "Rose Glow "(purple leaves with white and gray spots).

Euonymus / Euonymus

Shrubs with spectacular fruits - leathery, winged or spiny bolls of red or purple color. Seeds are partially or completely covered with fleshy, brightly colored seedlings.
Unpretentious, shade-tolerant. They prefer good breathable humus, neutral or slightly alkaline soils. City conditions, pruning and transplanting are well tolerated. Often affected by aphids and euonymus moth.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rockeries, retaining walls.
Attention! Almost all types of euonymus are poisonous.
European spindle tree. Young shoots are green, old ones are almost black. Leaves are ovoid, up to 11 cm long, slightly leathery, in autumn they are painted in red tones. Fruits are red or pink with a bright orange perennial peeking out. The best forms and varieties: "Alba" (white fruits with an orange "eye"). In autumn, the leaves and white fruits with an orange "eye" are beautifully combined with reddish tones), "Atropurpurea" (narrow purple leaves), "Nana" (dwarf with leathery leaves).
Winged euonymus. Tall, up to 4 m tall, strongly branched shrub with tetrahedral light gray branches. The four-nested capsules are deeply divided, bright red when ripe.
Fortune's eonymus. An evergreen shrub with leathery leaves, considered the best groundcover for small gardens. It grows in the shade of the crowns of large trees, but also tolerates direct sunlight. In good conditions, it can be raised on supports up to 3 m high. Heat-loving. In the conditions of the middle lane, it is advisable to grow in container form, to clean in unheated rooms for the winter, or to provide a good shelter for plantings.

Privet / Ligustrum

Deciduous or evergreen shrubs. The fruit is a berry-like drupe.
They are drought-resistant, frost-resistant, tolerate different types of soils, grow well on soils containing lime, even tolerate slight salinity. They grow well in urban settings, cut well, forming dense, shape-retaining hedges and various shapes.
Usage. Tapeworms, group and curb plantings, hedges.
Common privet. Deciduous, densely branched shrub up to 5 m tall. The leaves are oblong-ovate, leathery, dark green above, lighter below. Flowers are small, white, fragrant, collected in dense, standing panicles up to 6 cm long. Blooms in the first half of summer for 20-25 days. Black fruits persist on the bushes until January. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden leaves), "Argento-marginata" (silvery leaves with green and gray spots), "Glauca albo-marginata" (gray leaves with a white border), "Leucocarpa" (white fruits).
Japanese privet. Evergreen shrub up to 4 m tall with smooth branches and a compact crown, short leathery dark green leaves and smaller flower inflorescences. Flowering is shorter. More shade-tolerant and picky about soil moisture. In garden centers, you can buy standard plants or shaped in the form of a ball. There is a very effective form with variegated-spotted leaves bordered with a white-pink stripe.

Hawthorn / Crataegus

Deciduous, tall shrub with a dense, rounded crown, with more or less thorny, purplish-red shoots. Decorative throughout the growing season due to graceful leaves and numerous white or pink flowers and bright, rather large, edible fruits.
They are resistant to unfavorable conditions of the city, undemanding to soils. They tolerate shading, but bloom and bear fruit weaker. Most species are winter-hardy, drought-resistant. They have a high shoot-forming ability, perfectly tolerate cutting and shaping.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, tall hedges.
Hawthorn prickly, or ordinary. A large, highly branched shrub up to 4 m tall or a tree with an oval, asymmetrical crown and thorny branches. White or pink flowers are collected in 5-10 pieces in shields. The fruits are large, bright red or purple. The best forms and varieties: "Bicolor" (white flowers with a pink border), "Pauli" (purple-red double flowers), "Paul" s Scarlet "(dark pink double flowers).
The hawthorn is one-footed. A large shrub 3–6 m high with a symmetrical transparent crown, spines up to 1.5 cm long, beautiful rhombic leaves that turn red in autumn. Spectacular inflorescences consist of 10-18 white flowers. Fruits are red, round, up to 0.7 cm in diameter. Shade-tolerant and undemanding to temperatures and air humidity. The best forms and varieties: "Alba-plena" (snow-white double flowers), "Rosea Pendula" (weeping form with pink flowers), "Semperflores" (low form, blooms all summer).

Buddleja

Very beautiful shrubs with elongated and pubescent leaves, flexible shoots and exquisite flowering. Changes in the color of flowers from the moment the buds open to wilting are characteristic.
In the middle lane, they are low-frost-resistant, but when the root system is preserved, they quickly recover. Photophilous, demanding on soil fertility. They need regular watering, protection from the winds.
Usage. Tapeworms, group sediments, the background in the flower garden.
Buddley of David. Shrub up to 2–3 m high with thin, dirty gray shoots, dark green leaves, with a white tomentose underside. Depending on the shape or variety, numerous fragrant flowers of various shades of purple are collected in dense, slightly drooping spike-shaped inflorescences up to 40 cm long. In autumn, they carry out high hilling with mulching materials. In February – March, a strong shortening of the shoots is carried out in order to cause a lush flowering. When freezing, pruning is carried out "on a stump".
The buddleya is alternate-leaved. Shrub with graceful, broadly spreading, arched shoots. Leaves are narrow-lanceolate, lowered in the lower part. Blooms on last year's shoots with numerous fragrant purple flowers. The most cold-hardy species, not whimsical, tolerates drought, skinny soils, needs a sunny, wind-protected location. It is most effective to grow in the form of a half-stem tree, tying it to a stake. In the middle lane it needs good cover.

Elderberry / Sambucus

Shrubs or small trees with odd-pinnate, opposite leaves and berry-like fruits, edible in some species.
Demanding to the richness and moisture of the soil, shade-tolerant. They are characterized by fast growth, they tolerate haircuts well. They are among the rocks that most effectively reduce the noise level in the city. Almost all species need a strong, short pruning, after which (as well as after freezing) they renew perfectly.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, for camouflaging outbuildings, compost heaps.
Elderberry Canadian. Shrub up to 4 m tall with yellowish-gray shoots, large, up to 30 cm long, complex leaves. Yellowish-white, small, with a pleasant smell, flowers are collected in large, up to 25 cm in diameter, slightly convex umbellate inflorescences. Edible, shiny fruit of dark purple color. There are forms with golden and yellow leaves.
Elderberry cluster, or red. Deciduous shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall with a wide, dense, ovoid crown and complex, pinnate, light green leaves. Greenish-yellow flowers are collected in dense inflorescences up to 6 cm in diameter. Fruits are bright red, small, berry-like, in dense clusters. Leaves and branches have an unpleasant odor that repels rodents. For small areas, a dwarf form is more suitable. There are forms with beautiful strongly dissected and golden leaves, pink and purple flowers.
Elderberry is black. Large deciduous shrub or small tree 6–10 m high. The bark is light gray, deeply longitudinally wrinkled. The leaves are large, up to 30 cm long, of 5-7 ovate, along the edge of sharp-toothed leaflets, when rubbed, emitting unpleasant halls. Flowers are yellowish-white, fragrant, in dense umbellate inflorescences up to 20 cm in diameter. Black-purple shiny fruits are edible. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden yellow leaves, only for sunny places), "Laciniata" (large, heavily dissected leaves), "Pendula" (weeping form).

Weigela

Beautiful shrubs with large flowers, prone to re-flowering (remontant).
They are light-requiring, some species tolerate slight shading and develop well under the canopy of transparent crowns. Flowers and leaves are easily damaged by the wind. They require fertile soils, bloom poorly on waterlogged. In winters with little snow, they cover with spruce branches. Young shrubs are sheltered in the conditions of the Moscow region.
Usage. Tapeworms, group lawn plantings, hedges, rockeries.
Weigela is hybrid. Shrub 2.5–3 m high, crown diameter up to 3.5 m. Leaves are bright green, the period and duration of flowering depend on the shape or variety. The best forms and varieties: "Bristol Ruby" (flowers at the edges are ruby-red), "Candida" (snow-white flowers), "Desboisii" (dark carmine small flowers), "Eva Rathke" (compact form, red-carmine flowers , hibernates with shelter), "Feerie Lemoine" (large, light pink flowers), "Gustave Mallet" (pink-carmine flowers with a wide white border), "Marc Tellier" (large carmine-pink flowers, do not fade in the sun) , "Newport Red" (flowers from carmine-red to purple), "Pierre Duchartre" (flowers are dark brown-red with a purple edge), "Rosea" (very large pink flowers with a white tint, a small shelter for the winter), " Styriaca "(large form with abundant flowering).
Weigela Korean. Shrub up to 1.5 m tall with bare shoots and large leaves up to 12 cm long. The most remarkable thing about this species is the flowers up to 3.5 cm long, gradually changing color from pale pink to carmine by the time of wilting. Blooms from late May to late June, The duration of flowering is highly dependent on weather conditions. Shelter is needed for the winter.
Weigela garden. Shrub up to 1 m tall. Beautiful pink-purple and carmine flowers (there is a white-flowered form) develop at the ends of the shoots and in the axils of the leaves of short shoots. Mass flowering in the Moscow region is observed from the third decade of May and, gradually dying out, continues until the beginning of July. Autumn leaf color appears in October. Sometimes it does not have time to shed the leaves, in which case they cover for the winter with them. Frost resistance increases significantly with age.
Weigela blooming. Shrub up to 3 m tall. Young shoots with two rows of hairs. Annual shoots are red-brown, eventually turn gray. Flowers in 3-4-flowered inflorescences on short lateral shoots, bright pink, abundant. It blooms for 20 days from the third decade of May. There are beautiful forms with variegated, reddish-brown leaves. The most graceful and frost-resistant form with small leaves is "Variegata".

Heather / Calluna

Evergreen undersized shrubs. They are appreciated for long flowering in the second half of summer. Excellent honey plants.
They prefer poor and acidic, dry sandy or moist peaty soils. They hibernate without shelter. Photophilous, although they can put up with partial shade.
Usage. Heather gardens, plantings with rhododendrons, rockeries.
Common heather. An evergreen shrub with a height of 20 to 60 cm, depending on the shape or variety. Most of the forms are highly branched, have a beautiful crown shape, and bloom profusely. With the right choice of varieties and shapes, you can create a heather that blooms from July to mid-October. The variety "Allegro" is unusually good - a shrub 40-50 cm high, rarely 60 cm, a dense crown diameter of 50 cm. It blooms in the middle lane from the beginning of August to the end of September. The flowers are simple, shiny, carmine-red, collected in long little branching inflorescences. On an alpine slide, the "Marleen" variety is good. It is a densely branched shrub 20-30 cm high, crown diameter 40-50 cm. It blooms profusely from late August to late October. The buds are pink-lilac or bright purple, never open. Strong shoots grow straight up.

