Decorative shrubs for the garden with photos and names. Woody with yellow leaves - a godsend for the summer resident. Shrub white flowers bloom in May

Summer residents who decide to decorate their plots with beautiful shrubs immediately face the question - which shrub is best to plant?

Ideally, such a plant should satisfy the following requirements:

1. Be beautiful throughout the summer season.
2. Easy to care for.
3. Frost-resistant, able to withstand our difficult winters.

Winter-hardy, beautifully flowering shrubs

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

Many shrubs have proven themselves to be winter-hardy, undemanding and at the same time very decorative in our climate. I’ll tell you about the most popular ones, which can be planted in almost all regions of our country.

Derain white

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

• Shrub height from one and a half to two meters.
• Blooms in early summer.
• Derain is exceptionally frost-resistant, decorative and unpretentious in all respects.
• Grows in any soil and tolerates heat and shade well.
• Suitable for planting in the background of a plot or along a fence, as well as for hedges.

This type of turf is especially beautiful in the fall.

This is a type of tree with green leaves that turn burgundy in autumn.

And this is variegated turf.

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

This shrub is quite suitable for creating hedges.

Derain grows quickly and to hedge She was always neat, she would have to be carefully looked after.

This is how the turf blooms.

The plant can be formed into either a lush bush or a small tree.

Derain does not lose its decorative effect even in winter.

Well, where else can you find a bush with such original, red shoots?

Deciduous barberries

They are distinguished by enviable winter hardiness and are easy to care for. The color of the leaves can be yellow, green, purple, red. Any fertile soil is suitable for barberries, open place or partial shade. They are easy to trim, but you don’t have to trim them, limiting yourself to removing damaged and excess branches in the spring.

• Height different types and varieties vary from 60 cm to 2 m.
• An extremely unpretentious, frost-resistant shrub. Grows in shade, sun and almost any soil. The colors of the leaves are striking in their diversity.
• The application is universal, from planting low-growing varieties on hills to creating hedges. It can serve as both a background and an edge; it looks beautiful on a green lawn.

Barberry Thunberg.

Such an elegant bush will decorate any hill.

Barberry goes well with conifers.

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

Barberry on the lawn.

On a green lawn, variegated shrubs look very colorful.

Barberry hedge

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

Spirea

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

Summer-flowering spirea are characterized by long flowering. Pink (various shades) flowers are usually collected in flat spherical or spike-shaped inflorescences. Of the summer-flowering spireas, interesting is the Boumalda spirea (height 60 cm), blooming with graceful, carmine-pink flat inflorescences. The Goldflame variety has young leaves that are yellow and orange, so the bush looks very elegant in spring.

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

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

Spiraea Vangutta.

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

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

Spiraea japonica

From low growing spirea Japanese produces elegant borders. It also looks appropriate in rockeries.

Hydrangea

Tree hydrangea, a shrub of North American origin, proved to be the most winter-hardy. Other species (originally from China and Japan) are less frost-resistant and more difficult to care for.

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

But if you haven't grown hydrangea in your garden, start with tree hydrangea - an easy-to-care, showy shrub with huge caps of white flowers.

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

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

Such a picturesque shrub is sure to attract attention.

Cinquefoil shrub

Deciduous shrubs, prostrate or compact. The bush-like forms of cinquefoil have three names at once: Kuril tea, bush cinquefoil and five-leaf plant. Cinquefoil is made attractive by the abundance of small flowers. The most common is the form with yellow flowers.

The flowers are solitary or in a few racemes or umbellate inflorescences, medium-sized. The plant's bright green, small carved foliage is also decorative. Cinquefoils do not tolerate dry air well.

• Bushes one to one and a half meters high.
• The shrub blooms for a very long time - almost from the beginning of summer to the beginning of autumn.
• Cinquefoils are photophilous, although they tolerate slight partial shade, are quite drought-resistant, and require rich soils, which must be moderately moist.
• Winter-hardy: species forms can withstand forty-degree frosts, varieties are less tolerant of low temperatures.
• Cinquefoil is suitable for creating borders and low hedges, looks elegant in single and group plantings, and combines harmoniously with coniferous plants.

Here is such a neat bush of Potentilla fruticosa.

Cinquefoil tolerates clipping well and makes colorful hedges and borders.

Bladderwort viburnum

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

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

Diabolo bladderwort.

These are the different types of vesicles. There are shrubs with different leaf colors.

Bladderwort Luteus.

Snowberry

Snowberries come in white and pink. If you are interested in the most cold-resistant shrubs, then plant white snowberry; it can easily tolerate even the coldest winters.

Over time, it grows strongly and can grow in any conditions, both in the open sun and in the dense shade of trees. The shrub is valued for its many large, decorative, white marble-like fruits that form in the fall.

Easy to trim, bushes are thinned out in early spring, cut in summer.

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

Snowberry hedges look elegant and require very little maintenance.

Snowberry fruits.

Ornamental shrubs for summer cottages with average winter hardiness

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

Deytsia

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

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

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

Beautiful deutzia.

Planting deutia hedges in the northern regions is not recommended. Still, this shrub is not winter-hardy enough for such purposes.

In the southern regions, deutzia is quite suitable for creating hedges

Keria japonica

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

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

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

Keria is distinguished by early and bright flowering.

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

Keria can also be grown on the balcony.

Weigela

When in bloom, it is the most beautiful of all the shrubs listed above. But to show off its drooping branches in all its glory, it requires a lot of space. Loves fertile soil and annual pruning, but is generally unpretentious. Immediately after flowering, branches with faded flowers are shortened.

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

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

• On average, the height of weigela is 1.5 - 2 meters.
• It blooms in May-June with pink, white or ruby-red tubular flowers. Prone to re-blooming.
• Weigela grows in any soil, in direct sun and partial shade.
• The most frost-resistant varieties that winter well both in Siberia and in the Moscow region: “Alba”, “Striatum”, “Shtyriaka”, “Bristol ruby”.
• Considering the high decorative value of this shrub, it is usually planted in the foreground: at the entrance to the house, along the paths or on the lawn.

Weigela rosea hybrid.

Weigela will harmoniously fit into any corner of the garden.

Weigela Red Prince

Chaenomeles (Japanese quince)

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

The diameter of Chaenomeles flowers is 3 - 5 cm.

It should be noted that weigela, deutzia, and kerria can have severely frozen branches in severe winters. But nothing bad will happen: the bushes grow quickly.

Of all the listed assortments, I love summer spireas, weigelas, bladderworts and barberries the most for their beautiful and long flowering, highly decorative throughout the season

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

About the rules for pruning ornamental shrubs

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

When the overwhelming number of ornamental shrubs are just beginning to awaken from their winter sleep, forsythia, blooming bright yellow flowers on leafless branches, is one of the first to announce the arrival of spring. Thanks to its early and very bright flowering, the elegant shrub gives an amazing feeling of spring mood. 2-3 weeks will pass, and everything will come to life, bloom, and smell fragrant, but for now forsythia reigns, the golden inflorescences of which will take your breath away even in the photo.

A bright flash of sunny bloom against the backdrop of trees that have begun to bloom

Sunny messenger of spring

Forsythia, also known as forsythia, belongs to the beautifully flowering deciduous shrubs of the Olive family. The plant's homeland is East Asia and the Balkan region of Europe, where its thickets abundantly cover sunny mountain slopes and are found everywhere. The ornamental crop is highly valued among European gardeners - here it is used to decorate city parks and private gardens. Not all varieties are suitable for Russian regions with a cold climate, but only winter-hardy varieties that can preserve flower buds even during the period of returning spring frosts.

In botany, 7 types of forsythia are known, the descriptions of which are largely similar. This is a spreading shrub that, without artificial formation, can grow up to 3 m in height and almost the same in diameter. The branches can be erect, forming a lush bush, or drooping, forming a tree with a weeping crown. The leaves are oval, slightly oblong, 7–15 cm in size, the color range is from dark green to yellow-green. Among the garden forms, varieties with variegated foliage have been bred, giving the plant an attractive appearance throughout the season.

The forsythia bush is easily recognizable by its beautifully flowering branches with yellow flowers, which bloom before the leaves. Large golden bells reach 2.5–6 cm in diameter and are collected in bunches of several pieces. The plant begins to bloom at 4–5 years of age, the process itself lasts from 10 to 25 days. Immediately after this, the foliage blooms and the growing season of young shoots begins.

Important! When choosing a shrub, pay attention to its cold resistance. Most cultivated varieties and hybrids are heat-loving, and even if the plant itself does not freeze, its flower buds die. The result is rare single flowers at a level of 30–40 cm from the ground (at the height of the snow cover).

Types and varieties

Forsythia first appeared in Russian gardens in the mid-19th century, but at that time only heat-loving varieties were known, so the plant was grown in pots. In the first half of the 20th century. Winter-hardy species of deciduous shrubs are beginning to be cultivated in open ground. Let's consider the most popular types and garden forms of plants.

