Beautiful, decorative, flowering, frost-resistant, low shrubs for summer cottages - consider everything. We will analyze in detail which unpretentious ornamental shrubs are best planted in the summer cottage of the Middle Strip, Moscow Region, North-West, Siberia and the Urals. And which one to choose is up to you.
Types of ornamental shrubs
All decorative bushes can be divided into deciduous and coniferous. Both are used in design. With the help of them, various tasks of landscape design are solved - space zoning, the creation of hedges, beautiful borders. In some cases, even single plantings of a flowering shrub look advantageous. AT recent times the topiary haircut is popular, so that designers turn a bush (of a certain type) into a sculpture in the literal sense.
Decorative bushes of various shapes, types and sizes adorn gardens of completely different styles. Often the main factor is the placement of plants that are easy to cut.
For hedges, free-form or sheared shrubs are planted. To design the boundaries of the site - groups of tall specimens. And for zoning within a group of undersized and medium-sized plants. With the help of ornamental shrubs, you can accent the passages and mark the gates.
Frost-resistant ornamental shrubs in the country
All the shrubs described here easily tolerate cold and often snowy winters, that is, they grow and bloom well in most regions and regions of Russia. A photo and a small description are given for each species, so that it is clear in in general terms what is a plant. Each of the shrubs is described in more detail on other pages of the site.
Deciduous shrubs in landscape design
Some of them are decorative throughout the season due to their beautiful foliage, and some are pleasing to the eye mainly during flowering.
Decorative deciduous shrubs for summer cottages
Unlike flowering counterparts, deciduous species remain attractive throughout the warm season. Many of them are extremely easy to grow, as they are frost-resistant, unpretentious and perfectly tolerate formative pruning.
Low-growing species - Fortune's euonymus, Thunberg's barberry. Sredneroslye - snowberry, privet. Tall - hawthorn, vesicle, derain, common barberry, rowanberry, red Japanese maple.
Barberry Thunberg
Unpretentious in care, not afraid of summer heat and drought, tolerates winter well, grows even on poor soils. It can serve as a decorative thorny hedge from uninvited guests. It has a high decorative effect due to the beauty of the leaves, tolerates forming pruning well. It has several varieties that differ in the shape and size of the crown and the color of the foliage:
- Atropurpurea Nana is the most popular purple-leaved dwarf variety;
- Red Pilar - has a columnar crown shape, and its reddish-purple foliage becomes scarlet by the end of the growing season;
- Golden Ring - the leaf plate of this variety has a coral color with a golden border around the edges, and the height reaches 3 meters;
- Aurea - reaches 1.5 m, leaves are golden or yellow;
- Kobold is a dwarf green-leaved variety with a ball-shaped crown. Can replace boxwood. Requires shelter for the winter;
- Green Carpet - the height of the bush reaches 50 cm, and the leaves are green in summer and red in autumn;
- Kornik - this variety of 1.5 meters in height goes well with roses and conifers. Leaves are green with white spots in summer, turning green in autumn.
Deren
This shrub is always attractive, even without foliage, as its branches have a bright red color. Derain is unpretentious, shade-tolerant, frost-resistant, grows on almost any soil. Suitable for large areas, as the shrub is quite tall.
There are many varieties of sod:
- Elegantissima - with white-green leaves;
- Siberica Variegata - with reddish-green foliage with pink edging along the edges;
- Kesselring - with chameleon leaves of a brownish-pink hue with the addition of yellow and green colors.
Red Japanese Maple
Ornamental shrub with red leaves. Its foliage is bright green at first, turning reddish-orange and then red in autumn. This bush looks great anywhere on the site, as it combines wonderfully with both conifers and ferns and, for example, hostas. Feels good in the shade.
The Japanese maple has many varieties, and each of them has an attractive foliage color in its own way:
- Aconitifolium - orange-red leaves;
- Vitifolium - carmine-red leaves;
- Atropurpureum - dark red, almost black-red foliage.
Fieldfare rowanberry
Unpretentious, fast-growing ornamental shrub with openwork leaves. The foliage has interesting feature A gradient is a transition from one shade to another. Orange, red, yellow, pinkish, green - all these colors blend smoothly with each other on one single leaf.
The highest decorative effect is observed closer to autumn. You can plant a bush both in a sunny place and in partial shade. Preferred fertile soil. The plant does not like drought.
vesicle
It lends itself well to a haircut, so it is widely used in landscape design.
Depending on the variety, the vesicle has a completely different color of foliage:
- Diabolo - dark red, almost black leaves. In spring, its foliage has more light shade- carmine red, but then gradually darkens;
- Darts Gold - yellow-fiery leaves;
- Nugget - at first the foliage is yellow, and closer to autumn it turns green;
- Red-leaved - the leaves are scarlet in spring, and with the advent of cold weather they are maroon.
Variegated shrubs for the garden
Shrubs with variegated leaves with photos, names, descriptions.
Fortune's Euonymus
It is a low evergreen shrub originally from China. Its height does not exceed 60 cm. The foliage is very decorative - dark green with a white or yellow border, as seen in the photo. The plant forms fruits, but only in the southern regions, in the North the bush rarely blooms and bears fruit. This frost-resistant plant, unpretentious, looks great both as a single element in the landscape of the site and as the main accent among a company that matches the color.
Flowering ornamental shrubs
All these plants have the highest decorative effect during flowering, the rest of the time they are, as a rule, ordinary garden bushes with green foliage of various shapes. However, they are attractive when well cared for.
forsythia
This shrub pleases the eye not only in early spring, when numerous yellow flowers bloom on its branches, but also in autumn, when the leaves turn golden, and sometimes purple-violet.
Spirea
An unpretentious and very beautiful shrub, blooming profusely and luxuriantly, with branches leaning to the ground. Some varieties of spirea have beautiful foliage, for example, Wangutta, Pink ice. Spirea blooms in spring and summer, depending on the species.
Chubushnik
In the common people - jasmine. The most famous ornamental shrub. And they love him not only for the beauty during flowering, but also for the pleasant smell emanating from the flowers. The plant is frost-resistant, unpretentious, resistant to diseases.
Depending on the species, the bushes differ in size, crown shape, color and aroma of flowers. The flowering time of the mock orange depends on its variety, but it usually begins in May and lasts about a month. There are those that bloom both in summer and in early autumn.
Snowberry
The most decorative time for it is autumn, at which time its leaves turn yellow, red, orange, burgundy or purple, and in place of small flowers, snow-white, pale pink, red or dark purple bursting berries appear, which remain on the shoots. after leaf fall.
Skumpia
Lush inflorescences of this shrub look like puffs of smoke, and bright leaves that change color during the season adorn the bush from spring to autumn.
This ornamental shrub will fit into the design of the site of any style.
decorative almond
Its time is spring, when all branches are densely strewn with delicate pink flowers. In autumn, almonds are also beautiful when their leaves turn orange-red or pink.