Cherry / Cerasus

Deciduous, fast-growing trees or shrubs with oblong-ovoid leaves and white, sometimes pink, fragrant flowers, gathered in umbellate inflorescences. The fruits are drupes, juicy, mostly edible.
Photophilous, frost-resistant, drought-resistant, well tolerated urban conditions. Soils prefer neutral, light and medium loam. They grow better on elevated landforms with good air and soil drainage.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, orchards, alleys.
Cherry Bessey. Low, up to 1.2 m tall, shrub with a spreading crown, bare reddish shoots and graceful, oblong, dense leaves, colored in autumn in bright red tones. White flowers adorn the shrub for 15–20 days, the fruits are purple-black, edible. Grows well on sandy, dry slopes.
Felt cherry. Shrub up to 2-3 m tall with a wide, dense crown. Leaves are grayish-green above, with tomentose pubescence below, corrugated, on small gray tomentose petioles. The flowers are pink-white, fragrant. The bloom is very colorful and abundant for 7-10 days. Fruits are spherical, bright red, on short stalks, pubescent, with a pleasant sweet and sour taste.
Sand cherry. Shrub up to 1–1.5 m tall, young plant is upright, adult - with open branches. Shoots are thin, glabrous, reddish. The leaves are painted in bright, orange-red tones in autumn. Blooms profusely with white fragrant flowers for 18-23 days. Fruits are purple-black, spherical, up to 1 cm in diameter, edible.
Japanese cherry, or sakura. Small, up to 1.5 m tall, densely branched shrub with thin, flexible branches. Blossoming flowers are white, with a pink tinge, double, up to 1.8 cm in diameter. The flowering period is 2-3 weeks. Fruits are shiny, up to 1 cm in diameter. In central Russia, only dwarf forms can be used, covering them for the winter.

Wolf Wolf, or Daphne / Daphne

Ornamental low shrubs, in early spring covered with small fragrant flowers, and then with bright berry-like fruits.
Shade-tolerant, but thrive better in full sun or light shade. They prefer fertile soils of neutral reaction. They do not tolerate overdrying of the soil.
Usage. Tapeworms, mixborders, rockeries, retaining walls.
Attention! All parts of plants are poisonous.
The wolf is dwarf. Low, 10–30 cm tall, evergreen shrub with thin, creeping shoots with rising ends. Forms evergreen carpets covered in spring with mauve flowers in capitate inflorescences. The leaves are small and narrow, leathery, concentrated in the upper part of the shoots.
The wolf is deadly. Upright shrub up to 1 m tall with sparse branches. Leaves are dull green. The flowers are pink, large, bloom in April before the leaves appear, densely covering the stems. Red shiny fruits are very beautiful. Dislikes transplants and pruning.

Hydrangea / Hydrangea

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes lianas with large leaves and very beautiful massive inflorescences of numerous flowers - small, seed-producing, and large, sterile.
They grow in sunny and shaded places, sheltered from the winds, on fertile soils. Frost resistant.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, containers.
Hydrangea. A beautifully flowering shrub with scattered branches from 1.5 to 3 m in height. The best forms and varieties: "Anabelle" (creamy white flowers), "Cordata" (large heart-shaped leaves), "Grandiflora" (inflorescences up to 18 cm from large sterile flowers), "Sterilis" (sterile greenish-white flowers).
Hydrangea paniculata. An upright shrub with sparse branched shoots up to 2 m in height. The leaves are dull green, rough. Inflorescences are broadly pyramidal up to 30 cm long. The most winter-hardy form "Grandiflora" (creamy white flowers acquire a greenish-red color by autumn).
Hydrangea ground cover. Deciduous shrub up to 3 m tall with a broadly rounded crown and hairy, reddish shoots. The leaves are dark green, yellow-brown in autumn. White sterile flowers turn red by the end of summer. Blooms profusely from late July. When watering the bushes with a solution of alum, the white flowers turn blue.

Deutzia

Beautifully flowering shrub with opposite leaves and numerous flowers.
They prefer well-fertilized moist soil, sunny places. Drought-resistant, resistant to gases and smoke, almost not affected by pests. Need regular feeding. When pruning, it should be remembered that flowers are laid on the shoots of the previous year.
Usage. Tapeworms, non-trimmed hedges, group plantings, in curbs (dwarf forms).
The action is graceful. A dense dwarf shrub up to 80 cm high with green leaves. Up to 40 beautifully shaped white flowers are collected in clusters that adorn the plant in May – June. Young shoots in the middle lane freeze slightly during spring frosts. There are forms with golden and variegated leaves.
The action is hybrid. A shrub with erect shoots up to 2.5 m high. The leaves are dark green, rough, in autumn they are painted in yellow-red tones. It can die in severe winters. It is advisable to huddle high and cover with spruce branches for the winter. The best forms and varieties: "Mont Rose" (large white flowers), "Pink Pom-Pom" (white flowers, pinkish outside, requires moist and fertile soil, sunny location), "Plena" (white flowers with pink gloss).
The action is rough. Shrub up to 1.5 m tall with very rough leaves covered with stellate hairs. Under the weight of white or pinkish flowers, shoots can bend arcuate to the ground. The best forms and varieties: "Candidissima" (white double flowers), "Marmorata" (snow-white flowers, leaves with yellow-white spots), "Watereri" (white flowers on the outside have a carmine color).

Dogwood, or svidina / Cornus

Trees and shrubs of this genus are popular not only for their spectacular leaf color. In winter, colored shoots look very elegant - green, yellow, bright red and burgundy.
Unpretentious. Places are preferred sunny or slightly shaded. They are not demanding on the soil, but they prefer moist. Excess calcium is tolerated. Gas resistant. For better tillering, young plants are cut "on a stump".
Usage. Group plantings, hedges, tapeworms.
Derain is white. Shrubs up to 3 m tall with thin flexible branches and dark green, slightly wrinkled leaves. It blooms with small flowers, collected in inflorescences in the first half of summer. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (with yellow leaves), "Elegantissima" (with white-green leaves and red shoots), "Kernii" (with red shoots and yellow spots on the leaves), "Kesselringii" (purple-black shoots ), "Sibirica" ​​(red coral shoots), "Spaethii" (dark red shoots, green leaves with a yellow uneven border).
Derain Canadian. Low creeping shrub up to 40 cm high forms spectacular carpets. It blooms in June with small flowers with a double perianth resembling petals. Has spectacular bright red fruits. Produces a large amount of growth. Prefers slightly acidic, permeable, moist soil. Will tolerate moderate shading.
Derain is escaping. Shrub with upright yellow-brown shoots up to 2 m in height. Forms thickets quickly.
Derain male or dogwood. A large shrub that grows over the years in a tree with a wide, rounded crown. Reaches 4–7 m in height. The leaves are green, shiny. The flowers are yellow, collected in umbellate inflorescences, blooms profusely in April and long before the leaves appear. Red fruits are edible, but tart in taste, contain 14% sugar. Good for jam, juice, wine. Prefers sunny locations. There are decorative forms.

Blackberry / Rubus

Berry culture with high decorative qualities, liana-shaped bush up to 5 m high, extended fruiting period. It is successfully grown on trellises, in creeping and wall culture. There are many varieties that differ in taste, yield and size of beautiful shiny black berries. The size of the flowers also varies depending on the species and variety.
Prefers sunny places, but also tolerates shading. For high yields, regular watering, fertilizing and fertile soils are required. Fruiting shoots are cut on a stump.
Usage. Group planting on trellises, vertical gardening, hedges.

Honeysuckle / Lonicera

Evergreen and deciduous shrubs of various shapes. In the middle lane, deciduous forms with delicate flowers and spectacular fruits grow predominantly, and in some species they are edible.
Unpretentious, winter-hardy, photophilous, not demanding on the soil.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rock gardens.
Albert's honeysuckle. A graceful shrub up to 1.2 m tall with thin, spreading, often drooping branches. Very small and narrow (2x0.3 cm) leaves are light, bluish-green in color. Pink-lilac fragrant flowers about 2.5 cm in diameter adorn the plant for 15–20 days. Large, almost white fruits. A weeping form on a tall trunk requires a protected location.
Alpine honeysuckle. Low shrub, up to 1.5 m tall, with a very dense, spherical crown and dark green, large, dense, almost leathery leaves. Flowers are odorless, on erect peduncles up to 4.5 cm long, darkish or greenish-yellow in color, with a dark red or brownish-red bloom on the outside. Very picturesque are large, in pairs accreted, red, shiny berries, similar to cherries. It grows slowly, rather shade-tolerant. There is a dwarf form up to 1 m tall.
Golden honeysuckle. A graceful shrub up to 2–4 m high, with a spreading, rather dense crown, with a dark gray bark and oblong-ovate, long-pointed, leathery, dark green, short-peted leaves up to 12 cm long. The flowers, unlike most species, are golden yellow, with a honey aroma; fruits are red-coral, spherical, accrete in pairs.
Honeysuckle Poppy. A spreading shrub or tree up to 5 m tall, with light gray bark. The flowers are large, fragrant, up to 3 cm in diameter, snow-white, gradually turning yellow. Blood-red berries are sessile, globular, inedible.
Small-leaved honeysuckle. Densely branched, winter-hardy and very light-loving shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a dense crown, bluish-green foliage, yellowish-white flowers. The shrub is very decorated with an abundance of orange, yellow, and sometimes dark blue fruits.
Honeysuckle is edible. Straight, branched shrub up to 2 m tall, with brown, longitudinally flaky bark. Leaves of various sizes and shapes - from oval to linear-oblong. The flowers are light yellow or yellowish white. Fruits are blue-black with a bluish bloom, edible, taste like blueberries.
Tatar honeysuckle. Densely leafy, unpretentious, fast-growing shrub up to 4 m high with dark green leaves. Fragrant flowers from dark pink to white, fruits are red or yellow. It has many forms, including dwarf ones.

St. John's wort / Hypericum

Deciduous, rarely evergreen shrubs, characterized by long flowering.
No special requirements for soil and place of growth. They can freeze slightly, but grow back quickly after strong pruning.
Usage. Tapeworms, curbs, mixborders, rockeries, group plantings.
St. John's wort is large. Shrub up to 1 m tall, growing up to 1 m wide with decorative bright yellow flowers. The leaves are large, lanceolate, dark green, matte. Long flowering variety "Hydcote" is distinguished.
St. John's wort is calyx. Low-growing shrub up to 40 cm tall with large bright yellow flowers and numerous thinnest stamens. Very good at curbs.

Willow / Salix

Deciduous trees or shrubs have a transparent crown, thin and flexible shoots, elongated, narrow leaves on short petioles. Small flowers are collected in ear-shaped inflorescences.
Photophilous, grows quickly, undemanding to the soil, but need sufficient moisture, frost-resistant. Most species tolerate haircuts and urban conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, ponds, hedges.
Goat willow, or delirium. A small tree or shrub up to 10 m tall, with a rounded, densely leafy crown. The leaves are dark green, slightly shiny, grayish below, tomentose. Flower earrings are large, dense, and abundant. Blooms up to two weeks long before the leaves open. The standard form and the male form with white-variegated leaves are popular.
The willow is purple, or red. Shrub up to 4 m tall with a rounded dense crown and very thin, flexible shoots with a purple tint. The leaves are very graceful, up to 15 cm long, bluish-green above, gray-gray below, located almost opposite. It blooms before the leaves open or almost simultaneously with them. Its specific name "purple" received for the purple color of the earrings during flowering. The weeping form, grafted onto the goat willow bole, is especially good.

