Flowers are perennial shrubs. Beautiful, decorative, flowering, frost-resistant, low shrubs for summer cottages

The article presents 10 of the best winter-hardy shrubs that bloom all summer.
Also in the article you will find a description and care of shrubs.

10 best winter-hardy shrubs blooming all summer

(lat.Philadelphus) - a plant that is known to most under the name "jasmine" - is
one of the most common and winter-hardy flowering shrubs for middle lane Russia.
The mock orange has an incredible number of varieties that differ different height bush, flower size and leaf shade.

Of the more compact varieties, the "Pearl" variety should be distinguished: the maximum height of the bush is about one and a half meters, the flowers are large double.
Bushes of the variety "Snowstorm" ("Snowstorm") reach two meters in height, and the flowers are smaller, but numerous,
it seems as if the bush is covered with snow.
"Snowstorm" can bloom for up to twenty days.

Flowering time: June-July (depending on the variety).
Height: 1.5-2 meters. Care: regular removal of old shoots (over two years old); after flowering, removal of damaged,
shoots directed inward; monthly feeding with humus or mineral fertilizer.

Lilac(Latin Syrínga) is extremely common in Russian gardens hardy shrub and without proper control and pruning often grows to the size of trees.
To prevent this from happening and the lilac remains a profusely flowering and well-decorated shrub, it needs regular pruning.
In early spring, when buds appeared on the bush and future flowering branches are visible, identify a dozen strong shoots on the bush,
which will set the shape of the bush, cut off the rest.

At the same time, it is better to shorten some external shoots to the border of the main branches.
Of the white-flowering varieties, the terry lilac variety "Alice Harding" ("Alice Harding") is recommended,
of the varieties with blue flowers, the variety ‘Condorcet’ (“Condorcet”) blooms most abundantly and unpretentiously.

Of the classic purples, the Paul Thirion variety blooms most magnificently.
All listed varieties are winter-hardy flowering and decorative.

Japonica(lat.Chaenomeles japonica) conditionally winter-hardy: this means that a harsh winter can damage the plant.
Those shoots that are above the level of snow may freeze, and the plant will not bloom magnificently.
The decorativeness of the shrub gives not only beautiful flowering, but also its compliance with a haircut.

Every spring, a sanitary haircut is required: all dry, lifeless shoots are cut, including those damaged by frost.
The curly formation of a bush can be started at the age of five, ruthlessly removing shoots that creep along the ground and vertical or go deep into the bush.

But in no case should you cut off the horizontal shoots that form the "cap" of the bush.

After removing all unnecessary shoots, the remaining ones will be filled with more energy.
Upon reaching the age of ten, the Japanese quince bush is rejuvenated: the bush must be thinned out, reducing the number of branches to ten of the strongest.

Flowering time: May, beginning of June. Height: up to 1 meter.
Care: for more lush flowering, the soil at the roots is loosened to a depth of 10 cm and the root area is mulched.

(lat. Spiraea) - a very attractive profusely flowering shrub, extremely undemanding to care for.
There are two main varieties of spirea - spring-blooming and summer-blooming.
Spring-blooming spireas usually have numerous flowers white color, under the weight of which the bush takes a cascading shape.
All spring-flowering spireas are pruned after flowering.

Blooms in May. Thunberg, in June - p. Argut and s. Van Gutt.
Summer-blooming spireas have pink flowers, and their flowering begins, as a rule, in July.
Of the relatively miniature spirals, it is recommended to pay attention to varieties with. Japanese "Golden Princess" and "Shirobana" - their height is not more than 70 cm.
The longest (from July to October) blooms with. Billard, but such a shrub reaches a height of up to two and a half meters.

Flowering time: May-October (depending on variety).
Height: 0.5 - 2.5 meters.
Care: the plant does well without fertilizers, only pruning is required; spring-flowering spireas are pruned only for sanitary purposes after flowering.
Summer-flowering spireas are cut from below in early spring from the fifth year of life.

Buddley(lat. Buddleja) deserves special attention for the time of its flowering.
Winter-hardy shrubs blooming in autumn, not so much.
Buddleya, although thermophilic, but with proper preparation for winter (hilling, warming the roots, covering with spruce branches)
able to survive the average winter and delight the eye next year with its flowering.

Flowering time: July-October. Height: 0.5 - 3 meters.
Care: sanitary pruning necessary, remove the rusty branches; possible curly haircut; for stimulation
growth - mineral fertilizers monthly; if the height of the bush has reached the desired, it is enough to stop feeding; pay attention to preparing for winter.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea(lat.Hydrangea) looks more like a small tree, but it can also be formed into a shrub.
The easiest to care for and winter-hardy shrub is the Hydrangea arborescens, one of its popular varieties is Annabelle (‘Annabelle’).
She also responds very positively to pruning.
In autumn, after flowering, all non-lignified branches and all thin shoots are cut off.

In the spring, with the beginning of spring work, fresh shoots are shortened to an extreme bud.
No less popular are other types of hydrangeas - large-leaved, paniculate and petiolate.