The most decorative almonds are three-lobed (luiseania) and steppe (bean).
Mahonia holly
Very beautiful in the second half of spring, when it blooms. Its bright yellow panicle inflorescences are organically combined with shiny, serrated green leaves.
At the end of summer, mahonia is decorative due to the dark blue fruits that appear on the shrub.
viburnum
The time of the highest decorative effect is autumn, when it has red berries and burgundy leaves. Kalina, even on poor soil and with a lack of sun, blooms with lush inflorescences.
Hydrangea - shade-loving shrub for giving
It can bloom where other shrubs cannot show their decorative effect. Hydrangea prefers shade and moist soil. It is frost-resistant, unpretentious, and blooms in large snow-white, pink, lilac, blue or purple “balls” or “panicles”.
Hydrangea is characterized by long flowering, which begins around July and continues until early autumn. Pairs well with rhododendrons, clematis, lilies, roses and ferns.
Weigela
This shrub can be classified as decorative and deciduous, as it is beautiful both during flowering, and before and after it.
Weigela blooms in May, especially luxuriantly at the very beginning. Weigela Middendorf can bloom twice per season.
Rose hip
Decorative and at the same time medicinal shrub. Attractive in appearance both during flowering and during fruit ripening.
Rosehip is unpretentious, grows rapidly, has a very dense crown, prefers the sun or partial shade. The bush blooms from May to August.
Can be used as a hedge as the branches are thorny.
Lilac - a beautiful shrub in the garden
Grows and blooms sunny areas and in partial shade. A universal plant for suburban areas of the middle lane. Frost-resistant and unpretentious. It can often be seen in the front gardens of private houses and the adjoining territory of high-rise buildings.
The flowering time of lilacs is May, in some species this period stretches until June.
Coniferous shrubs for giving: photo, description
Here are the most unpretentious conifers that require minimal care. All these plants will fit into the design of small garden and summer cottages. It's not hard at all to take care of them.
The main requirements for them are: they must winter without shelter, grow well on all types of soil; should not freeze in winter, get wet, dry out, burn in the sun.
Juniper
The shrub grows well on heavy soils both in sun and partial shade. Some creeping forms of junipers can suffer from excess moisture, so it is better to plant them in rockeries and on slopes.
They look beautiful in combination with ferns.
The main types that are used in the design of sites in middle lane: Chinese juniper "Old Gold", horizontal juniper "Andorra Compact" and "Blue Chip", "Wilton" and "Prince of Wales", scaly juniper "Blue Spider", Cossack juniper.
cypress
Among the species there are a lot of those whose height is only 50-80 cm.
This shrub has bluish-green or yellow-green needles, which in young age in the form of needles, in mature - scaly.
Decorative cypress trees come in different types, differing in the shape of the crown, shades of needles, and growth rate.
This is an evergreen shrub. In young plants, the leaves are soft, needle-like, in adults - scaly. Thuja is undemanding to growing conditions, has high frost resistance.
boxwood
It was beautiful all year round, plants are selected different in height, and in terms of flowering or fruiting, resistance to climatic conditions. In this article we will talk about the most popular of them.
Best blooming (with photo)
Tall shrub, grows to three meters, with spreading crown. About a hundred varieties and forms of the plant are known. Flowering time, depending on the species, is from mid-summer to frost.
Paniculate inflorescences are more like clusters, reach a length of 45 cm, there are different shades: white, pink, orange, purple, colors. The flowers are small with tubular petals, similar to or, with four lobes.
When growing, it prefers places closed from drafts, but open to the sun, and is unpretentious. Care is in, fertilizer,.
Propagated by seeds, which are formed in a box after flowering, and cuttings: green and woody.
Care consists in regular watering, weeding and. Neither winter, if there is no snow, it is better to cover the culture. Cassiopeia is propagated by cuttings.
Frost-resistant species
Product of selection by Canadian scientists, grown for northern latitudes. These flowers withstand 45-degree frosts.
If their foliage freezes due to sudden changes in temperature, it quickly recovers without harm to the plant. Roses bloom profusely with bright colors of various shades, are not afraid of shadows,.
The shrub has curly juicy green foliage, strong thin shoots. Roses are easy to care for.
A frequent visitor to gardens and parks. Branched, lush shrub grows quickly, lends itself perfectly to a haircut. 
Thanks to the dense, oval foliage, an almost continuous hedge is obtained from the shrub. Common lilac tolerates shade well; in too bright sun, its delicate inflorescences can get burned and turn brown.
It blooms early in April - May with beautiful bright clusters of white, cream, pink-lilac inflorescences. Lilac feels great on any type of soil, but prefers loose soils.
Ornamental fruit bushes for summer cottages
A bush about a meter high, with thin shoots, curved in an arc. The foliage is green, glossy, some species have thorns.
Lush flowering begins in May, flowers are simple and double. Most often there are varieties with orange inflorescences, but there are also pink and white ones.
The plant bears fruit in a yellowish color, similar to. Quince is drought tolerant and grows in almost any soil.
Important! Transplantation is carried out very carefully because of the long tap root, which is easy to damage.
- not only decorative, but also. It grows up to five meters tall, has thorns on red-brown glossy stems.
Leaves up to 6 cm long oval shape with pile on both sides of the sheet. Small thyroid inflorescences bloom in May, at the end of summer red fruits appear.
Hawthorn grows equally well in dry and wetlands, in the shade and in the sun, easily adapts to weather conditions.
Another medicinal and, of course, beautiful plant- viburnum. ordinary- a tall lush bush, with brown bark, dense green foliage, which turns red in autumn.
In May, it blooms with white spherical inflorescences, begins to bear fruit in the third year of life, the fruits are bright red. Does not require special care, tolerates shade, frost-resistant and moisture-loving. Likes well-drained soils.
On the suburban area not to do without large perennial plants. Beautiful ornamental shrubs for summer cottages and gardens create a unique atmosphere day after day, help divide space into zones, and determine the nature of the site. Shrubs have a place in hedges and when arranging borders. Plants of different sizes and shapes are an excellent background for perennial flowers and annuals, as well as bright decorations for the entire garden.
There are a lot of lushly flowering or strikingly colorful plants, but when choosing ornamental crops for summer cottages, attention is paid not only to their beauty, but also to the complexity of care. The less labor required for cultivation, the longer the shrub retains its bright appearance, the more valuable it is for the summer resident.
Beautiful shrubs for giving: photo with names
1. Lilac
In May, gardens and summer cottages throughout Russia are covered with lilac, pink, purple and white clouds.
This blooms lilac, a spectacular shrub:
- up to three meters high;
- with pointed heart-shaped or broadly lanceolate foliage;
- with shoots covered with grayish-brown bark;
- with racemose inflorescences of simple or double fragrant flowers of various colors.