Irga / Amelanchier

Small deciduous trees or large shrubs with simple, dark gray-green leaves on petioles; with numerous white flowers; bluish-black fruits.
Drought tolerant. They are distinguished by early maturity, rapid growth, winter hardiness, annual fruiting. Gas and smoke resistant, undemanding to soil. Photophilous.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Irga canadian. A large shrub up to 6 m tall, less often a tree 8-10 m. Thin, slightly drooping shoots, giving a special originality to the plant, form a broad-oval crown. Ovate leaves up to 10 cm long, when blooming are brownish-green, tomentose, bluish-green in summer, purplish-golden in autumn. It blooms for 7-10 days. Fruits are round, dark purple with a bluish bloom, sweet, edible, stand out beautifully against the background of foliage.
Irga is spiky. Shrub, less often a tree no more than 5 m high with a dense oval crown formed by numerous shoots. Leaves are ovoid, white-tomentose when blooming, dark green in summer, orange-red in autumn. Fragrant flowers, white or pinkish, in short, dense, woolly, erect racemes stand out beautifully against the background of greenery. Fruits are roundish up to 0.9 cm in diameter, reddish-black with a bluish bloom, sweet, edible.
Irga is round-leaved, or ordinary. Shrub up to 2.5 m tall with a spreading crown. Young shoots are silvery from pubescence, old shoots are glabrous, shiny, purple-brown. Leaves are elliptical, up to 4 cm long, whitish, tomentose at the beginning of development; in summer - dark green, in autumn - orange-red. Flowers up to 3 cm in diameter, white, in numerous apical racemes. Fruits are bluish-black with a bluish bloom. Possesses high phytoncidal properties.

Viburnum / Viburnum

Deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. Very beautiful during flowering and fruiting.
Hardy, shade-tolerant. They prefer rich, sufficiently moist, moderately acidic or alkaline soils. They are heavily affected by pests. They tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Kalina gordovina. A beautiful densely leafy shrub up to 5 m tall with a compact crown and arched shoots. Dense, wrinkled, dark green leaves, 18 cm long, acquire a bright reddish color in autumn. It blooms for 15–20 days in May – June with fertile small flowers, collected in corymbose inflorescences at the tops of the branches. The fruit is a dry, inedible drupe, first green, then red, and black when ripe. There is a beautiful form with yellow-variegated leaves.
Viburnum ordinary. Fast-growing shrub up to 4 m high. During the growing season, the color of large leaves changes from light green to reddish. Flowers are white, rarely pink, collected in corymbose inflorescences. One inflorescence contains sterile and fertile flowers. Blooms in May – June. Fruits are shiny, red, juicy drupes of round or elliptical shape, edible. The best forms and varieties: "Nanum" (dwarf, profusely blooming form with small green leaves), "Roseum (globular inflorescences consist of only sterile bright white flowers)," Variegata "(light green leaves with yellow highlights).

Caragana

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes small trees. All species have stipules modified into styloid appendages or spines. Flowers are typically moth type. Fruits are pods with seeds.
They are frost-hardy, light-requiring, but can grow in light partial shade, drought-resistant, undemanding to soils, tolerate even weak salinity. They grow well even in highly polluted air.
Usage. Hedges, tapeworms (primarily standard forms).
Caragana is tree-like. A large shrub with stiff shoots reaches 4–5 m in height. Light green leaves consist of 4-7 pairs of small oval leaves. Blooms in May with yellow flowers. Shears well, forms growth from the stump. In old landings, it is exposed from below. The best forms and varieties: Albescsens (golden yellow leaves that turn green by August), Cucculata (very shortened twigs), Grandiflora (large flowers), Pendula (weeping form), Lorbergii (small leaves and flowers, drooping branches), "Walker" (creeping form).
Caragana is dwarf. Shrub up to 1 m tall with bright golden branches. Light green leaves of 4 closely spaced small linear leaves. Their petioles harden over time and turn into thorns. Blooms almost all summer. Fruits are beans up to 3 cm long. Extremely unpretentious.

Kerria / Kerria

This genus has only one species - Japanese keria, deciduous, fast-growing shrub with a beautiful crown shape, oblong-ovoid leaves. The decorative qualities of the plant are determined not only by the beautiful and long flowering, but also by the decorative light green leaves, which acquire a bright yellow color by autumn. Keria flowers are simple or double, fragrant, golden yellow in color.
Low frost resistance, requires rich, moist soil, protection from the wind. When grown in partial shade, it blooms poorly. It has a high shoot-forming ability, so the plant is sometimes grown with annual pruning "on a stump".
Usage. Solitaire, group plantings, in flower beds, rockeries.
Annual shoots of keria freeze under the conditions of the Moscow region. Therefore, the plant needs shelter, for which the bush is tied with twine, bent down, covered with spruce branches and covered with snow.
The "Pleniflora" form with yellow double flowers and very flexible shoots is especially good. When planted in rockeries on the south side of the house, the bush can be formed in a creeping shape by securing the shoots with pegs.

Cotoneaster / Cotoneaster

Deciduous or evergreen slow-growing shrub with dark green, most often shiny leaves.
They are not very demanding on soil and moisture, for the most part they are frost-resistant and gas-resistant. They lend themselves well to forming, therefore they are often used as hedges. Old bushes are easily rejuvenated by radical pruning. Deciduous species are pruned in February, evergreens in April.
Usage. Tapeworms, hedges, rockeries.
The cotoneaster is brilliant. An upright shrub, reaching a height of 2-3 m. The leaves are dark green, shiny. Blooms in June with pink flowers. The berries are black, spherical. Tolerates pruning well.
The cotoneaster is hybrid. Evergreen shrub up to 50 cm in height with branches extended arched above the ground. Grows rather quickly, up to 2 m in diameter. Leaves are shiny, dark green. The excellent variety "Coral Beauty" requires light shelter for the winter.
The cotoneaster is horizontal. Low, about 1 m in height, spreading shrub, reaching 2 m in width, with almost horizontal shoots and characteristic branching, similar to a fish ridge. The leaves are shiny, dark green, purple-orange in autumn. Blooms in June with white-pink flowers. Coral red berries do not fall off for a long time. Growing fast. One- and two-year-old shoots freeze slightly without shelter.
Dammer's cotoneaster. Low-growing, light-loving, but withstanding partial shade, evergreen shrubs are used as ground cover crops. Shelter for the winter is desirable. The best forms and varieties: "Eichholz" (creeping branches with shiny, dark green leaves), "Major" (open bush with numerous, light red berries).

Kolkwitzia

The genus is represented by only one species - the lovely colquation. Deciduous shrub up to 2 m tall. The leaves are large, broadly ovate with a pointed tip, dark green, beautiful texture, covered with sparse hairs. The bottom of the leaf blade is lighter, pubescent. The foliage is especially spectacular in autumn, when on one plant they are painted in light yellow, dark brown and dark red colors. Bell-shaped flowers are bright pink, collected in pairs in small corymbose inflorescences. The flowering is profuse and long lasting.
Photophilous, needs light soils, regular watering. Smoke and gas resistant. In the middle lane, annual shoots, and sometimes biennial ones, often freeze over. New shoots grow quickly, however, when two-year-old shoots freeze, flowering does not occur. To increase frost resistance, plants in the second half of summer are fed with potash fertilizers, old shoots are regularly cut out, preventing thickening of the bush. Thinning of bushes is carried out in June and early July.
Kolkvitsiya is considered one of the best flowering shrubs.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, in flower beds in the background.

Gooseberry / Grossularia

Popular in Russian gardens are berry bushes with thorny branches, beautifully shaped leaves and oval fruits of various shapes and colors. There are many varieties, including those without thorns.
Plants prefer rich, loamy soils, sunny locations, protection from northerly and easterly winds. They do not tolerate stagnant water. Need to cut shoots older than 5-6 years.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges and trimmed curbs.

Cinquefoil / Potentilla

Ornamental shrubs with leaves of five small leaves and bright flowers. They bloom profusely and for a long time, until late autumn.
They are photophilous, but they tolerate partial shade, they are not demanding of soil fertility, they do not tolerate its compaction, they can even grow on calcareous lands. Drainage is required. Do not tolerate overdrying of the roots. Frost resistant.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, curbs, hedges, rockeries, with conifers in the background.
Daurian cinquefoil. Low, up to 60 cm, shrub with bare, spaced shoots. The leaves are almost leathery, glossy above, green, glaucous below. The flowers are white, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, solitary, less often in few-flowered, corymbose inflorescences. It blooms for a long time, up to 100 days. Freezing of the ends of the shoots in severe winters is possible.
Shrub cinquefoil. An unusually hardy, highly branched shrub, reaching a height of 1.5 m, with a reddish brown or gray peeling bark; with a dense hemispherical crown. The leaves are pubescent. The flowers are larger, golden yellow in color, with scutes or small, loose, apical racemes. The best forms and varieties: "Abbotswood" (cushion shape, white flowers), "Daydawn" (orange-yellow flowers), "Elisabet" (light yellow flowers), "Goldfinger" (dense crown, large bright yellow flowers), "Goldstar" (low dense shrub with large light yellow flowers), "Jackmani" (silvery flowers), "Klondaik" (light yellow flowers), "Kobold" (dwarf form with light yellow flowers, needs pruning).

Hazel / Corylus

Large shrubs or trees. Most of the species are nut-bearing.
The best development is achieved on humus-rich soils. They do not tolerate waterloggedness and salinity. Growing fast. They are shade-tolerant, but nuts are harvested only when the location is sunny and there are at least 2 plants. With strong pruning, they give numerous shoots. Most species are hardy, but flowers can be damaged by spring frosts. Decorative forms with colored leaves are more effective when pruned heavily in March.

The hazel is big. Large upright shrub up to 5 m high. The leaves are round, covered with fine silk fibers throughout the growing season. Inflorescences - yellow catkins - appear after the leaves open in April. The form with dark red leaves, which requires sunlight, is especially appreciated.
Manchurian hazel. Multi-stem shrub up to 4 m high. The stems branch only in the upper part. Young shoots are strongly pubescent. The leaves are large, toothed-lobed, dark green, orange or golden yellow in autumn. Fruits in a narrow-cylindrical prickly wrapper up to 6 cm long. Very shade-tolerant look.
Common hazel. A large, up to 5 m tall, dense shrub that gives a bountiful harvest of fruits - hazelnuts. The best forms and varieties: "Albo-variegata" (white-bordered leaves), "Atropurpurea" (dark purple leaves), "Aurea" (golden yellow leaves), "Contorta" (branches strongly twisted in the form of a corkscrew, twisted and rolled leaves ), "Pendula" (weeping form).

