Beautifully flowering bushes. Catalog of deciduous shrubs for the garden

It is worth noting that not all gardeners plant garden perennial shrubs on their personal plot. Basically, such summer residents try to plant vegetable and fruit crops on their land. However, among this number are those gardeners who are happy to grow such plants. The popularity of perennial flowers is not accidental! It is very easy to care for such plants, and they can bloom all summer. In this article we have collected for you perennial shrubs blooming all summer. Here you can find their photo and name.

Perennial shrubs for the garden. Catalog

Before we start listing the name of shrubs for the garden, it is worth saying that today there are quite a lot of them. However, in our article there are the most popular shrubs that can be seen in almost every summer cottage.

More and more gardeners today prefer to plant winter-hardy perennial shrubs. This factor should not be surprised. Indeed, a rather severe climate prevails in Russia. Therefore, shrubs should choose those that will be adapted to these conditions.

Directory of popular shrubs.

Lilac. Everyone loves this shrub. Lilac tree can grow in height by 3 meters. Of course, such a height is useless in the garden. And all because the branches of the plant will create an excessive shadow. There is still a way out of this situation. It is enough to make a competent pruning of branches and then the plant will look neat.

Due to the severity of winters in our country, some gardeners do not want to plant this shrub in their country house. However, if you select those varieties that are resistant to frost, then in this regard, you can play it safe. To frost-resistant varieties include:

• Grade "Alice Harding",
• Variety "Paul Triton".

But if you are afraid for your lilac shrub, then the bushes in the autumn before winter are covered with covering material.

Spirea. This shrub transforms during flowering. Its form becomes cascading. This is due to the severity of the small white flowers. A variety of spirea can be divided into sub-grades. In this quantity there are those trees that can bloom: in spring or in summer.

Thanks to this factor, you can admire the flowering of speria from the beginning of spring until mid-autumn. In this case, it is recommended to plant a couple of bushes with different flowering periods. The height of such subsorts can be 2.5 meters. But if you do not want to see a shrubbery, after flowering a perennial, you need to cut its shoots.

Russian gardeners plant mainly Japanese varieties:

• Golden Princesses
• "Shirobana."

The two varieties described above are distinguished by their miniature. Their height can reach 70 cm. However, this will happen if proper and competent care is carried out for the bush.

Buddley. This shrub feels good in temperate climates. The plant is thermophilic. However, it can easily endure quite low winter temperatures. However, before the onset of winter, it is necessary to cover the shrub with spruce branches and spud.

Buddley is also a popular shrub. Color large flowers of lilac color from July to October. But if the autumn turned out to be warm, then the flowering time can be increased. Shrubs can always be given an unusual and beautiful shape. One has only to prune immediately after flowering and the plant will delight you with its appearance.

But if you do not trim the shoots, then the height of the bush can reach a height of 3 meters.

Hydrangea. In this article, we list for you unpretentious perennial shrubs blooming all summer. Let's get acquainted with the following interesting shrub. A tree plant called hydrangea is able to please all gardeners with very large inflorescences. The shrub is distinguished by the fact that it can easily tolerate even the most severe subzero temperatures.

The shrub needs a mandatory pruning, which should be done steam once a year. The first pruning occurs after flowering. In this case, all young shoots that have not acquired a tree shape are removed. The following pruning should be done in spring. In this case, it is necessary to trim the tops of the shrub to the very top of the bud, which does not open, of the perennial. The needs of the shrub include regular feeding. In this case, those compositions are selected that have a high content of magnesium and iron.

Above for you, we have listed beautiful perennial shrubs blooming all summer. We managed to name only the most popular. These varieties can easily endure even the most difficult winter. But before landing any of them it is nevertheless recommended to get acquainted with useful information.

Shade-tolerant perennial shrubs

For gardening, many summer residents choose shade-tolerant shrubs. These plants require minimal maintenance, and their beauty can make absolutely any garden plot beautiful.

On a note! Shade-tolerant shrubs are recommended to be planted along the country house or other outbuildings.

Catalog of shade-tolerant perennials.

Wisteria. This shrub can have a height of 18 meters. This plant is used to decorate arches and few presentable buildings. To grow a plant, you need to stretch the threads that are previously wrapped around a branch or bush. Wisteria flowers can bloom from late May to early September.

Weigela. This shrub reaches a height of 70-80 meters. Purple or pink flowers appear already in late April. And if you take proper care of the shrub, it can bloom even until late autumn. The plant feels great in a darkened place in warm weather. However, with the first frosts, the bush throws off all its inflorescences.

Action. This shrub is small in size and has a beautiful flowering. The plant begins to bloom in late spring. The flowers are small and have a pink or brown color. This shrub is involved in creating attractive compositions. You can plant several shrubs at once. To ensure that the plant has always been neat branches and shoots are constantly pruned.

All perennial shrubs for the garden that love shade also tolerate winter well in Russia. But if the plant was planted in a region where the harsh climate prevails, then before the start of winter the shrub must be covered with special material.

Fast-growing perennial shrubs

Shrubs that grow rapidly are also popular among summer residents. With their help, you can quickly and easily create a hedge on the garden plot.

What shrubs are used to create hedges.

Dogwood. The berries of this shrub are widely used in folk medicine. The height of the bush can be 5 meters. Thanks to this, this shrub is planted to create a hedge. The flowers of this shrub can be admired from March to May. And in the summer, you can pick berries from the bush. This tree has a dense crown. Therefore, regular care in the form of trimming of the upper branches is required here.

Barberry. Small hedges are mainly used to create hedges. Unpretentious hedge to get due to the fact that the bush has small thorns. It is necessary to look after a bush. Leaving consists in: top dressing, watering and pruning.

Turn If this shrub will grow freely, then its height can reach 3 meters. But to create a hedge, the shrub should have a more miniature appearance. Therefore, regular trimming will achieve this. It is worth noting that the hedge of thorns differs in that during flowering a very pleasant aroma comes from small flowers. And after the first frosts pass, the fruits of this shrub can be eaten.

On a note! All types of shrubs listed above relate to fruit trees. Therefore, they carry two functions: fruits and beauty.

Finally

From this article you were able to find out a lot of interesting information for yourself. We hope you can choose exactly the shrubs for your garden that can decorate the summer cottage and make it attractive.

In conclusion, it is worth saying only that in the garden plots of many people mostly fruit shrubs are planted. Such shrubs include: currants, raspberries, plums and cherries. To save space on the garden, it is recommended to plant several varieties of shrubs. In this case, you can achieve the perfect effect.

Good day to all!

Now almost everyone has their own summer cottage. Someone grows vegetables and berries on it, someone is engaged exclusively in floriculture.

But all, one way or another, give their site an aesthetic appearance, planting decorative shrubs on it.

Now many magazines, and the Internet tells how to do it right.