Flowering time: August-September. Height: up to 2 meters.
Care: obligatory pruning; top dressing with special fertilizer for hydrangeas containing iron and magnesium.

Bloodroot

Bloodroot(lat. Potentilla) is also known as "Kuril tea", it is a widespread plant.
All types of Potentilla fruticosa are winter-hardy and not whimsical, so the choice depends entirely on color preferences.
For yellow-orange flowering varieties "Dakota sunrise", "Goldfinger", "Goldstar", "Katherine Dykes" are suitable.
Of the white-flowering cinquefoils, the varieties "Beani" and "Abbotswood" can be noted, of the pink ones - "Pink beauty".

Flowering time: May-August. Height: up to 1.5 meters.
Care: ensure good drainage in the soil; spring top dressing with mineral fertilizers;
in spring, shoots are shortened by about one third of the length; in summer, regular pruning of weak shoots and faded inflorescences.

(lat. Rhododendron) - one of the most popular winter-hardy flowering shrubs,
but at the same time, one of the most difficult and so that the rhododendron decorates the garden with its lush flowering as far as possible,
it is necessary to follow the secrets of its cultivation.

There are three varieties of rhododendrons: evergreen, wintering (semi-evergreen) and falling (deciduous).
When choosing a shrub for a garden in central Russia, it is worth focusing on deciduous forms.
The most winter-hardy varieties are:

1. "Lemon Lights" ("Lemon lights"),
2. "Mandarin Lights" ("Mandarin lights").

If you still take a chance and try to grow evergreen rhododendrons in the garden, then it’s better to choose the hybrid “Mikkei” (‘Mikkeli’) of the Finnish selection,
which has done well in recent years.
Depending on the variety, the conditions for growing vary, but the correct position is guaranteed.
there will be light partial shade during the hot part of the day (for example,
shade from trees or gazebos) and wind protection (for example, a fence or a wall of a house).

Flowering time: June-July. Height: up to 3 meters. Care: gentle top dressing after two years of age with slightly nitrogenous
calcium-free fertilizers; organic acid can be added to the water for regular irrigation (1g / 3l of water),
can be watered with rainwater heated in the sun; the ground around the bush must be mulched with peat and weeds must be manually removed on it;
removal of dried inflorescences; it is better to cover for the winter.

(lat.Calluna) is a low, creeping winter-hardy shrub that blooms, as a rule, in late summer and early autumn.
The key to success in growing heather in the garden is the right soil.
Heather is a forest plant, which means that it needs forest conditions: peat, sand, needles, sawdust.
Moreover, it is not enough to add a mixture of the above materials to ordinary garden soil,
the usual soil in the garden on the site for heather must be completely replaced with something pleasing to him.
After replacing the soil, it must be moistened with a solution of apple cider vinegar and water (100g / 10l of water).
The most promising varieties are:

1. "Allegro" ("Allegro")
2. Mullion
3. "Alba Plena" ("Alba Plena").

Flowering time: July-October. Height: half a meter.
Care: watering with oxidized water 1r / week; top dressing in the spring with dry mineral fertilizers by basal scattering and mulching with bark.
Weeding from weeds as they appear.
Shrub pruning is carried out in early spring, if it is necessary to give the future bush a special shape.
Although the heather itself spreads very decoratively; shelter for the winter with spruce paws.

Rose wrinkled (winter-hardy)

(lat. Rosa rugosa) - a wild winter-hardy flowering shrub, better known as "rose hip".
To the soil, this rose is unpretentious, but prefers sunny places.
Two oldest varieties are popular:

• snow-white terry "White Grootendorst"
• burgundy-raspberry Grootendorst Supreme.

There are also hybrid varieties: yellow rose varieties:

1. "Agnes" ("Agnes")
2. "Hansa" purple
3. "Abelzieds" ("Abelzieds") delicate pink flowers.

Flowering time: June-July. Height: up to 2.5m.
Care: young plant need to be watered once a week, and with the onset three years of age Watering is necessary only during the driest periods.
Top dressing with organic matter and mineral fertilizers is extremely rare, no more than once a year in early autumn and only after the age of two.
To maintain decorativeness and abundant flowering, regular pruning is necessary from the third year after planting.
It is necessary to remove all weak branches, and pinch the tops of the remaining shoots to create a lushabout the bush; does not need shelter for the winter.

Frost-resistant flowering shrubs. Video

10 shade-loving flowering shrubs for the garden

A shady corner of the garden looks sad, overgrown with plants withering without the sun.
But sometimes it is there that you want to put a deck chair and hide from the scorching sun.
These shade-tolerant shrubs will help you easily solve the problem:

1. - a beautiful flowering shrub, does not like the bright sun.
   It blooms in May, the abundance of flowers is impressive.
   Quite demanding in care.
   
   
2. - a beautiful, deciduous shrub.
   Blooms in mid-summer.
   Flower brush paniculate, white, with a rich aroma. It cuts well.
   In the first years it grows very quickly.
   Grows on any kind of soil.
   Requires shelter in winter with insufficient snow cover.
   