Loch / Elaeagnus

Small deciduous and evergreen trees or shrubs with beautiful silvery shoots and leaves, fragrant flowers, drupes.
Unpretentious, photophilous, drought-resistant, good honey plants. Due to the presence on the roots of nodules with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, they are breeds that improve the soil, capable of growing in extremely poor lands. Winter hardiness. They tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Loch multiflorous. Low shrub up to 1.5 m tall with young shoots covered with reddish-brown scales. The leaves are oval or oval-oblong, covered with silvery scales on top, later glabrous, on the underside with silvery and brown scales. The flowers are axillary, yellowish-white, bell-shaped, sitting in 1-2. Fruits are large red drupes, up to 2.5 cm long, juicy, with a pleasant sour taste.
Loch is silvery. Deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 4 m tall, with a spreading crown. Leaves are leathery, silvery on both sides, with brown scales on the underside. Fragrant flowers in leaf axils, 1-3, small, drooping, silvery outside, yellow inside, on small stalks. Duration of flowering 15–20 days. Fruits are oval or spherical, with a powdery sweet pulp, covered with silvery scales.

Louiseania

Very flowering shrubs, sometimes incorrectly called sakura. They bloom before the leaves open in the first half of May.
Winter hardiness. Not demanding on soils, but prefer fresh fertile soils. Easy to transplant, resistant to drought, pests and diseases. During the flowering period, they are demanding on moisture.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings on the lawn, against the background of conifers, in the standard culture.
Luiseania is a visleaf. Deciduous, spreading shrub 2–4 m tall with thornless, soft shoots. The leaves are similar to those of an elm tree. Blooms before the leaves open. Flowers up to 1.5 cm in diameter from pink to purple-red. The fruit is a drupe, dry, globular, dark red or yellow, with a pink blush, with a dry thin pericarp that opens up after ripening.
Luiseania three-lobed, or three-lobed almond. Shrub up to 3 m high with a spreading crown and protruding dark gray shoots. Leaves, located on fruit-bearing shoots in bunches, coarsely toothed along the edge, unclear three-lobed. Leaves of growth shoots with more pronounced lobes. The flowers are simple, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, grow on shoots of 2, have a variety of colors - dark pink, light red, crimson. The fruit is a drupe, up to 1 cm in diameter, with a dry, velvety pericarp. Form "Plena" with pink double flowers is magnificent.

Mahonia / Mahonia

Evergreen shrubs devoid of thorns with shiny leathery leaves. The flowers are small, yellow, collected in erect, multi-flowered inflorescences. Edible fruits are dark blue with a bluish bloom, rarely red or whitish, from globular to oval.
Shade-tolerant, but develop better in open sunny places, resistant to pests and diseases. They prefer fresh, humus-rich soils; well tolerate city conditions, as well as pruning and crown molding. Hardy enough, but young plants should be covered with spruce branches for the winter.
Usage. Group plantings, curbs, hedges, rose gardens, rockeries.
Mahonia is holly. Evergreen shrub up to 1.5 m tall. It is interesting in large leathery leaves, reddish when blooming, in summer - dark green, in autumn - reddish-golden-bronze, especially in sunny places. The leaves of a compound leaf are shaped like holly leaves. It blooms from the beginning of May and during the month, sometimes it blooms again in October. Dark blue with a bluish bloom, edible, sweet and sour fruits ripen in early August, giving the shrub a unique originality. Cross-pollinated plant. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden leaves), "Juglandifolia" (nut-leaved form).
Magobarbaris of Newbert. A hybrid of Mahonia holly and common barberry - evergreen or semi-evergreen, very beautiful shrub, up to 1 m tall. The leaves are ovate-oblong, 3–7 cm long, rigid, serrate, rounded at the base. The similarity with barberry is manifested in simple leaves, with Mahonia - in the absence of thorns and the next arrangement of leaves.

Raspberry / Rubus

Very fragrant, sweet berries of scarlet, raspberry, peach and yellow color give special value to this genus of shrubs. Flexible young shoots grow up to 3 m in height in a season, the leaves are light green on the back, strongly pubescent. The flowers are large, white.
Good fruiting when planted in fertile loose soils, sunny locations and grown on trellises. They need annual cutting of fruit-bearing shoots, removal of root shoots.
Usage. Hedges, group plantings, near water bodies.
Fragrant raspberries. One of the most decorative shrubs for shady areas. It differs from fruit species and varieties in beautiful and long flowering with large pink flowers. It multiplies very quickly due to root growth.

Almond / Amygdalus

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes small trees, with an abundance of beautiful, large, single, pink or white flowers in spring.
They are not very demanding on soil, are salt- and drought-resistant, respond well to liming of the soil, are light-requiring, easily tolerate urban conditions. They grow quickly, bloom in the 3-5th year.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, rockeries, against the background of lawns and conifers, for fixing slopes, in the standard culture.
Georgian almonds. Shrub up to 1 m tall, similar in appearance to low almonds, from which it differs in larger leaves, up to 8 cm in length, larger bright pink flowers and bristly, hairy fruits. Frost resistant.
Low almonds, or wall almonds (bean). Small deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a dense spherical crown. Branches are erect, reddish-gray, with numerous shortened branches, densely covered with narrow leaves. Single bright pink flowers (there is a white-flowered form) bloom simultaneously with the leaves and adorn the bush in abundance. Flowering lasts 7-10 days. The fruit is a drupe up to 2 cm long with a dry, pubescent pericarp of a whitish-straw color. Extremely winter-hardy.

Sea Buckthorn / Hippophae

Fruit shrubs or trees with beautiful silvery leaves and fruits of various colors and sizes.
They grow well on poor soils, light-requiring, frost-hardy, drought-resistant. The roots are superficial, so you should loosen the ground carefully.
Usage. Group plantings, hedges.
Sea buckthorn buckthorn. An asymmetrical shrub or tree up to 5 m tall with a spread-out crown and lanceolate silvery-gray leaves. The flowers are inconspicuous. Spiny shoots. Fruits are very effective - orange, very juicy, edible, densely sticking shoots. There are many fruit varieties.
Pachysandra / Pachysandra

Pachysandra / Pachysandra

Evergreen shrub with a height of 30 cm with dark green, leathery leaves. It grows very quickly. It is considered one of the best plants for semi-shady and shady places, landscaping areas under trees and large shrubs.
Prefers partial shade, moist fertile soil. In the spring, it needs a little pruning, which stimulates the growth of new shoots.
Usage. Carpet landings, curbs.
Apical pachisandra. This species has a very showy "Green Carpet" variety. He has smaller leaves, austere bush shape, only 15–20 cm high, abundant flowering. The flowers are white, collected in the apical ears. Blooms in April.

Peony / Paeonia

Most peony species are herbaceous plants, but six peony species are deciduous shrubs with a sparse, very beautiful crown, decorative leaves and very large showy flowers.
Requires nutritious, well-drained soil, sunny location. In severe winters in the middle zone, they need shelter.
Usage. Tapeworms, group landings.
Tree peony. Shrub up to 1.2 m high with strong erect shoots, large double-feathery leaves. The flowers are fragrant, single, very large. Depending on the variety, the flowers are white, lilac, bright red or pink with a dark crimson spot at the base. When freezing, they quickly recover due to adventitious buds at the base of the stems.

Broom / Cytisus

Unpretentious undersized shrubs. In most cases, they bloom profusely with fragrant flowers and set the fruits in the form of beans.
They do not tolerate a transplant, therefore they are planted in early spring with a large clod of earth and only at a young age. Soils prefer light, sandy, sunny places. Some species are drought-resistant and frost-resistant.
Usage. Spectacular tapeworms, rockeries, retaining walls.
Early broom. Dense shrub up to 1.5 m high with drooping shoots. The leaves are narrow, light green. Numerous golden yellow flowers appear on the shoots in May. The smell is not very pleasant. After the end of flowering, the plant is heavily pruned to cause vigorous growth of new shoots. The landing site should be sunny, well protected from the winds. In severe winters, it freezes a lot, so you should cover it with spruce branches and snow. In the conditions of the middle lane they freeze, and most often they freeze completely, the only exception is the "Allgold" variety.
Russian broom. Low deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with straight or curving gray branches. Small gray-green leaves with a spine at the top. The flowers are large, yellow, 3-5 in the axils of the leaves.
Broom creeping. Low, about 20 cm tall, shrub with easily rooted green shoots lying on the ground. The leaves are small, dark green. It blooms in May with yellow flowers located along the shoots. After flowering, faded shoots should be cut off so that new ones grow and ripen by spring.

Rhododendron / Rododendron

Deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Leaves are whole, alternate, oblong, with an even edge. Flowers in umbellate inflorescences, rarely 1-2, varying in size and color - from white to different shades of purple and yellow.
They grow slowly, especially in the early years. They need high air humidity, acidic, humus-rich, well-permeable soils, light places. They do not tolerate stagnant waterlogging and high standing groundwater, midday direct sun.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, against the background of lawns or conifers.
Daurian rhododendron. Strongly branched, medium-sized, evergreen shrub up to 2–4 m tall. Blooms profusely before the leaves open. The flowers are funnel-shaped, large, up to 4 cm in diameter, pink-purple. Secondary flowering can often be observed in autumn. High winter hardiness.
Kamchatka rhododendron. Low deciduous shrub up to 35 cm high. Numerous main branches are brownish-red, outstretched. Young twigs are upright, reddish or greenish, rather large, somewhat elongated leaves up to 6 cm long. The flowers are large 3-4 cm in diameter from pink-purple-red to blood-red.
Rhododendron Ketevba. Evergreen shrub 2–4 m high, sometimes growing in the form of a tree. Leaves are oval-oblong, flowers are large, up to 15 cm in diameter, purple-purple, with a wide corolla.
Rhododendron Ledebour. Semi-evergreen, finely branched, densely leafy shrub up to 1.5 m high with branches directed upwards. Blooms in May, again in autumn. Corollas of flowers are pink-purple up to 4.5 cm in diameter.
Rhododendron Smirnov. Evergreen shrub or small tree up to 3 m high with young white-pubescent shoots. Bell-shaped reddish pink flowers.

Rose / Rosa

Shrubs with a height of 20 cm to 1.2 m with high decorative qualities. Unlike wild (so-called rose hips) and historical roses, modern roses are most often remontant and bloom throughout the season.
Photophilous. They grow well on moderately moist, loamy soils, but they do not tolerate waterlogging. They require good care, regular feeding, shelter for the winter in the conditions of central Russia. Most species and varieties need pruning before wintering.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rose gardens, curbs.
Roses are classified not by species, but by groups. The most winter-hardy are shrub, park and moss roses. Dwarf roses, patio group roses are more suitable for borders. The peak of popularity is experienced by carpet or landscape roses, distinguished by the splendor of flowering and relative unpretentiousness. Russian winters are also well tolerated by polyanthus roses - small flowers in which are collected in lush umbrella-shaped inflorescences. This group also includes floribunda and floribunda-grandiflora roses, in which the flower shape is similar to hybrid tea, but also collected in large inflorescences.
The most spectacular flowers in the so-called scion roses are mainly tea hybrids, with large, most often single flowers of the most exquisite shapes and colors. However, tea roses can also be grown as self-rooted.