In nature, there are several dozen species of lilacs. There are many times more cultivars and hybrids. All plants winter well in the middle lane. Shown in the photo are tall beautiful bushes for giving prefer sunny places and easily grow on any soil.
2. Chubushnik
Garden jasmine or, more correctly, mock orange blooms a little later than lilac. In the garden and in the country house, a beautiful ornamental shrub spreads an exquisite aroma; white, simple or semi-double flowers located at the ends of numerous shoots attract the eyes of hundreds of pollinating insects.
Existing varieties of mock orange differ from each other in terms of flowering, shape and size of corollas. Even variegated shrubs of this species have been bred. At the same time, all plants are very frost-resistant, not subject to pest attacks and are rarely affected by diseases.
3.Japanese quince
In May, Japanese quince begins to bloom. The fruits of this plant resemble real quince, but are much smaller and harder. They are edible. However, the shrub, the height of different species of which ranges from 0.5 to 2 meters, is valued not as a fruit, but as an ornamental crop.
A beautiful fruit shrub for summer cottages and gardens, it has a wide spreading crown covered with hard, elongated dark green foliage. The peak of decorativeness falls on the appearance of many yellow, orange or, depending on the variety, large red flowers.
4. Honeysuckle
Blue honeysuckle with edible early fruits is a popular garden plant. However, when decorating a site, other varieties of shrubs are often forgotten, many of which are extremely decorative and unpretentious.
In Russian conditions, shrubs of real honeysuckle, Tatar, honeysuckle and other species feel great. Plants from one and a half to three meters high are densely leafy. Young greens and shoots have a bluish tint. In June, the bushes are covered with tubular white, yellowish, pink and orange flowers that emit a delicate aroma. After they wither, red, orange or dark fruits appear.
5. Three-lobed almond (Louisania)
A bright decoration of the site will be a three-lobed almond plant. An ornamental shrub or small tree up to 3 meters high blooms before foliage appears, covered with a bright cloud of simple or semi-double flowers. Corollas can be painted in pink, crimson, coral tones. Numerous flowers that open in May sit tightly on the shoots, so the crown seems completely pink.
In the middle lane, plants can freeze slightly, so young almonds are covered for the winter, and areas protected from the wind are chosen for planting.
6. Hydrangea
If there is a lot of shade on the site, many ornamental shrubs in the country feel oppressed, grow and bloom poorly. Salvation for the summer resident will be a shade-loving hydrangea. She is equally good in a single landing and in a group. Spherical or sprawling hydrangea bushes, thanks to the efforts of breeders, delight summer residents with white, pink, blue and greenish inflorescences that can be admired in the garden, cut and as a dried flower.
The culture is distinguished by long flowering, versatility of use and adaptability to the shade. Hydrangeas prefer acidic soil and abundant watering.
7. Rosehip
Numerous photos of unpretentious shrubs for giving with this name show plants that are very different in appearance. This is explained by the fact that "wild rose" is a collective name that unites dozens of species of cultivated and wild roses.
All of them, unlike garden varietal and hybrid beauties, are unpretentious and generously share their beauty and useful fruits with the summer resident. On the obligatory site there is a place for a wrinkled rose with simple or double flowers up to 8 cm in diameter, sweetish-spicy aroma and color in all shades from white to deep pink. This shrub has wrinkled, which gave the name to the shrub, large leaves and flattened fruits with juicy orange flesh and a mass of pubescent seeds inside.
Garden shrub, belonging to park roses, has a universal purpose, blooms from May until the end of summer. Thanks to this, and the foliage turning yellow by autumn, the bush is decorative from early spring to late autumn. Rose wrinkled grows well on all types of soil, does not freeze in winter and, with regular pruning, is easily kept within the specified boundaries.
A light-loving plant is not demanding on soil fertility, but is afraid of stagnant water and reacts poorly to increased soil acidity.
8. Spirea
Photos of these most unpretentious shrubs for summer cottages invariably cause a wave of admiration. Very different in appearance, spireas are covered with white or pink flowers, amaze with decorative foliage and are divided into two large groups. Plants, blooming in spring, are massively covered with caps of flowers, which crumble rather quickly. In summer, flowering of other varieties begins, transforming the garden for a long time.
Due to the presence of both compact forms and large varieties spireas help in creating hedges, they are indispensable in group plantings, but they will not get lost alone on the site, becoming its bright decoration.
With traditional care, decorative bushes in the country feel great in the sun and in partial shade, take root in areas with any light, loose soil.
9.Forsythia
An amazing plant: the early spring branches of forsythia are completely strewn with sunny yellow flowers, and only then - when they fall - young foliage appears. This shrub is remarkable, first of all, precisely because of its flowering.
The only thing that must be taken into account when buying a seedling: forsythia is thermophilic, and not all of its species are suitable for planting in cold regions - some, even when sheltered, freeze in harsh winters, and it will not be possible to see them in color.
10. Kalina
Kalina is not a truly unpretentious shrub, but its beauty and the benefits of berries pay off the effort required to care for the plant. In Russian gardens you can see decorative types viburnum, and ordinary, equally wonderful specimens. In spring and in the first days of summer, viburnum bushes are literally strewn with elegant white wreaths and lush caps of inflorescences. Flowering lasts up to two weeks.
The bright red fruits of viburnum vulgaris appear closer to autumn, at the same time the color of the foliage begins to change, which turns from green to crimson.
However, with general unpretentiousness, viburnum requires attention due to the need for constant watering and protection from pests. This beautiful ornamental shrub for summer cottages and gardens is very much “liked” by aphids, which from viburnum easily spread over other closely related plants.
Decorative shrubs for summer cottages, photos and names of which will be presented in this article, are often exactly those elements that harmonize the overall picture and emphasize necessary nuances area, so that it looks attractive, bright and harmonious. They are like strokes on a canvas, which will help to correctly “dilute” the flowerbeds with the necessary details, to place accents on some specific places. I am sure that every summer resident, gardener, owner personal plot I want to do everything right and neat so that vegetables, fruit trees, beds with greenery - everything was in its place.
Depending on the size of your site, imagination and general preferences, ornamental shrubs can be a backdrop for other plantings, an element of garden compositions, appear as hedges or act as the main nuance to which everyone's attention will be riveted.
In this article I would like to talk about the most popular shrubs, most often planted in our region, and, of course, the most beautiful. It is unrealistic to cover the entire spectrum of these representatives of this plant kingdom, but it is worth paying our attention to the main flowering ones, as well as to the decorative and deciduous ones.
How beautiful to plant ornamental shrubs: the main placement criteria
The very first thing is to choose just such a plant that will feel comfortable in the climatic conditions of your region. It is necessary to choose a certain variety based on this factor. The second nuance is its location.
