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

Blooming beautiful bushes

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

This list of flowering shrubs can include the following plants:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evergreen shrubs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fast growing shrubs

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

The most popular fast-growing shrubs are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Used literature: Konovalova T.Yu., Shevyreva N.A. Ornamental shrubs, 2004
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Who doesn’t dream of a beautiful, well-kept garden where you can relax from the everyday hustle and bustle, chat with family or friends, relax and lie in a hammock, or just wander along the shady alleys on a hot, sunny day. But this is a troublesome task and requires not only some effort, but also knowledge, experience and great desire. Today we will talk about ornamental shrubs and flowering shrubs for the garden - constant companions of any garden. And also about what they are, how best to arrange them and about the basic rules of care.

Shrubs are divided into ornamental and fruit-bearing. As a rule, with good care they have a long life expectancy (20-40 years). That is, the plants will decorate the garden for many years. The options for using bushes for a summer residence are varied: this is a background for compositions of plants, green hedges, planting in groups and a single arrangement. Shrubs make the garden cozy and familiar. They smooth out imperfections, cover unsightly places, create color accents and, most importantly, do not require constant care.

Selection and placement

The selection and composition of garden shrubs is not an easy task. It all depends on your desire. What kind of garden do you want to create: in Japanese, English, french style or a style close to nature? What should you focus on - decorativeness and color contrasts, or do you need fruit bushes for the garden? We will dwell on some points.

Our visual perception is designed in such a way that first we perceive color, and then shape. Natural garden does not have sharp color contrasts that would catch the eye. The main color is green. The motley color scheme looks very gentle against the background of greenery. Therefore, we use variegated varieties, of which there are now a great many. Plants with yellow foliage “illuminate” the garden during the day and create the illusion of sunlight in the evening. Red foliage is also good in sunny weather, but it fades in the evening. Color makes it possible to expand or narrow a space. Yellow visually makes the space wider, while red, on the contrary, narrows it. So, when creating compositions, you can expand or lengthen them. If color accents too much, it can irritate rather than induce peace and tranquility. After all, any garden is, first of all, a place for relaxation. The texture of the crown, the shape and size of the leaves also matter. How to place ornamental shrubs in landscape design visible in the photo.

When creating compositions from ornamental shrubs and flowering shrubs, follow the basic rules:

1. Don't buy a plant just because you like it. Find out how it will take root in this climatic zone, about its frost resistance.
2. Find out how the plant reacts to “haircut” in order to give it the desired shape.
3. In any garden, the dominant color is green; others create spots of color against the background of greenery.
4. Consider lighting when planting variegated forms.
5. Do not create sharp contrasts, play in halftones.
6. Model your garden space by creating different combinations.

The place for the bush should be sunny. Shade-tolerant plants We will plant under the canopy of larger shrubs or trees. The soil is as fertile as possible, but you can add a significant amount of organic matter to the planting hole. So, what shrubs should I plant in my dacha?

Blooming forms

We invite you to familiarize yourself with information about what kinds of flowering shrubs there are for summer cottages in the Moscow region.

Spiraea

Very elegant and at the same time picky representatives of the Rosaceae family. There are spring-flowering and summer-flowering forms. With a combination of both, flowering in your garden will be constant. Characterized by rapid growth and frost resistance. These beautiful shrubs are good in compositions.

Mock orange is amazing

Or garden jasmine. For different representatives Characterized by different flower shapes, aroma, bush shape and flowering time. Variegated forms have also been developed. Another advantage: it tolerates cold and rarely suffers from pests and diseases. Good both in single plantings and in group plantings.

Kalina

Has mass positive traits: healing, edible, beautiful. There are also decorative types with bright scarlet, unusual foliage. There are evergreen forms of the plant. It all depends on your preferences. More often in gardens they grow viburnum, the fruits of which are medicinal raw materials. Undemanding and frost-resistant. It also grows in shaded areas and looks interesting in plantings with conifers. Viburnum has only one drawback: it is easily infected by pests.