Fieldfare / Sorbaria

Deciduous shrub, up to 3 m tall, with graceful, large leaves, with white, numerous flowers, collected in large, terminal panicles. Blooms in June-July for 30 days. Most fieldfare gives abundant root suckers, forming dense, very spectacular thickets.
Growing fast. They are undemanding to the soil, but they achieve better development on drained and moist ones. They tolerate slight shading, frost-resistant. Possess phytoncidal properties.
Used for single and group plantings in gardens and parks, on forest edges and in hedges. Effective on the banks of reservoirs.
Fieldfare of Pallas. Very decorative, low shrub, up to 1.2 m tall. Young shoots are brownish, glabrous, finely pubescent or with yellowish branched hairs; older ones with peeling bark. Leaves are large, up to 15 cm long, 9-15 pairs of leaflets, dark green, glabrous or more often pubescent. The flowers are white or creamy white in small ones. The disadvantage is the fragility of the trunks, requiring systematic removal. It quickly loses its original planting line, expanding at the expense of offspring to the sides and forming a continuous curtain. Tolerates pruning well.
Fieldfare mountain ash-leaved. Shrub up to 3 m tall, with a broadly spreading crown, numerous, erect shoots. The leaves are large, up to 25 cm long, of 9-13 pairs of leaflets, resembling rowan trees in shape. When blooming, the leaf blades are pink, later light green, in the fall - yellow or dark carmine-red. Flowers are small, white, with stamens twice as long as petals, collected in terminal, pyramidal panicles up to 30 cm long. Fading inflorescences lose their decorative effect and require removal.

Boxwood / Buxus

Evergreen shrubs and trees with numerous glossy leaves. They are very popular in ornamental gardening.
Photophilous, but put up with light partial shade, demanding on air humidity, prefer calcareous, humus-rich soils. Boxwood is cut in early August.
Usage. Tapeworms, curbs, containers.
Attention! All parts of the boxwood, especially the leaves, are poisonous.
Boxwood is evergreen. Evergreen, slow-growing, dense shrub up to 2-4 m in height. Can be shaped like a tree. Leaves are leathery, oval, shiny, dark green. The flowers are inconspicuous, melliferous. The main plant for the formation of geometric shapes and for low clipped hedges. Freezes in harsh winters. In central Russia, it is more expedient to grow it as a container crop, with wintering in an unheated room.

Lilac / Syringa

Deciduous, rarely evergreen shrub with opposite, simple leaves. The flowers are bisexual, fragrant, bell-shaped. The color of the flowers is varied - from white to purple and purple. Flowers are collected in apical paniculate inflorescences.
Resistant to dust and air pollution, frost-resistant, drought-resistant, not demanding on the soil.
Usage. Single and group plantings, hedges, near water bodies.
Amur lilac, or crackling. Under cultural conditions, it grows in the form of a large multi-stemmed shrub, up to 10 m in height. Young shoots are red-brown, similar to cherry shoots. Leaves 5–11 cm long, somewhat similar in shape to common lilac leaves, greenish-purple when blooming, dark green in summer, orange-yellow or purple in autumn. Small, white or slightly creamy flowers with a honey smell, on short pedicels, collected in large, wide, paniculate inflorescences up to 25 cm long. Blooms 2 weeks later than Hungarian lilac and 3 weeks later than common lilac.
Hungarian lilac. Shrub 3-4 m tall. Shoots are densely branched, directed upwards. Broadly elliptic, dark green, shiny, bare leaves up to 12 cm long, with delicate cilia along the edge, bluish-green on the underside, sometimes pubescent along the midrib. The flowers are long-tubular, small, lilac, with a weak aroma, in narrow, divided into tiers, rare panicles. Blooms 2 weeks later than common lilac. Blooms profusely for 20-25 days. Perfectly molded, well retains the shape given to it. Does not give root offspring.
Lilac hyacinth. It received its specific name for its similarity to hyacinth flowers. Leaves broadly ovate or cordate, pointed, brown-purple in autumn. The flowers are similar to the flowers of common lilac, but the inflorescences are smaller and friable, blooms a week earlier. The best forms and varieties "Ester Staley" (purple-red buds, flowers are bright purple-red), "Puple Gloiy" (very large purple flowers), "Churchill" (flowers are silvery-purple with a pink tint).
Chinese lilac. Tall shrub up to 5 m tall with spreading, thin, hanging branches. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, pointed, up to 10 cm long. The flowers are large, up to 1.8 cm in diameter, intense lilac in the buds, reddish lilac with a pleasant aroma when blooming, collected in wide pyramidal, drooping panicles up to 10 cm long. Blooms simultaneously with common lilac. Cultivated forms with double purple flowers and very showy with dark purple flowers.
Meyer's lilac. Compact shrub up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves broadly elliptic, 2–4 cm long, tapering at the top, with a wedge-shaped base, dark green above, glabrous, lighter below, pubescent along the veins. The flowers are fragrant, light lilac-pinkish, collected in erect inflorescences 3-10 cm long. Blossoms in June. Young bushes 25 cm high can already bloom, and quite abundantly, therefore they are suitable for planting in curbs and rockeries. There are a huge number of varieties of the most varied colors and sizes, both inflorescences and flowers.
Persian lilac. Shrub up to 3 m tall, with dense, thin, arched branches. Leaves are lanceolate, pointed, up to 7.5 cm long, thin, dense. The flowers are light purple, up to 2 cm in diameter, with a strong specific aroma, collected in loose, wide panicles up to 10 cm long. Blooms a little later than common lilac, very abundant and long-lasting. The growth rate is average. Photophilous, winter-hardy, drought-resistant, tolerates transplantation and haircut well. It has various forms with white and red flowers.

Scumpia / Cotinus

Large deciduous trees or shrubs. The most decorative during the period of fruit ripening, when paniculate inflorescences become grayish-purple or pinkish due to overgrown, densely pubescent pedicels. This creates the impression of an extraordinary colored wig or air cloud, for which the plant is called a wig tree. Young plants begin to bloom in the 4th or 5th year.
They require a sunny location, fertile, well-drained soils, and the obligatory introduction of lime. They tolerate city conditions well. Drought and heat resistant.
Usage. Spectacular tapeworms.
Skumpia leather. A shrub with a spreading rounded crown reaches 3-5 m in height. Leaves are light green, bright yellow in autumn. Flowers are collected in panicles at the ends of the shoots. Blooms in June – July. After flowering, original feather inflorescences are formed, consisting of overgrown pedicels. The popular form of "Royal Purple" with dark purple leaves partially freezes in the suburbs.

Plum / Prunus

Deciduous trees or shrubs with short shoots that usually end in thorns. The flowers are relatively large, single or collected in few-flowered. The fruits are fragrant, juicy, edible.
They prefer loams, fertile, well-drained soils, sunny places. Regular watering is required.
Usage. Group plantings, tapeworms, hedges.
Plum prickly, or thorn. Strongly spreading, branched shrub up to 5 m tall. The branches are very thorny, black-ash or brownish in color. Leaves are oblong-elliptical up to 4 cm long. It blooms at the same time as the leaves open. The flowers are white, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, with numerous stamens. The pulp of the fruit is greenish, sour, tart. The best forms and varieties: "Nigra" (dark red leaves with a black tint), "Plena" (double white flowers), "Purpurea" (purple leaves and pink flowers).

Currant / Ribes

Shrubs with beautifully shaped leaves and racemose inflorescences of numerous small flowers, which have become an indispensable attribute of Russian gardens. They give large yields of very tasty fruits of white, pink, red and black color, depending on the type and variety. Varietal berry currants are often combined, regardless of the color of the berries, into one name - garden currant. In addition, there are purely decorative species, which, although they have berries, are too sour and small.
They need rich, sufficiently moist and well-drained soil. Shade-tolerant, but give a good harvest in sunny, well-sheltered places.

Alpine currant. A decorative look with red berries, very showy forms with golden, small and deeply cut leaves. Typically, dwarf forms are used in gardens.
Golden currant. An ornamental shrub with a beautiful rounded crown, fragrant golden flowers and orange-yellow, purple or almost black berries. It grows well in an unfavorable environment.

Snowberry / Symphoricarpus

Deciduous shrub with showy large white or pink fruits that persist throughout the winter.
They grow quickly, are unpretentious, light-requiring, prefer calcareous soils. They tolerate haircuts, shaping and city conditions well. Winter hardiness.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, curbs.
Snowberry is white, or raceme. Deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a rounded crown and long, thin shoots. Leaves are simple, ovate or nearly round, whole-edged, green above and bluish below. Small pink flowers are collected in dense racemose inflorescences located throughout the shoot. It blooms profusely and for a long time, and next to the blossoming flowers, you can see ripe fruits - berry-shaped, spherical, up to 1 cm in diameter, white, very elegant, juicy, keep on the shoots for a long time.
The snowberry is rounded, or ordinary. Quite tall shrub with thin shoots, small leaves, dark green above and bluish below. The flowers are as small as those of the white, and are collected in dense, short inflorescences. Fruits are hemispherical, purple-red or coral, with a bluish bloom. In autumn, thin shoots with purple leaves are strewn with red fruits along the entire length. Somewhat less winter-hardy than the white snowberry, however, it quickly recovers after freezing.

Spirea, or meadowsweet / Spirea

Deciduous shrubs, rarely exceeding 2 m in height, with a very diverse bush shape - from pyramidal to weeping. They are appreciated for their abundant and long flowering. The flowers are small, but numerous, collected in inflorescences of various shapes, in some species there are single flowers. The color is varied - from pure white to crimson.
Not demanding on the soil, light-requiring, frost-resistant. Many species are smoke and gas resistant, tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, rockeries, hedges, curbs.
White-flowered spirea. A small shrub up to 50 cm high, with strong, erect branches. Large inflorescences, panicles are flat and rather dense. The flowers are white, the duration of flowering is up to 2 months.
Spirea Billard. A shrub with spreading branches, wide lanceolate leaves and bright pink flowers, collected in narrow pyramidal inflorescences up to 20 cm long. It blooms from the second half of summer until frost. Very good hybrid "Antony Waterer" with a graceful spherical crown, blooming almost all summer with dark pink flowers.
Spirea Van Gutt. Shrub up to 1.5 m tall with sprawling, arched light brown branches curving downward, forming a beautiful cascading crown shape. The flowers are pure white, collected in dense, numerous, hemispherical inflorescences, covering almost the entire shoot.
Spiraea is oak-leaved. Erect shrub up to 2 m tall with long ribbed shoots and a dense beautiful round crown. In the fall, the leaves turn even yellow. White flowers up to 1.5 cm in diameter are collected in hemispherical inflorescences.
Spirea Douglas. Upright shrub up to 1.5 m tall with straight, ribbed, reddish-brown, pubescent shoots. The flowers are dark pink in dense narrow pyramidal inflorescences.
Spirea nippon. Shrub 1-2 m tall with a very dense spherical crown. Blooms in early June. Flowers in buds are purple, blossoming - yellowish-green in dense inflorescences. Differs in compactness and abundant flowering.
Spirea is sharp-toothed, or argut. Strongly branched shrub up to 2 m tall with a wide spreading crown formed by arcuate curved brown shoots. The flowers are white, up to 0.8 cm in diameter, collected in numerous multi-flowered umbellate inflorescences, completely covering the shoots.
Japanese spirea. Beautiful shrub up to 1.5 m tall. In the autumn, it acquires a spectacular color. It blooms for a long time with pink-red flowers, collected in complex inflorescences, which are crowned with annual shoots. The best forms and varieties: "Golden Princess" (undersized shrub, pink flowers, bright yellow leaves), "Little Princess" (dark pink flowers), "Ruberrima" (up to 30 cm in height, carmine-red flowers), "Shirobana "(abundance of flowers from white to pink)," Variegata "(variegated leaves).

