Shrubs with beautiful foliage for the middle lane. Perennial shrubs blooming in spring, summer, autumn photo with names

To create comfort on the backyard of a private house, it is required not only to create beautiful flower beds, but also to plant ornamental shrubs. With their help, many problems are solved. From dividing the space of the garden into zones and filling the site with flowering plants to enclosing it with a green living fence.

Flowering beautiful shrubs

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

This list of flowering shrubs can include such plants:

Budley. It resembles a lilac, can grow up to three meters. Color shades: 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, blooms with numerous, but medium-sized flowers, the foliage is not particularly beautiful. However, not a single shrub border or mixborder can do without Potentilla: while other shrubs fade in turn, it creates a bright spot in the garden. They have established themselves as shrubs that bloom all summer, 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 as on sunny place, and in light partial shade, care comes down to annual pruning. There are varieties of this continuously flowering shrub of different colors.

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

Bush rose. It varies greatly in the size of the bushes and the shape of the flowers. They bloom all summer or are characterized by re-blooming.

Caryopteris will add to the garden blue shades, since his brushes have just that color. This is a flowering shrub with a rounded crown for the front of the border. They are planted in groups. It is undemanding to the soil. Quite winter-hardy. Flowering time September - October. Need pruning shrubs 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 lives only one day, but since new buds are constantly appearing, the bush blooms all summer. The plant is warm and photophilous, forms a low rounded bush. Does not tolerate clay soil. Flowering time June - August. Pruning in spring.

Cletra alder-leaved prefers moist soil. It gets along well along the edges of ravines and by the pond. This shrub requires almost no care. It quickly spreads throughout the territory provided to it. Its feature is that flowers appear only on young shoots. Therefore, it is recommended to cut it every year. Blooms in summer (July - August) with small fragrant flowers collected at the ends of the shoots in long spike-shaped inflorescences. In autumn, the foliage of the shrub is brightly colored.

evergreen shrubs

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

Holly. Not afraid of frost. Grows over a meter. The oblong leaves are studded with thorns. Therefore, it is unpleasant to approach him closely.

Yew. A slow growing coniferous plant, planted in hedgerows in mild climates. The usual color of the foliage is dark green, there are varieties with golden foliage, as well as various form growth - from ground cover to tall columnar trees. Better than many other conifers, it tolerates unfavorable growth conditions, but does not tolerate stagnant water at the roots during the cold season. The plant is dioecious, on females seeds are formed with a fleshy red roof up to 1 cm in diameter. Leaves and seeds are poisonous.

boxwood a popular shrub for hedges, including low, framing flower beds. It withstands frequent shearing and partial shade, is not afraid of the wind, and is undemanding to the soil. Keep in mind that boxwood is very easy to care for. He does not need annual pruning. Cut out only dry and thickening branches, and also shorten the elongated shoots.

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

Calmia boxwood Yew

Shade-loving garden shrubs

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

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

Rhododendrons- magnificent flowering beautiful shrubs, which 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 on average reach a height of 1.5 meters, bloom in May, however, there are plants of both 30 cm and 6 m, blooming both in early spring and in autumn, in August. The color of the flowers is varied, with the exception of blue, the leaves are oval or oblong, wintering. All rhododendrons are characterized by shallow roots, so the soil under the plants is mulched, and watered abundantly in dry weather.

garden jasmine grows well in the sun and in the shade, but in the second case, its flowering will not be so intense. There are two groups of jasmine: bushy with weak stems, grown in wall plantings, and jasmine - creepers that are able to climb the wall, support themselves. Flowering time depends on the species. Grown in moderate fertile soil in the penumbra.

Privet tolerates polluted air well, so it is most often grown in the hedges of private houses that overlook city streets. There are variegated varieties. It is characterized by the fact that it does not tolerate severe winter frosts, therefore it requires shelter. grows in any moderately fertile soil, in a sunny or shady place. propagated by lignified cuttings in open ground late autumn. Of care, a haircut is required - hedges are cut in May and August.

Barberry Thunberg are those ornamental flowering shrubs that are beautiful, low and hardy. They are widely used in garden decoration, as they are represented by a large range of varieties. Various types of barberry are very common and popular. Barberry Thunberg grows up to 1.5 meters. The leaves of the shrub turn red in autumn, the berries ripen red. This one blooms beautiful shrub in April - May.

fast growing shrubs

They are chosen by gardeners in a situation where a hedge needs to be grown in a short time. Often such plantings are made combined from different types of shrubs. In this case, you should carefully consider the issue of the future size of an adult plant and its relationship to a haircut.

The most popular of the fast-growing shrubs are:

• dogwood and barberry;
• viburnum vesicle - an unpretentious shrub with a rounded crown shape;
• the turn does not need careful pruning, it is produced only when more dense vegetation is needed;
• honeysuckle requires sanitary pruning in the first seven years, and then it remains only to form a hedge of the desired shape;
• climbing rose, it is recommended to start shaping it in the second year of growth in a permanent place.

vesicle climbing rose Honeysuckle

Low-growing and frost-resistant shrubs for the garden

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

• Japanese quince (low) decorates the cottage with an orange or golden color throughout the warm season, first with flowers, then with fruits;
• the cinquefoil already mentioned above;
• common heather is also an evergreen shrub that blooms most of the summer;
• the action is graceful, its flowering shrubs are the center of attraction, but it is whimsical to excess moisture, severe frosts and cold winds.

Japonica
Heather

If you have not yet decided which shrubs to plant in the country, then you can familiarize yourself with the list of frost-resistant ones:

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

Goof silver
Elder
Hawthorn

Mixborder of conifers and shrubs scheme

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

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

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

Here is one example of a perennial mixborder along a wall or fence. Its background is decorated with plants: lafanthus, purple echinacea, chatma and clematis. The middle is filled with shrubby cinquefoil, yarrow, fennel polygon, vervain bonar, boxwood, decorative wormwood and onions. In the first rows planted: shrub cinquefoil, geranium, soft cuff, coreopsis.

