An overview of the best varieties of ornamental shrubs for gardening. The most beautiful flowering shrubs for the garden The most decorative shrubs for the garden

Before summer residents who decide to decorate their site with beautiful shrubs, the question immediately arises - which shrub is better to plant?

Ideally, such a plant should meet the following requirements:

Be beautiful throughout the summer season.
Unpretentious in care.
Frost-resistant, able to endure our difficult winters.

Winter-hardy, flowering shrubs

Below are the names and characteristics of just such ornamental shrubs: frost-resistant, unpretentious and beautifully flowering.

Winter-hardy, undemanding and at the same time very decorative in our climate, many shrubs have shown themselves. I’ll tell you about the most popular ones that can be planted in almost all regions of our country.

Derain white

It is famous for its brightly colored red bark. There is a form with large green leaves, which become multi-colored by autumn, and a more compact turf with white-edged leaves. So that the bark of the derain is always bright, the bushes are cut short every year, leaving hemp from the shoots - a few centimeters above the soil level. With this formation, the bush forms expanding thickets.

Shrub height from one and a half to two meters.
Blooms in early summer.
Derain is exceptionally hardy, decorative and unpretentious in all respects.
Grows on any soil, tolerates both heat and shade.
Suitable for planting in the back of the site or along the fence, as well as hedges.

This turf is especially beautiful in autumn.

This is a variety of derain with green leaves that turn burgundy by autumn.

And this is a variegated derain.

The leaves of this plant remain painted with a white pattern all summer.

This shrub is quite suitable for creating hedges.

Deren grows quickly and in order for the hedge to be always neat, it will have to be carefully looked after.

This is how deren blooms.

The plant can be formed as a lush bush, and a small tree.

Derain does not lose its decorative effect even in winter.

Well, where else can you find a shrub with such original, red shoots.

Deciduous barberries

They are distinguished by enviable winter hardiness, easy to care for. The color of the leaves is yellow, green, purple, red. Any fertile soil is suitable for barberries, open space or penumbra. They are easy to cut, but you can not cut them, limiting yourself to the spring removal of damaged and extra branches.

The height of different species and varieties varies from 60 cm to 2 m.
Extremely unpretentious, hardy shrub. Grows in shade, full sun and almost any soil. The color of the leaves is striking in its diversity.
The application is universal, from planting low-growing varieties on hills to creating hedges. It can serve as both a background and an edge, it looks beautiful on a green lawn.

Barberry Thunberg.

Such an elegant bush will decorate any hill.

Barberry goes well with conifers.

Here the barberry bush acts as the edge of the spruce.

Barberry on the lawn.

On a green lawn, a variegated shrub looks very colorful.

Barberry hedge

Picturesque and practical hedges are obtained from barberry, but we must remember that this shrub is terribly prickly and it is not particularly pleasant to work with it. Read more about using barberry in garden design

Spirea

Almost all spireas are fast-growing, frost-resistant shrubs, unpretentious and profusely flowering. There are two groups of spireas - spring-flowering and summer-flowering. In spring-flowering species, such as ashen spirea, drooping branches are completely decorated with tiny white flowers. These spireas bloom once. In spring-flowering spireas, old and weak branches are cut out after flowering.

Summer flowering spireas are distinguished by long flowering. Pink (different shades) flowers, as a rule, are collected in flat spherical or spike-shaped inflorescences. Of the summer-flowering spireas, Bumald's spirea (height 60 cm) is interesting, blooming with elegant, carmine-pink flat inflorescences. In the Goldflame variety, young leaves are yellow and orange, so the bush looks very elegant in spring.

Varieties of Japanese spirea (height 60 cm) are also very interesting. For example, the Crispa variety is distinguished by very decorative bright flowers.

The height of the bushes, depending on the variety, is from 0.5 m to 2 m.
If you choose spring-flowering and summer-flowering varieties, then flowering can last almost all spring and summer.
Spireas do not require fertile soil. Grows quickly in both sun and partial shade. Most spireas are winter succulents and do not need shelter even in frosty winters.
These shrubs are not only decorative, but also have a wide variety of sizes, shapes of bushes, leaf colors and different flowering times. Thanks to these qualities, you can decorate the garden with only spireas.

Spirea Vangutta.

Such tall shrubs are suitable for single plantings or for growing in hedges.

You can create such a picturesque corner by planting spirea with hostas and juniper.

Japanese spirea

Elegant borders are obtained from undersized Japanese spirea. It also looks appropriate in rockeries.

Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens, a shrub of North American origin, proved to be the most winter-hardy. Other species (originally from China and Japan) are less hardy, more capricious in care.

Tree hydrangea is common in our gardens, but for some reason everyone wants to see plants with blue, pink or even reddish inflorescences on their plots. Such hydrangeas, of course, are spectacular, but more capricious, although among them there are varieties that some flower growers successfully grow in the northern regions.

But if you have not yet grown hydrangea in the garden, start with tree hydrangea - easy to care for, showy shrub with huge caps of white flowers.

Panicle hydrangea grows well in the harsh regions of Russia, a very beautiful wintering shrub up to three meters high (it does not reach such a height in our country) with a dense spherical crown. The inflorescence is a broad-pyramidal panicle 15-30 cm long and 30 cm wide. The flowers are white, turning red by autumn.

The height of the bushes up to two meters.
Blooms from mid-summer.
Hydrangeas are exceptionally moisture-loving, tolerate shading well, and love well-drained acidic fertile soil. Therefore, when planting, peat is added. The soil can be acidified with iron sulphate.
Hydrangeas are planted in single bushes or in groups. The plant goes well with other coniferous and deciduous ornamental shrubs.

Such a picturesque shrub is sure to attract attention.

