Flowering shrubs for the garden, perennial and unpretentious

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Shrubs blooming all summer for the garden
Shrubs with pink flowers
Shrubs blooming with white flowers
Blooming winter-hardy shrubs perennials for summer cottages
What plants can be planted in the shade in the country

On the personal plot, flowering shrubs help to solve many problems: they allow you to create a cozy atmosphere in the recreation area, fill the empty space on the site, divide the site into several different zones. Some species perform well as melliferous plants. Therefore, no matter what goals the summer resident pursues, planting such plantings on the site, they will not only ennoble, but also attract pollinating insects.

Shrubs blooming all summer for the garden

In order for the site to be buried in flowers for a long time, it is worth considering shrubs for the garden that bloom all summer. Such plants are usually unpretentious. Even sheltering them for the winter is not required, as many summer residents do to protect fruit seedlings from frost and wind.

Ornamental shrubs for the garden

Shrubs for the garden, perennial, blooming all summer, make the landscape beautiful and unique. But before you decorate the garden and the territory adjacent to the house with ornamental shrubs, it is worth learning about those types of perennials that most gardeners choose.

Shrubs with pink flowers

Ampel unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden

Shrubs with pink flowers can transform any area beyond recognition, especially if crops form group plantings with other ornamental plants. There are a lot of shrubs that are able to fill the summer garden with abundant flowering of rose buds. Here are some popular types of decorative crops.

Henomeles, or Japanese quince

The culture belongs to the Rosaceae family. The shrub pleases the eye with very beautiful bright pink flowers. It is used not only as a flowering ornamental crop, but also for obtaining tasty and healthy fruits. But in order for chaenomeles to start bearing fruit, it is necessary that 2-3 bushes of the same plant grow on the site. The shrub is great for creating low hedges, curbs. Looks very nice in composition with other flowering shrubs. Japanese quince will be indispensable if you need to strengthen the slope.

Japanese quince Pink Lady

For your information! Many people mistakenly believe that common quince and chaenomeles are one and the same culture. Although the fruits of these two cultures are very similar, they should not be confused with each other. Japanese quince is a bush plant, and common quince grows up to 30 m and is a tree.

Magnolia

It is considered a shrub, although the tree in the wild can reach 30 m in height. The culture grows mainly in the southern regions. But such ornamental shrubs as Kobus, selected for the Moscow region, showed themselves well. In St. Petersburg, Siebold's magnolia feels great outdoors, and in the Far East, Sulange and Kobum varieties are planted.

The culture belongs to the Magnoliaceae family. More than 120 species are known, 25 of which are frost-resistant. There are both deciduous trees and shrubs and evergreens. Magnolia flowers are very fragrant and can vary from plant to plant.

Rhododendron

A beautifully flowering shrub of the Heather family. In the conditions of the Russian climate, up to 18 species of this plant can grow. The culture can be either deciduous or evergreen. There are also semi-leafy varieties.

It is impossible not to love such a magnificently blooming perennial. It immediately attracts with its abundant flowering and very pleasant aroma. Plants usually bloom for 1.5 months. Thinning promotes abundant flowering. Some species bloom so that even branches and foliage are not visible. Summer residents who have planted this crop on their site can be sure that such a honey plant will constantly attract insects to the garden.

Rosehip may

Is a representative of the Pink family. Fruits, flowers, roots, leaves and branches are used in folk medicine. It is known that the plant helps to strengthen the immune system, protects against various infections. But at the same time, the frost-resistant shrub is used as an ornamental plant.

Rosehip May flower

A perennial plant reaches a height of 2 m. Its branches are twig-like, covered with thorns. On flowering shoots, thorns are usually absent. The bush begins to bloom in May and ends in July. The buds of May rosehip are fragrant and large. The fruits are either spherical or elongated, which ripen in August. It grows in the European part of Russia and in the Central zone (in particular, in the Leningrad region), in the Urals, in Eastern and Western Siberia.

Lovely colquition

Belongs to the Honeysuckle family. The shrub can grow up to 3 m in height. Flowering occurs in the second year of planting. Flowers of a white-pink shade with a pearlescent sheen. In Russia, few people have this adorable ornamental bush. But those gardeners and summer residents who saw him blooming are happy to plant kolkvitsia on their site.

Camellia

The plant belongs to those shrubs that are suitable for shady places. Outwardly, the flowers look like a rose or peonies. The aroma of the peduncles is absent. Considered to be quite moody. Requires a careful attitude and special care. If you provide all the conditions for the plant, the camellia will thank you with lush flowering.

Shrubs blooming with white flowers

The garden, which is buried in white flowers, looks very gentle and airy. Sitting in a gazebo surrounded by bushes blooming with snow-white inflorescences is a real bliss. Below are the crops that many summer residents choose for their site.

Spirea

Flowering trees and ornamental shrubs for the garden

The plant belongs to the Pink family. Very unpretentious decorative culture. There are about 100 species of this plant. Another name for shrubs is meadowsweet.

Depending on the species, the spirea can grow in bushes 15-20 cm in height, and in a bush up to 2.5 m. The inflorescences of the plant can be:

corymbose;
spike-shaped;
pyramidal;
paniculate.