Forsythia ovoid or oval is one of the most winter-hardy members of the family, therefore it is better suited than others for growing in regions with cold climates. The dense compact bush will grow quickly and bloom very early - in the southern regions in the first ten days of April, in the Moscow region - in May. Thanks to its unpretentiousness to growing conditions and drought resistance, it remains decorative throughout the entire growing season. Based on F. ovate, numerous varieties that are loved by gardeners have been bred: the ultra-early Tetragold, the especially frost-resistant Goldzauber, the large-flowered Parkdecor and Vic End, and the miniature Melissa.

Forsythia hanging or drooping is distinguished by long flexible stems and great growth energy, and is considered cold-resistant. In the middle zone, in order to avoid freezing of flower buds, the shrub requires shelter or at least bending the branches to the ground so that they are under the snow. In the Crimea, the Caucasus, and southern Russia, hanging flowers are allowed to hang along a trellis, using a house wall or fence as a support.

Forsythia intermediate is a hybrid obtained from crossing several species, the second name is F. average. The shrub is vigorous, with large dark green leaves and bright yellow flowers, frost- and drought-resistant. It has many interesting garden forms, the name of which speaks for itself - F. densely flowered, F. primrose, F. wonderful. Of the foreign varieties, Linwood forsythia is popular - a spreading, abundantly flowering shrub, forming spherical bushes with a diameter of up to 3 m. The plant attracts not only early flowering, but also unusual purple-violet foliage in the autumn. The Fiesta and Variegata varieties with unusual variegated leaves deserve attention.

European forsythia is a heat-loving species, sensitive to sub-zero temperatures; in cold climates, flower buds can freeze even in shelter. In cultivation, the shrub is common in the southern regions and is characterized by early and long flowering (up to 25 days).

This is interesting! In addition to the traditional forms with yellow flowers, there are varieties with other colors - pink and white forsythia. This is a separate species native to the Korean Peninsula and is known as Abelolifolia biseriata. Rarely found in the middle zone.

Features of cultivation in central Russia

Forsythia in the horticultural environment is considered an unpretentious shrub, planting and caring for it in the open ground does not require much time or any special knowledge. But in order for the plant not just to sit, but to feel comfortable, give good growth and annually delight with elegant flowering, it is necessary, firstly, to choose suitable varieties, secondly, plant it correctly. In this case, care can really be kept to a minimum.

Growing conditions

In nature, the shrub grows on mountain slopes, so it is light-loving, but it also tolerates partial shade quite adequately, especially in areas with hot, dry summers and low air humidity. Heat-loving covering varieties do not like drafts and sharp gusts of cold wind; they prefer quiet, protected places in the depths of the garden or along the walls of the house.

When choosing forsythia varieties for planting and care in the Moscow region, the cold resistance of the crop and flowering time are taken into account, taking into account frequent return frosts. The most stable forms for the region are ovoid and medium (intermediate) forsythia and the cultivars derived from them. You can plant hanging F., but you will have to cover the branches for the winter. But it is better to refuse F. europaea - the heat-loving shrub will not be able to reveal its potential, it will only eke out a miserable existence.

These same types of forsythia are relevant for cultivation in the Urals.

In terms of soil, the shrub is not picky about fertility, but prefers a moisture-permeable soil structure and an alkaline reaction of the soil solution. In areas with close groundwater, the plant is planted in elevated areas or drainage and drainage of excess water are provided.

Landing

Forsythia prefers autumn planting, before the onset of cold weather, so that the seedling has time to take root. Planting material with a closed root system can be planted at any warm time of the year.

A planting pit is prepared with a depth of up to 70 cm and a diameter of at least half a meter. On heavy, moisture-intensive soils, drainage from stones, coarse gravel, broken bricks(up to 20 cm), sprinkle with a small layer of sand on top. The root system is placed in garden soil seasoned with humus or leaf compost, wood ash (a glass per hole). In group planting, a distance of 1.5–2 m is maintained between seedlings.

Care

Forsythia, like any garden plant, responsive to care, but unpretentious in care. A minimum set of activities is enough for her.

In the spring, immediately after flowering, the shrub is fed with complete mineral fertilizer such as azofoska, nitrophoska, Kemira for ornamental crops - this is necessary for the full regrowth of young shoots and the formation of flower buds for the next year.

Watering is only necessary in summer, and only if there is no rainfall for a long time. The watering norm for one bush is 1–2 buckets every 3–4 weeks. After moistening, it is advisable to mulch the tree trunk circle with peat or dry garden soil.

The plant loves deep loosening, which saturates the soil with oxygen.

To get in the spring abundant flowering, for the winter it is advisable to bend the branches to the ground, cover the root zone with spruce branches and fallen leaves.

One of the mandatory elements of care is pruning forsythia.

Trimming technology

Pruning is needed not only for the formation of a beautiful bush, but also for a full growing season and annual flowering. The main thing here is not to overdo it and not cause excessive branching, which can reduce the richness of the color in next year. The main pruning of forsythia is carried out in the spring immediately after flowering. Frozen and dried shoots are removed, as well as those growing inside the bush; faded branches are shortened by 30–40%.

The second pruning, or rather pinching, is carried out in August, slightly shortening the tops of young, non-lignified shoots. By doing this we stop their growth and give the branches time to ripen.

They practice cutting old bushes into stumps. This helps to rejuvenate the bush and quickly restore its potential.

Note! Worried about why forsythia does not bloom, not everyone knows that one of the reasons is insufficient pruning (or its complete absence) of faded shoots. The plant spends time ripening the seeds and does not have time to form flower buds.

Reproduction methods

Forsythia seeds have low germination rate, so gardeners prefer vegetative methods of propagating the shrub.

The first option is dividing the bush. From the overgrown plant, 1–3 young shoots with a fragment of the root system are separated.

A simple and effective way is propagation by layering. Flexible shoots of drooping forms, in contact with the soil, often take root on their own. Layers can be obtained by autumn if, at the beginning of summer, the branch is pinned to the ground and covered with soil at the point of contact.

Forsythia is responsive to propagation by green cuttings in spring and summer (no later than June). Chopped shoots are treated with a growth regulator, planted in a garden bed in open ground, covered with film or any other plastic container. At a temperature of 22–25 ⁰ C and sufficient humidity, 95–100% of green cuttings take root.

Decorative use of early flowering shrubs

Amateur gardeners and landscape design specialists value the yellow shrub for its special ability to color the spring garden. bright colors, therefore, forsythia is often planted in tapeworms in open areas and lawns.

The second direction of use of shrubs is the design of hedges. It grows back quite quickly and lends itself well to cutting. Types suitable for these purposes medium height with erect stems, for example, forsythia ovate, which is ideal in this regard in all respects - low (up to 1.5 m), cold-resistant, does not require shelter for the winter, has beautiful and dense foliage of bright green color, in the autumn it becomes elegant orange-purple color.

Forms with thin drooping stems (F. drooping) are planted along walls, along the perimeter of arbors, hedges, arches, and branches are sent along trellises.

Forsythia, care features:

Recently, monochrome gardens have become increasingly popular. After all, being constantly surrounded by your favorite shade is not only pleasant, but also useful. For example, yellow is a very warm color, it always lifts your spirits and relieves depression. However, creating a garden in one color is not an easy task and requires the selection of certain plants. The article will discuss ornamental shrubs whose buds are the color of the sun.

The first “suns”: forsythia and kerria

As soon as the sun warms up, the still leafless shoots of forsythia are covered with yellow, single flowers in the form of small bells. This shrub is one of the first to bloom in April or even March - it all depends on the region of growth and the plant variety.

Forsythia can be described as follows:

1. The bush of the plant is spreading.
2. The shoots grow upward, but there are also drooping forms.
3. The flowers of almost all varieties are bell-shaped with 4 petals.
4. They do not fade for about 18-20 days.
5. After flowering, the leaves bloom on the bush. Their color is mostly dark green, but more recently forms with variegated foliage have been developed.

In modern gardens, more than ten varieties of forsythia are cultivated, differing in the height of the bush, the location of the shoots and the flowering time.

Forsythia

A little later, the Japanese kerria blooms. A beautifully flowering, chic plant, a rather rare guest in mid-latitude gardens. This is due to its southern origin and the requirement for reliable shelter in winter.

Kerry looks like this:

1. The height of the branched shrub reaches 1.5-2 m.
2. The shoots are thin, slightly drooping.
3. Flowers are single, double. Formed in the axils of leaves. They fade slightly in the sun.
4. Flowers may appear again on the bush at the end of summer.

Advice. To ensure that forsythia and kerria always look beautiful, it is advisable to follow the pruning rules.

Barberry and holly mahonia

At the very end of spring, warm yellow flowers densely cover a beautifully shaped shrub called barberry. The plant is decorative not only in spring. In summer, oblong red fruits appear on it, and in autumn the leaves turn from green to scarlet.

Description of barberry:

1. The height of the bush and its shape completely depend on the variety. There are varieties of both tall and small stature, with drooping and erect shoots.
2. Small oval leaves are attached to brown, thorny shoots using short petioles.
3. Yellow flowers are arranged in groups of 3-5 pieces. Sometimes they have a reddish tint.
4. By mid-summer, flowers give way to red fruits.
5. In autumn, the leaves turn red on most varieties, making the plant very colorful.