Scientifically, this is called landscape design. Our task today, of course, is somewhat different, we will not greatly touch on this topic, although we will touch on this aspect a bit. And we will consider what shrubs do exist, and what they are.

I think that this information will help you decide what to plant and what is not in your free zone. And to begin with, I would like to give some tips on choosing these plants.

• When choosing, pay attention to the region in which one or another species can be grown. What climatic conditions are suitable for him.
• Be sure to pay attention to whether you are buying sunflower seedlings, or shade resistant. In accordance with this, and plant. So, for example, the latter are often planted in the shade of the former. Or they prepare special places for them in accordance with the distribution of light throughout the day.
• More important is the size of the plant. So, if the site is small, then planting strongly spreading, lush, requiring large free space plants, in such areas is not worth it.
• If you plan to make a hedge, then undersized representatives of this species are perfect for her.
• Recently, many shops sell many beautiful arches. For their design should choose climbing species of plants.

Perennial summer flowering shrubs for a summer cottage

Many people try to plant such plant species in their plots. As a rule, they are quite unpretentious and therefore do not require constant care. And if at the same time they also bloom all summer, or most of it, then such a plant will be just perfect.

Of course, not all of them bloom all season, but having them competently with those that bloom most of the warm season, you can achieve such an effect that the whole summer season will be beautiful in the garden.

Let's look at the most successful options for planting in the garden. And let's start with the most beloved and often used.

Lilac

This magnificent plant is planted almost everywhere. The peak of its flowering occurs in May and, a little in early June. Its pleasant spring smell will delight anyone, and a sprig of lilac placed at home in a vase always gives an element of spring mood.

Lilac is not only purple, but also with white flowers, and also distinguish such varieties as simple, double and super double.

Even when it has already faded, its leaves are always fresh and beautiful, and in plantings it is very in demand.

Jasmine

Another name for this beautiful and interesting plant is mock-up.

This shrub is loved for its incomparable aroma. During the flowering period, he attracts many insects to the garden - bumblebees, bees ... Its sizes are different, and depend on the variety and species, and can reach a height and width of one meter to four.

This is mostly a southern plant. Although there are certain varieties growing in the Urals and Siberia. There are quite a lot of species and varieties of jasmine (about 60). And on the site you can plant several different seedlings. This is due to the fact that they can all bloom at different times.

Basically, of course, jasmine blooms from mid-June to late July. One of the most popular varieties is the fluffy mock from North America.

However, there are many other popular species, among them frost-resistant. Let's look at them too.

Chubushnik ordinary(has a very fragrant aroma). He hails from Western Europe, but he has also taken root with us. It features a fairly high and spreading crown up to 3 - 3.5 meters, abundant flowering. Its peduncles have a pleasant slightly creamy, more white tint. Able to withstand frosts up to 25 degrees.

Chubushnik Shrenka- Its homeland is China and the Far East. It is also a fairly large plant, capable of growing up to 3 meters in height. The flowers are pure white, beautiful, with an incomparable aroma. It begins to bloom around mid-June, and blooms almost until mid-July, but the average flowering period is 25 days. It is also quite winter-hardy, and can winter with a temperature of - 25 degrees.

Odorless chubushnik- the name speaks for itself. Alas ... but the flowers have no smell at all, although they are quite beautiful and at the same time they are also collected in tassels. The flowering period is quite large, begins at the end of June, and is 30 days. This winter-hardy shrub, reaching a height of 3 meters, came to us also from North America.

Chebushnik fluffy- also comes from North America, but slightly lower than his "countryman", and reaches a height of 2 meters. The flowers have light, almost white with a light cream tint inflorescences, which, unlike a congener, have a faint pleasant smell. It blooms in late July, that is, later than all representatives of this species.

Chebushnik Gordon- the tallest of all, its height under good conditions can reach 5, and even 6 meters. It begins to bloom in the second half of July, the flowers are delicate, white, with a light pleasant smell.

Tree peony

Almost every gardener grows a peony in the plot. But this herb has a shrubby relative called a tree peony.

This beautiful plant is not much different from a grassy relative. It blooms a little earlier. Reaches sizes up to 1.5 meters.

There are a lot of varieties of it and they differ in the color of flower stalks: there are burgundy, yellow and pink. And all of them are chic and incredibly beautiful.

Camellia

If you are a lover of roses, then you will definitely like this plant, since its flowers are somewhat similar to rose flowers. If you properly care for him, then he does not skimp on flowering and for a long time please the owners with his appearance.

By the way, camellia also feels good like a pot plant in a house.

The bush, of course, does not grow as huge as in a garden, but the flowers are also pleasing, however, like the camellia itself as a whole.

Viburnum

This is another plant that gardeners like to plant in their area. He is loved not only for beautiful plentiful flowering, but also for the fact that these flowers give subsequently abundant harvests of healthy fruits.

In fact, this made viburnum an almost permanent "tenant" in the country.

Elder

This plant has a very good pleasant aroma. In addition to decorative properties, this shrub also has medicinal, which makes it planted in the country.

Elderberry has one useful quality - mosquitoes and flies do not like its smell. Therefore, dropping her under the window, you will protect yourself from uninvited guests.

Only, many do not like to grow this plant because of its high growth. The height can reach even 10 meters. However, if you trim it correctly, you can not only give a decorative beautiful shape, but also adjust its height.

Flowering begins in May, sometimes in June, depending on the weather. Note that the fruits are red and black, but only black is edible.

Black elderberry juice is useful for maintaining health, and is widely used in folk medicine. The range of applications is quite wide - it is a general strengthening, antipyretic, expectorant, antiviral and antifungal agent.

Spirea

This plant has recently become very popular and loved by gardeners and gardeners. This beautiful perennial shrub with curving branches, completely strewn with flowers. Moreover, on one plant there can be only one white flowers, and there can be both white and pink.

It all depends on the seedling variety.

Unlike high elderberry, the highest spirea can reach a height of only two meters. And there are low-growing varieties, which many prefer.

By the nature of the flowering, spirea is spring-blooming and summer. Therefore, it is best to plant different varieties so that its flowering is constant.

It also has a different shape - this must be taken into account when landing, choosing a permanent place for it. Creeping and weeping forms are distinguished, both are beautiful.

Varieties with decorative foliage are also very beautiful. Such not even in color look very impressive.

Honeysuckle

This is a perennial plant that not only beautifully blooms, but also gives the first tasty berries. Of course, they are somewhat specific in taste, but have a lot of useful properties.

This shrub is represented by both straight and curly forms, which makes its decorative application more diverse.

For example, curly shapes can be grown on arches. It looks just amazing.

Honeysuckle berry is very healthy. It is good both in its natural form and in compotes and jams.

Hawthorn

The shrub is prickly, and therefore it is good to use it as a green fence. It is often planted not only on the site, but also beyond. Then, when you need to fence something.

Unlike other shrubs, hawthorn must be trimmed periodically to give it the desired shape. So he looks more beautiful.