1. Geranium Endressa. 2. The cuff is soft. 3. Majestic geranium. 4. Coreopsis whorled. 5. Potentilla shrub. 6. Ptarmic yarrow. 7. Decorative bow. 8. Fennel multi-grate. 9. Bonar verbena. 10. Boxwood. 11. Decorative wormwood. 12. Lofant. 13. Echinacea purpurea. 14. Hatma. 15. Clematis

Did you know that in garden plots you can not plant flowers at all, but only plant ornamental shrubs. If you choose them correctly for growth and flowering time, then you will have constantly blooming and original garden. What will you end up with? Minimum hassle and maximum relaxation. Of course, I have never seen such a garden, because it is impossible to refuse annual and perennial flowers.

However, shrubs occupy a separate niche in gardening. Let's figure it out together which ornamental shrubs for summer cottages are the most popular and how to grow them.

Beauty under the windows. I immediately wanted to go...

Classification of ornamental shrubs

I can’t give an unequivocal answer whether it’s easy or difficult to care for shrubs. It all depends on the particular species. I personally I prefer exclusively unpretentious: planted, watered, trimmed and admired. The lack of free time will not give me the opportunity to cover pampered shrubs before winter or constantly water and fertilize them.

I tried to divide all the plants into groups. I consider only deciduous, without affecting conifers, (- they also apply to shrubs).

• By decorative - deciduous and flowering. The decorativeness of the leaves, for example, can be noted in deren, euonymus, spirea and silver sucker. Among the blooming ones, one of the most beautiful is jasmine (mock orange, lilac, forsythia). Flowering shrubs focus on themselves and contribute to the spatial perception of the garden as a single composition.
• Short and tall. Miniature - as a rule, they are planted in small gardens, on our 6 acres. They fit perfectly in small landscape compositions(spirea, cinquefoil,). How else to use them? As a border or together with big plants. At the same time, they should be planted at the foot large trees and bushes to smooth out sharp transitions.
• With creeping roots - for example, goof silver and fieldfare. You must also be prepared for such a turn, otherwise these “creeps” will flood the garden worse than weeds.
• Fruiting. This is a special type of shrubs that not only decorate the garden, but also bear fruit ( chokeberry, honeysuckle, shadberry, barberry, sea buckthorn, etc.).

Blooming chokeberry.

• frost-resistant(hawthorn, viburnum, barberry) and thermophilic(forsythia).

Heat-loving forsythia.

• shade-tolerant(hydrangea) and light-loving(, fieldfare).
• Spring, summer and autumn flowering shrubs. Correct selection in terms of flowering will provide decorativeness to your garden throughout the season. Let's start with the May forsythia, which has festive bright colors. yellow flowers strewn on twigs. Unfortunately, all my efforts to grow her were unsuccessful: she froze. Painfully she is thermophilic. By the end of May, the lilac will show in all its glory. In June, you can enjoy the flowers of spirea, viburnum, jasmine, barberry, Japanese quince, and from July, hydrangea will enter its blooming season, which will continue to bloom until autumn.

crown formation

When forming the landscape design of a garden plot with the help of ornamental shrub plants, it is worth paying special attention to their height and width. Plants have the ability to grow under favorable conditions. But this does not matter - the parameters of the shrubs are easy to adjust with the help of garden cutters, secateurs and scissors.

I try to be careful!

This is a very exciting activity. I always try to beautifully form the crown, including shrubs. I cut the turf, fieldfare and hydrangea with a ball.

How can you use ornamental shrubs in the country

Depending on the role that you define for an ornamental shrub, they need plant in different ways:

• single landing;
• hedge;
• background for garden compositions;
• group landings.

Solitary planting will require you to choose a location for optimal view of the bush. For this, areas near the house, at the gate, opposite the window are suitable. A hedge, such as a spirea, can be used instead of a fence. Shrubs with decorative leaves can become either a background for flower arrangements, or they themselves become an integral part of the flower garden. Group planting of shrubs will serve perfectly for fencing off some functional areas in the garden area, which will create a special comfort.

Young shrubs along the new fence: jasmine, elderberry, dogwood, fieldfare and hydrangea.

The most unpretentious shrubs - my choice

Hydrangea

My favorite bush, I would say favorite jewel of the garden. What are its advantages over other ornamental shrubs? I chose her for long flowering, durability, unpretentiousness, frost resistance, resistance to diseases and pests and minimal maintenance. By the way, it can grow on acidic soils, which is not typical for many plants. I have it growing as a solitary plant, but it looks great as a hedge.

The hydrangea bush near the gate deserves special attention.

Available for sale a large number of the most beautiful views. I note, however, not every one of them is adapted to central Russia. Through mistakes in choosing a variety (many of those that I bought did not winter well) I settled on hydrangea broad-leaved and paniculate.

Broad-leaved hydrangea can be called the most common among summer residents.

The inflorescence of the broad-leaved hydrangea is flawless.

It grows very quickly and reaches 1-2 meters. It's hard to believe, but in the subtropics it is 4 m high. Its spherical inflorescences delight me with their beautiful shape and large size - 20 cm. It blooms in July for about a month.

Hydrangea paniculata is very frost-resistant and becomes more magnificent and beautiful every year.

And so paniculate hydrangea blooms.

It blooms for a very long time - in August and September. Perhaps I will not name a single shrub that would bloom in the second half of summer.

Hydrangeas very easy to propagate. I do this by diverting the bottom branch. I dig a small trench, bend down a branch, fix it with a wire and sprinkle it with soil. I water periodically. Roots form very quickly. Then it will be enough to cut the branch and plant the young plant in a permanent place.

Goof silver

In my opinion, a very attractive shrub with silvery leaves. Looks great in the background. The small yellow flowers are quite unattractive. However, they exude a very pleasant smell. As my mother used to say: "Smells like French perfume." There are no problems with its cultivation - it grows well in well-lit areas and.

Loch silver.
Handsome.

I would note 2 of its shortcomings, which are easy to get rid of. First - fast crown growth which ugly sticks out in different directions. I form it by cutting. Second - creeping roots. Lol periodically pops up in my different parts garden. I either prune it or dig up the rooted offshoot and distribute it to everyone who wants it.

Who is so distinguished by his silver?
It is he!

Jasmine, or mock orange

Needs no advice: flowering is plentiful, the aroma of flowers is wonderful, frost-resistant, does not get sick with anything. I would note only one feature of caring for it: every 4-5 years it is necessary to cut out old branches, and at the end of each summer to discharge it a little from thickened branches.