Forsythia

Fast-growing and early flowering deciduous shrubs, upright or spreading. Shoots are covered with bright yellow moth flowers even before the leaves open.
They prefer sunny places, protected from cold winds, as well as moist, humus-rich, slightly alkaline soils. Stable in urban environments. In severe winters, it freezes above the snow cover, but recovers after heavy pruning.
Usage. Tapeworms, group landings, rockeries.
Average fortification. Fast-growing, fairly frost-resistant shrub up to 2 m tall with dark green elliptical leaves. It can freeze slightly at the level of the snow cover. The best forms and varieties: "Densiflora" (pale yellow flowers are very crowded), "Goldzauber" (large golden yellow flowers), "Lynwood" (bright green leaves, light yellow flowers), "Primulina" (brightly colored petals) yellow flowers slightly wavy), "Spectabilis" (large bright yellow flowers and well-aimed dark green leaves).
Forsythia is ovoid. The most winter hardy species. Shrub up to 3 m high with green branches directed upwards. Leaves up to 15 cm long, serrated in the upper part. The flowers are bright greenish-yellow in color. Blooms in late April. In autumn, the leaves turn dark purple in color with an orange tint.

Bird cherry / Padus

Deciduous trees with alternate, large leaves; abundant, fragrant flowers in clusters, fruits - black drupes.
Most species are frost-hardy, drought-resistant, photophilous, but they can grow in partial shade. They prefer fertile, moist soils.
Usage. High hedges, single and group plantings, near the water, in single and group plantings.
Bird cherry antipka, or magalepka. A low tree or shrub with a dense spherical crown. The flowers are fragrant, small, white, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, collected in small clusters up to 7 cm long. Juicy fruits, up to 1 cm in diameter, become black as they ripen. There is a decorative form with weeping branches.
Bird cherry virgin. The tree is up to 15 m tall, with a wide, spreading crown, oblong-ovate shiny leaves, which are painted in bright colors in autumn. The flowers are white, up to 1.3 cm, in multi-flowered, leafy racemes up to 15 cm long. Fruits are spherical, initially red, when fully ripe, dark red, with juicy, edible pulp. It blooms and bears fruit annually from the age of 7.
Bird cherry Maak. Tree up to 17 m tall, with a wide-pyramidal crown. The trunk is covered with a very elegant, reddish-orange or golden-yellow bark, smooth, shiny, peeling across the trunk with papery, thin films. The flowers are white, small, in erect oblong racemes, odorless. Fruits are small, up to 5 cm in diameter, round, black, very bitter, inedible, serve as a delicacy for birds and bears, for which it was called "bear berry" in its homeland. Shades poorly. Known Michurin hybrid - cerapadus.
Bird cherry ordinary, or carpal. Tree up to 17 m tall or large shrub. The crown is wide, dense, with drooping branches; the bark is smooth, matte, black-gray. White clusters of fragrant flowers appear after the leaves open. Fruits are black, globular, shiny, edible drupes. The most popular forms are with pink and double flowers. The variegated form is less common.

Chubushnik / Philadelphus

Deciduous shrub with numerous straight stems covered with thin, gray bark. Leaves are dull, simple, ovate, elongated or broadly ovate. Gorgeous creamy white fragrant or odorless flowers are collected in clusters of 3-5 pieces at the ends of the shoots. There are many species, shapes and varieties with simple, semi-double and double flowers.
Winter hardiness depends on the type and variety. But basically, chubushniks tolerate Russian winters well, and when frozen, they quickly recover thanks to a powerful root system. They need permeable, fertile soils, a sunny place, but they can also withstand partial shade. They respond well to regular watering and feeding. Smoke and gas resistant. Need thinning.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, non-shearing hedges, rockeries and curbs (dwarf forms).
The chubushnik is pale, or ordinary. Powerful shrub, profusely blooming, creamy white flowers, very fragrant flowers up to 3 cm in diameter, collected in 5-7 pieces in racemose inflorescences. Leaves turn bright yellow in autumn. In the middle lane it suffers from wet snow, can freeze up to the level of snow cover. It has several decorative forms, differing in variegation, size and doubleness of flowers, there are even varieties with white-pink flowers. Until now, it is considered the best terry variety "Virginal" with flowers up to 4-5 cm in diameter and a lush bush up to 2.5 m in circumference.
Crown chubushnik. It stands out with reddish-brown shoots. A very unpretentious look, it does not tolerate only salty and too wet soils. It blooms profusely and for a long time, the flowers are large, very fragrant. Has a beautiful golden shape. In winter, it freezes up to the height of the snow cover. The dwarf form of this species is also popular, reaching only 60 cm in height.
Chubushnik Caucasian. Although the flowers of this species are smaller, it is widespread in Russia due to its high winter hardiness and undemanding soil.
Chubushnik Lemoine. Hybrid between common mock-orange and small-leaved mock-orange. There are many varieties of this hybrid with fragrant large snow-white flowers, collected in large clusters. The varieties are divided into groups: with small and large leaves.
Chubushnik is thin-leaved. This type is intended for those who cannot stand strong odors. A shrub with a beautiful spherical crown shape, large leaves, odorless pure white flowers. Unpretentious, blooms even in partial shade, tolerates transplantation well. The variety "Multiflorea" with large clusters of up to 11-13 flowers is especially good.

Rosehip / Rosa

Shrubs 1–2 m high with erect or slightly drooping branches. There are species with very long shoots creeping along the ground or clinging to the trunks and branches of neighboring plants. Such species are able to climb to considerable heights.
Most species are light-requiring. They grow well on moderately moist, loamy soils, but they do not tolerate waterlogging.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Rose (rose hip) is rusty. Beautiful, densely branched, multi-stemmed shrub up to 1.5 m high. Shoots are very thorny. The flowers are crimson pink. Prized for the apple scent of the leaves.
Rose (rosehip) canine, or ordinary. Shrub up to 3 m tall with sprawling arcuate branches of greenish or red-brown color, covered with powerful thorns. The leaves are small, the flowers are pale pink, the fruits are round or oblong-oval, bright red.
Rose (rosehip) French. Upright shrub up to 1.5 m high. Leaves up to 12 cm long. The flowers are large, from dark pink to fiery red, simple or double, single, sometimes collected in groups of 2-3. They have a kind of pleasant aroma. Blooms profusely in early summer. Quite winter-hardy, but in the middle lane sometimes suffers from frost.

Exochorda

Shrub is a deciduous, fast-growing and flowering shrub.
They prefer sunny places and good humus-rich soils. Good drainage is required. They do not tolerate limestone. Photophilous, frost-resistant, drought-resistant. They tolerate strong pruning and rejuvenation. After flowering, overgrown shoots are shortened.
Usage. Solitaire for small gardens.
The exochord is large-flowered. Free-growing shrub with straight main shoots and broadly spreading lateral shoots. Reaches a height of 1.2 m. Leaves are oval, light green. In May, it blooms with large white flowers up to 5 cm in diameter, collected in hanging inflorescences 10 cm long.
Exochord Albert. Strongly branched shrub up to 4 m tall with bright green elliptical leaves. White flowers up to 4 cm in diameter are collected in multi-flowered apical inflorescences. Provides excellent cutting material.

Ornamental shrubs play an important role in decorating garden and backyard plots. They can be used to organize hedges and borders, single plantings and flower beds, decorate gazebos and recreation areas, as well as as part of large landscape compositions.

Ornamental garden shrubs: choosing the right one

Horticultural shrubs are extremely diverse. Most often they are classified as follows:

• decorative deciduous;
• blooming;
• conifers and evergreens;
• fruit.

Ornamental shrubs are indispensable in the design of any garden

Video: overview of ornamental shrubs for the garden

Ornamental deciduous shrubs

Among the plants with the original shape of the leaves or their unusual color, one can distinguish:

• Doren. A plant from the Cornel family up to 3 m high with shiny flexible red branches. The color of the leaves can be different: green with white spots, greenish-reddish with pink edging, yellow, pinkish-brownish, etc. The inflorescences are white; in the fall, whitish-bluish berries form in their place.

  The turf has very beautiful motley foliage.

• ... A plant of the Euonymus family with a dense and dense crown, but at the same time lacy and densely branched. Small leaves are usually green or variegated, in autumn they are colored in all shades of red. The flowers are inconspicuous, light shades, but they are replaced by multi-colored original fruit-earrings hanging on long petioles.

  The euonymus has not only beautiful bright leaves, but also interesting original fruits

• Red Japanese maple. Tall, slow-growing shrub (3-5 m), belonging to the Maple family. The bulky crown of bright green strongly cut dissected fan leaves in autumn gradually changes color to orange-reddish, deep red or carmine, almost black. Red or yellow-green flowers open before foliage bloom, form lionfish seeds.

  The foliage of the Japanese maple gradually changes color from yellow to dark red.

Photo gallery: shrubs with beautiful leaves

Winged euonymus is a picturesque shrub that delights with a dense green crown in summer, and in the fall delighting with a fantastic view of foliage of all shades of red Forchun's euonymus has a very decorative dark green foliage with a white or yellow border. decorativeness even in winter, thanks to branches with bright red bark. Purple willow Nana is an ornamental tree with a small size and a spherical crown. dark red Bubbles Darts Gold - a spectacular shrub with decorative leaves of bright yellow color, delicate flowers and fruits decorates the site throughout the season Bubbles - an ornamental deciduous shrub that has recently appeared in horticulture, and is rapidly gaining popularity non-leaved grows rapidly, forming lush thickets of white dogwood Siberica Variegata has variegated fringed foliage, which changes its color in autumn (leaves can sparkle with yellow, purple or violet color)

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Flowering shrubs

Of the flowering garden shrubs, the following can be distinguished:

• Weigela. A spectacular flowering plant belonging to the Honeysuckle family, from 0.6-0.7 m to 3 m high with smooth bluish or green, sometimes red-brown leaves. The flowers are large (up to 5 cm), tubular-bell-shaped, reddish-pinkish, brick and creamy yellow shades.

  Weigela flowers resemble a bell

• ... Shrub from 1 to 3 m tall from the family Hortensiae with large (10–12 cm) pointed oval leaves. It blooms luxuriously and profusely from mid-summer to autumn with spherical inflorescences up to 30 cm in diameter, painted in all shades of blue, deep purple, red, lilac, pink and white.