Potentilla shrub

Deciduous shrubs, prostrate or compact. Bushy forms of Potentilla have three names at once: Kuril tea, cinquefoil shrub and pyatilochnik. Potentilla makes an attractive abundance of medium-sized flowers. The most common form is considered to be with yellow flowers.

Flowers solitary or in a few racemose or umbellate inflorescences, medium-sized. Decorative in the plant and bright green small carved foliage. Potentillas do not tolerate dry air.

Bushes one to one and a half meters high.
The shrub blooms for a very long time - almost from the beginning of summer to the beginning of autumn.
Potentillas are photophilous, although they tolerate a slight penumbra, they are quite drought-resistant, demanding on the richness of soils, which should be moderately moist.
Winter-hardy: specific forms withstand forty-degree frosts, varieties are less tolerant of low temperatures.
Potentilla is suitable for creating borders and low hedges, looks elegant in single and group plantings, and blends harmoniously with coniferous plants.

Here is such a neat bush of Potentilla shrub.

Potentilla tolerates shearing well and makes colorful hedges and borders.

Vesicle viburnum

Large, hardy shrub. Both of its forms - both with golden and purple leaves - are always decorative: in spring, when the leaves bloom, during flowering (it blooms with white corymbose inflorescences) and after it, when clusters of red fruits form.

The height of the bushes, depending on the variety, is from one to three meters.
Flowering in early summer, within 20 days.
The vesicle is unpretentious, drought-resistant and shade-resistant, but it is better to plant in the open sun so that the leaves retain their brightness of color.
Suitable for tall hedges and single plantings.

Bubble Diabolo.

Here are such different vesicles. There are shrubs with different leaf colors.

Vesicle Luteus.

Snowberry

Snow berries are white and pink. If you are interested in the most cold-resistant shrubs, then plant a white snowberry, it calmly endures even the most frosty winters.

Over time, it grows strongly and can grow in any conditions, both in the open sun and in the dense shade of trees. Shrubs are valued for many large, decorative, as if made of white marble, fruits that form in autumn.

It lends itself well to shearing, the bushes are thinned out in early spring, cut in summer.

It grows up to 2.5 meters wide, up to 1.5 meters high.
The snowberry grows on any soil, prefers a sunny place. Minimal care: the plant is drought-resistant, does not require top dressing, easily tolerates heat, and is not susceptible to diseases and pests.
With its white fruits, it looks good on dark greenery: on the lawn, against the backdrop of conifers.

Snowberry hedges look smart and require very little maintenance.

Snowberry fruits.

Ornamental shrubs for summer cottages of medium winter hardiness

The plants described below, although they are not particularly frost-resistant, do not require special shelter for the winter. In most cases, simply covering the bushes with snow is sufficient.

Action

If the action is given space, in June it will dress with small flowers. The color of the flowers (and they are both double and non-double) varies from white to intense pink.

In our climate, the rough action is considered the most unpretentious. It blooms with white and pink flowers. It is not very demanding on the soil, it grows well wherever water does not stagnate. Adapts to both sun and partial shade. Faded branches are pruned after flowering. Old branches are cut to the ground.

Most varieties of action do not exceed 120-170 cm in height.
Flowering in spring and summer (depending on variety)
The shrub is easy to care for; drought-resistant not susceptible to diseases and pests. For the winter, it is advisable to press the branches to the ground (at -25º, the buds freeze slightly)
From the action, picturesque, unformed hedges are obtained. You can plant a mixborder in the background or cover the base of tall shrubs.

Beauty action.

Planting hedges from action in the northern regions is not recommended. All the same, this shrub for such purposes is not winter-hardy enough.

In the southern regions, action is quite suitable for creating hedges.

Keriya japonica

An unpretentious shrub that blooms annually in April-May with yellow flowers. May bloom again.

The non-terry form is very elegant: slender, slightly drooping branches, reaching a length of one and a half meters, yellow flowers similar to large buttercup flowers. And after flowering, the bush looks charming, thanks to very beautiful bright green leaves, similar to young birch.

The height of the bushes up to two meters.
Blooms in spring. Flowering is long, almost two months.
Prefers a place in the sun. It can grow in partial shade, but its decorative qualities are noticeably lost. Requires regular watering and occasional top dressing.
Used for single and group landings. It goes well with conifers, looks beautiful on a green lawn.

Keria is characterized by early and bright flowering.

This plant can also be grown in pots. Of course, the size of the bush in this case will be much more modest.

Keria can also be grown on the balcony.

Weigela

In flowering, it is more beautiful than all the above listed shrubs. But to show her drooping branches in all its glory, she needs a lot of space. Loves fertile soil and annual pruning, but generally unpretentious. Immediately after flowering, branches with wilted flowers are shortened.

Weigela Variegata is more compact and restrained in growth - a bush up to 120 cm high with pale pink flowers and yellow-edged leaves.

Weigels do not like to grow in the wind. When planting, it is necessary to maintain a distance between seedlings of at least two meters.

On average, the height of the weigela is 1.5 - 2 meters.
It blooms in May-June with pink, white or ruby-red tubular flowers. Prone to re-bloom.
Weigela grows on any soil, in direct sun and in partial shade.
The most frost-resistant varieties that winter well both in Siberia and in the Moscow region: Alba, Striatum, Styriaka, Bristol ruby.
Given the high decorativeness of this shrub, they usually plant it in the foreground: at the entrance to the house, by the paths or on the lawn.

Weigela pink hybrid.

Weigela will harmoniously fit into any corner of the garden.

Weigela Red Prince

Chaenomeles (Japanese quince)

A very common shrub, as it can grow on any soil, both in the sun and in the shade. It blooms brightly in spring, and in autumn it bears golden fragrant fruits. Bushes do not need pruning: they are occasionally thinned out.