   
3. - a very decorative shrub, thanks to the leaves,
   which change their color throughout the summer.
   In deep autumn, red-purple leaves fall off.
   Thorns grow on the trunk and branches.
   
   
4. - shrub with a beautiful openwork crown.
   It blooms in spring, the flowers are not impressive.
   In September, the leaves change color, and in almost a week the bush blooms with all the colors of the rainbow.
   Each leaf is painted in several colors.
   And even after the leaves fall, until the very frosts, the spindle trees delight the eye with the multi-colored fruits that look like catkins.
   
   
5. -completely unpretentious and beautiful shrub, thanks to foliage,
   whitish-gray in summer, and dark purple in autumn, and red branches.
   Very cold hardy. There are species that do not drop foliage.
   
   
6. Cotoneaster is a highly branching shrub with original foliage.
   Leaves turn red in autumn.
   In August, the bush is strewn with many bright red or black fruits.
   He loves shade very much.

Choosing perennial shrubs for your garden, you need to take into account their future dimensions, 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 serve as a hedge.

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

In this article, we made an overview of the most interesting perennials in terms of landscape design. They can be planted alone or in groups. With their help, you can decorate a house, a fence or a gazebo. Landscape designers often use them to create interesting compositions. So…

Flowering perennials

Perhaps the top three in popularity in our gardens are lilac, jasmine and viburnum. These are large, bright and luxurious perennial shrubs. They fill the garden with a wonderful aroma 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, poems, and films. Gardeners appreciate it both for its decorative effect and for its benefits. This perennial adorns the garden for almost the entire season. In spring, viburnum blooms with large white hats, and in autumn it decorates the garden with bright red fruits. The benefits of all parts of this plant have been scientifically proven. They love viburnum and for unpretentiousness. It easily tolerates shade and frost. Grows well in temperate climate Europe and Asia. No wonder this perennial shrub is so beloved by many gardeners. They love it for its lush flowering, and for the bright autumn foliage, and for the abundance of the most useful berries.

Lilac

Lilac is popular in almost every corner of the world. She is loved for her unpretentiousness, for her aroma and lush beautiful flowering. Big variety 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 medicinal properties. Lilacs are used to make infusions, decoctions, teas, compresses and ointments. Known anti-aging properties of the mask of lilac flowers. Infusions help with colds, rheumatism and neuralgia.

In terms of use in landscape design, lilac will be in place in any garden. Adult lilac bushes look equally good in solitary and group plantings. Also, lilac goes well with many other flowering shrubs, such as mock orange (jasmine).

Jasmine

Syringa, which is so common in our gardens, is not really true jasmine. Its correct name is mock orange. This perennial shrub, which we associate with jasmine, is rightfully considered a royal perennial. It is valued for the beauty of flowering, aroma and unpretentiousness. Jasmine (mock orange) is considered one of the most beautifully flowering perennial shrubs. Indeed, a 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 are popular in our gardens with different shades flowers and different periods of flowering.

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

Hydrangea

Hydrangea- magnificent blooming perennial shrub. Beloved by everyone, not going out of fashion for many years, luxurious - hydrangea really deserves all these epithets. During flowering, it produces a truly spectacular spectacle. Hydrangea gardeners appreciate the variety of forms and a wide palette of colors. Most types of hydrangea grow from 1 to 3 meters. Like many other perennials, hydrangea is good both in a single planting and in a line. It is also valued for the fact that it blooms from spring to autumn. Amazingly beautiful inflorescences are also used in dry bouquets. It is a favorite plant for florists. Despite its aristocratic appearance, hydrangea is not considered too capricious. This perennial shrub is fairly easy to grow and care for and tolerates partial shade well. You can read about growing methods.

Elder

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

This perennial shrub is famous for its aroma. Berries and inflorescences make beautiful and healthy wines and jam. And black elderberry juice has a tonic, antiviral, antipyretic, expectorant and antifungal properties.

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

Elderberry can be both in the form of a shrub and in the form of a tree. It tolerates shade well, 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 valued for its attractive crown. The foliage is picturesque in both spring and autumn. There are varieties with spotted and bordered leaves. The variety of ornaments makes the euonymus unsurpassed in decorating the site. It is widely used for decorating fences or outbuildings. And in autumn, 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 with them. alpine slides.

To date, many types of euonymus are known, among which there are high and dwarf varieties. Interesting creeping forms.

Euonymus is both in the form of shrubs and in the form of 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, sprawling shape and luxurious clusters of flowers. The color palette is the most diverse, including rich orange and crimson colors. Budley inflorescences, depending on the species, are in the form of a panicle or spherical. For its resemblance to the lilac, the budlea is sometimes called the autumn lilac. This perennial earned another nickname - a magnet for butterflies, as beautiful big butterflies literally flock to fragrant honey flowers. Among the variety of species for your garden, you can choose quite winter-hardy varieties of budley.

Budley is widely used in landscape design. It blooms almost 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, open flowers, and fruits.