If you get a sun-loving representative, then you need to plant it in a sunny place, where there will be a lot of light and there will not even be a hint of shade. But shade-loving ones, on the contrary, should be placed in shaded areas, or even in the shade of buildings or large trees. This is important because incorrect choice location can affect not only the brightness of foliage colors or the splendor of flowers on a shrub, but also its viability.
The overall picture of the garden should also be considered when choosing a particular plant. In a small area, tall and lush specimens will look out of place. But, for example, blooming frost-resistant, low beautiful bushes fit perfectly, and even will delight you with their appearance until the very cold.
These representatives are dwarf varieties juniper Cossack Tamariscifolia and Green Carpet are undersized, creeping along the ground, very frost-resistant. it ideal options to create compact alpine slides, rockeries, lawn edging, borders.
Shrubs for hedges should also be chosen among undersized or medium-sized representatives with a dense crown, so that later instead of an attractive fence you do not get columns of tall thickets. Spiked bushes, decorative flowering, columnar representatives, for example, junipers, are best suited for such a design. For joint plantings, weigela, buddleia, spirela, oleander are well suited, they will look harmoniously with other green brothers growing nearby. And if you want to form an arch or, for example, decorate a gazebo, a fence, then in this case you should choose climbing species.
The choice is wide! For each site of any size and shape, you can find your own option. In addition to flowering plants, there are a lot of varieties of shrubs with amazing foliage color, with an unusual crown, leaf shape. Diversity is an important aspect in this business. In most cases, the country landscape is divided into three zones (or tiers): lower - vegetable beds and flower beds, the top - fruit trees. But the bushes can occupy the so-called middle zone. Correct selection and the combination of plants with each other is the main goal for a summer resident who strives for beauty, comfort and harmony on his site.
Deciduous or flowering shrubs are not only a pleasure for contemplation, but also functional plants. Thus, by planting them near the fence, you can create a barrier from prying eyes or unwanted penetration (spiky varieties).
With their help, it is very convenient to zone a site, for example, to separate recreation areas and an area for growing garden crops.
Borders, paths, hedges, which have already been mentioned, creating protection (shadows) for more delicate shade-loving plants, decorating some unsightly fragments on the site - all this can be arranged, decorated or hidden using a variety of bushes and bushes. And if you decide to plant fruit representatives, you will be additionally rewarded for your work with useful berries.
Flowering shrubs for a summer residence
Some of these representatives are also fruit, this nuance will be indicated in the description.
Weigela
I'll start, perhaps, with flowering weigela. This shrub looks great both during flowering and after it. Nana Variegata can also be classified as an ornamental leafy variety, its foliage has a beautiful golden border, and Nana Purpurea has dark, red-brown leaves.
Weigela Nana Purpurea The sight of a blooming weigela pleases the eye with pink bell flowers that bloom in waves throughout the season (usually all of May). The first wave is the most abundant. Some varieties can produce color twice a year, such as Weigela Middendorf.
Weigel Middendorf Spirea
Spirea is very unpretentious and very beautiful. Its varieties can bloom both in spring and summer. If you calculate the time correctly, then you can plant these two species in such a way that one fades, and the second only enters the flowering phase. Some varieties of spirea have beautiful foliage - Vagnutta, Pink Ice. For this reason, they can be attributed to decorative deciduous shrubs.
Spirea Vangutta Spirea blooms profusely and luxuriantly, leaning branches literally plastered with white flowers to the very ground.
A low, slow-growing Japanese spirea blooms with lush lilac-pink inflorescences. She is also attractive and a honey plant, like her white-flowering species.
Japanese spirea Spireas are not particularly capricious about the choice of soil, however, you should pay attention to the requirements for light / shade for different varieties.
Spirea in winter:
Jasmine or mock orange
Garden jasmine or mock orange - well, how could it be without it ?! Because of the enchanting aroma, it is known and loved by almost everyone. To date, there are its multiple varieties and hybrids - all of them are very attractive. They differ in size, shape, color and aroma of flowers.
But in our case we are talking about a white-flowered representative - frost-resistant, disease-resistant, very unpretentious (can be placed in the shade or in a place lit by sunlight). It looks equally great in group plantings and in single ones, the main thing is to water it on time, but do not allow water to stagnate in the near-stem circle. The flowering time of the mock orange depends on its variety, but it usually begins in May and lasts about a month. There are those that bloom both in summer and in early autumn.
Chubushnik:
Jasmine (mock orange) viburnum
Kalina refers to both fruit specimens and decorative foliage. A unique plant in every sense: it blooms beautifully with large white spherical inflorescences, the berries are useful, they are widely used as a medicine. The foliage also deserves attention: its hue changes from rich green to golden and red.
In general, viburnum has many species (about 200), among which you can even find evergreen specimens. In our area, two of its usual types are the most common and popular - viburnum ordinary and viburnum bulldonezh. They are frost-resistant, non-capricious, decorative at any time of the year, they love shade and moderate watering. Flowering time - mid-May / end of June, about 20 days.
Viburnum vulgaris in bloom and with fruits:
Viburnum ordinary Kalina Buldenezh:
Kalina Buldenezh Rose hip
Some shrubs that can grow in the country do not even need introduction and recommendations, for example, wild rose. It is attractive in appearance, useful in many ways, not only decorates your site in the spring when it blooms with pink or red flowers, but also creates a prickly barrier if you plant it along the fence. In some of its varieties, flowers are not inferior in beauty to roses (terry look), and varieties with healing red berries will give you a natural natural “medicine”, the valuable qualities of which are known to everyone. Rosehip is unpretentious, branches quickly, has a very dense crown, prefers the sun or partial shade. It blooms from May to August.
Rosehip blooms 
Rose hip fence 
rosehip leaf in autumn Lilac
Fragrant, having many colors and shades - lilac! It's hard to imagine without her country cottage area or local area, whether private or multi-storey building. Lilac is a fairly large (up to 2, 3 or more meters in height) shrub. Even on small area, at least one bush, but you can plant. There are many different varieties of lilac.
It is resistant to cold, unpretentious, beautiful in itself (good in a single landing). It is preferable to place it in a sunny place, but in partial shade the lilac will feel comfortable. When landing, leave around her free place so that it is not crowded. Flowering time is May, some stretch until June.
Common lilac 
Lilac white 
Lilac Hungarian 
Lilac Beauty of Moscow forsythia
Flowering forsythia shrubs are the real "suns" on your site! It blooms in early spring with bright yellow bells, and the foliage on the shrub appears after the flowers have fallen off. The time of abundant flowering lasts about three weeks.
This is a heat-loving representative, which maximally shows its decorative effect in the warm regions of our country. It looks great as a single plant or surrounded by bulbous flowers. Suitable for the formation of hedges, does not like waterlogged soil, drafts and cold winds. Prefers light fertile soil, for the winter it is better to protect it with covering material. Its other name is forsythia. Forsythia bushes are medium in size, suitable for small areas.