Not everyone has heard about mock orange, but everyone has heard the smell of jasmine for sure.

Spirea

There is a short one and a tall one. My undersized Japanese spirea has very beautiful yellowish leaves with lilac flowers, and the tall one has snow-white inflorescences. I form a low one with a ball, I also don’t let a large one grow too much. Spirea excellent honey plants, attracting bees.

Spirea - a piece of Japan at their summer cottage.

I can classify this plant as quite unpretentious. It does not impose any requirements on soils, lighting, fertilizers. A gardener's dream.

Fieldfare

It is called so because the leaves are similar to mountain ash. But that's where his resemblance to her ends. His beauty is not only in leaves, but also in panicle flowers.

Fieldfare - beauty in panicles.

Its significant drawback is the root growth, which constantly crawls to its neighbors. She has to fight with a pruner. And the rest - absolutely unpretentious. True, it does not tolerate transplantation quite well.

Barberry

His can only be characterized by positive epithets- sprawling, beautiful, with leaves that change color during the season, unpretentious and undemanding to soils.

Barberry watercolors.

Its miniature forms can brighten flowerbeds, and taller plants look great both as tapeworms and in group plantings, hedges. The barberry has a slight drawback when planting - it is prickly.

I advise you to buy ornamental shrubs in garden centers. If I take seedlings from friends, then I know exactly how it looks like in adulthood and how it was grown. So, all my hydrangeas, fieldfare and silver sucker are gifts from friends grown from cuttings. The rest of the shrubs I bought in nurseries.

In the background is a fieldfare.
Flowers in the center.
On the front conifers -.

I love all my plants very much: both with decorative leaves, and especially flowering ones. I think they are not only decorate my favorite garden, but also create in it holiday feeling, make the yard very attractive.

On the suburban area not to do without large perennial plants. Beautiful ornamental shrubs for summer cottages and gardens create a unique atmosphere day after day, help divide space into zones, and determine the nature of the site. Shrubs have a place in hedges and when arranging borders. Plants of different sizes and shapes make a great background for perennials and perennials, as well as bright decorations for the entire garden.

There are a lot of lushly flowering or strikingly colorful plants, but when choosing ornamental crops for summer cottages, attention is paid not only to their beauty, but also to the complexity of care. The less labor required for cultivation, the longer the shrub retains its bright appearance, the more valuable it is for the summer resident.

Beautiful shrubs for giving: photo with names

1. Lilac

In May, gardens and summer cottages throughout Russia are covered with lilac, pink, purple and white clouds.

This blooms lilac, a spectacular shrub:

• up to three meters high;
• with pointed heart-shaped or broadly lanceolate foliage;
• with shoots covered with grayish-brown bark;
• with racemose inflorescences of simple or double fragrant flowers of various colors.

In nature, there are several dozen species of lilacs. There are many times more cultivars and hybrids. All plants winter well in the middle lane. The tall beautiful bushes shown in the photo for summer cottages prefer sunny places and grow easily on any soil.

2. Chubushnik

Garden jasmine or, more correctly, mock orange blooms a little later than lilac. In the garden and in the country house, a beautiful ornamental shrub spreads an exquisite aroma; white, simple or semi-double flowers located at the ends of numerous shoots attract the eyes of hundreds of pollinating insects.

Existing varieties of mock orange differ from each other in terms of flowering, shape and size of corollas. Even variegated shrubs of this species have been bred. At the same time, all plants are very frost-resistant, not subject to pest attacks and are rarely affected by diseases.

3.Japanese quince

In May, Japanese quince begins to bloom. The fruits of this plant resemble real quince, but are much smaller and harder. They are edible. However, the shrub, the height of different species of which ranges from 0.5 to 2 meters, is valued not as a fruit, but as an ornamental crop.

Beautiful fruit bush for summer cottages and gardens, it has a wide, spreading crown covered with hard, elongated dark green foliage. The peak of decorativeness falls on the appearance of many yellow, orange or, depending on the variety, large red flowers.

4. Honeysuckle

Blue honeysuckle with edible early fruits is a popular garden plant. However, when decorating a site, other varieties of shrubs are often forgotten, many of which are extremely decorative and unpretentious.

In Russian conditions, shrubs of real honeysuckle, Tatar, honeysuckle and other species feel great. Plants from one and a half to three meters high are densely leafy. Young greens and shoots have a bluish tint. In June, the bushes are covered with tubular white, yellowish, pink and orange flowers that emit a delicate aroma. After they wither, red, orange or dark fruits appear.

5. Three-lobed almond (Louisania)

A bright decoration of the site will be a three-lobed almond plant. An ornamental shrub or small tree up to 3 meters high blooms before foliage appears, covered with a bright cloud of simple or semi-double flowers. Corollas can be painted in pink, crimson, coral tones. Numerous flowers that open in May sit tightly on the shoots, so the crown seems completely pink.

In the middle lane, plants can freeze slightly, so young almonds are covered for the winter, and areas protected from the wind are chosen for planting.

6. Hydrangea

If there is a lot of shade on the site, many ornamental shrubs in the country feel oppressed, grow and bloom poorly. Salvation for the summer resident will be a shade-loving hydrangea. She is equally good in a single landing and in a group. Spherical or sprawling hydrangea bushes, thanks to the efforts of breeders, delight gardeners with white, pink, blue and greenish inflorescences that can be admired in the garden, cut and as a dried flower.

The culture is distinguished by long flowering, versatility of use and adaptability to the shade. Hydrangeas prefer acidic soil and abundant watering.

7. Rosehip

Numerous photos of unpretentious shrubs for giving with this name show plants that are very different in appearance. This is explained by the fact that "wild rose" is a collective name that unites dozens of species of cultivated and wild roses.