Hawthorn berry is also very useful, and has widespread use, both in folk and traditional medicine.

Dogrose

We know this plant as the most ordinary, which can grow both in the forest and wherever it wants. However, in planting and designing sites, it also has its own special decorative purpose.

It is difficult to overestimate its value - it is beautiful when it blooms, useful when it bears fruit. And also just as good as a beautiful hedge.

It is more prickly than a hawthorn, and therefore a rose hip fence from uninvited guests will become much more effective.

And as you know, dogrose is a wild rose, and who does not love them ?! Therefore, they brought garden shrub roses.

Shrub rose

This plant is available in almost any suburban area. It can be planted both as a hedge, and just in flower beds; both separately and in complex landings. And also they are very beautiful on special arches.

For example, here is such a wonderful hedge turned out when planting different varieties of roses. It’s hard to tear your eyes away from such beauty.

She looks great in the garden, and just decorating the wall on the street.

These were popular and common plants. But there are still species that can only be heard of.

However, they are very beautiful, bloom well and will become an adornment of any garden.

Hibiscus

There are a lot of species and varieties of hibiscus. There are annuals - these are single flowering plants, and perennials - beautiful shrubs.

Among all species, the Duc de Brabant variety is popular. It is very plentiful and beautifully blooms.

While young, hibiscus is a tall bush. As it grows older, it takes on a woody form.

By the way, his other name is a Chinese rose.

Magnolia

This plant is very loved in China, and it comes from there. It is very beautiful, and when flowering has rather large flowers.

Magnolia begins to bloom in early spring, when the first leaves have not even appeared. And it always looks great, I want to look and look at this miracle of nature.

According to the color of flowers, magnolia can be pink, and white, and yellow. If you want something like this, exotic, then magnolia is just what you need!

Cotoneaster

This shrub is quite unpretentious, and it can often be found not only on the garden plot, but also on the street and in the park area. Often it is planted there as a hedge.

It blooms beautifully and abundantly, and by autumn gives colorful colorful berries, which also makes it quite attractive.

There are a lot of species and varieties of cotoneaster, so it can be planted on a site in different zones in accordance with the task.

When creating hedges and cutting it in a timely manner, you can get such a wonderful look.

Such hedges can be used to create a classic design.

Barberry

This sprawling plant, with reddish branches, can reach a height of one and a half meters, prickly branches can occupy a fairly large space.

Flowering is plentiful, begins in the summer, and can last quite a long time. And by autumn, red, not very large fruits appear on the branches.

It looks very good in the neighborhood with other plants, especially conifers. Therefore, this is taken into account when planning landings.

It can be trimmed, while creating completely acceptable shapes and sizes.

In this chapter, we examined different types of shrubs, but unfortunately, not all of them can take root in cold climates. Therefore, we will specially dwell on plants that are not afraid of the cold, and survive through any winter perfectly.

Ornamental frost-resistant shrubs for the garden

In the last chapter, we already looked at plants like spirea and barberry. They are not afraid of frost, and winter well, so they like to plant them in cold regions. But here are some other plants worth paying attention to.

Derain white

An interesting frost-resistant plant that grows well and looks beautiful, pleasing to the eye.

The plant is characterized by bright red bark. To maintain this color, the bush needs to be cut every year so that there are only small stumps above the soil.

At the same time, it also gives wide thickets.

Derain is not picky about growing conditions, grows on different soils, both in the shade and in the sun. This unpretentious plant can be grown separately and in joint plantings with other shrubs, as well as a hedge.

The red shoots of this plant look best in winter.

Agree that for a sullen, gray-white winter, this color looks quite positive, and may well raise the mood from its simple contemplation.

Hydrangea

This plant has a rich geography. Some of its varieties come from Japan, others from China, and still others are brought from North America. And perhaps only the latter can survive the cold winters.

Therefore, no matter how you would not like to plant southern beauties on the site, do not give in, and get the necessary seedlings that are not afraid of cold wintering.

Hydrangea flowering is very plentiful, it starts around the middle of summer. With timely top dressing, inflorescences are large, consisting of many individual flowers.

The bush has a rather voluminous beautiful appearance, this is due to the dense and lush foliage and of course large flowers.

Hydrangea requires abundant watering, it develops well and grows in the sun, but it can exist quite well in the shade.

It can be planted as a separate bush, or in the neighborhood with other plants, including flowers.

The plant is just fabulous! It can have a completely diverse color of flowers - it is white and blue. and red, and all their shades. And if you plant them next to conifers, then it always looks amazing.

Kalinolisty

This is a fairly large, tall and sprawling shrub. It may have golden or purple leaves, which divides it into two different species.

Flowering begins around mid-summer, the flowers are small and can have a color from white to pink.

A remarkable feature of the cultivation is that the plant is very unpretentious, grows well in the shade, and also tolerates dry summers without the need for special watering.

It is often grown in the shady zone, where nothing else grows. However, it is worth knowing that hedges can be perfectly created from it.

As you can see, it looks quite worthy and quite beautiful.

Shrubby cinquefoil

This plant is better known as grassy, \u200b\u200balthough there are species that are classified as shrubs. The most famous among them are the five leaf and Kuril tea.

Shrub varieties of cinquefoil can reach a fairly decent one and a half meter height. And they especially love it for its bloom, although the flowers are not very large, there are always quite a lot of them, and the cinquefoil is simply strewn with yellow petals collected in a simple inflorescence.

It blooms from summer to autumn.

It is worth noting that this is a photophilous plant, and if you plant it in the shade, then it probably will not want to grow there. However, it tolerates drought very well, which is a plus.

If it is not possible to plant it simply as a separate seedling, then you can use the plant as a border, separating it with a personal path.

We examined some varieties of plants, but there is another category. which I do not want to deprive attention - these are berry representatives of this species.

Irga

This is a bush up to 3 meters high, having erect shoots. Sometimes they think that this is a tree, but in fact it does not apply to those.

It blooms from late spring, dissolving very beautiful flowers. It is a valuable honey plant and always collects many bees around itself.

With the onset of autumn, the irga is painted in colorful shades, which makes it very picturesque.

Flowering and foliage are not all that this plant has. She also bears fruit abundantly. The berries have a remarkable, incomparable taste. In addition, not only tasty, but also useful.

Japonica

The height of the plant can reach 3 meters, although it grows quite slowly.

Gorgeous flowers of red color, collected in buds, bloom in 3 years of life. During this period, she is incredibly beautiful and attractive. It is photophilous and drought tolerant.

The only quince prefers specially prepared soil. Preparing for winter includes hilling and lowering the lower branches.

But you can trim the plant only once every five years.

It grows quite widely, because it requires free space. Keep this in mind when landing.

Boxwood

Despite its toxicity, this plant is the top fantasy garden landscape architecture. Just look at these photos.