Very decorative, and all year round, Holly mahonia looks great in the garden. This shrub does not shed its leaves for the winter, and flowers appear on it by the end of May. According to the classification, it belongs to the barberry family.

Mahonia holly

Mahonia looks like this:

1. Bush about 1 m tall. It grows very slowly.
2. Gray stems can be erect or pendulous.
3. Buds appear towards the end of spring. They are collected in branched brushes.
4. Flowers are endowed pleasant aroma, spreading around the bush.
5. The leaves are compound, dark green, glossy. Consist of 5-9 serrated ovoid leaves.
6. Later the flowers give way to blue fruits. They are edible and taste like barberries.

Attention! To avoid disappointment in flowering shrubs, you need to select varieties suitable for a specific climatic zone.

Roses and rhododendron

These garden inhabitants can be called elite and cannot be classified as unpretentious. But a huge selection of varieties and colors allows you to grow exactly those flowers that suit the overall landscape. Roses are well-known plants, many photos of which can be found on the Internet. If we talk about those varieties that have yellow flowers, then there are many of them.

All in all, garden rose can be described like this:

1. The height and size of the bush depend entirely on the variety. There are options from dwarfs, up to 30 cm high, to scrub and climbing varieties, the branches of which grow up to several meters.
2. The leaves are compound, consisting of 3-5 rounded leaflets.
3. Flowers can be of any size, shape and shade.

Among the climbing varieties, we can note the varieties Goldstern and Polka. Their large yellow flowers decorate the garden several times a season.

Representatives of English roses are Golden Celebration and Crown Princess Margaret. Yellow flowers of an old-fashioned shape, characteristic of all “English flowers”, exude an amazing aroma. You can admire them in the garden from the beginning of summer until the onset of frost.

Tea roses of the Berolina and Gina Lolobrigida varieties are endowed with a classic flower shape and delight the eye with yellow flowers all summer and autumn.

Rhododendron

- a deciduous plant of fairly large size. There are many varieties with different flower colors. Rhododendron Yellow is the best choice for a “sunny” garden. This shrub is characterized by frost resistance and the ability to adapt well to a new place.

It looks like this:

1. The bush is quite large. Has a branched shape.
2. The leaves are oval, slightly elongated. Along their edges there are small teeth.
3. Yellow flowers are collected in bunches of 10-20 pieces.
4. The flowering period begins in April and ends in June.
5. The aroma that the flowers emit is very strong and pleasant.

Attention! Rhododendron – poisonous plant, so you should work with it carefully.

Ornamental shrubs blooming with yellow flowers will contribute to the landscape of any area, not just a sun-colored garden. Moreover, they can serve as a background for other plants, or become the center of the composition.

Decorative shrubs for a summer residence, photos and names of which will be presented in this article, are often precisely those elements that harmonize the overall picture and emphasize the necessary nuances of the site so that it looks attractive, bright and harmonious. They are like strokes on a canvas that will help to correctly “dilute” the flowerbeds with the necessary details and place accents on certain places. I am sure that every summer resident, gardener, owner of a personal plot wants to do everything correctly and carefully so that vegetables, fruit trees, beds with herbs are all in their places.

Depending on the size of your plot, imagination and general preferences, ornamental shrubs can be a background for other plantings, an element of garden compositions, appear in the form of hedges, or act as the main nuance to which everyone’s attention will be focused.

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 decorative foliage ones.

How to beautifully plant ornamental shrubs: basic placement criteria

The very first thing is to choose a plant that will feel comfortable in the climatic conditions of your region. You need to choose a specific variety based on this factor. The second nuance is its location.

If you purchase a sun-loving representative, then you need to plant it in a sunny place, where there will be a lot of light and not even a hint of shadow. 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, since the wrong choice of location can affect not only the brightness of the colors of the foliage or the splendor of flowers on the shrub, but also its viability.

The overall picture of the garden should also be taken into account when choosing a particular plant. In a small area, tall and lush specimens will look out of place. But, for example, flowering frost-resistant, low, beautiful bushes are ideal, and they will delight you with their appearance until the cold weather.

These representatives include the dwarf varieties of Cossack juniper Tamariscifolia and Green Carpet - low-growing, creeping on the ground, very frost-resistant. This ideal options for creating compact alpine slides, rockeries, lawn edgings, borders.

Shrubs for hedges should also be selected from among low or medium-sized representatives with a dense crown, so that later instead of an attractive fence you do not end up with columns of tall thickets. Thorny bushes, decorative flowering, columnar representatives, for example, junipers are optimally suited for such a design. Weigela, buddleia, spirela, and oleander are well suited for joint plantings; they will look harmonious with other green fellows growing nearby. And if you want to form an arch or, for example, decorate a gazebo or fence, then in this case you should choose climbing types.

The choice is wide! For each site of any size and shape, you can find your own option. Besides flowering plants There are many varieties of shrubs with amazing foliage colors, unusual crowns, and leaf shapes. Diversity is an important aspect in this matter. In most cases, the dacha landscape is divided into three zones (or tiers): the lower one - vegetable beds and flower beds, top – fruit trees. But bushes can occupy the so-called middle zone. The correct selection and combination of plants with each other is the main goal for a summer resident who strives for beauty, comfort and harmony in his plot.

Decorative deciduous or flowering shrubs are not only a pleasure to contemplate, 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 (shade) for more delicate shade-loving plants, decorating some unsightly fragments on the site - all this can be decorated, decorated or hidden with the help of a variety of bushes and shrubs. And if you decide to plant fruit representatives, you will be additionally rewarded for your efforts with healthy berries.

Flowering shrubs for the garden

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

Weigela

I’ll start, perhaps, with flowering weigela. This shrub looks great both during and after flowering. The Nana Variegata variety can also be classified as a decorative deciduous variety; its foliage has a beautiful golden border, and Nana Purpurea has dark, red-brown leaves.

Weigela Nana Purpurea

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

Weigel Middendorf

Spirea

Spiraea is very unpretentious and very beautiful. Its varieties can bloom in both 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 just enters the flowering phase. Some varieties of spirea have beautiful foliage- Vagnutta, Pink Ice. For this reason, they can be classified as decorative deciduous shrubs.

Spiraea Wangutta

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

The low, slow-growing Japanese spirea blooms with lush lilac-pink inflorescences. It is also attractive and a honey plant, like its white-flowering variety.

Spiraea japonica

Spiraea are not particularly picky about the choice of soil, but you should pay attention to the light/shade requirements of different varieties.

Spiraea in winter:

Jasmine or mock orange

Garden jasmine or mock orange - what would you do without it?! Because of its enchanting aroma, almost everyone knows and loves it. Today there are multiple varieties and hybrids of it - all of them are very attractive. Flowers vary in size, shape, color and aroma.

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 illuminated 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 area trunk circle. The flowering time of 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 early autumn.

Chubushnik:

Jasmine (mock orange)

Kalina

Viburnum refers to both fruiting specimens and decorative deciduous plants. A unique plant in every sense: it blooms beautifully with large white spherical inflorescences, the berries are useful, and are widely used as medicine. The foliage is also noteworthy: its shade varies from rich green to gold and red.

In general, viburnum has many species (about 200), among which you can even find evergreen specimens. In our area, the most common and popular are its two familiar species - common viburnum and viburnum bulldonezh. They are frost-resistant, not capricious, decorative at any time of the year, they love shade and moderate watering. Flowering time: mid-May/late June, approximately 20 days.

Viburnum viburnum in bloom and with fruits:

Viburnum common

Kalina buldenezh:

Kalina buldenezh

Rose hip

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

Rosehip blooms
Rosehip fence Rosehip leaf in autumn

Lilac

Fragrant, with many colors and shades - lilac! Without it, it is difficult to imagine a summer cottage or local area, be it 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 can be planted. There are many different varieties of lilacs.

It is resistant to cold, unpretentious, beautiful in itself (good when planted alone). It is preferable to place it in a sunny place, but lilac will also feel comfortable in partial shade. When planting, leave free space around it so that it does not feel crowded. Flowering time is May, for some the period extends until June.

Common lilac
White lilac
Hungarian lilac
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 foliage on the bush appears after the flowers have fallen. The period of abundant flowering lasts approximately three weeks.

This is a heat-loving representative that shows its decorative potential to the maximum in the warm regions of our country. It looks great as a stand-alone plant or surrounded by bulbous flowers. Suitable for forming hedges, does not like waterlogged soil, drafts and cold winds. It prefers light, fertile soil; it is better to protect it with covering material in the winter. Its other name is forsythia. Forsythia bushes are medium in size and 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 produce color. Hydrangea, which prefers shade and moist soil, belongs to these specimens. This frost-resistant shrub blooms with large snow-white, lilac, pink, blue, and purple “balls.” If you cut a hydrangea flower and put it in a vase, it will last quite a long time.