Note! The culture is used to create hedges or planted in group plantings, but it also looks good as a single meadowsweet plant.

Action

They began to cultivate it in mid-latitudes not so long ago. Depending on the species, each variety differs in size, shape, color of leaves and flowers. The bush can be spreading or erect. Some species grow up to 4 m in length. A bush that has not yet bloomed looks very similar to honeysuckle. The flowers do not have any scent.

Deyzia blooming with white flowers

White lilac

There are up to 30 types of lilacs. They can vary in height and shape of inflorescences. Common varieties of common lilac, blooming white flowers, are:

Flora-53 is a culture that is considered the most decorative;
Memory of Kolesnikov. I fell in love with lilacs because of the large, double inflorescences;
Miss Ellen Wiltmott. Low bush with white double flowers.

In Central Russia, you can find the Amur lilac, which is a spreading bush with a rather dense crown, blooming with snow-white flowers.

Chubushnik

It is often confused with jasmine. But in fact, they have nothing in common. In addition, many varieties of jasmine curl, and the mock-orange grows only as a bush.

For your information! It got its name due to the fact that hollow shoots in the old days were used as shanks and mouthpieces.

The culture belongs to deciduous plants. The bushes are not very dense, but graceful and attractive. They reach a height of up to 2.5 m, in regions of severe winter it can grow up to 4 m. The mock-orange blooms with white, fragrant inflorescences, but it is found among the bushes of a variety whose flowers are completely odorless.

Blooming winter-hardy shrubs perennials for summer cottages

Low-growing shrubs - flowering and deciduous for the garden

Breeders are constantly working to ensure that many shrubs, distributed mostly in the southern regions, take root in those regions where winters are long and frosty. The following list of ornamental shrubs will be of interest to those who wish to plant unpretentious, winter-hardy shrubs on their site:

weigela. Such a flowering shrub cannot leave anyone indifferent. Its inflorescences resemble bells, but much larger in size;
the dogwood is white. It attracts with its very bright red bark. Moreover, in order for it to be like this constantly, the shrubs are cut off annually and leave small hemp;
deciduous barberry. A shrub native to the Far East. Ornamental shrubs are ubiquitous. The leaves of the plant are spongy or rounded, depending on the varietal accessory, they can be colored in red, yellow, green shades;
hydrangea. A bush grows up to 3 m. The leaves are elliptical or ovate. The inflorescences have a green tint at first, and turn pink when opened. Flowering begins in July and lasts until October;

Winter hardy shrubs

shrub cinquefoil. It is famous for its long flowering. If the weather is favorable and the care of the shrubs was correct, it will delight with an abundance of flowers from June until the very frosts;
bladderwort of viburnum. A deciduous shrub grows up to 3 m. The culture blooms in June. The leaves are green on one side, lighter on the other. In autumn they turn yellow. A very beautiful shrub, in which not only flowers are attractive, but also fruits, and the crown of the plant itself;
snowberry. Other names for the shrub are wolfberry or snow berry. The main decoration is considered to be berries, which can have a different shade depending on the variety. Can be seen in pink, white, or purplish red. The white snowberry can boast of special winter hardiness, which does not differ in the beauty of flowers, but its snow-white fruits look very attractive.

These crops are usually unpretentious to care for. Having planted it once, you don't have to worry that the plant will not take root or that it needs constant care.

Note! Such crops are suitable for those summer residents who value beauty on the site with minimal investment and labor costs.

What plants can be planted in the shade in the country

Often places remain empty on the site, where shadow or partial shade is created throughout the day. And many novice gardeners are puzzled what kind of plants can be planted in the shade in the country. But there is also an answer to this question. Below are shade-loving shrubs for the garden, which are also perennial, unpretentious:

euonymus. Looks especially beautiful in autumn. It is impossible to pass by such a bush, as if blazing with fire;
derain. This shrub is also suitable for shady places. You can plant it along the fences, from which the site will look even better;
barberry. His description says that low-growing varieties can be planted under trees, and those that grow high enough will look good at home;

Shade-tolerant shrubs for the garden

viburnum. Shade-tolerant shrubs are also unpretentious to care for. Looks very attractive in the autumn;
snowberry. As you know, in the period when its berries begin to ripen, the shrub looks just amazing. In addition, it can be planted in the shade or partial shade;
magonia.An evergreen plant is not only shade-tolerant, but also winter-hardy. In addition to this, the shrub survives drought well;
elder. Unpretentious perennial shrubs can grow in sunny areas and in a shaded place;
haulteria. Slow growing shrub, but blooms beautifully. Will grow for 50 years.

Haulteria

Shade-loving shrubs are an excellent solution for those who want to improve their area, which is partially or completely shaded. These plants not only allow you to decorate the site in spring, summer, but also in autumn.

The garden looks very nice, in which various types of bush plants are planted. From the onset of the flowering period until frost, the site will be buried in flowers. One shrub will fade, it is the turn to please with the splendor of the flowers of another ornamental plant. The main thing is to choose the right types and varieties and provide decent care.