It is by cutting the boxwood that one can create various figures and whole compositions. You can also use it as a hedge.

The plant is exceptionally shady. This is an evergreen plant wintering under the snow. It is preferable to plant it in the spring.

As you can see, there are a lot of ideas for growing in a summer cottage, so choose not only what you liked, but also those plants that will grow best in your climate.

Features of planting plants on the site

Planting shrubs in the country provides for their placement according to specific planning. But the main thing is the compatibility of plants.

That is, it is better to plant such plants nearby that get along well with each other. The compatibility of some garden representatives is shown in the table below.

Green and white color - plants are compatible, red - not compatible.

The placement of shrubs, beds and other things on the site is now called landscape design. Although people have always been engaged in such an action.

When acquiring a site, we first of all begin to plan what and where will be built and planted.

Even fruit and berry plants and vegetable crops just planted in a certain order will already give your site a very attractive appearance.

And the placement of paths, recreation areas in the form of a gazebo, pool or mini pond will give the site a more residential look.

When planting shrubs, two methods are used: geometric and landscape.

When using the geometric or regular method, plants are placed in the form of symmetrical figures, for example squares, or rectangles.

Alleys are also made, between which the tracks are located. Checkerboard placement is very suitable.

Landscape style is also called natural. In this embodiment, plants are planted as they grow in nature, i.e. somewhat randomly, without a definite pronounced plan.

This style is ideal for areas that are not quite even in terms of terrain.

The main thing is to draw a plan of the site, which indicates what and where will be planted. You can, of course, do without a plan, but then you can just get confused.

When planning a site, in the beginning decide whether you have an exclusively garden, or if you want to take at least part of the territory into a recreation area.

Then, in such a territory you need to place either all or partially of the listed elements: a gazebo, or another recreation area, a pond, a swimming pool, a barbecue area, or a barbecue, and maybe summer kitchen.

One of the worries of any owner of the site is the fence, namely what it should be. Some are blocked by various building materials, others choose a hedge.

You should also consider this when planting all your green pets.

As you can see, there are a lot of options. Here you need more imagination and desire, and everything will work out. And of course, landscape design is a science. This is a very interesting topic that requires knowledge, imagination and a desire to do this.

Video on how to form a landing on your summer cottage

And if this is interesting for you, then finally a short video on country landscape design.

Look, maybe you can get some ideas for your garden. After all, all this is incredibly interesting and exciting!

And this is where I finish our today's story. It turned out not to be small, but I hope it is useful and interesting. After reading about the bushes and looking at their many photos, you can easily find plants that will delight your look.

What trees and shrubs to plant on the site, so that they harmoniously fit into the design of the garden?

What decorative and deciduous trees and shrubs can be planted in the garden at the cottage

Here you can find photos and names of deciduous trees and shrubs for the garden that will decorate any site.

Winged euonymus (Euonymus alatus) Eucalyptus - champions in autumn coloring. In the summer they are just green, but in the fall they perform with a solo part. This deciduous shrub for the garden is low, suitable for trimmed or free curbs, a single planting somewhere in the foreground. It grows to two meters in height. In a sunny place, the color is brighter. It is worth looking at other species of the genus. Eucalyptus trees are well-cut, in the early years they develop slowly. When deciding which shrubs can be planted on a site, take into account that euonymos do not require special care, do not have specific "family" diseases and pests.

(Hydrangea paniculata), or rather, its varieties, has become a star of gardens literally in the last decade. She has no equal in flowering duration in the second half of the season. Hydrangeas adorn the garden from July until frost. All these decorative-deciduous shrubs need for the garden is sufficient moisture and a cool, bright place (possible with a little shading). Take root easily, also easily cuttings, bloom quickly and become more beautiful every year. It is only about panicle hydrangea (well, also about tree-like). Large-leaved hydrangeas, which can also often be found on sale, require all kinds of “dances” from the gardener in the climate of central Russia. Hydrangea can be either a member of a complex composition, an accent, or a tapeworm. If you have not yet decided which shrubs can be planted on the site, it is highly recommended to pay attention to panicle hydrangea.

Derain white (Cornus alba), or rather, its many varieties, as if highlighting the garden, because among them there are so many with variegated and bordered foliage. This ornamental shrub for the site is good because it is completely tolerant to any conditions, winter-hardy, propagated by layering and cuttings, and always looks “one hundred percent”. You can plant one bush and form it, you can use varieties as a free or trimmed hedge. You can even use a regular pruning to form a tree on the stem.

English oak  and red oak (Quercur robur, O. rubra) The first one, it would seem, everyone knows, the second one looks more like maple leaves and a completely different outline of the crown. And both of these oaks are huge trees in adulthood. But this is exactly what they are wonderful for: longevity, stability, stability, as well as excellent winter graphics. And the red oak also has a good autumn color, cast with copper.

Oaks reproduce only by acorns (sowing). When choosing which trees to plant on a site, keep in mind that the oaks in the garden are unpretentious, but each species has its own characteristics: red oak is more tolerant to excessive moisture, leafy oak will prefer where it is dry. Fallen from oaks very well affects the soil, makes it more structured.

This, of course, is the background trees, the long-term backbone of the garden, which is planted once and for all. But you can admire them from afar in the winter from the window of your house.

Hybrid willow "Spherical dwarf"  and The Weeping Gnome (Salix x hybr.). These are two masterpieces of domestic selection. Both names speak for themselves: the first variety grows low, the second - weeping, but not high. Both are indispensable in small gardens near ponds, as they are proportionate to them.

Like any willows, they are not very durable, they are affected by many diseases and pests. But the cuttings are extremely easy, so they can always be renewed. The plant from the cuttings becomes decorative after 2-3 years, that is, very quickly. A “crying gnome” would be nice to tie in the first years of life to a support.

Guelder-rose ordinary "Bul-de-nezh" (Viburnum opulus ‘Boule de Neige’) has long and firmly settled in the gardens. The simplicity of its cultivation, undemanding conditions, easy cuttings captivates. It is like a lilac in its use: the shaped bush is beautiful in its graphics. If you are not going to cut it, it is more appropriate to plant a viburnum somewhere in the distance.

Kalina loves humid places, can grow near a natural reservoir. Not without reason in nature viburnum is most often found along the banks of rivers and lakes.

What other trees and shrubs can be planted in the garden to decorate the site?

False Maple Maple (Acer pseudosieboldianum) We have a very rare plant, despite the fact that this species is an aborigine of our Far East. It is because of this that it is very winter-hardy and perfectly tolerates the conditions of middle-sized gardens. Why is it needed, this maple? This is a medium-sized tree with incomparable branch graphics and leaf shapes. It looks like Japanese maples, which are not hardy in our country. In summer, this is an openwork tree that can reach a maximum of 5-7 meters in height. And in autumn, this deciduous tree for the garden is the king of leaf fall, dressing in glowing shades of red and purple. Not a single tree can be compared with it in autumn color. Suitable for small gardens, tolerates shading and spring moisture, propagated by seeds. When deciding which trees to plant in the garden, keep in mind that in the first 5-7 years of life, maple grows very slowly.