Spirea

Spirea- an elegant perennial shrub with curving branches. It rarely exceeds 2 m in height. There are weeping, pyramidal, creeping, cascading and erect forms. Also, spireas differ in the shape and color of the leaves. There are many cultivars that are prized for their original ornamental foliage.

Spireas are divided into 2 types - spring-flowering and summer-flowering. Due to this diversity, 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. Undersized species perfectly decorate alpine slides and curbs.

Even in winter, spireas look beautiful against the backdrop of snow. For the winter garden, spireas with decorative foliage are good.

Wisteria

Wisteria, or wisteria - a charming tree-like liana native to East Asia. Unfortunately, it is not widely distributed throughout our country due to intolerance to cold. However, we have already learned how to grow it in the south or in a greenhouse. It's luxurious perennial with cascades of hanging inflorescences conquered many gardeners. In Japan, a walk in the garden with fragrant blooming wisteria is called paradise.

In landscape design, wisteria is used to decorate gazebos, terraces, trellises and other outbuildings. Even the most nondescript 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 the most delicate colors do not leave anyone indifferent.

At home, wisteria can reach 20 m. Therefore, 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. But still in vertical gardening This perennial plant has no equal.

Rhododendron

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

A 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 is creeping shrubs. Rhododendron is popular not only for its amazingly beautiful flowers. It has beautiful colorful decorative foliage that changes shades in autumn period.

Rhododendron is also an excellent honey plant, although beekeepers have a special opinion on this matter. 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 variety of rhododendron.

Your glory royal flower this flowering shrub has earned 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, rhododendron has a rather capricious disposition. Growing it is quite troublesome. He has special preferences for the composition of the soil, air humidity, planting site and the amount of light.

However, there are more and more people who want to plant rhododendron in their garden every year. In the end, he endows the most persistent with 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. Low-growing varieties of this perennial landscape designers recommend planting on rocky hills and as a border plant.

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle represents perennial shrub both straight and curly. This is very beautiful plant, widely used in landscape gardening and decorating alleys and arbors. Climbing honeysuckle creates charming hedges, great for terrace gardening. 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 lianas. Gardeners appreciate this plant for the tenderness of the flowers and the richness of the colors. It is believed that once you try to grow honeysuckle, you will never give it up.

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) - very popular flowering perennial. It is a fast growing overwintering and greenhouse plant. It can be in the form of vines, and in the form of shrubs. In Russia, clematis appeared 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 semi-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 clematis with a diameter of 6 to 25 cm. The color of the flower is the most diverse - pink, white, raspberry, lilac, purple and even almost black.

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

Clematis is rightfully considered one of the favorites in landscape design. These charming creepers 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 pattern of the garden.

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

the Rose

Bush rose - perennial worthy of writing entire treatises. Within the framework of this article, it can only be said in passing. This is the favorite plant of all gardeners. Perhaps there is no garden in which a rose would not grow.

The queen of the garden - beautiful and diverse, has conquered kings and ordinary gardeners all over the world since ancient times. Behind her, fame was firmly entrenched 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 perfectly decorate both small gardens and grandiose parks, small romantic corners and large garden compositions.

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

It is not surprising that this royal plant adorns gardens in many countries of the world. Good roses and on the edge of the lawn, and in the center of the lawn, against the background coniferous plants and in combination with other shrubs, such as clematis. They look good against the background of stone, forged metal or tree.

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

Rose hip

Rose hip- probably the most common perennial shrub in our gardens. It is also grown as a source 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 the spring, this perennial blooms with simple but very pretty flowers.

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

Hawthorn

thorny hawthorn bushes allow you to create a real impenetrable fence. An adult shrub sometimes reaches 5-6 m. Hawthorn bushes can become a real barrier not only for uninvited guests, but also for neighboring pets. Hawthorn needs regular shearing. If not cut, it can turn into impenetrable 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 the rich unique composition, hawthorn fruits are also used in official medicine.

Mahonia holly

Mahonia holly– evergreen perennial shrub. Thanks to its greenery mahonia decorates the garden all year round. The leaves are naturally spiky and glossy. Them saturated color goes well with yellow flowers, which appear in the south of our country already at the end of autumn. In colder latitudes, flowering begins in spring. This is an incredibly ornamental shrub that adorns the garden in both winter and summer. The berries and flowers of mahonia look especially impressive against the backdrop of an autumn flaming garden. Green berries, as they ripen, acquire a dark purple color with a bluish bloom. Blossoms with berries look like bunches of grapes, ripen by the end of summer.

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

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

Weigela

Weigela- an ornamental perennial shrub from the honeysuckle family. This beautifully flowering plant is very fond of both gardeners and landscape designers. Weigela is valued for high decorative properties. The ability of weigela to bloom twice a season allows you to create diverse compositions. First abundant flowering takes place in May-June, captivating all viewers with its grandeur. Flowering - long, stretches for almost a month. This second time perennial blooms in early autumn, enlivening 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 beautiful leaves weigela looks decorative even after flowering.

Weigela- perennial with different dimensions. 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. Combining different varieties, you can create a real garden of continuous flowering.