The diameter of the flowers of chaenomeles is 3 - 5 cm.

It should be noted that in weigela, action, and kerria, branches can freeze severely in severe winters. But nothing terrible will happen: the bushes grow rapidly.

Of all the listed assortment, I most of all like summer spireas, weigels, vesicles and barberries for their beautiful and long flowering, high decorativeness throughout the season

Shrubs should be placed in accordance with their growth and ability to grow in breadth.

About the rules for trimming ornamental shrubs

All of the listed plants are not rare, they are quite easy to acquire.

To create comfort on the backyard of a private house, it is necessary 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

Use flowering shrubs more interesting. Some of them have an amazing aroma and literally transform the garden. They can be used in mixed plantings, mixborders, along fences to create compositions 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. Nevertheless, 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 both in a 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 blue hues to the garden, as 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. Can't stand clay soil. Flowering time June - August. Pruning in spring.

Cletra alderleaf 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 proper 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 coniferous plants tolerates unfavourable conditions growth, but does not tolerate stagnant water at the roots in 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.

- 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 - vines that are able to climb the wall, support themselves. Flowering time depends on the species. Grow in moderately fertile soil in partial shade.

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 woody cuttings open field late autumn. Of care, a haircut is required - hedges are cut in May and August.

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

fast growing shrubs

They are chosen by gardeners in the situation when hedge needs to be grown in 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;
vesicle Kalinolistny- unpretentious shrub with a rounded crown shape;
turn careful pruning is not needed, it is done only when denser vegetation is needed;
honeysuckle required sanitary pruning in the first seven years, and then it remains only to form a fence of the desired shape;
climbing rose, it is recommended to start forming it in the second year of growth in a permanent place.

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 of different species for 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.

mock orange seedlings variety of varieties you can find in our catalog, which includes offers from many major 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 material. 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 FROM.

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 on suburban area. True, in small garden it can be difficult to find a place for such a 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 a 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 wilted inflorescences are cut in time, next year the flowering will be more magnificent; recommended to cut every spring root growth and extra (too old, dry, thickened, damaged) shoots.

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 at home.

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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In almost every garden you can find ornamental flowering shrubs. They have many advantages. Firstly, they are very beautiful, secondly, many of them are quite frost-resistant, thirdly, they are high and low (which expands the possibilities of using for different kind landscapes). But the main thing is that with their correct selection, it is possible to achieve constant flowering of shrubs from the first spring days until late autumn. They are valued not only for their beautiful, often fragrant flowers, but also for decorative leaves, the shape of the crown and a variety of fruits. There is a great variety of ornamental shrubs.

Most shrubs do not lose their decorative effect throughout the warm season, and some remain attractive even in winter.

There are shrubs that attract with their bright and abundant flowering, they can be called beautifully flowering. And there are those who cannot boast of beautiful flowers, but they have leaves of an unusual color or shape. Such bushes can be called decorative leafy.

The first group includes rhododendrons, lilac, hydrangea, bulldenezh, spirea, hawthorn, buddley, euonymus and some types of barberry. And from the second group, one can name Thunberg's barberry, holly, privet, tannery and others.

It is possible to divide flowering ornamental shrubs into groups according to the time of flowering. In April, we are pleased with forsythia, wolfberry, daphne. A little later they are joined by chaenomeles, low almond, cotoneaster, spirea, barberry. In May, viburnum, wild rose, lilac, and mock orange take over. Summer gives us the flowering of roses, cinquefoil, some varieties of spirea. In July, hydrangeas conquer with their beauty, which adorn the gardens until the very cold. early autumn bloom: heather, calmia. Well, in winter, the decoration of the garden will be holly and its coniferous counterparts.

Autumn gardens look unusually colorful and elegant, thanks to some deciduous types of shrubs. When nothing else is in bloom, barberry, euonymus, chokeberry, spirea, wild rose, skumpia and hybrid azaleas add bright colors of various shades of autumn with their foliage. Most shrubs have fruits that are also very decorative.

Shrubs differ in growth, you can pick up both dwarf - undersized, and high varieties. The shape of the crown is domed, upright (pyramidal), fountain-shaped, creeping.

In addition to beauty and decorativeness, the practical properties of shrubs should also be emphasized. They grow fast enough and are long-lived (up to 5-8 years without a transplant). Most of them are unpretentious in terms of illumination, soil composition, and are quite frost-resistant. Do not require constant care. Thanks to the superficial root system, they can grow on slopes, fixing loose soil.

Barberry (Berberis)- deciduous or evergreen thorny shrubs, the barberry family. The color of barberry leaves is very diverse, in addition to the usual green, it can be variegated - with spots or a border, as well as purple or yellow. The height of the bush is also different, it depends on the variety. The range is from low - up to 30 cm, to high - more than 3 m. Barberry flowers are small yellow bells. Blooms in mid-May. Excellent honey plant.

It will not cause much trouble, because it is a very unpretentious shrub. Loves the light, but grows well in the shade. It is completely undemanding to soils, it does not tolerate only soaking. Not afraid of wind and drought. It is frost-resistant, especially the variety - Thunberg's barberry (Berberis thunbergii), however, in the first three years, a little shelter is needed for the winter. If the variety of barberry is unknown to you, then you need to make a frame of arcs and cover with non-woven material in two layers (as some variegated varieties may be less frost-resistant).

Undersized species of barberry look great on rocky hills and in rock gardens. And tall ones - like tapeworms and in group plantings. This shrub is a leader in use in hedges and borders, both clipped and loose.