(Magnolia kobus, Magnolia stellata) Yes, magnolia. It's not a mistake. It is these two species (and their varieties) that grow well in the middle lane and bloom regularly. A magnolia kobus can also be worn out by a tree of 4-5 meters, a stellate, star-shaped, will be 1.5-2 meters high. When these plants bloom, the entire county is delighted.

There is nothing complicated in growing these shrubs in a summer cottage: the soil is needed lighter, so that it is not too damp.

Bubbleweed Kalinolistny "Diabolo" and "Luteus" (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’, ‘Luteus’) Of course, there are much more varieties of cystic fibrosis, but these two are lasting “hits”. Stable, simple, cuttings, give a bright spot of the right color in the garden. The color of Diabolo is gloomy, as with any purple variety, Luteus can be used with less restrictions.

What other decorative shrubs and garden trees to plant on a summer cottage (with photo)

Choosing which decorative trees and shrubs to plant on the site, it is recommended to pay attention to the following types of plants.

Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) And they composed songs about her, and wrote poetry. People’s favorite. And there is something to love for: both a nurse and a beauty. Rowan, of course, cannot boast of particular bloom, but fruiting overshadows many, and it can be equated with flowering in terms of splendor, beauty and duration. If you delve into domestic varieties, you will find both purple dark berries (‘Pomegranate’ or ‘Titan’), and ordinary rowan berries, but very tasty, without bitterness, from which you can make compotes (‘Betaf’, for example). Two in one, beauty and good!

But there is also a weeping variety (‘Pendula’), as well as a variety with bright autumn color (‘Dodong’).

In nature, mountain ash is an understory or fringe tree; in the garden, it also develops better in a bright place, possibly with some shade. The soil may even be with some excess moisture.

This is an excellent decorative deciduous tree for a medium-sized garden, background, background for lower plantings (only weeping is appropriate as a tapeworm).

Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) - a truly Russian folk plant. How many songs about her are folded, and it grows in almost every yard. It is difficult to imagine a more abundant flowering bush. And there are a million varieties for every taste. Moreover, a lot of old Russian, which means tested and sustainable.

Although lilac is simple, but there are several nuances. For example, they transplant it in August-September, this is due to the peculiarities of root formation. It is possible in the spring, but it will be harder to take root and will bloom later.

Excessive moisture is contraindicated in lilacs, but the soil with the presence of lime is sweet.

If you want to grow beautiful deciduous trees in the country, it is better to buy root crops. Then it will not be necessary to worry about the stock of the stock; you can give shoots that appear from the ground to friends. In the early years, lilacs can grow slowly, but then suddenly turn into the bush of your dreams.

During flowering, lilacs are certainly the queen of the garden, but you can plant it in the foreground if you are sure that you will be engaged in formation every year. An unformed bush is rather shaggy, so such free planting is more appropriate somewhere in the background.

Gray Spirea "Grefshame" (Spiraea x cinerea ‘Grefsheim‘) Is the favorite among the sprays. It attracts with early flowering, similar to a waterfall of snow-white foam. This does not mean that you need to neglect the rest of the species and varieties. Spirai have a great variety of them for every taste and size. From the oak-leaved spirea, excellent trimmed curbs are obtained, for example.

Spirea feels good both in the sun and in partial shade, if only there is enough moisture, but it does not flood. Enough episodic corrective pruning to make the bushes look perfect. A serious haircut is also possible.

Chubushnik ( Philadelphus sp.), it is usually called garden jasmine, - another popular favorite. You can choose any variety you like. Most are good in color, and variegated and do not need to bloom, they have such lovely foliage.

Chubushniki suitable standard garden conditions in partial shade. Sometimes it is worth thinning and updating the bush so that the flowering does not become poorer.

(Malus sp.) Even fruit apple blossoms are beautiful. And what about varietal with large pink or red flowers? Yes, the apples on them are very small, but they are also used for jam and stewed fruit, if desired, and in some varieties you don’t want to pick them, as they decorate the tree. The flowering of this garden tree on the plot can be compared with the legendary sakura. The crown of apple trees is also good, its graphics adorn the winter garden.

Agriculture is standard for apple trees: without stagnant moisture, with rare liming.

Look at the photo, which trees and shrubs to plant on the site to decorate the garden:

It is difficult to imagine a modern garden without such gardening elements as decorative shrubs that bring bright touches to the colorful palette of shades of plant compositions. Ornamental shrubs for the garden act as spectacular tapeworms decorating outdoor areas, hedges along paths, or serve as a backdrop for colorful flower arrangements. Their presence transforms the appearance of any garden and makes it more elegant and festive.

In order for a beautiful shrub to fit seamlessly into an existing landscape, a number of basic criteria should be taken into account when choosing a plant.

Criterion # 1 - decorative culture

Attractiveness is one of the key criteria for choosing a plant. Today, on the horticultural market, you can find more than one hundred of the most diverse types of shrubs that have an unusual shape and color of foliage, and elegant flowers of juicy shades, exuding a marvelous aroma. If it is a flowering shrub, then it is desirable that it pleased continuous flowering throughout the season. Decorative leafy varieties that change color over time are also interesting.

When planning to decorate a country site with plants, any owner wants to create a picturesque ensemble, in which all elements harmoniously complement each other

Criterion # 2 - plant height

When choosing shrubs, the compositional structure of the garden should be considered. On a site with a small area, it is better to plant the most compact varieties with a dense non-sprawling crown (for example: columnar junipers). If you plan to plant a shrub as a freely growing hedge, you can opt for crops that are prone to rapid growth. Particular attention should be paid to the shape of the crown, so that it looks attractive not only in summer with a “cap” of foliage, but also in winter.

Criterion # 3 - cultivation features

When choosing a plant, one should take into account the features of the climatic zone in which it grows. Some varieties feel comfortable in half-shaded areas of the garden, while others are able to show decorativeness only in well-lit areas. Beginning gardeners should prefer varieties that do not require special care and breeding conditions.

Spectacular flowering shrubs

An indisputable favorite among the beautifully flowering ornamental shrubs for the garden is the rose. Park rose varieties are easy to care for and have excellent winter hardiness.

The only drawback of park varieties is that they bloom only once a season, but during the flowering period they look simply amazing and at the same time exude a delicate enchanting aroma. The most decorative varieties are: “Ritausma” with terry delicate pink flowers, “Shevchenko rose” with flowers of a dark red hue, Hansa with large red-pink flowers.

Favorite by many gardeners, jasmine today adorns many suburban areas. The flowering of jasmine is irresistible: snow-white flowers blooming on the branches in early summer create the feeling that snow has fallen in the garden. In landscape design, jasmine is used to create flowering alleys and hedges. The shrub is shade tolerant, but blooms more abundantly in the sun. Read more about varieties, planting and care.