Hydrangea is characterized by long flowering, which begins around July and continues until early autumn. Some varieties, for example “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. Can be used in single plantings, but also looks harmonious in company with rhododendrons, clematis, lilies, roses, all kinds of hostas, and fern varieties.

Hydrangea, photo:

Hydrangea bushes
Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Frazee

Budleya David

Buddleia is a shrub that has become quite popular among gardeners lately. 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 when planted alone on a lawn, as well as in the company of cinquefoil and low-growing ground cover roses. It is also good as a tub plant, but the container for it must be large. Thus, by placing buddleia in a voluminous flowerpot, you can decorate a terrace or a place near the steps or entrance to the room. Loves sunlit places, drained fertile soil, does not like drafts and windy areas.

Buddleya David:

Budleya David bush
Budleya Davida inflorescences

Deytsia

A relative of hydrangea and mock orange, deutia is characterized by abundant and long flowering (from 30 to 60 days). If you plant it in partial shade and 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 deutia are tall flowering shrubs that can reach 4 meters in height. Looks great as a hedge and in single plantings.

Deutzia bush
Deutia inflorescences

Japonica

In fact, there are a great many flowering shrubs; unfortunately, it is simply impossible to describe them all in one article. Many of them combine the beauty of flowering and the taste of fruit, such as Chaenomeles (or Japanese Quince), which grows up to 2 meters or more and blooms with bright, eye-catching red flowers. Subsequently it produces 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:

Broom blooms for about 30 days and comes in different heights, again, depending on the variety.

tree peony

It is 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, lilac, and red bouquets of flowers.

Rhododendron

Decorative deciduous shrubs for the garden

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

Red Japanese maple

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

In fact, there are many varieties of Japanese maple, each with its own attractive foliage color. The variety “Aconitifolium” has orange-red leaves, “Vitifolium” has carmine-red leaves, one of the most popular is “Atropurpureum” which has dark red, almost black-red foliage. They look great anywhere on the site, love partial shade, harmonize with conifers, and combine with ferns and hostas.

Red Japanese maple:

Fieldfare

The frost-resistant Rowan-leaved Sam is very unpretentious, grows quickly, is 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 smoothly mix with each other on one single piece of paper. From a distance it resembles a bright fire; a riot of colors is observed throughout the entire 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 picky about soil, but moist, loose and nutritious soil is more preferable for it. Drought is undesirable for him.

Rowan-leaved Sam:

Barberry

Barberries are a separate topic; the first among them, in terms of its external characteristics, is the Thunberg barberry with purple leaves. Even in winter period its red thorny branches attract attention. With the arrival 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 the fall all shades of burgundy, scarlet and carmine color the entire plant.

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

Barberry Thunberg, photo:

Variety of Thurnberg barberry - Tini 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:

Barberry with golden foliage 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 ideal 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, barberry Diabolicum has a red edge around 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

Doren 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 around the edges, Kesselring boasts chameleon leaves of a brownish-pink hue with the addition of yellow and green colors.

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

Red dogwood, photo:

Red dogwood in winter:

Euonymus

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

Depending on the variety, euonymus has different colour leaf edges. For example, the leaves can be pale green with a white edge, or they can be bright green with a yellow edge (Emerald Gold variety). This is a frost-resistant plant, not capricious, loves moderately moist soil, looks great as a single element or the main accent of a flower bed, in a word - good in any form and looks appropriate in a company that matches the color.

Euonymus Fortune:

Bladderwort

Bladderwort is very interesting because, depending on the variety, it has completely different foliage colors. This is a non-capricious plant, however, it will feel more comfortable on loose, moderately moist soil. 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 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. The Darts Gold variety, on the contrary, has a cheerful leaf color - yellow-fiery. And the Nugget variety changes the shade of the foliage depending on the time of year; at first the leaves are yellow, and towards autumn they turn green. Red-leaved bladderwort is another popular species, with scarlet leaves in the spring and dark burgundy, beetle leaves with the arrival of cold weather.

Bubble plant in the country:

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

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

The shrubs that you want to choose for your dacha should always be divided by height, requirements (pretentious/unpretentious), frost resistance, and compatibility with other plants.

Spiraea 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. Hawthorn bushes can be used to form any shape; its fruits are medicinal and are used in folk and official medicine. In its “behavior” it is somewhat similar to boxwood; it looks great in the design of hedges, in group plantings, as well as in a single specimen.

A hedge of ornamental shrubs

A hedge is one of the most popular, interesting and favorite gardening “structures”, in which the “building” material is green spaces. Depending on the desired result, the hedge can be designed 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 a truly creative activity that almost always gives an excellent result. A green fence can hide unsightly elements of a summer cottage (for example, an old fence, fencing), highlight separate areas on the territory, or emphasize other accents of landscape design.

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

1. Varieties of shrubs - in fact, the choice of plants for creating hedges is very large. It is necessary to approach the choice not only from an aesthetic point of view, but also from a practical one. These can be uniform shrubs or 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 visit the dacha, will you be able to trim and adjust the bushes on time. In what place does the shrub you have chosen 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 pressing issue.
3. Height of shrubs - before making your final choice, carefully study the potential of the bush and compare its capabilities with your wishes. This point also includes the density (width) of the plantings; you may have to plant them in two or even three rows.
4. Preparing the soil for bushes - take this factor into account; certain types of ornamental shrubs require a special soil composition. If in doubt, 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 dacha. Remember that the most successful mixed-type 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 spruce, thuja or juniper will suit you. Such a hedge will always be green, at any time of the year.

The dwarf spruce Nidiformis is unpretentious, has a bright green color, and does not exceed one meter in height. Small bushes are planted at a distance of 1 meter from each other; no pruning is done until the next season, until the spruce grows. Further correction is made from the sides (by two-thirds of the length of the branches) and from above (by cutting the upper branches by about a third of their length).

Spruce Nidiformis, photo:

Norway spruce hedge:

In nature, thuja is presented not only in the form of a tree, but also a bush. It is the bushy and dwarf varieties of thuja that are used to create hedges. This plant is easy to give the desired shape and height, it emits a pleasant pine aroma, is always green and looks great. T and Smaragd or Brabant are most often used by Russians to design green hedges. Thuja seedlings are planted approximately 50 or 70 cm from each other, and trimming and trimming are done only in the 2nd or 3rd year of the plants’ life. Smaragd is cut less often, Brabant - more often, all thujas are frost-resistant and perform well when planted in clay or sandy soil. Moderate soil moisture – best option for them. Varieties Hosery, Danica, Teddy, Little Dorrit are also suitable for creating hedges.

Juniper is one of the favorite, popular, easy-to-cut and easy-to-care plants for decorating green hedges. It loves sunlight and is resistant to drought and cold, but it should be protected from excessively moist soil (avoid swampiness). You should not plant it if your site is dominated by clay soil. The bushes are planted at a distance of 60-80 cm from each other, and pruning is done approximately 2 times a year. Please note 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 Aubert's Highlander. This is one of the fastest growing liana shrubs, reaching one and a half meters in 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.

Aubert's Highlander, photo:

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

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

The Graham Thomas variety produces 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 care and regular pruning; if you choose roses, they will also need support. Rose bushes can also be used in this capacity.

A hedge of climbing roses, photo:

Clematis is an ornamental shrub and at the same time a liana. This plant loves 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 the large flowers of a wide variety color range, as well as dense, rich green foliage. Requires strong support, like all vines.

The thorn (or blackthorn) reaches a height of two meters, blooms with white flowers densely spaced towards each other, and has multiple spines. When planting thorns to create a hedge, each bush will need to be secured and tied to a peg. This way you will set the shrub in the right direction and support it at first until it gains strength. The first month after planting, seedlings should be watered regularly. The blackthorn grows very quickly and produces dark blue fruits - wild plums (delicious, slightly tart in taste).

Blackthorn, photo:

Sea buckthorn is a useful and very attractive-looking shrub, ornamental and fruit-bearing, I would say. Gardeners recommend planting shrubby sea buckthorn in two rows. Despite the fact that trimming 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 pre-installed reliable support– then everything will be beautiful and even.

Snowberry is an incredibly attractive shrub. It got its name thanks to its snow-white fruits, which are located on the branches in the form of clusters. Even when the plant loses all its foliage, these berries remain for a long time, sometimes even until spring. The shrub itself is excellent for forming hedges; it grows up to one and a half to two meters in height. Often there is no need for special adjustments, since the branches themselves bend to the ground under the weight of the bunches. If you trim the plant regularly, it most likely will not bear fruit. The shrub is unpretentious, frost-resistant, blooms in mid-summer with inconspicuous small bell-shaped flowers of a white-green or pinkish hue. The berries are poisonous to humans, but they are quite edible for birds.

Snowberry, photo:

For a hedge, it is best to choose densely leafed plants that are easy to form. Such a “fence” should be tight, without so-called gaps. Depending on your preferences, you can choose a flowering or evergreen, coniferous option.

Fruit bushes, such as Schmidt Currant, Felt Cherry or Gooseberry, are suitable not only for creating green hedges, but will also additionally reward you with edible fruits.