  Hydrangea has very large spherical inflorescences

• Jasmine. The garden shrub, commonly called the chubushnik, belongs to the Hortensia family, reaches a height of 2–2.5 m. The leaves are light green, simple, wide ovate or lanceolate, 2–7 cm long. Flowers with white or creamy petals are collected in loose inflorescences have a delicate delicate aroma.

  The flowers of jasmine (mock orange) are not very large, but smelly

Photo gallery: shrubs with beautiful flowers

Budley because of some external similarity is sometimes called autumn lilac. The species of weigela blooming pleases the eyes with pink bell flowers that bloom in waves during the season. Weigela flowers can be of various shades. Hydrangea blooms throughout the summer. depending on the variety) with racemose inflorescences Kalina blooms beautifully with large white spherical inflorescences, the foliage in the fall changes from rich green to golden and red
Shrub cinquefoil is widely used in decorative floriculture.
The broom, depending on the variety, blooms with "moth" flowers of different shades. Small, very fragrant, four-petal lilac flowers are arranged in a lush pyramidal brush-panicle of white, lilac, purple or violet color. Forsythia blooms in early spring with bright yellow bells, and the foliage on the bush appears after the flowers have fallen off

Video: beautiful shrubs that bloom all summer

Coniferous and evergreen shrubs

Among evergreen and coniferous garden crops that do not lose their decorativeness throughout the year, the most popular are:

• Juniper. Coniferous shrub from 1 to 3 m in height from the Cypress family. The leaves are rigid, acicular, short and prickly, grayish-green in color. The plant is dioecious, the fruits (cone-berries) of a bluish-bluish hue up to 7-9 mm in diameter ripen in the second or third year.

  Juniper is a shrub whose berries are often used as a spice and are used to treat diseases

• Boxwood. Very slowly (no more than 5 cm per year) growing evergreen shrub of the Boxwood family with small leathery bright green leaves. The flowers are small and inconspicuous, the fruits are in the form of a box.

  Boxwood is an ornamental shrub used by landscape designers when designing a hedge

• Heather. Evergreen, low, densely branched bush (30–80 cm) of the Heather family with small triangular petiolate leaves of various colors (green, bluish-white, orange-golden, etc.). Small white or pink flowers are collected in a one-sided inflorescence.

  Heather bush is densely covered with small triangular leaves with different shades of green, but some varieties of heather have leaves of reddish, copper, yellow and silver-gray

Most of the evergreen conifers grow extremely slowly.

Video: conifers for the garden

Fruit shrubs

Most often, the following berry bushes are used in gardens:

• Snowberry. A short shrub (no more than 1.5 m) with thin yellowish-gray twigs, belongs to the Honeysuckle family. Gray-green oval leaves reach 5–6 cm in length. Flowers are regular in shape, pale green, pinkish, less often red, collected in clusters of 6–10 pieces. Fruits of a white or pinkish hue do not ripen at the same time, they remain on bare branches until spring.

  White berries hang on the branches of a snowberry all winter

• Barberry. A prickly plant 2–2.5 m high from the Barberry family. The leaves are green, bright red, orange and yellow; in the fall, the color intensity becomes stronger. The flowers are small, yellowish, oblong berries ripening in their place have a red or purple hue.

  Barberry can also be attributed to decorative deciduous shrubs, because its leaves can have a variety of shades.

• Rose hip. Smooth long stems of this plant from the Pink family, reaching 2–2.5 m in height, are covered with hard thorns and green oblong-elliptical long-petiolate leaves. Five-petalled flowers of various colors (white, yellow, crimson, pink, etc.) and the degree of doubleness. Fleshy orange-red berries with a diameter of 10-15 mm ripen in August.

  Rosehip, a close relative of the garden rose, is not only a beautiful bush covered with fragrant flowers, but also a source of healing fruits.

Not always beautiful bright fruits are edible, very often they are poisonous.

On our site there are several bushes of garden rose hips. In spring, the shrub looks very decorative, as it is densely covered with flowers. The lifespan of each shoot is about 4–5 years, then they die. Cutting dry branches is extremely problematic, since the thorns of this culture are very sharp. You have to wear thick-soled shoes and protective canvas gloves. If dead wood is not cut out in time, then the shrub looks very ugly.

The yellow rose hips look especially impressive.

Video: the most beautiful shrubs for the garden

The list of horticultural shrubs is extremely wide. You can choose plants for every taste, guided by the layout of the site, the developed design project and individual preferences.

When choosing perennial shrubs for your garden, you need to take into account their future size, color, nature and growth rate, texture and flowering time. Exactly flowering perennials give the garden a special decorative effect. And even after flowering, voluminous bushes create a backdrop for annual flowers or simply function as a hedge.

Let's talk about the most popular flowering perennial shrubs, which, together with trees, will shape the image of your garden for many years.

In this article, we have made an overview of the most interesting perennials from the point of view of landscape design. They can be planted alone or in groups. They can be used to decorate a house, fence or gazebo. Landscape designers often use them to create interesting compositions. So…

Blooming perennials

Perhaps the top three most popular in our gardens are lilacs, jasmine and viburnum. They are large, vibrant and luxurious perennial shrubs. They fill the garden with a wonderful scent and create a saving shade.

Viburnum

Viburnum- perennial unpretentious shrub. It is almost a symbol of the vast Russian expanses. Viburnum is mentioned in songs, in poetry, and in films. Gardeners appreciate it for both decorativeness and benefits. This perennial decorates the garden almost all season. In the spring, the viburnum blooms with large white caps, and in the fall it decorates the garden with bright red fruits. The benefits of all parts of this plant have been scientifically proven. They love viburnum for their unpretentiousness. She easily tolerates shade and frost. Grows well in the temperate climate of Europe and Asia. It is not surprising that this perennial shrub is so loved by many gardeners. They love him for its lush flowering, and for the bright autumn foliage, and for the abundance of the most useful berries.

Lilac

Lilacs are popular in almost every corner of the world. She is loved for its unpretentiousness, for its aroma and lush beautiful flowering. A wide variety of species and varieties allow you to choose lilacs of the desired shade and flower shape for your garden.

However, not everyone knows about the beneficial properties of this perennial shrub. The buds, flowers, bark and leaves of the plant have healing properties. Infusions, decoctions, teas, compresses and ointments are made from lilacs. The anti-aging properties of the lilac flower mask are known. Infusions help with colds, rheumatism and neuralgia.

In terms of use in landscape design, lilacs will be appropriate in any garden. Adult lilac bushes look equally good both in solitary plant and in group planting. Also, lilac goes well with many other flowering shrubs, such as jasmine.

Jasmine

Syringa that is so common in our gardens is not really true jasmine. Its correct name is chubushnik. This perennial shrub, which we associate with jasmine, is rightfully considered a royal perennial. It is appreciated for the beauty of flowering, aroma and unpretentiousness. Jasmine (mock orange) is considered one of the most beautifully flowering perennial shrubs. Indeed, the garden with blooming jasmine is an incredible sight. The height of these shrubs, depending on the region of our country, can reach from 1 to 4 meters. Several types of jasmine with different shades of flowers and different flowering times are popular in our gardens.

For lovers of the unusual, you can take a closer look at the variety mexican jasmine whose flowers smell like orange.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea- magnificent blooming perennial shrub... Beloved by everyone, not out of fashion for many years, luxurious - hydrangea really deserves all these epithets. During flowering, it produces a truly spectacular sight. Gardeners appreciate hydrangea for its variety of shapes and a wide palette of colors. Most hydrangea species grow from 1 to 3 meters. Like many other perennials, hydrangea is good both in single planting and in a row. She is also appreciated for the fact that she blooms from spring to autumn. Inflorescences of amazing beauty are also used in dry bouquets. This is a favorite plant of florists. Despite its aristocratic appearance, hydrangea is not considered too capricious. This perennial shrub is quite easy to grow and care for, tolerates partial shade well. You can read about cultivation methods.

Elder

Elder- a perennial shrub grown not only for decorative, but also for medicinal purposes. However, we must admit that elderberry is not as popular in our gardens as we would like. A possible reason is her being too tall. In the south, it grows from 3 to 10 m. This disadvantage can be contained by correct pruning. As for decorativeness, the elder has something to brag about. She has a lush, thick and curly crown. The elderberry blossoms are very impressive. Blooms in May-June. Only black elderberry has edible fruit.

This perennial shrub is also famous for its aroma. From berries and inflorescences, wonderful and healthy wines and jams are obtained. And black elderberry juice has tonic, antiviral, antipyretic, expectorant and antifungal properties.

There are, however, and unpleasantly smelling species of elderberry. They are used to repel pests, bedbugs and rodents.

Elderberry can be in the form of a shrub and in the form of a tree. Shade tolerates well, is unpretentious. In landscape design, it is valued as a fast-growing perennial with lacy foliage and expressive foliage.

Euonymus

Euonymus is very popular in ornamental gardening. This perennial shrub is equally good in both single and group plantings. It is prized for its attractive crown. The foliage is picturesque in spring and autumn. There are varieties with spotted and bordered leaves. The variety of ornaments makes the euonymus unsurpassed in the decoration of the site. It is widely used to decorate fences or outbuildings. And in the fall, the garden literally glows with colors. The euonymus looks especially impressive against the background of a green lawn at a time when other plants die off. For the same reason, landscape designers love to decorate alpine slides with them.

Today, many species of euonymus are known, among which there are tall and dwarf varieties. The creeping forms are interesting.

Euonymus are both shrubs and trees. This perennial is considered unpretentious. It tolerates pruning well and is resistant to adverse external conditions.

Budleya

Budleya- a spectacular perennial shrub, reaching a height of 1.5-3 m. In landscape design, it is valued for its color palette, spreading shape and luxurious bunches of flowers. The color palette is very diverse, including rich orange and raspberry colors. Budleia inflorescences, depending on the species, are in the form of a panicle or spherical. For its resemblance to lilac, budley is sometimes called autumn lilac. This perennial earned another nickname - a magnet for butterflies, as beautiful large butterflies literally flock to fragrant melliferous flowers. Among the variety of species for your garden, you can choose fairly winter-hardy varieties of budley.

Budleya is widely used in landscape design. It blooms practically from spring to autumn, which undoubtedly expands the possibilities of decorating the garden. The budlea looks especially beautiful as a solo plant or against the background of green conifers.

Also, this perennial has one interesting feature - on the bush you can simultaneously see buds, and open flowers, and fruits.

Spirea

Spirea Is a graceful perennial shrub with curving branches. Rarely exceeds 2 m in height. There are weeping, pyramidal, creeping, cascading and erect forms. Spireas also differ in the shape and color of the leaves. There are many varieties that are prized for their original decorative foliage.

Spireas are divided into 2 types - spring-flowering and summer-flowering. Thanks to this variety, these perennials widely used in landscape design. Experts advise using different types of spirea in creating compositions - with different colors and different flowering periods.

Weeping and creeping forms of spirea look good in single plantings. Low-growing species are beautifully adorned with alpine slides and curbs.

Even in winter, spireas look beautiful against the background of snow. Spireas with decorative foliage are good for a winter garden.