Rose hip

Beautiful flowering shrubs for the garden. Its spring appearance depends on the species. Choose forms for hedges or for flowering. Terry forms are similar to roses. Does not get sick when transplanted or pruned, grows quickly. Over time, a rosehip fence becomes impenetrable. Grows in sun and shade. Good in combination with tree and shrub species. It does not require special care.

Forsythia

It is a shrub with yellow flowers. It blooms in early spring and looks fantastic at this time. Then the flowers fall and young foliage grows. Looks great in a single planting or surrounded by early flowering bulbs. This sun lover freezes in cold winters and is therefore not suitable for northern regions. In the middle zone it is thoroughly mulched, and the shoots are tilted towards the ground.

Lilac

Previously, one variety of lilac was grown - common lilac. Now varieties have been developed - from lilac to purple. It is still one of the favorite flowering shrubs for the garden. It is advisable to plant it in a sunny area separately from other plants, leaving plenty of free space around. The plant is not demanding on environmental conditions.

Hydrangea

Well suited for a shady, damp corner. Grows on acidic soils, but does not tolerate the windward side well. Characterized by long flowering. Elegant inflorescences look great when cut, you can create winter bouquets. Two types are frost-resistant: paniculate and large-leaved. They winter under the snow, wrapped in spruce branches. Pairs well with hostas and ferns.

Hawthorn

Unpretentious to any conditions, it grows even in tubs on terraces and winter gardens. It blooms profusely in the spring and has vibrant, colorful foliage in the fall. The fruits are used for processing (jammies and jellies) and for medicinal purposes. The sun is very important for flowering and fruit set. It is used both in hedges and in single plantings.

Fieldfare

A relative of spirea, another ornamental flowering shrub for the garden. It grows quickly and is very unpretentious. The flowering period is up to three weeks. The carved foliage is very unusual, and in the fall it also acquires rich colors. Able to grow in the shade, tolerates drought well. The disadvantage is the rapid growth of root shoots, which easily invades neighboring areas. The plant successfully hides sheds, fences, and unattractive buildings due to its rapid and abundant growth.

Beautiful flowering shrubs for the Moscow region, photos and names can also be found on the Internet.

Decorative foliage forms

Flowering plants They invariably inspire admiration, but plants with variegated, red or yellow leaves are no less attractive. If autumn yellow leaves are familiar, then red ones evoke enthusiastic emotions. When the flowers fade, the void is filled with various shrubs with unusual, colorful foliage.

Ornamental shrubs for the garden include:

Barberry

It has purple and burgundy leaves with edges. Different types of shrubs have different leaf colors, which can be combined in compositions. A hedge made from this plant looks neat. And it coexists well with conifers (juniper, thuja, pine). There is a dwarf barberry that is used for small compositions, for example, in a rocky garden.

Skumpia

It grows in regions with warm climates, but has already taken root in central Russia, and is an excellent ornamental plant for the dacha. In spring it forms inflorescences - pink fluffy panicles, and in autumn the leaves turn purple, orange or burgundy (it all depends on the variety). First the veins turn red, and then the entire leaf becomes colored. Loves sunny, windless places. It grows well, so it needs space. Resistant to pests and diseases, but may require shelter in winter.

Derain white

Looks elegant all year round. A variegated plant that has a white border along the edge of the leaf. The bush looks elegant and light. It has a semicircular shape that needs to be maintained by removing old shoots. Unpretentious, frost-resistant, shade-tolerant. But it loves fertile, well-moistened soils. It is also decorative in winter: red shoots are clearly visible against the background of snow.

Bladderwort viburnum

It is beautiful in spring, when its large foliage is painted in rich purple tones, and the inflorescences, collected in corymbs, are white and pink. Later the foliage becomes darker and slightly gloomy. Now new varieties are appearing in which the color of the leaves does not change. The plant is frost-resistant, unpretentious to the composition and moisture of the soil. It is good in layered plantings, as an ornamental shrub for the garden.