All of them, unlike garden varietal and hybrid beauties, are unpretentious and generously share their beauty and beneficial fruits with a gardener. On the obligatory site there is a place for a wrinkled rose with simple or double flowers up to 8 cm in diameter, sweetish-spicy aroma and color in all shades from white to deep pink. This shrub has wrinkled, which gave the name to the shrub, large leaves and flattened fruits with juicy orange flesh and a mass of pubescent seeds inside.

garden shrub belonging to park roses, has a universal purpose, blooms from May until the end of summer. Thanks to this, and the foliage turning yellow by autumn, the bush is decorative from early spring to late autumn. Rose wrinkled grows well on all types of soil, does not freeze in winter and, with regular pruning, is easily kept within the specified boundaries.

A light-loving plant is not demanding on soil fertility, but is afraid of stagnant water and reacts poorly to increased soil acidity.

8. Spirea

Photos of these most unpretentious shrubs for summer cottages invariably cause a wave of admiration. Very different in appearance, spireas are covered with white or pink flowers, amaze with decorative foliage and are divided into two large groups. Plants that bloom in spring are massively covered with caps of flowers, which crumble rather quickly. In summer, flowering of other varieties begins, transforming the garden for a long time.

Due to the presence of both compact forms and large varieties spireas help in creating hedges, they are indispensable in group plantings, but they will not get lost alone on the site, becoming its bright decoration.

With traditional care, decorative bushes in the country feel great in the sun and in partial shade, take root in areas with any light, loose soil.

9.Forsythia

An amazing plant: the early spring branches of forsythia are completely strewn with sunny yellow flowers, and only then - when they fall - young foliage appears. This shrub is remarkable, first of all, precisely because of its flowering.

The only thing that must be taken into account when buying a seedling: forsythia is thermophilic, and not all of its species are suitable for planting in cold regions - some, even when sheltered, freeze in harsh winters, and it will not be possible to see them in color.

10. Kalina

Kalina is not a truly unpretentious shrub, but its beauty and the benefits of berries pay off the effort required to care for the plant. In Russian gardens, you can see decorative types of viburnum, and ordinary, equally wonderful specimens. In spring and in the first days of summer, viburnum bushes are literally strewn with elegant white wreaths and lush caps of inflorescences. Flowering lasts up to two weeks.

The bright red fruits of viburnum vulgaris appear closer to autumn, at the same time the color of the foliage begins to change, which turns from green to crimson.

However, with general unpretentiousness, viburnum requires attention due to the need for constant watering and protection from pests. This beautiful ornamental shrub for summer cottages and gardens is very much “liked” by aphids, which from viburnum easily spread over other closely related plants.

Decorative shrubs for summer cottages, photos and names of which will be presented in this article, are often exactly those elements that harmonize the overall picture and emphasize the necessary nuances of the site so that it looks attractive, bright and harmonious. They are like strokes on a canvas that will help to “dilute” correctly. the right details flower beds, to place accents on some specific places. I am sure that every summer resident, gardener, owner personal plot I want to do everything right and neat so that vegetables, fruit trees, beds with greenery - everything was in its place.

Depending on the size of your site, imagination and general preferences, ornamental shrubs can be a backdrop for other plantings, an element of garden compositions, appear as hedges or act as the main nuance to which everyone's attention will be riveted.

In this article I would like to talk about the most popular shrubs, most often planted in our region, and, of course, the most beautiful. It is unrealistic to cover the entire spectrum of these representatives of this plant kingdom, but it is worth paying our attention to the main flowering ones, as well as to decorative and deciduous ones.

How beautiful to plant ornamental shrubs: the main placement criteria

The very first thing is to choose just such a plant that will feel comfortable in climatic conditions your region. It is necessary to choose a certain variety based on this factor. The second nuance is its location.

If you get a sun-loving representative, then you need to plant it in a sunny place, where there will be a lot of light and there will not even be a hint of shade. But shade-loving ones, on the contrary, should be placed in shaded areas, or even in the shade of buildings or large trees. This is important, as the wrong choice of location can affect not only the brightness of the colors of the foliage or the lushness of the flowers on the shrub, but also its viability.

The overall picture of the garden should also be considered when choosing a particular plant. In a small area, tall and lush specimens will look out of place. But, for example, blooming frost-resistant, low beautiful bushes fit perfectly, and even will delight you with their appearance until the very cold.

These representatives include dwarf varieties of juniper Cossack Tamariscifolia and Green Carpet - undersized, creeping along the ground, very frost-resistant. These are ideal options for creating compact alpine slides, rockeries, lawn edging, curbs.

Shrubs for hedges should also be chosen among undersized or medium-sized representatives with a dense crown, so that later instead of an attractive fence you do not get columns of tall thickets. Spiked bushes, decorative flowering, columnar representatives, for example, junipers, are best suited for such a design. For joint plantings, weigela, buddleia, spirela, oleander are well suited, they will look harmoniously with other green brothers growing nearby. And if you want to form an arch or, for example, decorate a gazebo, a fence, then in this case you should choose climbing species.

The choice is wide! For each site of any size and shape, you can find your own option. In addition to flowering plants, there are a lot of varieties of shrubs with amazing foliage color, with an unusual crown, leaf shape. Diversity is an important aspect in this business. In most cases, the country landscape is divided into three zones (or tiers): the lower one is vegetable beds and flower beds, the upper one is fruit trees. But the bushes can occupy the so-called middle zone. The correct selection and combination of plants among themselves is the main goal for a summer resident who strives for beauty, comfort and harmony in his area.

Deciduous or flowering shrubs are not only a pleasure for contemplation, but also functional plants. Thus, by planting them near the fence, you can create a barrier from prying eyes or unwanted penetration (spiky varieties).

With their help, it is very convenient to zone a site, for example, to separate recreation areas and an area for growing garden crops.

Borders, paths, hedges, which have already been mentioned, creating protection (shadows) for more delicate shade-loving plants, decorating some unsightly fragments on the site - all this can be arranged, decorated or hidden using a variety of bushes and bushes. And if you decide to plant fruit representatives, you will be additionally rewarded for your work with useful berries.

Flowering shrubs for a summer residence

Some of these representatives are also fruit, this nuance will be indicated in the description.

Weigela

I'll start, perhaps, with flowering weigela. This shrub looks great both during flowering and after it. Nana Variegata can also be classified as an ornamental leafy variety, its foliage has a beautiful golden border, and Nana Purpurea has dark, red-brown leaves.