When choosing a shrub, take into account its characteristics, resistance to cold, and soil requirements. It is quite possible that to maintain an attractive appearance, some representatives will need periodic feeding and fertilizing. No matter how unpretentious the variety you choose may seem, maintaining a decent appearance green hedge will require you to invest time and effort. Any shrub will have to be refined, trimmed, and kept in shape. Poor soil should be fed with fertilizers at least once a year, and fertile soils - once every 4 years.

The above-mentioned flowering shrubs, such as spirea, jasmine, lilac, and rose hips, can also be used to create a hedge. They can be combined with each other and planted alternately. Different varieties barberries planted one after another (variety by variety) will create an incredible effect. Cypress bushes (dwarf varieties) are also ideal for forming green “fences”.

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

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

Ornamental shrubs are most often planted either in the fall, before frost sets in, 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 in the fall - apply appropriate fertilizers, calculate the depth and width of the recess for a certain type of shrub. Buy seedlings from reliable places - special nurseries or flower shops. Before planting in the ground, the plant can be kept for several hours in water to which a growth stimulator has previously been 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 approximately 60-80 cm from each other.
2. Plants are medium in size - about one and a half meters from each other.
3. Tall specimens that need space for development - at least 2 meters from each other.

The decorative shrubs for the garden 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 according to your taste and color, let your summer cottage become even more attractive and, to some extent, unique.

Photos of shrubs for a summer house or local area

Honeysuckle Honeysuckle
Willow globulus
Maiden grapes
Deytsia
Barberry Harlequin

Introduction

It is impossible to imagine a modern garden without ornamental shrubs. They create the background for flower crops, act as hedges and spectacular tapeworms on the lawn. Shrubs are valued not only for their magnificent and long-lasting flowering, but also for the shape of the crown, texture and color of the leaves. Their presence makes the garden elegant, and caring for such a garden is not burdensome, because for the most part they are rarely damaged by pests and diseases and do not require painstaking care.
The modern assortment of ornamental shrubs is such that with the help of shrubs alone you can create a full-fledged garden, especially if it small size and does not imply tall trees, as well as the costs of purchasing and caring for herbaceous plants. There are shrubs for sunny places and for shady ones; they can grow on wet soils and dry ones. The main thing is to make the right choice.
The creation of mixed plantings of shrubs should be treated with caution. Group plantings consisting of several specimens of different species and forms of the same genus look more harmonious. For example, barberry hedges can be created either from a single species with green leaves, or by introducing several specimens of Ottawa or Thunberg barberry, distinguished by the purple color of the leaves. Group plantings of hawthorn with different colors of flowers and fruits perfectly decorate the garden.
Long-flowering Potentilla fruticosa and Deutzia are considered spectacular tapeworms. Against the background of the lawn, a spreading bush of paniculata hydrangea looks great, and against the background of snow - brightly colored shoots of turf.

Beautiful flowering shrubs

The undisputed favorite among beautiful flowering shrubs is the rose. However, many garden owners are put off by its lack of winter hardiness and the difficulty of caring for this shrub. At the same time, we somehow forget that there are magnificent park roses that delight us with abundant blooms year after year, without even requiring basic shelter for the winter. True, most varieties of park roses bloom only once a summer.
For many years, mock oranges have been an indispensable attribute of the Russian garden, filling the entire area with unique aromas during flowering.
Today the range of beautiful flowering shrubs is very wide. The parade opens with fragrant pink flowers wolfwort and golden moths of flowering forsythia. Then comes the time for lush caps of viburnum and bright shields of hawthorn, snow-white avalanches of spirea. What about lilacs? These kings of the Russian garden, is it possible to imagine the end of spring and the beginning of summer without them? Or the little-known broom, literally a rain of golden flowers, showering retaining walls. And what about the luxurious tree peonies or exquisite rhododendrons that burst into our gardens?
Summer is a golden scattering of cinquefoil flowers, a pink and purple sea of ​​spirea, fragrant sultanas of buddleia, lush inflorescences of deutia and colkvitia.
The end of August is a parade of heathers. Spread at the foot of harsh coniferous trees, they shimmer with pearlescent waves of small, but so charming flowers, collected in long inflorescences. By autumn, the luxurious inflorescences of hydrangeas change color and for a long time remind of summer, rustling under the gusts of snowstorms.

Ornamental foliage shrubs

Shrubs with decorative foliage are a real boon for the garden. They are good from early spring to late autumn. These are the most diverse types, shapes and varieties of barberries. This is truly a pearl of the garden. Purple and golden, bright green and violet-red, spotted leaves speckled with multi-colored strokes - that's all of them.
And the luxurious leaves of aralia are like a palm tree on your site, and for the sake of such beauty we even agree to endure the thorns of this “damn bush”. It’s in vain to give up the fieldfare, a once popular shrub. Its leaves are an unusual pink shade in the spring, then turn into elegant green lacy, and by autumn they turn golden in the wind.
It is difficult to find a more elegant solution for decorating a monotonous brick wall or a fence than planting a white dogwood bush "Elegantissima". The leaves of this form are stunningly beautiful, dark green, with an uneven creamy-white border, and even reddish shoots.
And how good the bushes of mahonia holly are in the rock garden. It’s as if varnish leaves with a serrated edge sparkle in the sun.
Or take the beautiful black elderberry form "Aurea". Good for everyone: fragrant flowers, clusters of black lacquer berries, and leaves as if carved from gold by an artist. And by autumn, pink markings appear on these golden plates.
There is just one “but”. In the conditions of central Russia, when choosing forms with unusually colored foliage, always remember that they are more demanding of heat, sunlight and even soil fertility than the original species.

Fruit bushes ;

It's hard to imagine a Russian garden without fruit trees and bushes. In most of the country, currants reign in amateur gardens. There are so many varieties! It is so beautiful at the time of flowering, when bees and bumblebees literally swarm over the long clusters of flowers. But there is nothing more beautiful than currant bushes strewn with black, red, pink or white berries.
And a gooseberry hedge is the best protection against uninvited guests. Its thorny branches gracefully bend to the ground under the weight of large amber or purple berries. An equally reliable hedge can be made from blackberries mounted on wire trellises. Select varieties with large, fragrant berries, with beautiful large flowers, and with the help of this plant you can form not only prickly hedges, but also an elegant green gazebo of the most incredible shape.
Proper planting of varietal raspberries, securing them on wire trellises, also allows you to create a beautiful corner in the garden, filled with the aroma of ruby ​​or amber berries.
Other fruit shrubs, which have undoubted decorative qualities, are grown much less frequently in gardens. Japanese quince and chokeberry, hawthorn and serviceberry, viburnum and black elderberry can be excellent tapeworms in the garden. And such fruit crops as edible honeysuckle and sea buckthorn require group planting.
Of course, unlike purely ornamental shrubs, fruit shrubs require more care and are more often affected by pests and diseases. But their fruits are not only tasty, they are valuable suppliers of vitamins and microelements.

Shrubs for a problem garden

Almost every garden has areas where shade reigns.
Grass grows poorly here; careful selection of perennials for flower beds is required. You need to be no less careful when planting ornamental shrubs in shady places. In dense shade, shrubs such as common privet, shiny honeysuckle, and snowberry will retain their decorative qualities. You can even plant mahonia holly and St. John's wort in the shade of a building or tall trees. Just remember that variegated forms in the shade may lose their distinctive features.
In damp, shady places where you need to hide the soil, plant fragrant raspberries. It is unusually beautiful: abundant pink flowers and coral berries. In addition, it will very quickly take over the area, filling the space with root suckers. Apical pachysandra will also feel good at the foot of trees.
In semi-shaded places with heavy soils, it is better to plant barberry, weigela, dogwood, and spirea. Forsythia and cinquefoil will look great here. The lack of light in the morning, of course, will somewhat weaken the flowering and brightness of unusually colored leaves, for example, Ottawa barberry, but not so much as to give up planting them in shaded areas of the garden.
On the wet banks of reservoirs there is a perfect place for various shrubby willows and hydrangeas.
Big problems in arranging a garden also arise with calcareous soils. But in fact, a very large number of shrubs tolerate such soils normally. These include barberry, euonymus, buddleia, elderberry, weigela, columbine, St. John's wort, cotoneaster and many others. Shrubs for rock gardens should be more carefully selected, where not only the height of the plants is important, but also their ability to tolerate the alkaline reaction of the soil. Thunberg barberry, woolly willow, Japanese spirea, small-leaved mock orange, and heather are excellent for rock gardens.
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From all that has been said, we can conclude: before buying seedlings, you need to carefully read the “biography” of a particular plant in order to determine whether it is suitable for your garden, where it can be planted and how it will have to be cared for.

Japanese quince, or chaenomeles / Chaenomeles

Ornamental plants with edible fruits, which are deservedly called northern lemon. The standard form is spectacular - low Japanese quince, grafted onto a tall wild pear standard. They prefer a sunny place on the south side of buildings. They require rich soil, fertilizing and abundant watering during dry periods. Gas-resistant and frost-resistant.
It is better to replant plants in early spring before the buds open. When pruning, it should be taken into account that the maximum number of flower buds are formed on three-year-old shoots.