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

Action

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

In landscape gardening, actions deservedly gained their loyal fans. Gardeners appreciate them for their extraordinary decorativeness, abundant and very spectacular flowering. Not without reason, many prominent 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 on the place of growth and on the soil, they do not like frequent watering. And yet, fans of this beautifully flowering perennial do not stop the difficulties. The action looks picturesque in different compositions. She is good next to, with weigela, with forsythia, and also against the background brick wall. If you want to give your garden some exoticism and mystery, pay attention to the oriental snow-white beauty-action.

Evergreen shrubs for hedges

Gardeners valued green fences centuries ago and now. We all remember from the films walks through the palace parks, divided into sections by such hedges. It is truly a splendid sumptuous spectacle where greenery in all its hues plays a major role.

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

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

Deciduous perennials also have their advantages. They grow faster and some even bloom. Everyone tolerates a haircut very well. As for the “winter” appearance, the winter color of the bark also has its own zest, and looks interesting against the background of snow.

Thuja, juniper, turf, boxwood, cherry laurel, Japanese holly, holly and broad-leaved kalmia are excellent for creating an evergreen wall. All of them have their own characteristics of cultivation and formation.

But with the main goal to protect the garden from dust, wind and prying eyes, as well as to be an ideal backdrop for other plants, hedge does great.

Photo of perennial shrubs

Decorative flowering shrubs are a great option for decorating any garden plot. With their help on household territory you can create a unique atmosphere of comfort, decorate the garden, create a hedge or partial shade in the gazebo. The main thing is to make the right choice, and plant such ornamental shrubs in your garden that will fit into landscape design plot, and the care of which will not be a burden. Landed with different periods flowering plants will decorate the garden with their flowers all spring, summer and autumn.

Ornamental shrubs blooming in spring

It is very pleasant in the spring to plant vegetables in your garden among ornamental shrubs, which at this time already bloom beautifully and profusely.

Spirea

One of the first to decorate the garden is an elegant and surprisingly unpretentious spirea. This luxuriantly flowering shrub will please with its pink flowers. The features of spirea include:

• long and lush flowering;
• frost resistance;
• unpretentiousness;
• fast growth;
• undemanding to the soil.

You can plant a shrub both in sunny areas and in partial shade. Spirea is great to create hedges or shrub compositions. Its dwarf varieties can be planted along the border or in rockeries.

Forsythia

Blooms profusely in early spring amazing plant- forsythia. Sunny yellow flowers first appear on its branches, and only after flowering - leaves. Growing features:

• the shrub should be planted in sunny areas with light fertile soil;
• the plant does not tolerate waterlogging;
• Forsythia is thermophilic, so it is mulched for the winter, and the shoots are bent to the ground.

The shrub looks good both in a single and in a group planting.

Lilac

No garden can be imagined without lilac bushes. This tall perennial blooms with lilac, pale lilac or white flowers that emit an unusual aroma. The plant has many varieties and hybrids, frost-resistant and unpretentious in care.

Growing features:

• should be planted in well-lit areas;
• lilac is undemanding to soil fertility, but does not like wetlands;
• every spring it is recommended to cut out damaged, thickening, dry and too old shoots;
• Timely trimmed withered inflorescences will contribute to more lush flowering.

When planting lilacs, you need to make sure that the site is spacious. The grown bush should not be cramped, because most varieties of this plant are sprawling and tall.

Japonica

Japanese quince or northern lemon is an ornamental shrub with edible fruits. It blooms beautifully at the end of May, grows up to 1 meter and is easy to cut.

Care features:

• for lush flowering, it is recommended to loosen and fertilize the soil around the bush;
• every spring it is necessary to carry out a sanitary haircut of the plant;
• ten-year-old bushes require rejuvenation, for which they are thinned out, leaving only about a dozen of the strongest branches.

The figure formation of the Japanese quince can only be started from the age of five. In this case, in no case should the horizontal shoots forming the “cap” be cut off.

Shrubs blooming all summer: names, photos

The end of May and June is distinguished by a huge number of flowering plants. And, although at this time there are a lot of colors in the garden, ornamental shrubs are indispensable.

Rose hip

Everyone has probably heard about the benefits of this plant. That is why rose hips are very popular among gardeners and are found on almost every suburban area . Depending on the species, the plant has a different "appearance" and properties. Some varieties of wild rose are strewn with double, rose-like flowers, others with vitamin fruits or beautiful leaves. These low-maintenance shrubs can be planted in sun or partial shade, trimmed and made into hedges.

Rhododendron

This one of the most beloved, and at the same time quite difficult to care for shrubs, can decorate the garden with its lush flowering all summer. Rhododendron has three types:

1. Evergreen.
2. Semi-evergreen (wintering).
3. Litopadny (falling).

For central Russia, it is best to choose deciduous shrubs that will grow up to 3 meters.

Features of care for biennials:

• careful fertilizing with nitrogenous fertilizers;
• regular top dressing with organic acid;
• watering with sun-warmed rainwater;
• mulching the soil around the bush with peat;
• regular removal of weeds;
• shelter for the winter.