Weigela Nana Purpurea

The sight of a blooming weigela pleases the eye with pink bell flowers that bloom in waves throughout the season (usually all of May). The first wave is the most abundant. Some varieties can produce color twice a year, such as Weigela Middendorf.

Weigel Middendorf

Spirea

Spirea is very unpretentious and very beautiful. Its varieties can bloom both in spring and summer. If you calculate the time correctly, then you can plant these two species in such a way that one fades, and the second only enters the flowering phase. Some varieties of spirea have beautiful foliage - Vagnutta, Pink Ice. For this reason, they can be attributed to decorative deciduous shrubs.

Spirea Vangutta

Spiraea blooms profusely and luxuriantly, bending branches literally plastered with white flowers to the ground.

A low, slow-growing Japanese spirea blooms with lush lilac-pink inflorescences. She is also attractive and a honey plant, like her white-flowering species.

Japanese spirea

Spireas are not particularly capricious about the choice of soil, however, you should pay attention to the requirements for light / shade for different varieties.

Spirea in winter:

Jasmine or mock orange

Garden jasmine or mock orange - well, how could it be without it ?! Because of the enchanting aroma, it is known and loved by almost everyone. To date, there are its multiple varieties and hybrids - all of them are very attractive. They differ in size, shape, color and aroma of flowers.

But in our case we are talking about a white-flowered representative - frost-resistant, disease-resistant, very unpretentious (can be placed in the shade or in a place lit by sunlight). It looks equally great in group plantings and in single ones, the main thing is to water it on time, but do not allow water to stagnate in the near-stem circle. The flowering time of the mock orange depends on its variety, but it usually begins in May and lasts about a month. There are those that bloom both in summer and in early autumn.

Chubushnik:

Jasmine (mock orange)

viburnum

Kalina refers to both fruit specimens and decorative foliage. A unique plant in every sense: it blooms beautifully with large white spherical inflorescences, the berries are useful, widely used as a medicine. The foliage also deserves attention: its hue changes from rich green to golden and red.

In general, viburnum has many species (about 200), among which you can even find evergreen specimens. In our area, two of its usual types are the most common and popular - viburnum ordinary and viburnum bulldonezh. They are frost-resistant, non-capricious, decorative at any time of the year, they love shade and moderate watering. Flowering time - mid-May / end of June, about 20 days.

Viburnum vulgaris in bloom and with fruits:

Viburnum ordinary

Kalina Buldenezh:

Kalina Buldenezh

Rose hip

Some shrubs that can grow in the country do not even need introduction and recommendations, for example, wild rose. It is attractive in appearance, useful in many ways, not only decorates your site in the spring when it blooms with pink or red flowers, but also creates a prickly barrier if you plant it along the fence. In some of its varieties, flowers are not inferior in beauty to roses (terry look), and varieties with healing red berries will give you a natural natural “medicine”, the valuable qualities of which are known to everyone. Rosehip is unpretentious, branches quickly, has a very dense crown, prefers the sun or partial shade. It blooms from May to August.

Rosehip blooms
Rose hip fence rosehip leaf in autumn

Lilac

Fragrant, having many colors and shades - lilac! Without it, it is difficult to imagine a summer cottage or a house territory, whether private or multi-storey building. Lilac is a fairly large (up to 2, 3 or more meters in height) shrub. Even on small area, at least one bush, but you can plant. There are many different varieties of lilac.

It is resistant to cold, unpretentious, beautiful in itself (good in a single landing). It is preferable to place it in a sunny place, but in partial shade the lilac will feel comfortable. When landing, leave free space around her so that she is not crowded. Flowering time is May, some stretch until June.

Common lilac
Lilac white
Lilac Hungarian
Lilac Beauty of Moscow

forsythia

Flowering forsythia shrubs are the real "suns" on your site! It blooms in early spring with bright yellow bells, and the foliage on the shrub appears after the flowers have fallen off. The time of abundant flowering lasts about three weeks.

This is a heat-loving representative, which maximally shows its decorative effect in the warm regions of our country. It looks great as a single plant or surrounded by bulbous flowers. Suitable for the formation of hedges, does not like waterlogged soil, drafts and cold winds. Prefers light fertile soil, for the winter it is better to protect it with covering material. Its other name is forsythia. Forsythia bushes are medium in size, suitable for small areas.

Forsythia:

Forsythia bush shaped like a ball

Hydrangea

There are shrubs that grow and bloom where many others refuse to develop and give color. It is to such specimens that the hydrangea belongs, which prefers shade and moist soil. This frost-resistant shrub blooms in large snow-white, lilac, pink, blue, lilac "balls". If you cut a hydrangea flower and put it in a vase, it will last long enough.

Hydrangea is characterized by long flowering, which begins around July and continues until early autumn. Some varieties, such as "Freudenstein" bloom until October inclusive. This is a non-capricious plant that feels good even on acidic soil, which most flower and garden representatives do not like so much. Can be used in single plantings, but also harmoniously looks in the company of rhododendrons, clematis, lilies, roses, all kinds of hostas, fern varieties.

Hydrangea, photo:

hydrangea bushes
Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Frazi

Budley David

Buddleya is a fairly popular shrub among gardeners recently. Its blue, lilac, pink, slightly elongated inflorescences consist of multiple small flowers that exude a magical sweet aroma. This plant can reach 3 meters in height, blooms for quite a long time, from mid-July to the second half of September. Due to some external similarity, it is sometimes called autumn lilac.

It looks attractive in a single landing on the lawn, as well as in the company of cinquefoil, low-growing ground cover roses. It is also good as a tub plant, only the capacity for it should be large. Thus, by placing a buddley in a voluminous flowerpot, you can decorate a terrace or a place near the stairs, the entrance to the room. Likes sunlit places, drained fertile soil, does not like drafts and windy areas.

Buddley David:

David Budley Bush
Inflorescences of Budleya David

Action

A relative of hydrangea and mock orange is action, it is distinguished by abundant and long flowering (from 30 to 60 days). If you plant it in partial shade and protected from drafts, it will bloom in densely growing white-pink or snow-white (depending on the variety) racemose inflorescences starting around June.

Most varieties of deutsia are tall flowering shrubs that can reach 4 meters in height. Looks great in the form of a hedge and in single plantings.