Forsythia:
Forsythia bush shaped like a ball Hydrangea
There are shrubs that grow and bloom where many others refuse to develop and give color. It is to such specimens that the hydrangea belongs, which prefers shade and moist soil. This hardy shrub blooms in large snow-white, lilac, pink, blue, purple "balls". If you cut a hydrangea flower and put it in a vase, it will last long enough.
Hydrangea is characterized by long flowering, which begins around July and continues until early autumn. Some varieties, such as "Freudenstein" bloom until October inclusive. This is a non-capricious plant that feels good even on acidic soil, which most flower and garden representatives do not like so much. Can be used in single plantings, but also harmoniously looks in the company of rhododendrons, clematis, lilies, roses, all kinds of hostas, fern varieties.
Hydrangea, photo:
hydrangea bushes 
Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Frazi Budley David
Buddleya is a fairly popular shrub among gardeners recently. Its blue, lilac, pink, slightly elongated inflorescences consist of multiple small flowers that exude a magical sweet aroma. This plant can reach 3 meters in height, blooms for quite a long time, from mid-July to the second half of September. Due to some external similarity, it is sometimes called autumn lilac.
Looks attractive in a single landing on the lawn, as well as in the company of cinquefoil, undersized ground cover roses. It is also good as a tub plant, only the capacity for it should be large. Thus, by placing a buddley in a voluminous flowerpot, you can decorate a terrace or a place near the stairs, the entrance to the room. Likes sunlit places, drained fertile soil, does not like drafts and windy areas.
Buddley David:
David Budley Bush 
Inflorescences of Budleya David Action
A relative of hydrangea and mock orange is action, it is distinguished by abundant and long flowering (from 30 to 60 days). If you plant it in partial shade and protected from drafts, it will bloom in densely growing white-pink or snow-white (depending on the variety) racemose inflorescences starting around June.
Most varieties of action are high flowering shrubs which can reach 4 meters in height. Looks great in the form of a hedge and in single plantings.
Deytion bush 
Action inflorescences Japonica
In fact, there are a great many flowering shrubs; alas, it is simply impossible to describe them all in one article. Many of them combine the beauty of flowering and the taste of the fruit, such as Chaenomeles (or Japanese Quince), which grows to 2 meters or more, blooms with bright, eye-catching red flowers. Subsequently, it gives edible fruits, ranging in size from 3 to 6 cm.
Chaenomeles or Japanese quince: 
Chaenomeles blooms 
Chaenomeles fruits Broom
Very handsome and popular. Depending on the variety, it blooms with "moth" flowers of different shades. This representative is so unpretentious that he will feel comfortable even on poor soil. Resistant to drought and cold, unpretentious, looks great in single and group plantings. This honey plant is often planted on slopes.
Broom:
Broom Lena:
The broom blooms for about 30 days, it can be of different heights, again, depending on the variety.
tree peony
It is also impossible not to mention tree peony, whose luxurious beauty will become a true decoration of your site.
tree peony Rhododendron
Also, rhododendron is a garden favorite among southern summer residents; with the onset of spring, this shrub is simply buried in pink, lilac, purple, red flowers-bouquets.
Rhododendron Decorative deciduous shrubs for the garden
This is a separate category of shrubs, without which, often, not a single suburban area can do. As in the case of flowering varieties, it will not work to tell about all worthy specimens in one article, but it is worth focusing your attention on individual representatives. Decorative deciduous shrubs in most cases do not require special care, a separate plus is their longevity. Having planted a bush once, creating comfortable conditions for existence, it will be possible to admire it for many years.
Red Japanese Maple
If you like a riot of red shades, then you should definitely plant red on the site. japanese maple. This is a shrub with a voluminous crown, its foliage at first has a bright green color, then, closer to autumn, it becomes reddish-orange and eventually turns into a bright red, carmine hue.
Actually at Japanese maple there are many varieties, each of them has a foliage color that is attractive in its own way. Variety "Aconitifolium" - orange-red leaves, "Vitifolium" - carmine-red leaves, one of the most popular - "Atropurpureum" has a dark red, almost black-red foliage color. They look great anywhere on the site, love partial shade, harmonize with coniferous representatives, combined with ferns, hostas.
Red Japanese Maple:
Fieldfare rowanberry
Frost-resistant Rowanberry Sam is very unpretentious, grows quickly, beautiful in bloom, but its foliage deserves special attention. Openwork leaves have an interesting feature - a gradient, a transition from one shade to another. Orange, red, yellow, pinkish, green - all these colors blend smoothly with each other on one single sheet. From a distance, it resembles a bright fire, a riot of colors is observed throughout the season, especially closer to autumn. It can be used in group plantings to hide unattractive landscape details, it grows equally well in sunny areas and in partial shade. Fieldfare is not particularly demanding on the ground, but moist, loose and nutritious soil is more preferable for it. Drought is undesirable for him.
Rowanberry Sam:
Barberry
Barberries are a separate topic, the first among them, according to their external data, stands out Barberry Thunberg with purple leaves. Even in winter, its red, thorny twigs attract attention. With the advent of spring, it blooms with reddish leaves, against which the yellow flowers look very elegant. Gradually, closer to summer, the barberry foliage becomes intensely red, and in autumn all shades of burgundy, scarlet and carmine color the entire plant.
Prefers sunny and semi-shaded places, unpretentious, but does not respond well to excessive soil moisture. The scope of application is extensive - from hedges to single plantings or planting in a flower bed surrounded by other flower representatives. Its dwarf variety is Atropurpurea Nana.
Barberry Thunberg, photo:
A variety of barberry Turnberg - Tiny Gold:
Variegated varieties of barberry are Rose Glow (red leaves with pink dots), Admiration with golden edging along the edges of the red leaf, Kelleris with white-green foliage, Natasza with pink-greenish-white leaves.
Barberry Admiration:
The golden-leaved barberry Golden Rocket is incredibly attractive, the greenish-golden leaves of this shrub are so bright that they are visible to the eye from afar and attract attention. They look perfect on green lawns, in the form of hedges, on mixboards among other plants.
Barberry Golden Rocket:
Barberries with golden foliage have several varieties, but they are all distinguished main feature- the color of the leaves. For example, the Diabolicum barberry has a red edging along the edges of a greenish-yellow, almost golden leaf. Compact varieties of these shrubs are Tiny Gold (photo above) and Bonanza Gold.
Barberry with golden foliage (left):
Composition of several varieties of barberry Deren
Dören is a very attractive shrub, and at any time of the year and even completely without foliage! There are many varieties of dogwood, for example, Elegantissima with white-green leaves, Siberica Variegata has reddish-green foliage with pink edging along the edges, Kesselring boasts chameleon leaves of a brownish-pink hue with the addition of yellow and green colors.