An elegant shrub dotted with thousands of cream-colored flowers, spreading a pleasant aroma throughout the district, adorns the main entrances and recreation areas in summer cottages

Especially spectacular are jasmines with an architectural form of a crown (Virgin with a dense vertical crown and Pyramidal with a clear wide-pyramidal crown).

Extremely effective winter-resistant shrubbery, forming a cute openwork hemisphere of pale pink and white inflorescences

The fruits of the vesicle are very interesting, representing the original leathery leaflets of a slightly swollen shape, which, as they ripen, change their color from green, and later yellow to rich red. Among the decorative varieties, the most widespread were: “Diabolo” - a handsome branchy with dark burgundy foliage, “Summer Wine” - compact with red foliage and white-pink inflorescences, “Copertina” - with orange foliage, which turns into a red palette closer to summer.

Lushly blooming rhododendrons decorated with a scattering of miniature flowers in the summer, where bright berries later appear, are excellent candidates for a place in the garden

Medium-sized shrubs of rhododendrons often act as group plantings on the background of an emerald lawn or coniferous plantings. The varieties are especially decorative: Alfred - evergreen with a pyramidal crown dotted with purple-red flowers, Blue Peter with a spreading crown decorated with lavender-blue flowers and Violet with dark purple flowers.

Derain is also very popular among gardeners. A tall three-meter shrub is formed of flexible erect coral-red branches, the shoots of which are often covered with a bluish bloom. From May to September, derain are decorated with inflorescences in the form of umbrellas and panicles, collected from miniature white flowers. The shrub retains its decorative effect in the autumn period, when its foliage is painted in bronze-raspberry shades. The shrubbery is also very spectacular in the winter months: the bare dark cherry shoots are a bright contrast against the background of white snow and evergreen conifers.

The plant is decorated with miniature wrinkled ovoid leaves, painted green in summer, but closer to acquiring purple-red hues.

Derain looks equally beautiful both in single copies and in group landings. He tolerates a haircut and quickly gives multiple growth. Among the decorative plant varieties, the most interesting are: “Gold Star” - leaves with a yellow pattern, “Rubra” with bright autumn leaves, “Cherokee Princess” with a slender crown.

Attractive deciduous plants

Ornamental shrubs are a real find for the garden: they are good from spring to late autumn. Such shrubs are interesting primarily for the original form of foliage, painted in bright unusual shades.

Beautiful foliage of unusual purple and burgundy shades, effectively combined with coral-colored berries, has evergreen barberry

The picky shrub looks great in hedges and single plantings. Barberry is famous for its autumn outfit when fiery red, violet and ruby \u200b\u200bcolors blaze on the branches. In gardening, the most widespread varieties of barberry Siebold, Juliana and Thunberg.

Known to many gardeners for its delicious nuts, the hazel tree plant is also widely used for landscaping.

Against the background of lush greenery, the shapes of common hazel look spectacular: golden-fringed, dark purple and white-motley. Tall shrubs tolerate slight shading, but prefer well-lit areas.

If we consider evergreen varieties of shrubs, then boxwood and holly are famous for the greatest decorativeness. Graceful lines and clear contours of boxwood make the appearance of the garden rigorous and at the same time elegant.

Hollow magonia can be a bright decoration of the plot, adorned with dark green leaves with spiky-jagged edges.

In the winter months, the green foliage of mahonia is painted in burgundy and bronze colors, acting as a bright accent on the background of a snow-white carpet

Creating a picturesque landscape, it is important to correctly combine plants. And then the beautifully flowering shrubs will delight you with bright colors in the warm season, and the evergreen and decorative deciduous trees will saturate the garden with cheerful shades in the winter months.

Ornamental shrubs for summer cottages, photos and names of which will be presented in this article, are often 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 the canvas, which will help to properly "dilute" the necessary details of the flowerbed, to place emphasis on some specific places. I am sure that every summer resident, gardener, owner of a personal plot wants to do everything correctly and accurately, so that vegetables, fruit trees, beds with greens - all were in place.

Depending on the size of your site, imagination and general preferences, decorative shrubs can be a backdrop for other plantings, an element of garden compositions, presented in the form of hedges or act as the main nuance to which everyone will be focused.

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

How to plant decorative shrubs beautifully: basic placement criteria

The very first thing is to choose just such a plant that will feel comfortable in the climatic conditions of your region. Choose a particular variety, it is necessary on the basis of this factor. The second caveat 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 shadow. But shady ones, on the contrary, should be placed in shaded areas, or even in the shadow of buildings or large trees. This is important, since the wrong choice of place can affect not only the brightness of the foliage colors or the splendor of flowers on the shrub, but also its vitality.

The general picture of the garden should also be taken into account when choosing one or another plant. On a small territory, tall and magnificent specimens will look inappropriate. But, for example, blooming frost-resistant, low beautiful bushes are perfect, and even will delight you with their views until the cold weather.

Such representatives include dwarf juniper varieties of the Cossack Tamariscifolia and Green Carpet - low-growing, creeping on the ground, very frost-resistant. These are ideal options for creating compact alpine hills, rockeries, lawn edging, border curbs.

Shrubs for hedges should also be chosen among low or medium-sized representatives with a dense crown, so that instead of an attractive fence, then you will not get columns of high thickets. Spiked bushes, decorative-flowering, column-shaped representatives, for example, junipers, are optimally suited for such a design. For joint planting, weigel, buddley, spirel, oleander are well suited, they will look harmoniously with other green brethren 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 wattled views.

The choice is wide! For each plot of any size and shape, you can find your own version. In addition to flowering plants, there are a lot of varieties of shrubs with amazing foliage, with an unusual crown, the shape of leaves. Diversity is an important aspect in this matter. In most cases, the country landscape is divided into three zones (or tiers): the lower - vegetable beds and flower beds, the upper - 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 on his site.

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

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

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

Flowering shrubs for gardening

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. Variety Nana Variegata can also be attributed to decorative and leafy varieties, its foliage has a beautiful golden border, and Nana Purpureya has dark, red-brown leaves.

  Weigela Nana Purpurea

The type of flowering weigela pleases the eyes with pink bell flowers that bloom in waves throughout the season (usually all May). The first wave is the most plentiful. Some varieties may produce color twice a year, for example, Weigel Middendorff.

  Weigel Middendorff

Spirea

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

  Spirea Wangutta

The spirea blooms profusely and luxuriantly, leaning its branches literally covered with white flowers to the very ground.

A short, slowly growing Japanese spirea blooms with lush purple and pink inflorescences. She is also attractive and is a honey plant, as is her white-flowering species.

  Japanese Spirea

Spirea is not particularly capricious about the choice of soil, but you should pay attention to the requirements for light / shadow in different varieties.