Deytion bush
Action inflorescences

Japonica

In fact, there are a great many flowering shrubs; alas, it is simply impossible to describe them all in one article. Many of them combine the beauty of flowering and taste qualities fruits such as Chaenomeles (or Japanese Quince), which grows to 2 meters or more, blooms with bright, eye-catching red flowers. Subsequently, it gives edible fruits, ranging in size from 3 to 6 cm.

Chaenomeles or Japanese quince:

Chaenomeles blooms
Chaenomeles fruits

Broom

Very handsome and popular. Depending on the variety, it blooms with "moth" flowers. different shades. This representative is so unpretentious that he will feel comfortable even on poor soil. Resistant to drought and cold, unpretentious, looks great in single and group plantings. This honey plant is often planted on slopes.

Broom:

Broom Lena:

The broom blooms for about 30 days, it can be of different heights, again, depending on the variety.

tree peony

It is impossible not to mention the tree-like peony, whose luxurious beauty will become a true decoration of your site.

tree peony

Rhododendron

Also, rhododendron is a garden favorite among southern summer residents; with the onset of spring, this shrub is simply buried in pink, lilac, purple, red flowers-bouquets.

Rhododendron

Decorative deciduous shrubs for the garden

This is a separate category of shrubs, without which, often, not a single suburban area can do. As in the case of flowering varieties, it will not be possible to talk about all worthy specimens in one article, but it is worth focusing your attention on individual representatives. Decorative deciduous shrubs in most cases do not require special care, a separate plus is their longevity. Having planted a bush once, creating comfortable conditions for existence, it will be possible to admire it for many years.

Red Japanese Maple

If you like a riot of red shades, then you should definitely plant a red Japanese maple on the site. This is a shrub with a voluminous crown, its foliage at first has a bright green color, then, closer to autumn, it becomes reddish-orange and eventually turns into a bright red, carmine hue.

Actually at Japanese maple there are many varieties, each of them has a foliage color that is attractive in its own way. Variety "Aconitifolium" - orange-red leaves, "Vitifolium" - carmine-red leaves, one of the most popular - "Atropurpureum" has a dark red, almost black-red foliage color. They look great anywhere on the site, love partial shade, harmonize with coniferous representatives, combined with ferns, hostas.

Red Japanese Maple:

Fieldfare rowanberry

Frost-resistant Rowanberry Sam is very unpretentious, grows quickly, beautiful in bloom, but its foliage deserves special attention. Openwork leaves have interesting feature A gradient is a transition from one shade to another. Orange, red, yellow, pinkish, green - all these colors blend smoothly with each other on one single sheet. From a distance, it resembles a bright fire, a riot of colors is observed throughout the season, especially closer to autumn. It can be used in group plantings to hide unattractive landscape details, it grows equally well in sunny areas and in partial shade. Fieldfare is not particularly demanding on the ground, but moist, loose and nutrient soil more preferable for him. Drought is undesirable for him.

Rowanberry Sam:

Barberry

Barberries are a separate topic, the first among them, according to their external data, stands out Barberry Thunberg with purple leaves. Even in winter, its red, thorny twigs attract attention. With the advent of spring, it blooms with reddish leaves, against which the yellow flowers look very elegant. Gradually, closer to summer, the barberry foliage becomes intensely red, and in autumn all shades of burgundy, scarlet and carmine color the entire plant.

Prefers sunny and semi-shaded places, unpretentious, but does not respond well to excessive soil moisture. The scope of application is extensive - from hedges to single plantings or planting in a flower bed surrounded by other flower representatives. Its dwarf variety is Atropurpurea Nana.

Barberry Thunberg, photo:

A variety of barberry Turnberg - Tiny Gold:

Variegated varieties of barberry are Rose Glow (red leaves with pink dots), Admiration with golden edging along the edges of the red leaf, Kelleris with white-green foliage, Natasza with pink-greenish-white leaves.

Barberry Admiration:

The golden-leaved barberry Golden Rocket is incredibly attractive, the greenish-golden leaves of this shrub are so bright that they are visible to the eye from afar and attract attention. They look perfect on green lawns, in the form of hedges, on mixboards among other plants.

Barberry Golden Rocket:

Barberries with golden foliage have several varieties, but all of them are distinguished by the main feature - the color of the leaves. For example, the Diabolicum barberry has a red edging along the edges of a greenish-yellow, almost golden leaf. Compact varieties of these shrubs are Tiny Gold (photo above) and Bonanza Gold.

Barberry with golden foliage (left):

Composition of several varieties of barberry

Deren

Dören is a very attractive shrub, and at any time of the year and even completely without foliage! There are many varieties of dogwood, for example, Elegantissima with white-green leaves, Siberica Variegata has reddish-green foliage with pink edging along the edges, Kesselring boasts chameleon leaves of a brownish-pink hue with the addition of yellow and green colors.

When winter comes and the dogwood sheds its foliage, its upward shoots are bright red, clearly stand out against the white snow. It is unpretentious, shade-tolerant, frost-resistant, takes root on any soil. The maximum height of this representative is 3 meters, but red turf can grow even higher. He, of course, takes up a lot of space, but the color of his foliage is simply amazing. If you are the owner of a large plot, it may make sense to pay attention to red turf.

Deren red, photo:

Döhren is red in winter:

Euonymus

Fortune's euonymus is a rather undersized (up to 60 cm) shrub, originally from China. It has many varieties, but all of them are distinguished by a variegated, eye-catching color of foliage. It can be formed as a bush, or it can be arranged in the form of a liana, setting the direction with a rope, and there, with its aerial roots, it will cling to anything, even a wall.

Depending on the variety, the euonymus has different colour leaf borders. For example, the leaves may be pale green with a white border, or bright green with a yellow border (variety 'Emerald Gold'). This is a frost-resistant plant, non-capricious, loves moderately moistened soil, looks great as a single element or the main accent of a flower bed, in a word, it is good in any form and looks appropriate in a company that is suitable in color.

Fortune's euonymus:

vesicle

The vesicle is very interesting in that, depending on the variety, it has a completely different color of foliage. This is a non-capricious plant, however, on loose, moderately moist soil, it will feel more comfortable. Widely used in landscape design: some varieties can be cut and given any shape, other varieties are used to create borders or hedges. He is good and attractive both by himself and in the company of other garden representatives.