Japanese low quince or Mauleya. An almost creeping shrub up to 1 m high. The branches are arched, with thorns. The flowers are orange-red, up to 3.5 cm in diameter, 2–6 in short racemes. Abundant flowering from the end of May lasts 3–4 weeks. The lemon-yellow or golden fruits are very beautiful. Winters well under snow, but the ends of the shoots may freeze. The best forms and varieties: "Alpina" (with creeping shoots), "Superba" (hybrid with large dark red flowers), "Tricolor" (dwarf form with pink and white stripes and spots on the leaves).
Japanese quince medium. Spreading shrub up to 1.5 m tall. It blooms in May with fiery red, large, single flowers. The fruits are oblong, spherical, up to 5 cm in diameter. The best forms and varieties: "Elly Mossel" (blooms profusely), "Nicoline" (tolerates partial shade).

Aralia

An original shrub with straight, unbranched trunks strewn with large thorns. The leaves are very large, up to 1 m long, double or triple pinnate. Small, white-cream fragrant flowers are collected in complex paniculate inflorescences.
Photophilous, undemanding to soils and moisture. It tolerates replanting well, but fragile roots require caution.
Usage. Tapeworm, group plantings, impenetrable hedges.
Aralia Manchurian. The only species that can grow in central Russia. Very decorative both during flowering and with large drooping panicles of small blue-black berry-like fruits. The most convenient form to grow is "Subinermis", which has virtually no thorns.

Aronia / Aronia

Shrubs up to 3 m high with beautiful shiny leaves, fragrant flowers and edible black fruits. A plant grafted onto a tall trunk of mountain ash or hawthorn looks very impressive.
Shade-tolerant and moisture-loving. Not picky about soil.

Aronia chokeberry, or chokeberry. A shrub up to 3 m high with large shiny leaves, colored orange-red during the blooming period. It blooms in summer with white flowers with bright stamens, collected in corymbose inflorescences. In autumn, against the background of bright, elegant foliage, black shiny fruits stand out, edible and very useful. The "Grandifolia" form blooms and bears fruit most beautifully and abundantly.

Barberry / Berberis

Thorny shrubs that have not only decorative but also edible fruits and fragrant flowers collected in racemes or corymbs. They bloom in May. There are a large number of types, forms and varieties.
They tolerate urban conditions well, are easy to form, undemanding to soil conditions, but do not tolerate stagnant moisture. Drought-resistant, frost-resistant. Prefers sunny or slightly shaded areas.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rockeries.
Common barberry. Branched, fast-growing shrub up to 2.5 m tall. Large edible purple-red fruits with a faint waxy coating. Responds well to a haircut. There are forms with white and yellow fruits, white-variegated, purple and red leaves.
Ottawa barberry. Tall shrub with straight shoots. It blooms in May with yellow flowers hanging on long stems. Light scarlet berries remain on the branches throughout the winter. Best forms and varieties: "Purpurea" (dark purple leaves), "Silver Miles" (purple leaves with silver highlights, only for sunny locations).
Barberry Thunberg. Dome-shaped shrub up to 1.5 m tall. The green leaves turn purple-orange in the fall. Yellow flowers bloom in May. Coral-red berries decorate the plant almost until the New Year. The best forms and varieties: "Atropurpurea Nana" (dwarf form with dark bronze leaves), "Aurea" (bright yellow leaves, for partial shade), "Bagatelle" (dwarf semi-circular shape with brown-red leaves), "Bonanza Gold" (dwarf with golden yellow leaves), 'Green Carpet' (beautiful form, light green leaves), 'Harlequin' (variegated leaves, spreading form), 'Red Pillar' (tall, purple-pink leaves), 'Rose Glow' " (purple leaves with white and gray spots).

Euonymus / Euonymus

Shrubs with spectacular fruits - leathery, winged or spiny capsules of red or purple color. The seeds are partially or completely covered with a fleshy, brightly colored apex.
Unpretentious, shade-tolerant. They prefer good, breathable humus, neutral or slightly alkaline soils. City conditions, pruning and replanting are tolerated well. They are often affected by aphids and euonymus moths.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rockeries, retaining walls.
Attention! Almost all types of euonymus are poisonous.
European euonymus. Young shoots are green, old shoots are almost black. The leaves are ovate, up to 11 cm long, slightly leathery, and turn red in autumn. The fruits are red or pink with a bright orange apex protruding. The best forms and varieties: "Alba" (white fruits with an orange "eye"). In autumn, reddish-colored leaves and white fruits with an orange “eye”, “Atropurpurea” (narrow purple leaves), “Nana” (dwarf with leathery leaves) are beautifully combined.
Winged euonymus. Tall, up to 4 m tall, highly branched shrub with tetrahedral light gray branches. The four-celled bolls are deeply divided and bright red when ripe.
Euonymus Fortune. An evergreen shrub with leathery leaves, considered the best ground cover for small gardens. Grows in the shade of crowns big trees, but also tolerates direct sunlight. In good conditions it can climb onto supports up to 3 m high. Heat-loving. In the conditions of the middle zone, it is advisable to grow in container form and put it away for the winter. unheated premises, or provide good cover for plantings.

Privet / Ligustrum

Deciduous or evergreen shrubs. The fruit is a berry-like drupe.
Drought-resistant, frost-resistant, tolerates different types of soil, grows well in soils containing lime, and even tolerates slight salinity. They grow well in urban environments, are well trimmed, forming dense, shape-retaining hedges and various shapes.
Usage. Tapeworms, group and border plantings, hedges.
Common privet. Deciduous, densely branched shrub up to 5 m tall. The leaves are oblong-ovate, leathery, dark green above, lighter below. The flowers are small, white, fragrant, collected in dense erect panicles up to 6 cm long. It blooms in the first half of summer for 20–25 days. Black fruits remain on the bushes until January. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden leaves), "Argento-marginata" (silver leaves with green and bluish spots), "Glauca albo-marginata" (gray leaves with a white border), "Leucocarpa" (white fruits).
Japanese privet. An evergreen shrub up to 4 m tall with smooth branches and a compact crown, short leathery dark green leaves and smaller flower inflorescences. Flowering period is shorter. More shade-tolerant and demanding of soil moisture. In garden centers you can buy standard plants or shaped like a ball. There is a very impressive form with variegated-spotted leaves edged with white and pink stripes.

Hawthorn / Crataegus

Deciduous tall shrubs with a dense rounded crown, with more or less prickly, purple-red shoots. Decorative throughout the growing season thanks to graceful leaves and numerous white or pink flowers and bright, rather large, edible fruits.
Resistant to unfavorable urban conditions, undemanding to soils. They tolerate shade, but bloom and bear fruit less frequently. Most species are winter-hardy and drought-resistant. They have a high shoot-forming ability and tolerate cutting and shaping well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, tall hedges.
Prickly hawthorn, or common hawthorn. A large, strongly branched shrub up to 4 m tall or a tree with an oval, asymmetrical crown and spiny branches. White or pink flowers are collected in 5-10 pieces in corymbs. The fruits are large, bright red or purple. The best forms and varieties: "Bicolor" (white flowers with a pink border), "Pauli" (crimson-red double flowers), "Paul's Scarlet" (dark pink double flowers).
Hawthorn unicornus. A large shrub 3–6 m high with a symmetrical through crown, spines up to 1.5 cm long, beautiful rhombic leaves that turn red in autumn. The showy inflorescences consist of 10–18 white flowers. The fruits are red, round, up to 0.7 cm in diameter. Shade-tolerant and undemanding to air temperature and humidity. The best forms and varieties: "Alba-plena" (snow-white double flowers), "Rosea Pendula" (weeping form with pink flowers), "Semperflores" (low form, blooms all summer).

Buddleja / Buddleja

Very beautiful shrubs with elongated and pubescent leaves, flexible shoots and exquisite flowering. Characteristic changes in the color of flowers from the moment the buds open until they wilt.
In the middle zone they are not frost-resistant, but if the root system is preserved, they quickly recover. Photophilous, demanding on soil fertility. They need regular watering and protection from winds.
Usage. Tapeworms, group precipitation, background in a flower garden.
Buddleya David. A shrub up to 2–3 m high with thin, dirty-gray shoots, dark green leaves, with a white-felt underside. Depending on the shape or variety, numerous fragrant flowers of various shades of purple are collected in dense, slightly drooping spike-shaped inflorescences up to 40 cm long. In autumn, high hilling is carried out with mulching materials. In February–March, the shoots are severely shortened to cause lush flowering. When frost occurs, pruning is carried out “to the stump”.
Buddleia alternate-leaved. A shrub with graceful, wide-spreading, arched shoots. The leaves are narrow-lanceolate, drooping at the bottom. It blooms on last year's shoots with numerous fragrant purple flowers. The most cold-resistant species, not whimsical, tolerates drought, thin soils, and needs a sunny location protected from the winds. It is most effective to grow as a semi-standard tree, tied to a stake. In the middle zone it needs good shelter.