When winter comes and the dogwood sheds its foliage, its upward shoots are bright red, clearly stand out against the white snow. It is unpretentious, shade-tolerant, frost-resistant, takes root on any soil. The maximum height of this representative is 3 meters, but red turf can grow even higher. He, of course, takes up a lot of space, but the color of his foliage is simply amazing. If you are the owner of a large plot, it may make sense to pay attention to red turf.
Deren red, photo:
Döhren is red in winter:
Euonymus
Fortune's euonymus is a rather undersized (up to 60 cm) shrub, originally from China. It has many varieties, but all of them are distinguished by a variegated, eye-catching color of foliage. It can be formed as a bush, or it can be arranged in the form of a liana, setting the direction with a rope, and there, with its aerial roots, it will cling to anything, even a wall.
Depending on the variety, the euonymus has different colour leaf borders. For example, the leaves may be pale green with a white border, or bright green with a yellow border (variety 'Emerald Gold'). This is a frost-resistant plant, not capricious, loves moderately moistened soil, looks great as a single element or the main accent of a flower bed, in a word, it is good in any form and looks appropriate in a company that is suitable in color.
Fortune's euonymus:
vesicle
The vesicle is very interesting in that, depending on the variety, it has a completely different color of foliage. This is a non-capricious plant, however, on loose, moderately moist soil, it will feel more comfortable. It is widely used in landscape design: some varieties can be cut and given any shape, other varieties are used to create borders or hedges. He is good and attractive both by himself and in the company of other garden representatives.
I advise you to pay attention to the following vesicles: Diabolo, which has dark red, almost black leaves and looks spectacular, but a little gothic. In spring, its foliage has a lighter shade - carmine - red, but then gradually darkens. Variety Darts Gold, on the contrary, has a cheerful color of leaves - yellow-fiery. And the Nugget variety changes the shade of the foliage depending on the time of the year, at first the leaves are yellow, and closer to autumn they turn green. Vesicle Red-leaved - another popular view, with scarlet leaves in the spring and maroon, beetroot - with the advent of cold weather.
Bubble in the country:
Talking about decorative deciduous shrubs, one cannot help but recall the Japanese spirea, which has not only beautiful flowers, but also multi-colored, bright foliage.
Heather leaves do not lose their beauty even with the advent of winter, he is unpretentious, but loves sunlight.
Shrubs that you want to choose for a summer residence should always be divided according to height, requirements (whimsical / unpretentious), frost resistance, compatibility with other plants.
Spirea foliage in autumn, photo:
Weigela foliage, photo:
Hawthorn also comes to mind, which has so many different varieties that among them any gardener can find a shrub to his taste. Any figures can be formed from hawthorn bushes, its fruits are medicinal, used in folk and official medicine. In its “behavior”, it is somewhat similar to boxwood, looks great in the design of hedges, in group plantings, as well as in a single copy.
Hedge of ornamental shrubs
A hedge is one of the most popular, interesting and favorite horticultural "structures", in which green spaces act as a "building" material. Depending on the desired result hedge can be arranged in the form of a low curb or, conversely, a high green wall. You can choose any shape or length of such a fence, this is a truly creative activity, almost always giving a great result. A green hedge can hide unsightly elements of a summer cottage (for example, old fence, fencing), highlight individual zones on the territory, or emphasize other accents of landscape design.
When choosing shrubs for this purpose, you need to consider the following parameters:
- Varieties of shrubs - in fact, the choice of plants for creating hedges is very large. It is necessary to approach the choice not only from an aesthetic point of view, but also from a practical one. These can be homogeneous shrubs or a mixed version, when different varieties and species are used that are in harmony with each other.
- The growth rate of plants - calculate all the nuances: how often do you visit the country house, can you cut and correct the bushes in time. Where does the shrub you choose grow (sunny or shaded) and how will it manifest itself in this area. This also includes the question of the shape of the future hedge, so that the growth rate of bushes is a very relevant issue.
- Height of shrubs - before the final choice, carefully study the potential of the bush and compare its capabilities with your wishes. This item also includes the density (width) of plantings, you may have to plant them in two or even three rows.
- Soil preparation for bushes - consider this factor, certain types ornamental shrubs require a special soil composition. If in doubt, then choose the most unpretentious varieties or consult with more experienced gardeners in this matter. In some cases, you will have to pre-prepare the soil for the desired variety of shrubs.
If you are a beginner, give preference to non-capricious and shade-tolerant specimens that will not require daily soil moisture. Although it is the last aspect that depends on how often you visit the country. Remember that the most successful mixed hedges are obtained by planting plants with the same (or similar) biological requirements for moisture, light, soil quality, as well as with a similar growth rate.
Thuja hedge, photo:
If we consider coniferous shrubs for a hedge, then dwarf forms of firs, thujas or junipers will suit you. Such a fence will always be green, at any time of the year.
Dwarf spruce Nidiformis is unpretentious, has a bright green color, does not exceed one meter in height. Small bushes are planted at a distance of 1 meter from each other, do not make any pruning until the next season, until the spruce grows. Further, the correction is made from the sides (by two thirds of the length of the branches) and from above (cutting the upper branches by about a third of their length).
El Nidiformis, photo:
European spruce hedge:
In nature, thuja is presented not only in the form of a tree, but also a bush. It is the bushy and dwarf varieties of thuja that are used to create hedges. This plant is easy to give the desired shape and height, it produces a pleasant coniferous aroma, always green and looks great. T ui Smaragd or Brabant are most often used by Russians to decorate green hedges. Tui seedlings are planted about 50 or 70 cm apart, and decoration and cutting are done only at 2 or 3 years of plant life. Smaragd is sheared less often, Brabant - more often, all thujas are frost-resistant, they perform well when planted in clay or sandy soil. Moderate soil moisture the best option for them. Varieties Hozeri, Danica, Teddy, Little Dorrit are also suitable for creating hedges.
Juniper is one of the favorite, popular, easy-to-cut and care plants for decorating green hedges. He loves sunlight, resistant to drought and cold, but he should be protected from excessively moist soil (to avoid waterlogging). You should not plant it if your site is dominated by clay soil. Bushes are planted at a distance of 60-80 cm from each other, a haircut is made about 2 times a year. Keep in mind that juniper grows quite quickly.
Juniper, photo:
Juniper hedge in one of the southern cities If you want to create a hedge from climbing plant, and very quickly, pay attention to the Highlander Aubert. This is one of the fastest growing liana shrubs, which reaches one and a half meters in length per season. This plant is unpretentious to the soil, often needs adjustment (pruning), blooms in dense white inflorescences and requires a pre-installed solid support.