Spirea in the winter:

Jasmine or mock

Garden jasmine or chubushnik - how could one do without it ?! Because of the enchanting aroma, almost everyone knows him and loves him. To date, there are its many 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-flowering 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 trips, the main thing is to water it in time, but do not allow water to stagnate in the area of \u200b\u200bthe trunk circle. The flowering time of the mock up depends on its variety, but it usually begins in May and lasts about a month. There are those that bloom in the summer and early fall.

Chubushnik:

  Jasmine

Viburnum

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

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

Viburnum vulgaris in bloom and with fruits:

  Common viburnum

Kalina buldenezh:

  Kalina buldenezh

Dogrose

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

  Rosehip is blooming
  Rosehip 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 adjoining territory, whether it be a private or multi-storey building. Lilac is a fairly large (up to 2, 3 or more meters in height) shrub. Even in a small area, at least one bush, but can be planted. There are many different varieties of lilacs.

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 even in partial shade the lilac will feel comfortable. When landing, leave around it free space so that it is not crowded. Flowering time - May, for some the period stretches to June.

  Common lilac
  White lilac
  Hungarian Lilac
  Lilac Beauty of Moscow

Forsythia

Forsythia flowering shrubs are the real "suns" on your site! It blooms in early spring with bright yellow bells, and the foliage on the bush appears after the flowers have fallen. Abundant flowering time lasts about three weeks.

This is a heat-loving representative who shows his decorativeness to the maximum in the warm regions of our country. It looks great as a separately planted plant or surrounded by bulb flowers. Suitable for the formation of hedges, does not like waterlogged soil, drafts and cold winds. It prefers light fertile soil, for the winter it is better to protect it with covering material. Its other name is Forsythia. In Forsythia, the 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. Hydrangea, which prefers shade and moist soil, belongs to such specimens. This frost-resistant shrub blooms in large snow-white, lilac, pink, blue, and purple "balls." If you cut a hydrangea flower and put it in a vase, then it will stand for a long time.

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

Hydrangea, photo:

  Hydrangea bushes
  Panicle Hydrangea Vanilla Frasi

Budleya David

Buddley is a fairly popular shrub recently among gardeners. Her 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 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, undersized ground cover roses. It is good as a tub plant, only the capacity for it should be large. Thus, placing a buddha in a large flowerpot, you can decorate a terrace or a place near the stairs, the entrance to the room. He loves sunlit places, drained fertile soil, does not like drafts and windy zones.

Buddley David:

  Bush Budleya David
  Inflorescences of Budleya David

Action

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

Most varieties of action are tall flowering shrubs that can reach 4 meters in height. Looks great in the form of hedges and in single landings.

  Action bush
  Inflorescences of action

Japonica

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

Genomeles or quince Japanese:

  Henomeles blooms
  Henomeles fruits

Broom

Very beautiful and popular. It blooms with “moth” flowers of different shades depending on the variety. 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 creeper blooms for about 30 days, it can be of different heights, again, depending on the variety species.

Tree peony

We cannot but mention the tree-like peony, whose magnificent 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 simply drowns in pink, lilac, purple, red flowers-bouquets.

  Rhododendron

Decorative and deciduous shrubs for the garden

This is a separate category of shrubs, without which, often, not a single summer cottage is complete. As in the case of flowering varieties, it will not work to talk about all worthy specimens in one article, but it is worthwhile to focus your attention on individual representatives. Decorative and deciduous shrubs in most cases do not require special care, their longevity is a separate plus. 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 on the site it is definitely worth planting a red Japanese maple. This is a shrub with a voluminous crown, its foliage first has a bright green color, then, closer to autumn, it becomes reddish-orange and eventually turns into a bright red, carmine shade.

In fact, there are many varieties of Japanese maple; each of them has attractive colors for foliage. Variety Aconitifolium - orange-red leaves, Vitifolium - carmine-red leaves, one of the most popular - Atropurpureum has a dark red, almost black-red color of the foliage. They look great anywhere in the site, like partial shade, harmonize with coniferous representatives, combine with ferns, hosts.

Red Japanese Maple:

Fieldfare

Sam is very unpretentious, fast growing, beautiful in color, but his foliage deserves special attention. Openwork leaflets have an interesting feature - the gradient, the transition from one shade to another. Orange, red, yellow, pinkish, green - all these colors smoothly mix with each other on one separately taken leaf. From a distance it resembles a bright fire, a riot of colors is observed throughout the season, especially closer to the fall. It can be used in group plantings, to hide unattractive landscape details, it grows equally well in sunny areas and in partial shade. The mountain ash is not particularly demanding on the soil, but moist, loose and nutritious soil is more preferable for it. Drought is undesirable for him.

Fieldfare Sam Rhynophyllum:

Barberry

Barberries are a separate topic, the first among them, according to their external data, is Barberry of Thunberg with purple leaves. Even in winter, its twigs red with spines 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 leaves of barberry become intensely red, and in the fall all shades of burgundy, scarlet and carmine color color the entire plant.

It prefers sunny and semi-shaded places, unpretentious, but it reacts poorly to excessive soil moisture. The scope is wide - from hedges to single plantings or planting in a flower bed surrounded by other flower representatives. Its dwarf variety is considered the variety "Atropurpurea Nana".

Barberry Tunberg, photo:

Variety of Barberry Turnberg - Tiny Gold:

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

Barberry Admiration:

Golden Rocket barberry with golden foliage is incredibly attractive, the greenish-golden leaves of this shrub are so bright that they are visible from afar to the eye, 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, Diabolicum barberry has a red border around the edges of a greenish-yellow, almost golden leaf. The compact varieties of these shrubs are Tiny Gold (photo above) and Bonanza Gold.

Barberry with golden foliage (left):

  Composition of several varieties of barberry

Derain

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

When winter arrives and the tree leaves drops, its shoots directed upwards have a bright red color, they stand out clearly on white snow. It is unpretentious, shade-tolerant, hardy, takes root on any soil. The maximum height of this representative is 3 meters, but red dogwood can grow even higher. Of course, it takes up a lot of space, but the color of the foliage is simply amazing. If you are the owner of a large plot, it may make sense to pay attention to red dogwood.

Doeren red, photo:

Doeren red in winter:

Euonymus

Fortune's euonymus is a rather undersized (up to 60 cm) shrub native to China. It has many varieties, but all of them are distinguished by a colorful, visible eye color of the foliage. It can be shaped like a bush, or it can be shaped as a liana, setting the direction with a rope, and there, with its aerial roots, it will cling to anything, even the wall.

Depending on the variety, euonymus has a different color of the border of the sheet. For example, the leaves may be pale green with a white border, and may be bright green with a yellow border (sort of Emerald Gold). This frost-resistant plant, non-capricious, likes moderately moist 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 matches the color.