I advise you to pay attention to the following vesicles: Diabolo, which has dark red, almost black leaves and looks spectacular, but a little gothic. In spring, its foliage has a lighter shade - carmine - red, but then gradually darkens. Variety Darts Gold, on the contrary, has a cheerful color of leaves - yellow-fiery. And the Nugget variety changes the shade of the foliage depending on the time of the year, at first the leaves are yellow, and closer to autumn they turn green. Red-leaved vesicle is another popular species, with scarlet leaves in spring and maroon, beetroot - with the advent of cold weather.

Bubble in the country:

Talking about decorative deciduous shrubs, one cannot help but recall Japanese spirea, which not only has beautiful flowers, but also multi-colored, bright foliage.

Heather leaves do not lose their beauty even with the advent of winter, he is unpretentious, but loves sunlight.

Shrubs that you want to choose for a summer residence should always be divided according to height, requirements (whimsical / unpretentious), frost resistance, compatibility with other plants.

Spirea foliage in autumn, photo:

Weigela foliage, photo:

Hawthorn also comes to mind, which has so many different varieties that among them any gardener can find a shrub to his taste. Any figures can be formed from hawthorn bushes, its fruits are medicinal, used in folk and official medicine. In its “behavior”, it is somewhat similar to boxwood, looks great in the design of hedges, in group plantings, as well as in a single copy.

Hedge of ornamental shrubs

A hedge is one of the most popular, interesting and favorite gardening "structures", in which the "building" material is green spaces. Depending on the desired result, the hedge can be arranged in the form of a low curb or, conversely, a high one. green wall. You can choose any shape or length of such a fence, this is a truly creative activity, almost always giving great result. A green hedge can hide unsightly elements of a summer cottage (for example, an old fence, a fence), highlight separate zones on the territory, or to emphasize other accents of landscape design.

When choosing shrubs for this purpose, you need to consider the following parameters:

1. Varieties of shrubs - in fact, the choice of plants for creating hedges is very large. It is necessary to approach the choice not only from an aesthetic point of view, but also from a practical one. These can be homogeneous shrubs or a mixed version, when different varieties and species are used that are in harmony with each other.
2. The growth rate of plants - calculate all the nuances: how often do you visit the country house, can you cut and correct the bushes in time. Where does the shrub you choose grow (sunny or shaded) and how will it manifest itself in this area. This also includes the question of the shape of the future hedge, so that the growth rate of bushes is a very relevant issue.
3. Height of shrubs - before the final choice, carefully study the potential of the bush and compare its capabilities with your wishes. This item also includes the density (width) of plantings, you may have to plant them in two or even three rows.
4. Soil preparation for bushes - consider this factor, certain types of ornamental shrubs require a special soil composition. If in doubt, then choose the most unpretentious varieties or consult with more experienced gardeners in this matter. In some cases, you will have to pre-prepare the soil for the desired variety of shrubs.

If you are a beginner, give preference to non-capricious and shade-tolerant specimens that will not require daily soil moisture. Although it is the last aspect that depends on how often you visit the country. Remember that the most successful mixed hedges are obtained by planting plants with the same (or similar) biological requirements for moisture, light, soil quality, as well as with a similar growth rate.

Thuja hedge, photo:

If we consider coniferous shrubs for hedges, then dwarf forms of spruce, thuja or juniper will suit you. Such a fence will always be green, at any time of the year.

Dwarf spruce Nidiformis is unpretentious, has a bright green color, does not exceed one meter in height. Small bushes are planted at a distance of 1 meter from each other, do not make any pruning until the next season, until the spruce grows. Further, the correction is made from the sides (by two thirds of the length of the branches) and from above (cutting the upper branches by about a third of their length).

El Nidiformis, photo:

European spruce hedge:

In nature, thuja is presented not only in the form of a tree, but also a bush. It is the bushy and dwarf varieties of thuja that are used to create hedges. This plant is easy to give the desired shape and height, it emits a pleasant coniferous aroma, is always green and looks great. T ui Smaragd or Brabant are most often used by Russians to decorate green hedges. Tui seedlings are planted about 50 or 70 cm apart, and decoration and cutting are done only at 2 or 3 years of plant life. Smaragd is sheared less often, Brabant - more often, all thujas are frost-resistant, they perform well when planted in clay or sandy soil. Moderate soil moisture is the best option for them. Varieties Hozeri, Danica, Teddy, Little Dorrit are also suitable for creating hedges.

Juniper is one of the favorite, popular, easy-to-cut and care plants for decorating green hedges. He loves sunlight, resistant to drought and cold, but he should be protected from excessively moist soil (to avoid waterlogging). You should not plant it if clay soil prevails in your area. Bushes are planted at a distance of 60-80 cm from each other, a haircut is made about 2 times a year. Keep in mind that juniper grows quite quickly.

Juniper, photo:

Juniper hedge in one of the southern cities

If you want to create a climbing plant hedge, and very quickly, pay attention to Aubert's Knotweed. This is one of the fastest growing liana shrubs, which reaches one and a half meters in length per season. This plant unpretentious to the soil, often needs adjustment (pruning), blooms with dense white inflorescences and requires a pre-installed solid support.

Highlander Aubert, photo:

Hops - a shrub and at the same time climbing liana. Unpretentious, frost-resistant, loves moist soil, does not need frequent adjustment. The plant produces very pretty medium sized buds that add to the beauty of the dense bright green foliage. He also needs a reliable and strong support and garter.

A luxurious hedge is obtained from climbing roses. Depending on your preferences, you can choose any variety with the desired shade of buds.

Variety Graham Thomas gives yellow flowers, Adelaide d'Orleans - white buds with a yellowish center, Super Dorothy blooms with numerous lush pink buds, Alaska - a snow-white rose, delicate and at the same time solemn.

Such a hedge will definitely not leave anyone indifferent. Be prepared for maintenance and regular pruning if you choose roses, they will also need support. Shrub roses can also be used in this capacity.