Wisteria

Wisteria, or wisteria, is a charming tree vine native to East Asia. Unfortunately, it is not widespread on the scale of our country due to cold intolerance. However, we have already learned how to grow it in the south or in a greenhouse. This is luxurious perennial with cascades of hanging inflorescences conquered many gardeners. In Japan, a walk in a garden with fragrant blooming wisteria is called paradise.

In landscape design, wisteria is used to decorate gazebos, terraces, trellises and other farm buildings. Even the most ordinary-looking old barn, braided with beautiful wisteria, turns into a luxurious landscape object. This perennial vine is deservedly called the queen among all garden vines. Abundant and long flowering, sweet aroma and clouds of delicate colors leave no one indifferent.

At home, wisteria can reach 20 m. Therefore, a reliable shelter for the winter in our latitudes is the most difficult task for gardeners. Also, wisteria (wisteria) is successfully grown in tubs and in the form of a standard tree. Yet in vertical gardening, this perennial plant is unmatched.

Rhododendron

Rhododendron- a magnificent perennial flowering shrub, including about 800 species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. Translated from Greek, rhododendron means "rosewood". In free plantings, it is found mainly in southeast Asia, on mountain slopes and sea coasts.

The variety of species allows you to choose specimens for yourself with very small flowers, and with large ones up to 20 cm in diameter. There are creeping shrubs. Rhododendron is popular not only for its amazingly beautiful flowers. He has beautiful colorful decorative foliage that changes shades in the fall.

Also, rhododendron is an excellent honey plant, although beekeepers have a special opinion on this. It is believed that the nectar collected from rhododendrons is "drunk". Bees literally get drunk when collecting such honey. Therefore, many beekeepers do not like to locate their apiaries in the area where these beautiful perennials grow. Although many argue that it all depends on the type of rhododendron.

This flowering shrub has earned its fame as a royal flower over the centuries. Many connoisseurs compare its beauty with the queen of flowers herself -!

This is a true aristocrat among flowering perennials. And like all handsome men, the rhododendron has a rather capricious disposition. Growing it is quite troublesome. He has special preferences for soil composition, air humidity, planting location and the amount of light.

However, every year there are more and more people who want to plant a rhododendron in their garden. In the end, he endows the most persistent with a lush and amazingly beautiful flowering, pleasing almost all summer.

Rhododendrons are good both in group and in solitary plantings. Looks great when creating hedges and on the lawn. Landscape designers recommend planting low-growing varieties of this perennial on rocky hills and as a curb plant.

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle represents perennial shrub, both upright and curly. This is a very beautiful plant, widely used in landscape gardening and decoration of alleys and arbors. Curly honeysuckle creates a charming hedgerow perfect for landscaping a terrace. The most common types of honeysuckle in our country bloom from late May to mid-June.

The variety of varieties of decorative honeysuckle allows you to choose a variety for your garden in the form of shrubs, trees and vines. Gardeners appreciate this plant for the tenderness of flowers and richness of colors. It is believed that once you have tried to grow honeysuckle, you will never give up on it.

In recent years, the cultivation of edible honeysuckle has become popular. It is a shrub up to 2 m high. The berries are healthy and tasty, with a slight sourness. Some sources say that honeysuckle even surpasses blueberries and blackberries in terms of the content of nutrients.

Clematis

Clematis (clematis) is a very popular flowering perennial. It is a fast growing wintering and greenhouse plant. It can be in the form of vines, and in the form of shrubs. Clematis appeared in Russia in the 19th century, and were first grown as greenhouse plants.

For almost 2 centuries, breeders have created a lot of varieties and species that differ in many ways. In some clematis, the flowers are collected in a half-umbrella, in others in a panicle or shield. There are small-flowered clematis with a flower diameter of up to 5 cm. There are large-flowered with a diameter of 6 to 25 cm. The color of the flower is very diverse - pink, white, crimson, lilac, purple and even almost black.

Semi-shrub clematis have a lignified lower, successfully wintering part and an upper one, which dies off annually. This perennial has the ability to cling to the branches of shrubs, trees and various supports, reliably wrapping around them with its cuttings.

Clematis is rightfully considered one of the favorites in landscape design. These charming vines quickly and beautifully decorate walls, balconies, gazebos, arches, fences and roofs. They are loved for their unusual and bright colors, for their wonderful aroma and unpretentiousness. This perennial allows you to create complex garden compositions together with other plants, enriching the garden pattern.

The perfect combination is clematis with roses. If you want to really enjoy the bloom of these gorgeous flowers, choose roses and clematis that bloom at the same time. Other classic combination options are clematis with hydrangea, budley, hops and barberry.

the Rose

Shrub rose - perennial worthy of writing whole treatises. Within the framework of this article, one can only talk about her in passing. This is the favorite plant of all gardeners. Perhaps there is no garden in which a rose does not grow.

The queen of the garden is beautiful and diverse, since ancient times she has conquered kings and ordinary gardeners all over the world. She has firmly established herself as the most luxurious plant in the world.

In landscape design, all types of roses are widely used - climbing, standard, bush, hybrid tea, ground cover, polyanthus and miniature. All of them beautifully decorate both small gardens and grandiose parks, small romantic corners and large garden compositions.

This perennial is one of the most perfect ornamental flowering plants in terms of beauty and fragrance. Such a variety of bright and delicate shades of color and smell belongs only to the rose.

It is no surprise that this royal plant adorns gardens in many countries around the world. Roses are good both at the edge of the lawn and in the center of the lawn, against the background of conifers and in combination with other shrubs, for example, clematis. They look good against the background of stone, wrought metal or wood.

Pyramids of roses, arches, and even whole pink walls are all great options for using roses in garden design. And some sophisticated gardeners arrange whole streams of ground cover roses in their garden!

Rose hip

Rose hip Is probably the most common perennial shrub in our gardens. It is grown both as a source of useful berries and as a hedge. Rosehip is a close relative of the rose and is a wild shrub. Forming extensive thorny thickets, it reliably protects the fence from uninvited guests. In spring, this perennial blooms with simple but very cute flowers.

In autumn, it presents its owners with useful red berries, which are valued for their medicinal properties. The fruits left on the rosehip bush serve as an excellent food in winter and enliven the winter garden.

Hawthorn

Thorny shrubs of hawthorn allow you to create a real impassable hedge. An adult shrub sometimes reaches 5-6 m. Hawthorn bushes can become a real obstacle not only for uninvited guests, but also for neighboring pets. The hawthorn needs to be trimmed regularly. If not trimmed, it can turn into impassable thickets.

Hawthorn is also planted in the garden for the sake of useful berries. They have long been credited with both medicinal and magical properties. They healed heart diseases and drove away evil spirits. Due to its rich unique composition, hawthorn fruits are also used in official medicine.

Mahonia holly

Mahonia holly- evergreen perennial shrub... Thanks to its greenery, Mahonia beautifies the garden all year round. The leaves are naturally prickly and glossy. Their rich color goes well with yellow flowers, which appear in the south of our country at the end of autumn. In colder latitudes, flowering begins in spring. It is an incredibly ornamental shrub that adorns the garden in winter and summer. Mahonia berries and flowers look especially impressive against the background of a blazing autumn garden. Green berries, as they ripen, acquire a dark purple color with a bluish bloom. The bunches with berries are similar to the bunches of grapes, ripening towards the end of summer.

In landscape design, holly mahonia is often used. Due to its unusual appearance, it alternately pleases its viewers with foliage, then with clusters of blue berries, then with bright yellow inflorescences. This perennial looks great as a single plant, and as a lawn plant, and as an addition to a stone composition, and as a hedge.

Besides, mahonia- a very useful plant. Berries contain a lot of vitamin C, the roots have antibacterial properties, due to which they are widely used in folk medicine.

Weigela

Weigela- ornamental perennial shrub from the honeysuckle family. This flowering plant is very fond of both gardeners and landscape designers. Weigela is appreciated for its high decorative properties. Weigela's ability to bloom twice a season allows you to create diverse compositions. The first abundant flowering occurs in May-June, captivating all spectators with its grandeur. Flowering - long, stretching for almost a month. Second time this perennial blooms in early autumn, revitalizing an already tired garden. Some varieties of weigela have a wonderful smell. The specificity of this plant is large, tubular, drooping flowers with an unusual color. So on one flower there can be several shades of color at once.

This perennial is unusually good in both single and group plantings. It is often grown as a hedge. Due to the spreading crown with beautiful leaves, weigela looks decorative even after flowering.

Weigela- perennial with different sizes. Depending on the variety, it can reach a height of 30 cm to 3 m, and in diameter - up to 4 m. Therefore, these features should be taken into account when creating landscape compositions. By combining different varieties, you can create a true garden of continuous flowering.

Weigela usually blooms immediately after the lilac. Surrounded by noble conifers, weigela looks even more beautiful. Low-growing varieties perfectly liven up rocky areas. If weigela grows in groups, then experts recommend filling the space between the bushes with herbaceous perennials: astilbe, hosta, ferns.

Action

Snow-white beauty - this is often called perennial shrub with white or pink flowers. It belongs to the genus Hortensiae and contains about 50 species. Action is a deciduous perennial with a spreading or erect shape. Some actions are used as curb plants, others for small group plantings. But there are varieties that are perfect for a solo role.

In landscape gardening, actions have deservedly acquired their loyal fans. Gardeners appreciate them for their extraordinary decorative effect, abundant and very effective flowering. It is not without reason that many outstanding florists compare the beauty action with roses and hydrangeas.

This perennial is native to East Asia. And this, of course, leaves some imprint in terms of care. Actions are demanding to the place of growth and to the soil, they do not like frequent watering. And yet, fans of this beautifully flowering perennial are not stopped by difficulties. The action looks picturesque in different compositions. It is good next to, with weigela, with forsythia, and also against the background of a brick wall. If you want to give your garden some exoticism and mystery, pay attention to the oriental snow-white beauty.

Evergreen hedge shrubs

Green fences were appreciated by gardeners both centuries ago and now. We all remember from the movies walking through the palace parks, divided into sections by such hedges. It is truly a gorgeous luxury show where greenery plays a major role in all its shades.

In our climatic zones, evergreen perennial shrubs are planted to achieve year-round garden enjoyment. If you plant deciduous plants as a green fence, you need to understand that in winter you will have to contemplate bare trunks. The choice, as always, is yours.

When choosing evergreen shrubs, one must take into account the fact that they all have their own maximum height level. There are low and medium curbs, and there are really tall green walls. Conifers grow very slowly. Therefore, here you need to either be patient or plant already mature expensive plants.

Deciduous perennials also have their benefits. They grow faster and some even bloom. Everyone tolerates a haircut perfectly. As for the "winter" appearance, the winter color of the bark also has its own flavor, and looks interesting against the background of snow.

Thuja, juniper, turf, boxwood, cherry laurel, Japanese holly, holly, and broadleaf squid are great for creating an evergreen wall. They all have their own characteristics of cultivation and formation.

But with the main goal of protecting the garden from dust, wind and prying eyes, as well as being the perfect backdrop for other plants, hedges do a great job.

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