Fortune's euonymus:

Bubble

Bubble - is very interesting in that, depending on the variety, it has a completely different color of foliage. This is a non-whimsical plant, however, it will feel more comfortable on loose, moderately moistened soil. It is widely used in landscape design: individual varieties can be cut and given any shape, other varieties are used to create borders or hedges. He is good and attractive both on his own 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 impressive, but a little gothic. In spring, its foliage has a lighter shade - carmine - red, but then gradually darkens. Varietal Darts Gold, on the contrary, has a cheerful leaf color - yellow-fiery. A variety of Nuggets changes the shade of foliage depending on the time of year, first the leaves are yellow, and turn green by the fall. Red-leafed Bubble - another popular species, with red leaves in the spring and maroon, beetroot - with the advent of cold weather.

Bubble in the country:

Talking about decorative and deciduous shrubs, one cannot help but recall the Japanese spire, which has not only beautiful flowers, but also multicolor, bright foliage.

The leaves of common heather do not lose their beauty even with the advent of winter, it is unpretentious, but loves sunlight.

Shrubs that you want to choose for the garden should always be divided by height, requirements (whimsical / unpretentious), frost resistance, compatibility with other plants.

Spirea foliage in autumn, photo:

Weigela foliage, photo:

A hawthorn also comes to mind, which has so many varieties that among them any gardener will be able to find a bush to his taste. Any shapes 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 from ornamental shrubs

The hedge is one of the most popular, interesting and favorite gardening “structures”, in which green spaces act as “building” material. Depending on the desired result, a hedge can be arranged in the form of a low border or, conversely, a high green wall. You can choose any shape or length of such a fence, this is truly a creative activity, almost always giving a 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 emphasize other accents of landscape design.

When choosing shrubs for this purpose, the following parameters should be considered:

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. This can be homogeneous shrubs or a mixed version, when different varieties and species are used that are in harmony with each other.
2. Plant growth rate - calculate all the nuances: how often do you go to the cottage, whether you can trim, correct the bushes in time. Where does your chosen shrub 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 the growth rate of the bushes is a very topical issue.
3. Shrub height - before the final choice, carefully study the potential of the bush and compare its capabilities with your wishes. The density (width) of the plantations also applies to this item, you may have to plant them in two, or even in three rows.
4. Preparation of soil for bushes - consider this factor, certain types of ornamental shrubs require a special soil composition. If in doubt, then choose the most unpretentious varietal species or consult with more experienced gardeners in this matter. In some cases, you have to pre-prepare the soil for the desired variety of shrubs.

If you are a beginner, give preference to capricious and shade-tolerant specimens that will not require daily moistening of the soil. Although the latter aspect depends on how often you go to 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, and also with a similar growth rate.

Tuy hedge, photo:

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

The 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 prune until the next season, until the spruce grows. Further correction is made from the sides (two-thirds of the length of the branches) and from above (cutting the upper branches by about a third of their length).

Spruce Nidiformis, photo:

Hedge from European spruce:

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

Juniper is one of the favorite, popular, convenient in cutting and care of plants for the design of green hedges. He loves sunlight, is resistant to drought and cold, but it should be protected from excessively moist soil (avoid swampiness). Do not plant it if you have clay soil prevailing on the site. Bushes are planted at a distance of 60-80 cm from each other, cutting is done about 2 times a year. Keep in mind that juniper is growing quite quickly.

Juniper, photo:

  Juniper hedge in one of the southern cities

If you want to create a hedge from a climbing plant, moreover, very quickly, pay attention to Highlander Aubert. This is one of the fastest growing liana shrubs, which reaches a meter and a half length per season. This plant is unpretentious to the soil, often needs adjustment (pruning), blooms with thick white inflorescences and requires a pre-installed strong support.

Highlander Aubert, photo:

Hops are shrubs and winding vines. Unpretentious, frost-resistant, likes moist soil, does not need frequent adjustments. The plant forms very nice medium-sized cones that only add to the beauty of the thick, 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.

Graham Thomas produces yellow flowers, Adelaide d’Orleans (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 grooming and pruning regularly, if you choose roses, they will need support too. Shrub roses can also be used in this capacity.

Hedge of climbing roses, photo:

Clematis is a decorative shrub and at the same time a vine. 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 the large flowers of a wide variety of colors, as well as thick, richly green foliage. Requires strong support, like all creepers.

The thorn (or blackthorn) reaches two meters in height, blooms with white flowers densely arranged to each other, has multiple spines. 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 shrub, support it at first, until it gains strength. The first month after planting, seedlings should be regularly watered. Blackthorn grows very quickly, gives dark blue fruits - wild plums (tasty, slightly tart in taste).

Blackthorn, photo:

Sea-buckthorn is a useful and very attractive-looking shrub, decorative and fruit, I would say. Gardeners recommend planting shrubby sea buckthorn in two rows. Despite the fact that the trimmed 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 thanks to the snow-white fruits, which are located on branches in the form of clusters. Even when the plant discards all foliage, these berries persist for a long time, sometimes even until spring. The shrub itself is great for forming hedges, grows to a half / two meters in height. Often it does not need special adjustment, since the branches themselves lean towards the ground under the weight of the bunches. If you regularly trim the plant, then it will most likely not bear fruit. The shrub is unpretentious, frost-resistant, blooms in the middle of summer with hardly noticeable small flowers-bells of a white-green or pinkish hue. Berries are poisonous to humans, but for birds they are quite edible.

Snowman, photo:

For hedges, it is best to choose from leafy, simple in the formation of plants. Such a "fence" should be dense, without the so-called gaps. Depending on your preference, you can choose a flowering or evergreen, coniferous option.

Fruit shrubs, such as Schmidt Currant, Felted Cherry or gooseberry, are suitable not only for creating green hedges, but also reward you with edible fruits.

When choosing a shrub, consider its features, resistance to cold, soil requirements. It is possible that to maintain an attractive appearance, some representatives will need periodic top dressing, fertilizing. No matter how unpretentious the variety you choose seems to be, maintaining a decent view of the green hedge will require you time and effort. Any shrub will have to refine, cut, maintain 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, wild rose, can also be used to create a hedge. They can be combined with each other, planted alternately. Different varieties of barberries planted one after another (sort by grade) 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 tall bushes require more space between seedlings. Do not forget about the climatic features of your region when choosing a decorative shrub.

Ornamental shrubs are most often planted either in the fall, before the frost breaks out, or in the early spring, when the buds on the trees are just beginning to wake up, and the snow has already melted. Moreover, the pits for spring planting should be prepared in the fall - to make the appropriate fertilizer, calculate the depth and width of the recess for a certain variety of shrubs. Get seedlings in reliable places - special nurseries or flower shops. Before deepening into the ground, the plant can be kept for several hours in water, into which a growth stimulator was previously added.

In addition to the agrotechnical features of a single species, you should remember a simple formula:

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 apart.

The decorative shrubs for summer cottages presented in this article, photos and names of which will help you make the right 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.

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