Common privet (Ligustrum vulgare)- deciduous or evergreen shrub, olive family, 2-3 meters high. In June-August, pretty paniculate inflorescences appear with a pleasant aroma, white or cream. They are replaced by shiny black fruits. The leaves are leathery, most varieties are dark green, but there are also decorative forms with yellow, bluish-silvery leaves.

Privet - unpretentious plant. Can grow in full sun and partial shade. Any soil is suitable (except clayey with an acidic reaction). It is drought-resistant, in very hot weather rare but plentiful watering is recommended. Winter-hardy, easily restored, only some varieties need to be covered.

A feature of privet is that it responds very well to a haircut and can retain its shape for a long time. Therefore, it is great for dense borders. It makes wonderful molded hedges. You can even create unusual living walls. Topiary figures cut from privet are a wonderful landscape decoration.

Spirea (Spiraea)- Deciduous shrub with beautifully curving branches, Rosaceae family. This is a large genus of shrubs, which is divided into spring-flowering and summer-flowering. Flowers are varied in the form of inflorescences and color (from white to deep crimson). Its height does not exceed 2 m.

The plant is very unpretentious. Well adapted to urban conditions. Grows well in partial shade, but prefers full sun. Any soil is suitable, but slightly acidic is best. Watering is moderate. It grows quickly, blooms in the third year. Frost-resistant.

Acquired well-deserved love from gardeners and landscape designers. The vast variety of its varieties provides many opportunities for creativity. The shape of the bush can be pyramidal, spherical, flowing. The color of the leaves varies from green to yellow, orange or purple-red. Numerous small flowers are collected in inflorescences of various shapes. All these features of the crown, leaves and flowers allow you to create wonderful compositions. And if you choose the right varieties, you can admire the continuous flowering of spirea throughout the warm season. It is used in rockeries, hedges, as a frame for green-leaved groups of trees.

Bobovnik (Laburnum)- the legume family, has 6 types of shrubs, are valued for beautiful bloom. The most common are anagyroleaf bean or Golden Rain (Laburnum anagyroides) and Alpine bean (Laburnum alpinum). 'Golden Rain' is a shrub with smooth green and later light brown bark. It can have both pyramidal and dome-shaped drooping crown shape. The leaves are trifoliate, consist of oval leaves, the underside of which is pubescent. At the end of summer they become light yellow. Blooms in May. Inflorescences in the form of a large hanging brush (up to 30 cm), consisting of yellow flowers with moth corollas. They have a weak aroma. The fruits are first pubescent, then become smooth. Alpine beaver is very similar to Golden Rain, although it is more frost-resistant. Its branches and leaves are smaller, the fruits are not pubescent.

The plant is poisonous! The fruits contain alkaloids - laburnine and cytisine. Children should not be allowed near it.

The beaver is light-loving. The soil is undemanding, but good drainage is required. Bobovnik requires constant pruning to avoid turning the shrub into a large (up to 7 m) tree. While the trees are young, they need support. The first three years, young plants should be mulched and covered with agrofibre. After a slight freezing, the crown is quickly restored.

Both in a group and in a single planting, it looks very bright and beautiful, thanks to the large number of huge flower brushes. From the beaver, delightful canopies and pergolas are obtained.

Rhododendron (Rhododendron)- deciduous or evergreen shrub, heather family. In nature, it grows in Western Siberia, Far East, Mongolia and China. There are many varieties with a variety of foliage: spear-shaped, round, oval. Inflorescence corymbose. The shape of the flowers and their color are also very diverse, in their beauty they can even compete with roses. They bloom from the end of April and almost all summer. They began to grow little by little in gardens, but you need to carefully select frost-resistant varieties that can overwinter in our climate.

The site for planting rhododendrons should be protected from the wind and be in partial shade. The soil is acidic or neutral. Needs regular watering.

In our area, they do not reach large sizes. Picking up various varieties rhododendrons, you can provide them permanent bloom the whole season. They look very nice next to coniferous plants. Them undersized varieties great for climbers. Rhododendrons are used to create hedges near water bodies.

Irga (Amelanchier)- deciduous shrub or small tree, Rosaceae family. In the spring, often ahead of the leaves, beautiful white flowers bloom on the irga. Flowering is short, after which small black-purple fruits of a rounded shape appear (similar to tiny apples).

The fruits are tasty, juicy, rich in vitamins (especially P). Green leaves of shadberry flare up in autumn bright colors: yellow, scarlet.

Irga is a very unpretentious plant. Light-loving, but tolerates shading. Doesn't like waterlogging. Very winter hardy. Not afraid of cold winds or spring frosts. Some species of this ornamental shrub are even suitable for decorating a garden in Siberia and the Far North.

This is not a complete list of frost-resistant ornamental shrubs.

shadow lovers

Many ornamental shrubs can grow and develop normally in moderately shaded areas. True, this may affect the abundance of flowering. Some tolerate shading well, moreover, they are contraindicated in direct Sun rays.

Dogwood (Cornus)- deciduous strongly branched shrub, dogwood family. In spring, dogwood decorates the garden with its flowering. Small white, purple or yellow dogwood flowers are collected in a head or umbrella (depending on the species). There are varieties that small flowers in inflorescences are unsightly, but are surrounded by large bright petal-like leaves (bractei).

In autumn, dogwood foliage also pleases the eye with bright yellow, orange and crimson colors. The fruits also ripen in autumn. Most often dark red, sometimes light yellow or pink, oblong in shape. They not only add decorativeness to the bush, but are also tasty and healthy.

Dogwood leaves burn easily in the open sun, so shaded areas are suitable for it. Prefers moist soil and air. The composition of the soil is undemanding. Most varieties are hardy, but some require little shelter for the winter. Differs dogwood and durability. In landscape design, dogwood bushes are used as a tapeworm or in mixborders.