Elderberry / Sambucus

Shrubs or small trees with odd-pinnate, opposite leaves and berry-like fruits, edible in some species.
Demanding on soil richness and moisture, shade-tolerant. They grow quickly and tolerate haircuts well. They are among the breeds that most effectively reduce noise levels in the city. Almost all species require strong, short pruning, after which (as well as after freezing) they resume well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, for camouflaging outbuildings, compost heaps.
Canadian elderberry. A shrub up to 4 m tall with yellowish-gray shoots, large, up to 30 cm long, compound leaves. Yellowish-white, small, pleasantly fragrant flowers are collected in large, up to 25 cm in diameter, slightly convex umbrella-shaped inflorescences. Edible, shiny, dark purple fruits. There are forms with golden and yellow leaves.
Elderberry cluster, or red. Deciduous shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall with a wide, dense, ovoid crown and complex, odd-pinnate, light green leaves. The flowers are greenish-yellow and collected in dense inflorescences up to 6 cm in diameter. The fruits are bright red, small, berry-shaped, in dense clusters. Leaves and branches have bad smell, repels rodents. For small areas, the dwarf form is more suitable. There are forms with beautiful, strongly dissected and golden leaves, pink and purple flowers.
Black elderberry. A large deciduous shrub or small tree 6–10 m high. The bark is light gray, deeply longitudinally wrinkled. The leaves are large, up to 30 cm long, with 5–7 ovate leaves with sharply toothed edges, which produce an unpleasant odor when rubbed. The flowers are yellowish-white, fragrant, in dense umbrella-shaped inflorescences up to 20 cm in diameter. The black-purple shiny fruits are edible. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden yellow leaves, only for sunny places), "Laciniata" (large, heavily dissected leaves), "Pendula" (weeping form).

Weigela / Weigela

Beautiful shrubs with large flowers, prone to repeated flowering (remontance).
Light-loving, some species tolerate slight shading and develop well under the shade of see-through crowns. Flowers and leaves are easily damaged by wind. Requires fertile soils, blooms poorly in waterlogged soils. In winters with little snow, they are covered with spruce branches. Young shrubs are sheltered in the conditions of the Moscow region.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings on lawns, hedges, rockeries.
Weigela hybrid. The shrub is 2.5–3 m high, the crown diameter is up to 3.5 m. The leaves are bright green, the period and duration of flowering depend on the shape or variety. The best forms and varieties: "Bristol Ruby" (ruby-red flowers at the edges), "Candida" (snow-white flowers), "Desboisii" (dark carmine small flowers), "Eva Rathke" (compact form, red-carmine flowers , winters with shelter), "Feerie Lemoine" (large, light pink flowers), "Gustave Mallet" (pink-carmine flowers with a wide white border), "Marc Tellier" (large carmine-pink flowers, do not fade in the sun) , "Newport Red" (carmine-red to purple flowers), "Pierre Duchartre" (dark brown-red flowers with a purple edge), "Rosea" (very large pink flowers with a white tint, a small shelter for the winter), " Styriaca" (large form with abundant flowering).
Korean weigela. Shrub up to 1.5 m tall with bare shoots and large, up to 12 cm long, leaves. The most remarkable thing about this species is its flowers, up to 3.5 cm long, which gradually change color from pale pink to carmine as they wilt. It blooms from late May to late June. The duration of flowering depends very much on weather conditions. Shelter is required for the winter.
Weigela garden. Shrub up to 1 m tall. Beautiful pink-violet and carmine flowers (there is a white-flowered form) develop at the ends of the shoots and in the leaf axils of short shoots. Mass flowering in the Moscow region is observed from the third ten days of May and, gradually fading, continues until the beginning of July. Autumn leaf color appears in October. Sometimes they don’t have time to shed their leaves, in which case they are covered for the winter with them. Frost resistance increases significantly with age.
Weigela blooming. Shrub up to 3 m tall. Young shoots with two rows of hairs. Annual shoots are red-brown, becoming gray over time. Flowers in 3–4-flowered inflorescences on short lateral shoots, bright pink, abundant. It blooms for 20 days from the third decade of May. There are beautiful forms with variegated, red-brown leaves. The most elegant and frost-resistant form with small leaves is “Variegata”.

Heather/Calluna

Evergreen low growing shrubs. Valued for their long flowering in the second half of summer. Excellent honey plants.
Soils prefer poor and acidic, dry sandy or wet peaty. They overwinter without shelter. Light-loving, although they can tolerate partial shade.
Usage. Heather gardens, plantings with rhododendrons, rockeries.
Common heather. An evergreen shrub with a height of 20 to 60 cm, depending on the shape or variety. Most forms are highly branched, have a beautiful crown shape, and bloom profusely. At correct selection varieties and forms, you can create a heather that blooms from July to mid-October. The variety "Allegro" is unusually good - a shrub 40–50 cm high, rarely 60 cm, with a dense crown diameter of 50 cm. It blooms in the middle zone from early August to late September. The flowers are simple, shiny, carmine-red, collected in long, slightly branched inflorescences. The "Marleen" variety is good on the alpine hill. This is a densely branched shrub 20–30 cm high, crown diameter 40–50 cm. Blooms profusely from late August to late October. The buds are pink-lilac or bright purple and never open. Strong shoots grow straight upward.

Cherry/Cerasus

Deciduous, fast-growing trees or shrubs with oblong-ovate leaves and white, sometimes pink, fragrant flowers, collected in umbrella-shaped inflorescences. The fruits are drupes, juicy, mostly edible.
Photophilous, frost-resistant, drought-resistant, tolerates urban conditions well. Soils prefer neutral, light and medium loams. They grow better on elevated terrain elements with good air and soil drainage.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, orchards, alleys.
Bessey's cherry. Low, up to 1.2 m tall, shrub with a spreading crown, bare reddish shoots and graceful, oblong, dense leaves, turning bright red in autumn. White flowers adorn the bush for 15–20 days, the fruits are purple-black and edible. Grows well on sandy, dry slopes.
Felt cherry. Shrub up to 2–3 m tall with a wide, dense crown. The leaves are grayish-green above, with felt pubescence below, corrugated, on small gray felt petioles. The flowers are pink-white, fragrant. Flowering is very colorful and abundant for 7–10 days. The fruits are spherical, bright red, on short stalks, pubescent, with a pleasant sweet and sour taste.
Sand cherry. Shrub up to 1–1.5 m tall, young plant growing upright, mature plant with outstretched branches. The shoots are thin, bare, reddish. The leaves are colored bright orange-red in autumn. Blooms profusely with white fragrant flowers for 18–23 days. The fruits are purple-black, spherical, up to 1 cm in diameter, edible.
Japanese cherry, or sakura. A small, up to 1.5 m tall, densely branched shrub with thin, flexible branches. The flowers bloom are white, with a pink tint, double, up to 1.8 cm in diameter. Flowering period 2–3 weeks. The fruits are shiny, up to 1 cm in diameter. In central Russia, only dwarf forms can be used, covering them for the winter.

Wolfman, or Daphne / Daphne

Decorative low shrubs, covered with small fragrant flowers in early spring, and then with bright berry-like fruits.
Shade-tolerant, but grows better in sunny places or light shade. They prefer fertile soils with a neutral reaction. They do not tolerate dry soil.
Usage. Solitaires, mixborders, rockeries, retaining walls.
Attention! All parts of plants are poisonous.
Dwarf wolf. Low, 10–30 cm tall, evergreen shrub with thin, creeping shoots with rising ends. Forms evergreen carpets covered in spring with mauve flowers in capitate inflorescences. The leaves are small and narrow, leathery, concentrated in the upper part of the shoots.
The wolf is deadly. An upright shrub up to 1 m tall with sparse branches. The leaves are dull green. The flowers are pink, large, bloom in April before the leaves appear, tightly covering the stems. The red shiny fruits are very beautiful. Does not like transplanting and pruning.

Hydrangea / Hydrangea

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes vines with large leaves and very beautiful massive inflorescences of numerous flowers - small, seed-producing, and large, sterile.
They grow in sunny and shaded places, protected from the winds, on fertile soils. Frost-resistant.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, containers.
Hydrangea. A beautiful flowering shrub with scattered branches from 1.5 to 3 m in height. The best forms and varieties: "Anabelle" (cream-white flowers), "Cordata" (large heart-shaped leaves), "Grandiflora" (inflorescences up to 18 cm of large sterile flowers), "Sterilis" (sterile greenish-white flowers).
Hydrangea paniculata. An upright growing shrub with sparse branched shoots up to 2 m tall. The leaves are matte green, rough. Inflorescences are broadly pyramidal, up to 30 cm long. The most winter-hardy form of "Grandiflora" (creamy-white flowers become greenish-red in autumn).
Ground cover hydrangea. Deciduous shrub up to 3 m tall with a wide-rounded crown and hairy, reddish shoots. The leaves are dark green, yellow-brown in autumn. White sterile flowers turn red by the end of summer. Blooms profusely from late July. When watering the bushes with an alum solution, the white flowers acquire a blue color.