In order for the rhododendron to bloom all summer, it must be properly looked after and on time. remove dried buds.

Potentilla or Kuril tea

Shrub plant blooms profusely all summer bright colors. Potentilla growing up to 1.5 meters is photophilous, frost-resistant and undemanding to soil fertility. However, drainage must be done before planting. Every spring, the plant needs top dressing with mineral fertilizers and pruning of shoots by a third of the length. During the summer, care is reduced to the removal of dried inflorescences and weak shoots.

Potentilla can be planted against the backdrop of conifers, in rockeries, along paths or fences, on lawns or flower beds.

Mock orange or jasmine

One of the most common, frost-resistant shrubs that bloom almost all summer, which is suitable for gardens in Central Russia. The plant has a large number of varieties that differ in shades of leaves, flower sizes and height of the bush. Most shrubs grow to a height of 1.5-2 meters and bloom in June and July.

The most popular among gardeners are:

• jasmine "Snowstorm", which blooms for up to twenty days with small white flowers and grows up to two meters in height;
• compact mock orange "Pearl", the maximum height of which is about 1.5 meters, and the flowers are large and double.

Jasmine care is monthly fertilizing with mineral fertilizers or humus, removing inward or damaged shoots, and pruning off branches that are more than two years old.

Skumpia

The people call skumpia "smoking bush" and "wig tree". This is due to the fact that the flowers of the plant are very similar to puffs of smoke or cobwebs. This is a fairly large shrub that can grow up to 12 meters. Therefore, it should be planted in areas where it will not obscure other ornamental plants.

Sumpia blooms until frost with small flowers collected in large inflorescences, which become saturated in autumn. bright shade. The shrub is very unpretentious and can grow on any soil. The plant loves the sun and not afraid of frost. Skumpia propagates by cuttings or seeds.

The root system of the "smoking bush" grows up to one and a half meters, which allows it to be used to create natural boundaries for a summer cottage or strengthen ravines.

Action

Almost all summer, action blooms with small white-pink flowers. It grows up to 2 meters in height and is very unpretentious in care. The shrub loves fertile soil, watering, loosening and pruning old shoots. It does not tolerate frost, so for the winter it should be spudded and covered with leaves. Otherwise, the plant may completely freeze out. Planting action is recommended in areas protected from the wind and the scorching sun.

Photos and names of shrubs blooming in autumn

Most ornamental plants bloom in the summer, but there are some that delight gardeners with their flowers in the fall.

Buddley

Almost all summer and autumn blooms are thermophilic, but not picky in the care of buddley. The height of the shrub can grow from 0.5 to 3 meters. To stimulate its growth, mineral fertilizers must be applied monthly under the bush. After the plant reaches the desired height, top dressing can be stopped.

In order for the buddleia to survive the winter frosts, attention should be paid to its preparation for winter. For this, the plant is spudded, and its roots are insulated with spruce branches.

Hydrangea

On a shady, wet summer cottage, you can plant a hydrangea beloved by many flower growers. With proper care, the plant will delight for a long time with its bright inflorescences in the form of balls, located on the background of saturated green leaves. hydrangea can grow on acidic soils which are unsuitable for most ornamental shrubs. It is required to plant a plant on a site protected from the wind, in acidic, moist soil. Withered hydrangea inflorescences must be cut off. For the winter, it is recommended to cover the shrub with spruce branches.

The plant can be used in combination with other shade-tolerant shrubs or in a single planting, in flower beds or in flower beds. Hydrangea looks good surrounded by ferns and hostas.

Heather

This low shrub blooms for a long time, is a honey plant and tolerates winter frosts well. A forest plant for its growth and flowering requires the right soil, which should be from peat, sawdust, needles and sand. There are several varieties of heather. For a garden plot, you can choose:

Heather care is weekly watering with acidified water, weeding, fertilizing with mineral fertilizers and bark mulching.

At right choice ornamental shrubs for summer cottages, from which you can make combinations in which plants will delight and amaze with their flowering from early spring to late autumn.

To make your garden or garden look beautiful, it is advisable to have plants with different heights on the site. Near the ground there will be flowers and beautiful grass, trees will cover the upper niche, and flowering shrubs will take their place between these levels. It is the latter that will be discussed in this article.

Shrubs blooming in spring

IN spring period many plants flourish. The bright and warm sun, the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers are the main signs of the arrival of spring. And what plants can be planted in a garden or vegetable garden so that they please their owners with flowers during this period? But there are a lot of such options.

Of the most popular among gardeners shrubs blooming in spring, the following can be noted:

• Wolfberry - its flowers appear very first, they will fill your garden with an amazing aroma. The flowering itself can last almost a month, and after that beautiful berries appear. But the wolfberry has one significant negative side - its fruits are toxic;
• Irga Canadian. This perennial shrub begins flowering in May. Inflorescences are very reminiscent of bird cherry. This plant, in addition to spring flowers, has another attractive feature for gardeners - in the fall, its leaves turn purple-red, which will greatly decorate your site;
• Viburnum, mountain ash and elderberry are perfect for decorating a garden or vegetable garden. By planting these shrubs along the fence, you can significantly decorate the site. Except your beautiful flowering, these plants will produce fruits that will look beautiful on snow-covered branches in winter.