Hydrangea (Hydrangea)- hydrangea family, deciduous ornamental shrub. The flowers are collected in large domed or paniculate inflorescences. Most often they are white, but there are blue, red and pink. The color of some plants may vary depending on the chemical composition of the soil. AT
Depending on the variety, the height of the bushes ranges from 1 to 3 meters. There are also dwarf varieties.
The plant is moisture-loving, it is better to plant in partial shade. Many varieties of paniculate and tree hydrangeas are frost-resistant. However, protection is needed in the winter: pinning branches to the ground, followed by spruce branches and agrofibre. Frozen branches are pruned in spring and the plant grows quickly.

In landscape design it is used both singly and in compositions with coniferous or other ornamental shrubs, as well as bulbous flowers. The bushes look amazing due to the splendor of the inflorescences and their large number.

Holly (Ilex aquifolium) or Holly- evergreen or deciduous shrub, holly family. AT wild nature grows almost everywhere. it beautiful plant with dark green or bicolor leathery leaves. Flowering lasts only two weeks from May to July (depending on the variety). The flowers are small, white and fragrant. Especially decorative with the onset of winter, when modest flowers are replaced by bright seedlings of bead-berries. Holly is an indispensable component of Western Christmas wreaths.

Many varieties of holly have been bred. Some with a white or yellow border around the edges of the leaves, or with a hint of blue. The purely male variety Blue Prince is an excellent pollinator. It should be noted that the holly plant is dioecious and female varieties delight us with red berries only if a male specimen grows nearby.

Holly areas exposed to the sun are contraindicated, as it can suffer from sunburn. It must be planted in shady place with forest soil. Does not tolerate drought, requires regular moisture. Most varieties are cold hardy.

Thanks to the dense and prickly foliage, the holly is well used as a hedge. It is a slow growing shrub that responds well to shearing, which is why it makes wonderful topiaries. The beautiful holly leaves make a great backdrop for bulbous or other perennial flowers in summer. Evergreen foliage and red berries make holly a bright accent in a deserted garden in winter.

coniferous shrubs

There is also a type of ornamental shrubs that have neither beautiful leaves nor flowers, but this makes them no less attractive. These are coniferous shrubs.

Juniper (Juniperus) is an evergreen shrub of the cypress family. The needles are needle-shaped or scaly. The fruits are blue-black cones (sometimes red-brown). The plant is dioecious. Exists
many types of juniper. Among them there are also high bushes (more than two meters), there are completely dwarf ones (up to 30 cm). They are also represented by a variety of forms: creeping, pyramidal, domed. Many frost-resistant varieties.

Junipers grow well in bright sunny areas. Undemanding to soils. Drought-resistant. In dry summers, it is required to water them well several times. Even frost-resistant varieties require winter shelter in the first year after planting. Junipers with a pyramidal crown for the winter must be tied up so that branches do not break under the weight of snow.

Low-growing and creeping varieties of juniper are used in alpine slides and to secure slopes and slopes. You can also create very original borders from them. High varieties are used in single and small group plantings.

Thuja- evergreen trees and shrubs, cypress family. Leaves are scaly. The fruits are oblong or oval cones with several pairs of scales. Seeds are flat with two wings. This plant is monoecious. It has many decorative artificially derived forms.

Grows in sunny areas and partial shade. The soil is suitable for any, but well permeable. Need regular watering and mulching of the root zone. Tui are frost-resistant, but young plants in the first two or three years require shelter for the winter. Like junipers, high pyramidal varieties of thuja for the winter must be tied to avoid damage to the branches under the weight of snow.

Due to its durability, winter hardiness and adaptability to urban conditions, thuja is very widely used in ornamental gardening in many climatic zones.

In landscape design, it is used to create picturesque alleys. From densely planted groups, depending on the height of the bush, living walls or hedges are formed. Thuja looks just as good as a tapeworm.

Ornamental shrubs, for the most part, are distinguished by unpretentious care, tolerate winter frosts well and at the same time are unusually beautiful. Everyone can choose the varieties and species that are suitable for his or her garden. Their diversity allows you to make the garden bright, blooming and delightful almost all year round!

An important element vertical gardening in landscape design are not only trees, but also shrubs. Most of them have high growth rates, thanks to which, in the first few years, it is possible to radically change the landscape of a personal plot. The article will give a description and photos of the most popular ornamental shrubs.

Decorative deciduous shrubs for summer cottages

Japanese quince (Chenomeles)

This is a beautiful ornamental shrub with useful and tasty fruits. In the wild, it grows in the mountainous regions of Japan, and only in recent years has Japanese quince become popular with Russian gardeners. It is ideal for creating a dense hedge, but looks no less beautiful in single plantings.

Agricultural technology:

this heat-loving plant requires a sunny place, protected from cold northern winds;
Japanese quince is undemanding to the soil, but still, alkaline and peaty soils should be avoided;
planted in open ground middle lane Russia is better in spring, because in autumn it may not have enough time to adapt and the quince will die during the winter;
It responds well to fertile soils and regular fertilizing. When planting in a planting hole, it is recommended to add compost, manure and complex seasonal fertilizers;
for greater decorativeness, quince is planted in 3-5 plants at a distance of 1-1.5 m from each other. It should be followed to root neck after planting it turned out to be flush with the soil, otherwise the shrub will slow down its growth;

Tip: Japanese quince is sensitive to transplantation and does not take root well, so it is better to buy plants with ZKS and plant immediately in a permanent place.

in the care of this shrub is undemanding. It is enough to periodically remove weeds around the trunk circle and mulch it with peat or mowed lawn grass;
Top dressing is done in the spring with nitrogen-containing fertilizers during the budding period. And also in the fall, when the entire crop is harvested, the shrub is fed with complex fertilizers;

Tip: most of the fruits of the Japanese quince are formed on three-year-old shoots, so when the plant reaches the age of five, you need to do it regular pruning. First of all, in the spring, before the start of sap flow, damaged and old shoots are cut off. As a result, the skeleton of the bush should consist of 14-16 young branches.

propagating Japanese quince is quite simple. To do this, you can cut the cuttings or dig out the root growth. A longer way is growing through seeds.