Highlander Aubert, photo:
Hop is a shrub and at the same time a climbing vine. Unpretentious, frost-resistant, loves moist soil, does not need frequent adjustment. The plant produces very pretty medium sized buds that add to the beauty of the dense bright green foliage. He also needs a reliable and strong support and garter.
A luxurious hedge is obtained from climbing roses. Depending on your preferences, you can choose any variety with the desired shade of buds.
Graham Thomas gives yellow flowers, Adelaide d'Orleans - white buds with a yellowish center, Super Dorothy blooms with numerous lush pink buds, Alaska - a snow-white rose, delicate and at the same time solemn.
Such a hedge will definitely not leave anyone indifferent. Be prepared for maintenance and regular pruning if you choose roses, they will also need support. Shrub roses can also be used in this capacity.
Climbing rose hedge, photo:
Clematis is an ornamental shrub and at the same time a liana. This plant loves the sun, fertile drained and slightly alkaline soil. It turns into a dense fence in about 2 or 3 years, it looks very impressive thanks to large flowers of a wide variety of colors, as well as dense, rich green foliage. Requires strong support, like all creepers.
The blackthorn (or blackthorn) reaches a height of two meters, blooms with densely spaced white flowers, has multiple spines. When planting a turn to create a hedge, each bush will need to be fixed, tied to a peg. So you set the right direction for the bush, support it at first, until it gains strength. The first month after planting, seedlings should be watered regularly. Blackthorn grows very quickly, gives dark blue fruits - wild plums (tasty, slightly tart in taste).
Blackthorn, photo:
Sea buckthorn is a useful and very pretty shrub, decorative and fruit, I would say. Gardeners recommend planting shrubby sea buckthorn in two rows. Despite the fact that trimming haircut reduces the yield of sea buckthorn, the aesthetic side of the matter only benefits from this. This frost-resistant plant can be with or without thorns. Requires a pre-installed reliable support - then everything will be beautiful and even.
Snowberry is an incredibly attractive shrub. It got its name due to the snow-white fruits, which are located on the branches in the form of clusters. Even when the plant sheds all foliage, these berries persist for a long time, sometimes even until spring. The shrub itself is excellent for the formation of hedges, grows up to one and a half / two meters in height. Often does not need special adjustment, as the branches themselves tend to the ground under the weight of the bunches. If you trim the plant regularly, then it most likely will not bear fruit. The shrub is unpretentious, frost-resistant, blooms in the middle of summer with inconspicuous small flowers-bells of a white-green or pinkish hue. Berries are poisonous to humans, but for birds they are quite edible.
Snowberry, photo:
For hedges, it is best to choose from thick-leaved, easy-to-form plants. Such a "fence" should be tight, without so-called gaps. Depending on your preferences, you can choose a flowering or evergreen, coniferous variant.
Fruit bushes such as Schmidt Currant, Felt Cherry or gooseberries, are not only suitable for creating green hedges, but also additionally reward you with edible fruits.
When choosing a shrub, consider its features, resistance to cold, soil requirements. It is possible that in order to maintain an attractive appearance, some representatives will need periodic feeding and fertilizing. No matter how unpretentious the variety you have chosen may seem, maintaining a decent appearance green hedge will require you to spend time and effort. Any shrub will have to ennoble, cut, keep in shape. Poor soil should be fed with fertilizer at least once a year, and fertile soils- once every 4 years.
The aforementioned flowering shrubs such as spirea, jasmine, lilac, rosehip can also be used to create a hedge. They can be combined with each other, planted alternately. Different varieties of barberries planted one after another (variety by variety) will create an incredible effect. Cypress shrubs (dwarf varieties) are also ideal for the formation of green "fences".
Berry Yew, which does not exceed 60 cm in height, grows in rounded bushes - it is also great for this purpose.
It all depends on your imagination and the availability of free time. Always keep in mind that taller shrubs require more space between seedlings. Do not forget also about the climatic features of your region when choosing an ornamental shrub.
Ornamental shrubs are most often planted either in the fall, before the frost hits, or in early spring, when the buds on the trees are just beginning to awaken, and the snow has already melted. Moreover, the holes under spring planting should be prepared since autumn - apply appropriate fertilizers, calculate the depth and width of the recess for a certain type of shrub. Purchase seedlings in reliable places - special nurseries or flower shops. Before deepening into the ground, the plant can be kept for several hours in water, to which a growth stimulator was previously added.
In addition to the agrotechnical features of a single species, a simple formula should be remembered:
- Low and dwarf representatives are buried in the soil at a distance of about 60-80 cm from each other.
- Plants of medium size - about one and a half meters from one another.
- Tall specimens that need space for development - at least 2 meters from each other.
The ornamental shrubs for summer cottages presented in this article, the photos and names of which will help you make your choice, are the most popular and adapted for our regions. Choose green residents to your taste and color, let your summer cottage become even more attractive and, to some extent, unique.
Photo of shrubs for a summer residence or house adjoining territory
honeysuckle honeysuckle 
Willow globular 
girlish grapes 
Action 
Barberry Harlequin
Ornamental shrubs are an integral part of a beautiful garden. Of these, you can create a hedge, decorate the area in front of the house with them, zone the territory in the country. It is advisable to choose plants so that the flowering of one follows the flowering of the other, and flowering bushes coexisted with decorative leaves. At the same time, it is important to take into account the requirements of each shrub for the climatic conditions of Bashkiria and opt for zoned varieties and species. Caring for such plants will not require much effort, and they will decorate the garden all season long.
Criteria for the selection of shrubs for growing in the garden
Before planting in the garden perennials, you should familiarize yourself with which of them are suitable for growing in Bashkiria.
The main requirements that shrubs must meet:
- the ability to winter with minimal losses;
- drought resistance;
- wind resistance.
The climate of Bashkiria is distinguished by its stability. The main part of Bashkortostan is located in the southern part of the Urals, where the continental climate prevails. Winter is frosty, without sharp jumps and temperature changes. AT winter time thermometer readings are rarely below minus 20-22°C. Snow cover is sufficient to prevent freezing of the roots of perennial frost-resistant plants.
The temperature below zero is set at the end of October, and its increase begins in the first ten days of April. Return frosts are possible until mid-May, in rare cases they occur until the end of the month. When choosing shrubs, it is better to plant late flowering varieties so that frost does not spoil the beauty of plants during flowering.
In summer, there is little precipitation, so it is preferable to opt for plants that are not demanding on the irrigation regime. There is almost no heat in summer. average temperature 20-23°C.
Due to the proximity to the steppes of Kazakhstan and the Orenburg region, there are strong winds in summer. Shrubs with brittle shoots should not be planted.
The main criterion in the selection of plants - it is important to be based not only on decorative qualities, but also on adaptability to the climatic conditions of the region. Frost resistance and drought resistance will allow shrubs to bloom beautifully and decorate the garden with minimal care for them. Other plants may need shelter for the winter and constant watering.