Black elderberry

It will take its rightful place in your garden. You can plant a bush with golden foliage, or you can choose a more elegant one - red with carved leaves. It is better to plant it in slight shade, under the crowns of other trees, since the leaves may fade in bright sun. As for the rest, it is very unpretentious. Grows on any soil and does not require special care. There is no need to cover it for the winter either: the plant is frost-resistant. In August, clusters of ripe berries (black or red) ripen, which makes the bush even more decorative. It can be planted separately, or it can be planted on the shore of a pond, as it loves humidity very much.

Of course, not all ornamental shrubs for the Moscow region are listed here - photos with names can be found in large quantities find on the Internet. It all depends on your preference. But not all of them tolerate our climatic conditions. I would like to once again draw attention to the frost-resistant beautiful shrubs for the Moscow region, which were discussed above:

• spirea;
• mock orange;
• viburnum;
• rose hip;
• lilac;
• hawthorn;
• derain;
• vesicular carp;
• elder .

Fruit forms

Fruit bushes are both ornamental and produce berries, which is why they are most often grown. Let's look at the most popular plants.

Currant

One of the most widespread and beloved crops. There are red, black and white varieties of this plant. Not afraid of frost, tolerates heat and drought. Grows up to 15 years. Loves the sun, but does not tolerate waterlogging and drafts.

Gooseberry

No less popular culture. In another way it is also called “northern grapes”. Grows up to 24 years. Disadvantages: does not like waterlogging and frost. In winter it needs shelter.

Raspberries

It is demanding on the soil and is afraid of waterlogging and drafts. Garden bushes of this plant are self-pollinating, so you should not plant them nearby. different varieties. The bushes are growing quickly. The plant is demanding of moisture and soil and does not tolerate drafts.

Honeysuckle

Translated as “youth” and “life”. It grows slowly, but its life expectancy is 100 years. Doesn't freeze even in very coldy and looks beautiful in any corner of the garden. Disadvantage: the berries of some varieties fall off when ripe, so you need to harvest on time.

Irga

A beautiful shrub up to 3 m high, which is good both during flowering and during berry picking. High-yielding, berries are harvested from early July to mid-August. The berries are healthy and medicinal.

Caring for many shrubs, although not particularly labor-intensive, requires a number of mandatory actions.

Watering should provide the root system with water. And evenly. To do this, the tree trunk holes are torn and filled with water, which is done repeatedly. After absorption, the hole is buried with earth. The irrigation area corresponds to the crown projection area. Young shrubs require more frequent watering. Loosening and mulching: important procedures. Loosening is shallow, it is better to do it after rain or watering. Mulching is carried out in the spring. Peat, vermicompost, and compost are used as mulch.

The consumption of nutrients depends on the age of the flowering or ornamental shrub. The first fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizers should be done in the spring, the second - in the fall, during the leaf fall period, with potassium and complex fertilizers. Microelements are used as fertilizers, which are sprayed on plants in the morning or evening in calm weather.

One of the serious activities is pruning. This is the removal of dry and diseased branches, thinning the crown and its formation. In addition, shelter for the winter is important. Shrubs cover special materials(for example, roofing felt). Creeping forms are covered with spruce branches. Flexible bushes bend towards the ground. They are opened after frost. It is important to check that the plants do not rot or rot.

Now you have an idea what fruit, flowering and ornamental shrubs will be good in your dacha. And the main decoration of your garden will always be garden shrubs. They will help you create amazing and unique compositions, which will delight from spring to autumn. Beautiful bushes for a dacha, you can see photos and names in our article. Try, observe, plant and care - and your garden will shine with new colors.

An integral part of a beautiful garden are ornamental shrubs. You can use them to create a hedge, decorate the area in front of your house with them, or zone the area in your dacha. It is advisable to select plants so that the flowering of one follows the flowering of another, and flowering bushes are adjacent to decorative-leaved ones. At the same time, it is important to take into account the requirements of each shrub to the climatic conditions of Bashkiria and choose zoned varieties and species. Such plants will not require care special effort, and they will decorate the garden all season long.

Criteria for selecting shrubs for growing in the garden

Before planting perennial plants in the garden, you should familiarize yourself with which of them are suitable for growing in Bashkiria.