Barberry Thunberg

The most popular variety is the red-leaved Thunberg barberry. This is a low ornamental shrub with red-burgundy foliage. It looks beautiful in hedges along paths, as a tapeworm in the lawn, or in combination with other deciduous and coniferous shrubs.

Decorativeness is maintained throughout the year. Even without foliage, its intertwined shoots, with changing colors, are pleasing to the eye. Thunberg's barberry begins to bloom from the end of May, and ends in mid-June. But, despite the beauty of yellow flowers, shaped like bells, the shrub is valued for its brightly colored foliage.

The leaves themselves are small with an oval or rounded shape throughout the season change color. In the spring they are a rich green color, in the summer they begin to darken, and by autumn they acquire a bright red or orange hue.

It is a pest-resistant shrub, so there is no need to spray it with chemicals.

Agricultural technology:

this is one of the most unpretentious shrubs and does not require fertile soil;
in a sunny place, the color of its leaves will be more saturated, but it will also feel good in partial shade. Barberry Thunberg is not afraid of the north wind and is drought-resistant;

Tip: for a rich foliage color, the shrub should be provided with a site in a sunny place with fertile soil. Otherwise, the color of the foliage will be dominated by green shades.

when planting seedlings, a distance of 1.5-2 m from each other must be observed. But to create a dense hedge, at least three bushes are planted per 1 running meter;
before planting, it is desirable to deoxidize the soil by adding 200-250 grams of wood ash to it per plant. It is also desirable to add 50 grams of complex mineral fertilizers(nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus);
pruning is done in spring or autumn. Old weakened branches should be deleted. Young shoots are shortened carefully, without changing the natural shape of the shrub.

Euonymus

These are ornamental shrubs, all the beauty of which is concentrated in their crown, and not in flowers. But you need to be careful when planting euonymus in areas where children play, since almost all of its species are poisonous.

The most popular varieties grown in Russia are: warty euonymus (up to 3 m high), European euonymus (up to 7 m high), dwarf euonymus (up to 1 m high), winged euonymus (up to 1 m high), Semenov euonymus (up to 1 m high). m), Forchun's euonymus (height up to 50 cm), Japanese euonymus (height up to 50 cm).

Agricultural technology:

all types of euonymus are unpretentious in cultivation and feel good in partial shade. The soil for them is chosen slightly alkaline with good air permeability;
perfectly tolerate gassed air and pruning. Therefore, they are so often found in urban plantings;
when planting a plant near the house, it is best to choose the western or eastern side. The only exception is varieties of variegated euonymus, which do not need shading even on the south side;
to grow a beautiful bush, the soil must always be moist. That's why trunk circle be sure to mulch. You will also need regular (once every 10 days) top dressing with mineral or organic fertilizers;
be sure to trim the euonymus. Both weak branches and those thickening the crown are removed. To increase the intensity of branching, young shoots are pinched in early spring;
euonymus breeds easily. The easiest way is to divide the bush in the spring before the start of sap flow. It can also be rooted from young green cuttings in early summer or grown from seed.

Hawthorn

Hawthorn is common throughout Russia, and it is difficult to find a garden in which it does not grow. This is due both to the unpretentiousness of the shrub during cultivation, and to its high winter hardiness and drought resistance.

Agricultural technology:

it can be planted as a hedge from the northern part of the site. It will not only beautifully decorate the fence, but also protect more whimsical garden plants from cold winds;
a pit or trench 50 cm deep is being prepared for planting a hawthorn. The excavated soil is mixed with humus, compost and ash. A hawthorn seedling is planted in a planting pit prepared in this way, watered and mulched;
feed the bush in spring and autumn with mineral fertilizers;
to create a dense hedge, hawthorn bushes are planted at a distance of 40-50 cm from each other and cut regularly.

Hydrangea

This ornamental flowering shrub can grow up to two meters in height. Of all the varieties, tree and paniculate hydrangea are the most popular.

Agricultural technology:

a hydrangea seedling with a developed root system is best planted in the fall, but the stalk is rooted only in the spring;
for its landing, a site is selected where there is no direct sunlight and strong winds do not blow. The best place for her is the east or west side of the house;
soil for hydrangea is selected with neutral acidity. It is not recommended to fertilize it with fresh manure; only ready-made compost is used for this purpose. It is advisable to mulch the trunk circle with peat;
an interesting feature of hydrangeas is to change the color of flowers due to different composition soil. For example, when the content of iron in the soil, the flowers acquire a bluish tint. Also, to achieve it, the bushes can be watered with a solution of alum with water in a ratio of 5: 1. And the presence of fluorine in the soil affects the pink hue of the inflorescences;
for a better engraftment of hydrangea seedlings, they must be cut before planting. landing pit is prepared in advance. It is dug out 50 by 50 cm in size and filled with a mixture of peat, sand and compost. Roots should be placed strictly vertically and tightly covered with earth. Do not tamp the ground with your feet, just spill it with plenty of water. The planted plant is immediately mulched after watering;
hydrangea care in the summer consists in regular weeding of the near-stem circle and fertilizing with fertilizers. If too large inflorescences are formed, it is recommended to tie up the shoots. In autumn, be sure to prune and cover the bush with white non-woven material. The best fertilizer for hydrangeas before winter is potassium sulfate.