And of course, do not forget about the lilac. This shrub is widely distributed in our country. Today withdrawn dozens of varieties of lilac, which differ in appearance their inflorescences. Snow-white, blue, blue, purple-burgundy and other shades of flowers will surely decorate your garden. In addition, the pleasant and rich aroma of lilac is sure to cheer you up and your guests.

summer bloom

If you want your garden to be filled with flowers not only in spring, but also in summer period, then here you can choose suitable option perennial shrubs. To decorate the site You can use the following plants:

Most often found in our cottages spray rose. It's beautiful ornamental plant quite often used as a hedge, due to the presence of rather sharp thorns. Varieties spray roses today there are quite a lot, some do not require for themselves special care others need more careful care. But in any case, everyone can choose the appropriate option, which will surely become an adornment of his garden or vegetable garden.

Perennial shrubs that bloom in autumn

In the autumn, when nature is preparing for the winter cold, I especially want to see flowering plants in my dacha. Such plants will allow you to extend the summer a little, and cheer you up with their beautiful and fragrant flowers. To perennial shrubs that will delight you in autumn, include the following varieties:

• Hydrangea - will delight you with its beautiful and bright "balls";
• Heather ordinary - gives its pink, purple, red and white flowers until the end of autumn;
• Kizilik brilliant - unpretentious perennial ornamental shrub, which can often be found not only in summer cottages, but also in city squares and parks

But not only the flowers of perennial shrubs can please in the autumn. At this time of the year, the leaves of many plants are painted in the most bizarre colors. Shrubs were no exception. You can easily pick up several beautiful and undemanding options for personal care.

What to look for when choosing?

Making a choice of one or another perennial ornamental shrub, the first thing to pay attention to conditions for its growth. The fact is that not all plants will feel good in some regions of our country. Some of them grow in cold climates, but require special care. When making a choice, keep this in mind.

In addition to the conditions for growth, it is advisable to choose options that will decorate your garden or vegetable garden throughout the year. Shrubs can be evergreen or deciduous. Of course, the first option, from a decorative point of view, is more attractive, it will be nice to see a green bush in the winter garden. But such plants are more finicky than their deciduous counterparts. It is best to choose shrubs that look beautiful even after the foliage has fallen. For example, rowan will decorate your garden with its clusters of berries.

Also, when choosing a perennial shrub for a garden or vegetable garden, it is worth considering its shape and size. These parameters will be important in determining the landing site. In addition, a large shrub will take up too much space, and planting it in a small area is impractical.

If we talk about forms, then here the following varieties may occur:

• Wide shrubs - an option where the plant is wider than it is tall. Such plants often act as hedges;
• Spherical shapes - become a beautiful, free-standing element of landscape design;
• Vertical option - the shrub has a small width, but grows tall. Can be used as a stand-alone element or as part of a hedge;
• Columnar - tall and narrow shrub, resembling a column of leaves. Can be used for zoning.

In height, perennial shrubs can be low (up to a meter in height), medium (from 1 to 1.8 meters) and high (in adulthood they reach a height of 3 meters). Some tall and medium shrubs can be made into trees. In this case, all forms of vegetation will be presented in your garden, while leaving enough free space.

Another factor to consider when choosing a shrub is its ability to tolerate pruning. At a young age, such an operation may not be necessary, but over the years the plant will grow and will need to be shaped. If the shrub does not tolerate pruning, then this design will not work, and it will need to be replaced with a young plant.

Conclusion

In a garden or garden, to make it look beautiful and well-groomed, it is desirable to have various forms of plants. In addition to grass and trees, without fail shrubs should be presented. These perennials will occupy a niche of medium height, and will transform your site.

You can choose a variety of perennial shrubs, the number of varieties is very large. But when making a choice, it is worth considering some nuances. First, the ability of the plant to grow in your climate zone. Secondly, the size of the shrub itself. Besides, do not forget about the aesthetic side. Some of the varieties bloom in the spring, others will brighten up your garden in the summer, and still others become beautiful only in the fall. If you take into account all these nuances, then perennial shrubs will become a harmonious addition to the design of your site.

perennial shrubs in the garden

Buds of summer-flowering spirea. A photo

What is good: unpretentious, frost-resistant, blooms luxuriantly and for a long time, excellent honey plant, grows well.

How to use: for laying hedges; in group plantings and shrub compositions; compact species (for example, Japanese spirea) are suitable for and creating.

Where to plant: spirea is undemanding to soils, grows both in the sun and in partial shade (note that the requirements different types light and soil moisture may vary slightly).

How to care:

If you are interested in this plant, read also the publications: You can choose spirea seedlings in our catalog, which combines the offers of large garden online stores. .

Chubushnik in bloom. A photo

What is good: blooms profusely, very fragrant, frost-resistant, rarely affected by pests and diseases.