Basic requirements that shrubs must meet:

• the ability to winter with minimal losses;
• drought resistance;
• wind resistance.

The climate of Bashkiria is distinguished by its stability. The main part of Bashkortostan is located in the southern part of the Urals, where the continental climate prevails. Winter is frosty, without sharp jumps and temperature changes. In winter, the thermometer rarely drops below minus 20–22°C. The snow cover is sufficient to prevent freezing of the roots of perennial frost-resistant plants.

Temperatures below zero are established at the end of October, and their rise begins in the first ten days of April. Return frosts are possible until mid-May; in rare cases they occur until the end of the month. When choosing shrubs, it is better to plant late-blooming varieties so that frost does not spoil the beauty of the plants during flowering.

In summer there is little precipitation, so it is preferable to choose plants that are not demanding on the watering regime. Hot weather in summer period almost never happens. The average temperature is 20-23°C.

Due to the proximity to the steppes of Kazakhstan and the Orenburg region, there are strong winds in the summer. It is better not to plant shrubs with brittle shoots.

The main criterion when selecting plants is that it is important to base it not only on decorative qualities, but also on adaptability to the climatic conditions of the region. Frost resistance and drought resistance will allow the shrubs to bloom beautifully and decorate the garden with minimal care. Other plants may require winter cover and constant watering.

Beautiful flowering shrubs

Unpretentious flowering shrubs:

• mock orange();
• viburnum buldenezh;
• (liana).

These shrubs are winter hardy, easy to propagate and require watering only in hot weather.

Spiraea is unpretentious and hardy. It can withstand frosts down to -30°, and tolerates drought easily. To prevent flowering from being short, it is advisable to water the bushes once every 10 days. If the area is fertile, there is no need to feed the plant. On poor soils, fertilizing every three years is sufficient.

Spiraea has many varieties. It can be short, about 60 cm, and tall, up to 2 meters. Branches can be erect or drooping. It blooms very profusely, the flowering period lasts up to three weeks. The flowers are collected in caps or panicles, the color is white, yellowish, pink or crimson.

Depending on the species, spirea blooms on the shoots of the current or last year. When pruning, this must be taken into account:

• bushes that bloom in spring on last year's shoots are pruned immediately after flowering;
• If spirea blooms in summer, then the shoots should be pruned in early spring.

If you plant several varieties of spirea at your dacha, the flowering will occur in waves from May to July.

Lilac blossoms begin at the end of May. The plant tolerates frosty winters, cold winds, and during drought it requires watering twice a month.

Lilac produces a lot of shoots, so it is suitable for growing as a hedge. A single plant is formed as a bush or tree:

• No more than 7 strong shoots are left for the bush, the rest of the shoots are cut out annually;
• 1-3 shoots are left for the tree. To form a stem, the lower branches are constantly pruned at a height of up to 1 meter.

For annual abundant flowering, the faded tips of the shoots are cut out. This should be done immediately after flowering, before seeds form on the brushes. When pruning late next year there will be no flowering.

Common lilac enjoys success. Its flowers are simple and double, the color is white, lilac, purple, the racemes are erect and drooping.

If space allows at the dacha, then in addition to this, it is recommended to plant Hungarian lilac. It blooms later, after the flowers on ordinary lilacs begin to dry out. Hungarian lilac does not produce shoots, which makes caring for it easier.

Garden jasmine is known to many as mock orange. Snow-white flowers the bushes become covered in early June. By planting several different species, you can create a wave of flowering from June to August.

The varieties with simple flowers, which have a delightful aroma, begin to bloom first.

Then the double varieties of mock orange bloom. Small flowers cover the entire plant; green foliage is sometimes invisible because of them. Terry species have almost no aroma.

For abundant flowering, a sunny place is required, watering during drought and. Thickening, broken and old branches are pruned at the end of summer.

Fertilize mock orange once every two years. The plant responds well to feeding with mullein infusion, wood ash and complex mineral fertilizer.

Kalina buldenezh will not leave anyone indifferent. For a whole month it is covered with large white balls, each of which consists of many small flowers. The flowering is so abundant that under the weight of the flowers the shoots bend to the ground.