Deren

This shrub is unpretentious, can grow on any soil and in any climatic conditions. It is for these qualities that he received wide popularity in landscaping as summer cottages and city streets. In summer, it creates a dense crown right from the ground, and in winter it beautifully decorates the garden with bright red young shoots.

Agricultural technology:

the most common type is white derain. This is a powerful shrub up to three meters high with excellent frost-resistant and drought-resistant characteristics. His young shoots are decorative and have a red color, but over the years they begin to turn green. This is the first reason why it is recommended to prune the bush regularly. The second reason is that after pruning, the bush begins to branch more actively, creating a dense crown. But this must be done no later than the beginning of April;
more decorative variegated varieties of derain require planting in sunny areas. In the shade, the beautiful color of their leaves will change to a solid green;
but, despite its undemanding care, deren responds well to fertilizing with mineral and organic fertilizers. For the development of a powerful and tall bush, compost and rotted manure must be laid in the planting pit;
it is easily propagated by cuttings. To do this, at the beginning of summer, young annual branches are cut. The cut point is dipped in a powdered root former, and the cutting is planted directly into the ground under the cut plastic bottle without cover. The percentage of rooting, with this method of reproduction, is very high;
pruning is done in autumn. The bush is cut off completely, leaving only a small stump. But to create a high hedge, you need to remove only old or broken shoots.

Jasmine garden (Mock orange)

This shrub can grow both on fertile soils and on sandy ones. But it responds very well to fertilizing with fertilizers.

Agricultural technology:

tolerates transplanting quite easily, the main thing is not to plant too deep and water regularly for the first time after transplantation;
Garden jasmine is best grown in a sunny area with well-drained soil. But in any other place, he will feel great;
mock orange is easily propagated by layering or cuttings. You can also grow it from seeds, but it will take a long time. The easiest and most popular way is to dig in one of the branches and wait for it to take root. The next year, the seedling obtained in this way will already have a good root system and it can be transplanted;
to increase the branching of a bush of garden jasmine, it is necessary to prune it annually in early spring. First of all, all broken or dried branches are removed. To form a bush, you need to cut the weaker shoots harder, and the stronger ones quite a bit. In addition, once every 3 years it is recommended to almost completely cut off a third of the old branches to rejuvenate the bush;
for top dressing garden jasmine responds with abundant flowering. For this spring, after graduation return frosts, the bush is fertilized with nitrogen-containing dressings. In summer, liquid organic matter can be applied to the trunk circle, and potassium-phosphorus fertilizers in autumn.

Kalina Buldenezh

This ornamental shrub is as unpretentious as the common viburnum. But unlike her, he decorates the garden with huge snow-white inflorescences. Kalina buldenezh looks good as a tapeworm on the lawn. But even in a group planting, it will beautifully shade the red-leaved hawthorn or barberry.

Her flowering is short and lasts no more than a month. But the bush does not lose its decorative effect throughout the summer period due to the carved shape of the leaves.

Agricultural technology:

for its planting, a place next to a pond in the openwork shade of a taller plant is best suited. With regular watering, it can also grow on sandy soils, but it is better to protect it from direct sunlight;
viburnum buldenezh is highly frost-resistant, and with partial freezing of the shoots it quickly recovers;
planting a seedling with an open root system is carried out in early spring or in September;
it is easily propagated by dug layering. It is enough to press down one of the branches with a stone in the spring and dig in, as the next year there will be a new independent plant. But at the same time, do not forget about regular watering;
a large pit is prepared for planting with a depth of at least 50 cm and a width of 50-60 cm. If the soil is clayey, then a drainage layer must be placed on the bottom to prevent rotting of the roots. Then the pit is filled with a mixture of dug earth, compost, wood ash and nitrophoska. A viburnum buldenezh seedling is planted in it, watered and mulched;
top dressing is enough to produce only in the spring with organic fertilizers;
when pruning, all young shoots except one should be removed. Thus, a shrub is formed by only 7-10 main branches.

Kerria japonica

This ornamental shrub is native to Japan and China. shoots has green color, which makes it look more like herbaceous plant than a shrub. Despite the low size of the kerria bush, it grows quite widely thanks to root growth.

Flowering is abundant, lasts no more than one month and begins in June. The flowers themselves are yellow and shaped like miniature roses.

With proper care and timely fertilization, flowering may begin again at the end of summer, but will not be so lush.

There are many varieties of Japanese kerria, both variegated and terry. The most popular are Golden Guinea, Albiflora, Variegata.

Agricultural technology:

pledge successful cultivation kerria is the right place for her. Due to the fact that this ornamental shrub is very thermophilic, the site for planting it should be in a sunny place and be protected from cold winds;
a landing pit is dug with a size of 50x50 cm and a depth of at least 40 cm. It is filled with fertile soil mixed with organic and mineral fertilizers;
it is necessary to provide the shrub with regular watering at least once every 10 days. And for the winter, make a shelter from snow, which can break it;
kerria seedlings are planted in autumn or spring, and a year later, the already strengthened plant is cut off. To do this, after the first flowering, all the main branches are shortened by about a third of the total height, and young shoots are only slightly pinched;
best of all, the shrub responds to top dressing with liquid mullein. It is done at the beginning and in the middle of summer. This contributes to the almost continuous flowering of kerria throughout the summer;
a young plant and a bush planted in a not very good place should be covered with spruce branches for the winter. But even frozen young shoots will not bring much harm to the shrub;
Kerria is propagated by digging up root shoots. Also, for rooting, you can dig one of its branches.