Climbing rose hedge, photo:

Clematis is an ornamental shrub and at the same time a liana. This plant loves the sun, fertile drained and slightly alkaline soil. It turns into a thick fence in about 2 or 3 years, it looks very impressive thanks to large flowers the most diverse range of colors, as well as dense, rich green foliage. Requires strong support, like all creepers.

The blackthorn (or blackthorn) reaches a height of two meters, blooms with densely spaced white flowers, has multiple spines. When planting a turn to create a hedge, each bush will need to be fixed, tied to a peg. So you set the right direction for the bush, support it at first, until it gains strength. The first month after planting, seedlings should be watered regularly. Blackthorn grows very quickly, gives dark blue fruits - wild plums (tasty, slightly tart in taste).

Blackthorn, photo:

Sea buckthorn is a useful and very pretty shrub, decorative and fruit, I would say. Gardeners recommend planting shrubby sea buckthorn in two rows. Despite the fact that trimming haircut reduces the yield of sea buckthorn, the aesthetic side of the matter only benefits from this. This frost-resistant plant can be with or without thorns. Requires a pre-installed reliable support - then everything will be beautiful and even.

Snowberry is an incredibly attractive shrub. It got its name due to the snow-white fruits, which are located on the branches in the form of clusters. Even when the plant sheds all foliage, these berries persist for a long time, sometimes even until spring. The shrub itself is excellent for the formation of hedges, grows up to one and a half / two meters in height. Often does not need special adjustment, as the branches themselves tend to the ground under the weight of the bunches. If you trim the plant regularly, then it most likely will not bear fruit. The shrub is unpretentious, frost-resistant, blooms in the middle of summer with inconspicuous small flowers-bells of a white-green or pinkish hue. Berries are poisonous to humans, but for birds they are quite edible.

Snowberry, photo:

For hedges, it is best to choose from thick-leaved, easy-to-form plants. Such a "fence" should be tight, without so-called gaps. Depending on your preferences, you can choose a flowering or evergreen, coniferous variant.

Fruit shrubs such as Schmidt's Currant, Felt Cherry or Gooseberry are not only good for creating green hedges, but they also reward you with edible fruits.

When choosing a shrub, consider its features, resistance to cold, soil requirements. It is possible that in order to maintain an attractive appearance, some representatives will need periodic feeding and fertilizing. No matter how unpretentious the variety you have chosen may seem, maintaining a decent green hedge will require you to spend time and effort. Any shrub will have to ennoble, cut, keep in shape. Poor soil should be fed with fertilizers at least once a year, and fertile soils - once every 4 years.

The aforementioned flowering shrubs such as spirea, jasmine, lilac, rosehip can also be used to create a hedge. They can be combined with each other, planted alternately. Different varieties barberries planted one after another (variety by variety) will create an incredible effect. Cypress shrubs (dwarf varieties) are also ideal for the formation of green "fences".

Berry Yew, which does not exceed 60 cm in height, grows in rounded bushes - it is also great for this purpose.

It all depends on your imagination and the availability of free time. Always keep in mind that taller shrubs require more space between seedlings. Do not forget also about the climatic features of your region when choosing an ornamental shrub.

Ornamental shrubs are most often planted either in the fall, before the frost hits, or in early spring, when the buds on the trees are just beginning to awaken, and the snow has already melted. Moreover, the holes under spring planting should be prepared since autumn - apply appropriate fertilizers, calculate the depth and width of the recess for a certain type of shrub. Purchase seedlings in reliable places - special nurseries or flower shops. Before deepening into the ground, the plant can be kept for several hours in water, to which a growth stimulator was previously added.

In addition to the agrotechnical features of a single species, a simple formula should be remembered:

1. Low and dwarf representatives are buried in the soil at a distance of about 60-80 cm from each other.
2. Plants of medium size - about one and a half meters from one another.
3. Tall specimens that need space for development - at least 2 meters from each other.

The ornamental shrubs for summer cottages presented in this article, the photos and names of which will help you make your choice, are the most popular and adapted for our regions. Choose green residents to your taste and color, let your summer cottage become even more attractive and, to some extent, unique.

Photo of shrubs for a summer residence or house adjoining territory

honeysuckle honeysuckle
Willow globular
girlish grapes
Action
Barberry Harlequin

Catalog of plants "Landscape" - ornamental trees and shrubs, creepers, herbaceous perennials, for the garden

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For owners of plots, for people in love with plants and gardens, the online catalog "Landscape" is an affordable and popular guide to help in choosing plants for the garden. In the catalog, we tried to describe all the features and characteristics of plants, all plants are illustrated with photographs that display the shape or character traits plants. The descriptions of the presented plants are simple and clear, interesting short practical tips, contain basic information regarding plant characteristics, soil requirements, lighting and frost resistance, recommendations for care and possible use or linking with other species. extra and very helpful information contained in the silhouette of a plant in adulthood with a human figure, which allows you to imagine the future size and shape of an adult plant, which makes it possible to immediately choose the right plants for the garden.

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Climate influence and frost resistance

A hardiness zone is a region in which a certain plant species usually still tolerates winters well, in other words, the region where its cultural range begins. It is important to understand that the frost resistance of plants depends on many factors, all data on winter hardiness climatic zones are only approximate. Within the aisles of one zone, the microclimate of some regions may differ significantly from the given data. So, for example, urban areas are usually half a step warmer than the surrounding landscape. Large bodies of water, areas, as well as slopes and hilltops, have a positive effect on the climate, while unfavorable conditions prevail in depressions and valleys.

The number of the climatic zone, indicated under each description of the plant in the catalog, indicates the degree of its resistance to low temperatures- the smaller the zone number, the more frost-resistant the plant. Plants can often grow in regions of five or more climate zones. A plant from zone 2 can usually grow without problems in zones 3,4,5,6,7, and possibly also in zones 8 and 9. These zone recommendations are based on the availability of optimal conditions for each individual plant and do not take into account snow cover protection. Information about climatic zones frost resistance is also a hint for sheltering plants for the winter.

Map of winter hardiness zones of Ukraine

Winter hardiness zones and their ranges of average annual minimum temperatures

Abbreviations:

	light-loving plants		dessert fruits
	semi-shade-tolerant plants		fruits suitable for homemade preparations
	shade tolerant plants		fruits for freezing
	moisture-loving plants