Beautiful flowering shrubs
Unpretentious flowering shrubs:
- mock orange();
- viburnum buldenezh;
- (liana).
These shrubs are winter-hardy, easy to propagate and require watering only in hot weather.
Spirea is unpretentious and hardy. It withstands frosts down to -30 °, tolerates drought easily. To prevent flowering from being short, it is advisable to water the bushes once every 10 days. If the site is fertile, you do not need to feed the plant. On poor soils, it is enough to fertilize every three years.
Spirea has many varieties. It can be short, about 60 cm, and tall, up to 2 meters. Branches can be upright and drooping. It blooms very profusely, the flowering period lasts up to three weeks. Flowers are collected in caps or panicles, the color is white, yellowish, pink or crimson.
Depending on the species, spirea blooms on the shoots of the current or last year. When cutting, this must be taken into account:
- bushes that bloom in spring on the shoots of last year are pruned immediately after flowering;
- if the spirea blooms in summer, then the shoots should be cut in early spring.
If you plant several varieties of spirea in the country, then flowering will come in a wave from May to July.
Lilac bloom begins at the end of May. The plant tolerates frosty winters, cold winds, in drought requires watering twice a month.
Lilac gives a lot of shoots, so it is suitable for growing as a hedge. A single plant is formed as a bush or tree:
- no more than 7 strong shoots are left for the bush, the rest of the shoots are cut out annually;
- 1-3 shoots are left for the tree. To form a stem, the lower branches are constantly cut at a height of up to 1 meter.
For annual abundant flowering, the faded tops of the shoots are cut out. This should be done immediately after flowering, until seeds have formed on the brushes. Late pruning will not bloom next year.
Common lilac is a success. Its flowers are simple and double, the color is white, lilac, lilac, the brushes are erect and drooping.
If space allows in the country, then in addition to this it is recommended to plant a Hungarian lilac. It blooms later, after the flowers on ordinary lilacs begin to dry out. The Hungarian lilac does not give growth, which makes it easier to care for it.
Jasmine garden is known to many under the name mock orange. The bushes are covered with snow-white flowers in early June. By planting several different species, you can create a wave of flowering from June to August.
The first varieties to bloom are simple flowers which have a delightful aroma.
Then terry types of mock orange blossom. Small flowers cover the entire plant, green foliage is not visible because of them. Terry species have almost no aroma.
Abundant flowering requires a sunny place, watering during drought and. Thickening, broken and old branches are pruned at the end of summer.
Fertilize the mock orange once every two years. The plant responds well to fertilizing with mullein infusion, wood ash and complex mineral fertilizer.
Kalina Buldenezh will not leave anyone indifferent. Whole month it is covered with large white balls, each of which consists of many small flowers. Flowering is so abundant that under the weight of flowers the shoots bend to the ground.
Buldenezh grows in the form of a bush with several trunks. The maximum height can be up to 2.5 meters. To create a beautiful shape, pruning is carried out annually, immediately after the flowers crumble. Later pruning is unacceptable, because then shoots with flower buds will be removed and there will be no flowering next year.
For the stability of the plant, the trunks are tied together, sometimes support may be required. Kalina loves sunny places, partial shade is allowed for several hours. In drought it is necessary to water.
Winters well, but sometimes some of the shoots may freeze. They are cut out. This does not affect the decorativeness of the plant.
Hydrangea arborescens decorative properties before winter. The flowers are collected in hats, after light frosts the petals become translucent.
Grows best in partial shade. In the bright sun, the flowers become smaller and are not formed on every shoot.
Pruned in early spring, after the leaves begin to appear. At this time, it is noticeable whether there are frozen or dried branches.
In dry weather, regular watering is required.
Potentilla shrub grows up to 1 meter, some specimens may be slightly higher. Its decorative properties are that the crown is dense, in the form of a ball, it forms itself without pruning. The entire bush is strewn with small flowers of yellow or pinkish-orange color.
In a sunny place it blooms from two months, starting from the end of June. It is desirable that in the midday heat a shadow from plants growing nearby falls on the cinquefoil.
In dry summers, abundant watering once a week is necessary. Pruning is necessary sanitary. It is carried out in the spring, cutting out broken and dried shoots.
Honeysuckle honeysuckle is a perennial flowering vine. They are used for vertical gardening, a garter and direction of the lashes are required.
Blooms in late spring or early summer. Flowers of an unusual shape, white-pink or yellow color. A pleasant aroma can be felt from a few meters away.
Abundant flowering is possible in bright sun, in the shade it forms more leaves than flowers. Tolerates drought for some time.
Winter-hardy, shoots rarely freeze slightly. If this happened, they should. For a year, the lashes grow by 1 meter.
Closer to autumn, orange round fruits are formed. They decorate the plant, unsuitable for food.
Next to the flowering plants in the country house, decorative ones will look great, which differ unusual shape or leaf color.
These shrubs include:
Derains - the variety of these shrubs never ceases to amaze. Their decorative properties are expressed not only in the foliage of unusual colors, which varies from light green to. The shoots of some species in winter stand out against the background of white snow. They can be red, green, bright yellow or salmon.
Derain is frost-resistant, shoots are flexible, do not break from strong winds and the severity of the snow. Tolerates both drought and excessive soil moisture.
To maintain a compact shape, some branches are cut out every two years. Remove the oldest or weakest branches.
To create a hedge, an edible barberry is planted. The height of the bushes is up to 2.5 meters, and the prickly thorns make the thickets impenetrable. Its leaves are green in color. By autumn, they turn yellow and do not crumble for a long time. Long brushes with bright red berries adorn the plant all winter. Part of the fruit is eaten by birds in winter.
To decorate the site, decorative leaf species of barberry are planted. Their color can be yellowish, raspberry, brown. In many varieties, the leaves do not fall off in winter, or only some of them fall off. There are plants with erect shoots and arcuate ones that droop to the ground.
All types of barberry are winter-hardy and drought-resistant. Pruning is required sanitary - to remove dried branches.
This plant is different beautiful color foliage. Vesicles with light green and burgundy leaves are popular. It does not bloom for long, small flowers are collected in balls or caps. Due to the many stamens, the inflorescences seem fluffy.
Drought tolerant, needs occasional watering in dry weather. Winter-hardy. Only the tops of the shoots can freeze slightly, which are quickly restored after pruning.
The bush is grown compact or in the form of a fountain. at a height of 40-50 cm. The upper buds quickly start growing.
If you cut out some of the weak shoots at the base, the remaining branches will stretch upwards, and their upper part will bend in different directions, which will give the bush a beautiful fountain shape.
Conclusion
A variety of species and varieties of unpretentious shrubs allows you to design a garden plot so that it is beautiful throughout the season. Properly selected plants make the garden bloom from May to September, and decorative leaves shrubs give brightness and contrast.