Rhododendron

Despite the fact that the rhododendron belongs to the heather family, it is quite difficult to grow it in central Russia. But even this circumstance does not affect the love of gardeners for this beautiful ornamental shrub.

Agricultural technology:

the least demanding varieties of rhododendron include: Japanese, Schlippenbach and Katevbinsky. Seedlings should be bought only grown in the conditions of a particular region and acclimatized;
The soil for them is chosen acidic and moist. And the landing site itself should be located in the shade. In a sunny area, the rhododendron may not bloom;

Tip: if the rhododendron has not bloomed for several years, then you need to change its place. Its root system is superficial, so the transplant will not cause great harm. Due to the superficial root system, it is important to correctly select its neighbors. Rhododendrons feel great in the shade of firs, pines, apple trees and larch;

the soil mixture for them is prepared from fertile soil, peat and compost. A planted rhododendron can be mulched with a thick layer of sawdust;
plants are watered only with rain, melt or water from a private well, since the bush suffers greatly from bleach. Top dressing is applied before and after flowering, as well as at the end of summer. You can use both organic and special mineral fertilizers for rhododendrons;
sawdust or bark is best suited for mulching the trunk circle conifers wood. It will not only protect the soil from drying out and weeds, but also reduce its acidity;
in view of the fact that rhododendron is a heat-loving ornamental shrub, preparing it for winter is mandatory in all regions of Russia, with the only difference being at what time it should be started. In the middle lane, from the beginning of August, it is necessary to produce abundant watering of the plant. And with the onset of the first night frosts, it is covered with burlap or non-woven material, leaving a gap at the bottom for ventilation.

Lilac

This shrub has been consistently popular for many years. Lilac is unpretentious, but at the same time every spring it pleases with lush and abundant flowering and a pleasant aroma. It perfectly tolerates dry weather and severe frosts, and therefore it does not need shelter even in the northern regions.

Lilac counts a large number of varieties, so it fits perfectly into any landscape design. It looks great as a tapeworm, and thanks to its dense crown, lilacs are often used for hedges both in home gardens and in city parks.

Agricultural technology:

although lilac is unpretentious, but varietal shrubs are demanding on growing conditions. It is best for her to choose sites with eastern or west side at home. In this case, the place should be closed from strong winds;
lilacs are planted mainly in early autumn. The planting hole is dug quite large, up to 80-100 cm on infertile soils. Filled with soil mixed with sand and organic fertilizers;
when leaving, it is important not to overdo it with watering. It is needed only in the driest summer days. The rest of the care consists in weeding the trunk circle;
if a sufficient amount of fertilizer was applied during planting, then the next 3 years do not need to be fed. Subsequently, the lilac will respond well to the application of nitrogen-containing mineral fertilizers in late spring;
pruning of the bush must be carried out in such a way as to form 8-12 skeletal branches from it, which will be located as far as possible from each other. All shoots that grow inside the crown must be removed.

Coniferous ornamental shrubs

To date, there are not so many of them. The following are the names of the most common coniferous ornamental shrubs with descriptions and tips for growing them.

Juniper

It is also called northern cypress. It has both tree-like varieties and shrub forms. Juniper is unpretentious and is actively used in single plantings and to create hedges.

Agricultural technology:

not uncommon when gardeners try to dig up a plant in the forest. Indeed, juniper babies up to 30-40 cm high, dug out with a large clod of earth, will take root well in their summer cottage, and this will not harm the forest. But the seedling obtained in this way is called wild and can never be compared in beauty with a varietal plant. Therefore, a beautiful juniper bush can only be bought in a specialized nursery;
juniper is planted only in a sunny place and on sandy soil. The planting hole is prepared twice as much as the root ball. A mixture of soil, sand and peat is poured into it;
a juniper seedling is planted so that the root neck is exactly at ground level, and the central root goes strictly vertically (if necessary, you should dig a hole deeper for it);
transplant it either in the spring before the start of sap flow, or in early autumn. The first year after transplanting, it should be watered regularly. It is best to mulch the juniper with coniferous needles collected in the forest;
maintenance is minimal. It is simply recommended to loosen the trunk circle a couple of times during the summer, and water it in very hot weather. If possible, get a sunburn in early spring, since autumn it is advisable to cover the bush with burlap or white non-woven material;
you can accelerate the growth of the plant by feeding it in early spring with nitroammophos at the rate of 30 g per 1 bush.

boxwood

This indispensable evergreen shrub has been used to decorate gardens for many centuries. It grows slowly and lends itself well to shearing, which is why real green sculptures are often made from it. It grows well not only in open ground, but also in an outdoor flowerpot and even in a pot at home.

Agricultural technology:

boxwood is quite winter-hardy, but requires shelter for the winter. This is done to protect it from cold winds and from the scorching first rays of the spring sun;
the seedling should be chosen only with ZKS, this guarantees a high survival rate of the plant. You should also pay attention to his appearance- there should be no bare branches or yellowish greenery;
boxwood is planted in the spring, preparing a hole for it twice as large as its root system. Fill her up nutrient soil with compost and bushes are planted in increments of 40 cm from each other. After that, it is well shed with plenty of warm water;
it does not tolerate the midday sun, so the place for boxwood is chosen in such a way that at this time it is in the shade or partial shade. In dry weather, it must be watered at least once every 10 days;
compost or rotted manure is used as fertilizer;
boxwood is propagated mainly by summer cuttings. They are deepened into loose soil, consisting of peat and sand, watered and covered with a film. As a rule, after 1.5-2 months, up to 70% of the cuttings take root.
It is worth considering that boxwood is poisonous. Therefore, it is not recommended to plant it on playgrounds and in places for walking pets.