How to use: in single and group plantings, in shrub compositions.

Where to plant: preferably in a sunny place, but also in partial shade; fertile soil with good moisture is desirable; mock orange does not tolerate stagnant water.

How to care: pruning (old branches are cut out every 4-5 years, thickening shoots - annually at the end of summer, dry ones - every spring); watering in dry weather, top dressing in spring and autumn.

You can find mock orange seedlings of various varieties in our catalog, which includes offers from many large online seed stores and planting material.

Oh, viburnum blooms ... Photo

In our gardens, it is the common viburnum that most often grows, the fruits of which serve as valuable medicinal raw materials. Its foliage, which changes color from bright green in spring to purple-red with green streaks in autumn, makes the bush elegant at any time of the year. You can read more about viburnum, its cultivation and care for it.

Viburnum berries. A photo

What is good: frost-resistant, unpretentious, tolerates shading well, decorative throughout the season; the fruits of many species and varieties are edible and medicinal.

Where to plant: most species and varieties of viburnum are undemanding to growing conditions; prefer well-moistened soils without stagnant water.

How to care: common viburnum is often affected by pests, from which it must be protected by treating it with special preparations; otherwise, care consists of regular (removal of dry, old, thickening shoots), trunk circles, watering in dry weather and spring top dressing complex .

Depending on the species, the “appearance” of the rosehip varies, and for your garden it’s easy to choose a plant with the properties that are most valuable to you: someone wants to collect vitamin fruits in the fall (by the way, you can read about their use in a note), someone then you need a dense and prickly hedge, and someone needs beautiful flowers ... And in this, the terry forms of wild rose, in my opinion, are not inferior to roses

Terry rosehip. A photo

What is good: extremely unpretentious, easily tolerates transplanting and pruning, grows rapidly; many types of wild rose give useful fruits rich in vitamin C.

How to use: a wild rose hedge will very quickly become completely impenetrable; this shrub is also suitable for single plantings and use in tree and shrub compositions.

Where to plant: Preferably in full sun, but can also grow in partial shade under tree canopy.

How to care: requires virtually no maintenance.

You can also read about this shrub in the publications: You can choose rosehip seedlings in our catalog, which includes offers from large online stores of seeds and planting material. .

What is good: blooms very early and profusely, extremely decorative during the flowering period, resistant to disease.

How to use: looks good in a single planting - on a lawn or surrounded by early flowering bulbs; can be combined with other shrubs in group plantings and used for hedges.

Where to plant: on light fertile soil; a sunny area protected from cold winds is preferred; moisture stagnation should be excluded, since forsythia does not tolerate waterlogging.

How to care: for the winter, the plant is well mulched, and the shoots are bent to the ground so that they are under a layer of snow.

You can choose forsythia seedlings in our catalog, which combines the offers of various garden online stores.

Now there are many varieties and hybrids of lilac, but this shrub is still loved by gardeners and grows in many at their summer cottage. True, in a small garden it can be difficult to find a place for such large plant, but selection came to the aid of flower lovers here too: rather compact varieties (up to 2-3 m in height) were bred. Well, he will tell you more about growing lilacs and caring for them.

White lilac. A photo

What is good: unpretentious, frost-resistant, has many varieties and hybrids and is surprisingly beautiful at the time of its flowering.

How to use: lilac bush looks best in a single planting; often this plant is planted near the house (in the front garden) or the fence, but the lilac will also be in place in the garden.

Where to plant: in well lit sunny area with cultivated soil; lilac is undemanding to the composition and fertility of the soil, but does not tolerate wetlands; be sure to leave a large space so that the grown bush is not cramped: most lilac varieties are tall and sprawling.

How to care: if timely cut wilted inflorescences, in next year flowering will be more lush; it is recommended to cut out the root growth and excess (too old, dry, thickened, damaged) shoots every spring.

Lilac lovers may also be interested in publications: Lilacs of various varieties are widely represented in our catalog, which includes offers from various online stores. .

Hydrangea paniculata. A photo

AND hydrangea paniculata frost-resistant enough; under the snow cover, they successfully endure the winter cold. Elegant inflorescences are suitable for cutting: they stand in a vase for a long time. And they can also be dried by hanging in a dry, ventilated room, and used for winter bouquets.

Large-leaved hydrangea. A photo

What is good: long flowering, unpretentiousness and the ability to grow on, unsuitable for most horticultural crops.

How to use: in a single planting or in combination with other shade-tolerant shrubs (or); hydrangea looks good next to,; compact forms of large-leaved hydrangea can be planted in flower beds and flower beds.

Where to plant: in partial shade, on acidic, well-moistened fertile soil; hydrangea prefers wind-sheltered areas and will do well in north side Houses.

How to care: the main care is to maintain constant soil moisture - hydrangea is very moisture-loving; wilted inflorescences are pruned; for the winter in cold regions, shelter is recommended with spruce branches.

To learn more about hydrangeas, publications will help you: You will find a wide range of hydrangeas in our catalog, where many large garden online stores present their products.

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