Buldenezh grows in the form of a bush with several trunks. The maximum height can be up to 2.5 meters. To create a beautiful shape, pruning is carried out annually, immediately after the flowers fall off. Later pruning is unacceptable, because then the shoots with flower buds will be removed and there will be no flowering the next year.

To ensure plant stability, the trunks are tied together; sometimes support may be required. Viburnum loves sunny places; partial shade is allowed for several hours. During drought it is necessary to water.

It overwinters well, but sometimes some of the shoots may freeze out. They are cut out. This does not affect the decorativeness of the plant.

Tree hydrangea retains its decorative properties until winter. The flowers are collected in caps; after light frosts the petals become translucent.

Grows best in partial shade. In bright sun, flowers become smaller and are not formed on every shoot.

Prune in early spring, after leaves begin to appear. At this time, it is noticeable whether there are frozen or dried branches.

In dry weather, regular watering is required.

Cinquefoil bush grows up to 1 meter, some specimens can be slightly higher. Its decorative properties are that the crown is dense, in the form of a ball, and forms itself without pruning. The entire bush is strewn with small flowers of yellow or pinkish-orange color.

In a sunny place it blooms for two months, starting at the end of June. It is advisable that in the midday heat the shadow from nearby plants falls on the cinquefoil.

In dry summers, abundant watering is required once a week. Pruning is necessary sanitary. It is carried out in the spring, cutting out broken and dried shoots.

Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a perennial flowering vine. They are used for vertical gardening; they require garter and direction of the vines.

Blooms in late spring or early summer. Flowers of unusual shape, white-pink or yellow color. The pleasant aroma can be felt several meters away.

Abundant flowering is possible in bright sun; in the shade, more leaves are formed than flowers. It can withstand drought for some time.

Winter-hardy, shoots rarely freeze. If this happened, they should. In a year, the lashes grow by 1 meter.

Closer to autumn, orange round fruits are formed. They decorate the plant, but are not suitable for food.

Near beautiful flowering plants At the dacha, decorative ones that are distinguished by an unusual shape or color of foliage will look great.

These shrubs include:

Derens - the variety of these shrubs never ceases to amaze. Their decorative properties are expressed not only in foliage of unusual colors, which range from light green to. Shoots of some species stand out against the background in winter white snow. They can be red, green, bright yellow or salmon in color.

Derain is frost-resistant, the shoots are flexible and do not break from strong winds and the severity of the snow. Tolerates both drought and excessive soil moisture.

To maintain a compact shape, part of the branches is cut out every two years. Remove the oldest or weakest branches.

To create a hedge, edible barberry is planted. The height of the bushes is up to 2.5 meters, and the thorny thorns make the thickets difficult to pass. Its leaves are colored green color. By autumn they turn yellow and do not fall off for a long time. Long clusters of bright red berries decorate the plant all winter. Some of the fruits are eaten by birds in winter.

To decorate the site, decorative leaf species of barberry are planted. Their color can be yellowish, crimson, brown. In many varieties, leaves do not fall off in winter or only some of them fall off. There are plants with erect shoots and arched ones that droop to the ground.

All types of barberry are winter-hardy and drought-resistant. Sanitary pruning is required - to remove dried branches.

This plant is different beautiful color foliage. Bladderworts with light green and burgundy leaves are popular. It does not bloom for long, small flowers are collected in balls or caps. Due to the many stamens, the inflorescences appear fluffy.

Drought-resistant, occasionally requires watering in dry weather. Winter-hardy. Only the tops of the shoots can freeze, which quickly recover after pruning.

The bush is grown compact or in the form of a fountain. at a height of 40-50 cm. The upper buds quickly begin to grow.

If you cut out some of the weak shoots at the base, the remaining branches will stretch upward, and their top part will bend into different sides, which will give the bush beautiful shape fountain.

Conclusion

The variety of species and varieties of unpretentious shrubs allows you to design your garden plot so that it is beautiful throughout the season. Properly selected plants make the garden bloom from May to September, and decorative leaves shrubs add brightness and contrast.