Deutzia

Beautifully flowering shrubs with opposite leaves and numerous flowers.
They prefer well-fertilized, moist soil and sunny places. Drought-resistant, resistant to gases and smoke, almost not affected by pests. They need regular feeding. When pruning, you should remember that the flowers are formed on the shoots of the previous year.
Usage. Tapeworms, untrimmed hedges, group plantings, in borders (dwarf forms).
Deytsia is elegant. Dense dwarf shrub up to 80 cm high with green leaves. Up to 40 beautifully shaped white flowers are collected in clusters that decorate the plant in May–June. Young shoots in the middle zone freeze slightly during spring frosts. There are forms with golden and variegated leaves.
Deytsia is hybrid. A shrub with erect shoots up to 2.5 m high. The leaves are dark green, rough, and turn yellow-red in autumn. In severe winters it may die. It is advisable to hill up high and cover with spruce branches for the winter. The best forms and varieties: "Mont Rose" (large white flowers), "Pink Pom-Pom" (white flowers, pinkish outside, requires moist and fertile soil, sunny location), "Plena" (white flowers with a pink gloss).
Deytsia is rough. A shrub up to 1.5 m tall with very rough leaves covered with star-shaped hairs. Under the weight of white or pinkish flowers, the shoots can arch to the ground. The best forms and varieties: "Candidissima" (double white flowers), "Marmorata" (snow-white flowers, leaves with yellow-white spots), "Watereri" (white flowers with outside have a carmine color).

Dogwood, or svidina / Cornus

Trees and shrubs of this genus are popular not only due to the spectacular coloring of their leaves. IN winter time The colored shoots also look very elegant - green, yellow, bright red and burgundy.
Unpretentious. Prefers sunny or slightly shaded places. They are not picky about soil, but prefer moist soil. Tolerate excess calcium. Gas resistant. For better tillering, young plants are pruned to the stump.
Usage. Group plantings, hedges, tapeworms.
Derain is white. Shrubs up to 3 m tall with thin flexible branches and dark green, slightly wrinkled leaves. It blooms with small flowers collected in inflorescences in the first half of summer. Best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (with yellow leaves), "Elegantissima" (with white-green leaves and red shoots), "Kernii" (with red shoots and yellow spots on the leaves), "Kesselringii" (purple-black shoots ), "Sibirica" ​​(red-coral shoots), "Spaethii" (dark red shoots, green leaves with a yellow uneven border).
Canadian dogwood. A low creeping shrub up to 40 cm high forms spectacular carpets. It blooms in June with small flowers with double perianth resembling petals. It has spectacular bright red fruits. Gives a large amount of shoots. Prefers slightly acidic, permeable, moist soil. Tolerates moderate shade.
Derain is runaway. Shrub with erect yellow-skinned shoots up to 2 m tall. Quickly forms thickets.
Male dogwood or dogwood. A large shrub that grows over the years into a tree with a wide, rounded crown. Reaches 4–7 m in height. The leaves are green and shiny. The flowers are yellow, collected in umbrella-shaped inflorescences, bloom profusely in April and long before the leaves appear. The red fruits are edible, but tart in taste, and contain 14% sugar. Good for jam, juice, wine. Prefers sunny places. Decorative forms are available.

Blackberry / Rubus

A berry crop with high decorative qualities, a liana-shaped bush up to 5 m high, and an extended fruiting period. It is successfully grown on trellises, in creeping and wall culture. There are many varieties that differ in taste, yield and size of beautiful shiny black berries. The size of the flowers also varies depending on the species and cultivar.
Prefers sunny places, but also tolerates shade. For high yields, regular watering, fertilizing and fertile soil are required. The fruit-bearing shoots are cut out onto the stump.
Usage. Group plantings on trellises, vertical gardening, hedges.

Honeysuckle / Lonicera

Evergreen and deciduous shrubs of various shapes. In the middle zone, deciduous forms predominantly grow with delicate flowers and spectacular fruits, and, in some species, edible ones.
Unpretentious, winter-hardy, light-loving, not demanding on soil.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rock gardens.
Albert's honeysuckle. An elegant shrub up to 1.2 m tall with thin spreading, often drooping branches. Very small and narrow (2x0.3 cm) leaves are light, bluish-green in color. Pink-purple fragrant flowers about 2.5 cm in diameter adorn the plant for 15–20 days. Large, almost white fruits. The weeping form on a high trunk requires a protected location.
Alpine honeysuckle. A low shrub, up to 1.5 m tall, with a very dense, spherical crown and dark green, large, dense, almost leathery leaves. The flowers are odorless, on erect peduncles up to 4.5 cm long, dark or greenish-yellow in color, with a dark red or brownish-red bloom on the outside. The large, pairwise, red, shiny berries, similar to cherries, are very picturesque. It grows slowly and is quite shade-tolerant. There is a dwarf form up to 1 m tall.
Golden honeysuckle. An elegant shrub up to 2–4 m high, with a spreading, rather dense crown, with dark gray bark and oblong-ovate, long-pointed, leathery, dark green, short-petioled leaves up to 12 cm long. The flowers, unlike most species, are golden yellow, with a honey aroma; The fruits are red-coral, spherical, fused in pairs.
Honeysuckle Poppy. A spreading shrub or tree up to 5 m tall, with light gray bark. The flowers are large, fragrant, up to 3 cm in diameter, snow-white, gradually turning yellow. The blood-red berries are sessile, spherical, inedible.
Small-leaved honeysuckle. Densely branched, winter-hardy and very light-loving shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a dense crown, bluish-green foliage, yellowish-white flowers. The bush is very decorated with an abundance of orange, yellow, and sometimes dark blue fruits.
Honeysuckle is edible. Straight branched shrub up to 2 m tall, with brown, longitudinally flaky bark. Leaves of various sizes and shapes - from oval to linear-oblong. The flowers are light yellow or yellowish-white. The fruits are blue-black with a bluish bloom, edible, reminiscent of blueberries in taste.
Tatarian honeysuckle. Densely leafy, unpretentious, fast-growing shrub up to 4 m high with dark green leaves. Fragrant flowers from dark pink to white, fruits red or yellow. It has many forms, including dwarf ones.

St. John's wort / Hypericum

Deciduous, less often evergreen shrubs, characterized by long flowering.
Without special requirements for soil and place of growth. They can freeze slightly, but grow back quickly after heavy pruning.
Usage. Solitaires, borders, mixborders, rockeries, group plantings.
St. John's wort is large. Shrub up to 1 m tall, growing up to 1 m wide with decorative bright yellow flowers. The leaves are large, lanceolate, dark green, matte. The variety "Hydcote" is distinguished by its long flowering.
St. John's wort calyx. A low-growing shrub up to 40 cm tall with large bright yellow flowers and numerous thin stamens. Very good in borders.

Willow/Salix

Deciduous trees or shrubs have a through crown, thin and flexible shoots, elongated, narrow leaves on short petioles. Small flowers are collected in earring-shaped inflorescences.
They are photophilous, grow quickly, are undemanding to the soil, but require sufficient moisture, and are frost-resistant. Most species tolerate shearing and city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, near ponds, hedges.
Goat willow, or delirium. A small tree or shrub up to 10 m tall, with a rounded, densely leafy crown. The leaves are dark green, slightly shiny, grayish below, felt-like. Flower earrings are large, dense, in large quantities. It blooms for up to two weeks long before the leaves bloom. The standard form and the male form with white-variegated leaves are popular.
Purple willow, or red willow. A shrub up to 4 m tall with a rounded dense crown and very thin, flexible shoots with a purple tint. The leaves are very elegant, up to 15 cm long, bluish-green above, bluish below, located almost oppositely. It blooms before the leaves bloom or almost simultaneously with them. It received its specific name “purple” for the purple color of the earrings during flowering. The weeping form, grafted onto a goat willow trunk, is especially good.

Irga / Amelanchier

Small deciduous trees or large shrubs with simple, dark bluish-green leaves on petioles; with numerous white flowers; bluish-black fruits.
Drought resistant. They are distinguished by early fruiting, rapid growth, winter hardiness, and annual fruiting. Gas and smoke resistant, undemanding to soils. Photophilous.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Irga Canadian. A large shrub up to 6 m tall, less often a tree 8–10 m tall. Thin, slightly drooping shoots, giving a special originality to the plant, form a wide oval crown. Ovate leaves up to 10 cm long, when blooming, brownish-green, tomentose, bluish-green in summer, crimson-golden in autumn. Blooms for 7–10 days. The fruits are round, dark purple with a bluish bloom, sweet, edible, and stand out beautifully against the background of foliage.
Irga spica. A shrub, or less often a tree, no more than 5 m high with a dense oval crown formed by numerous shoots. The leaves are ovate, white-tomentose when blooming, dark green in summer, orange-red in autumn. Fragrant flowers, white or pinkish, in short, dense, woolly, erect racemes stand out beautifully against the background of greenery. The fruits are round, up to 0.9 cm in diameter, reddish-black with a bluish bloom, sweet, edible.
Irga roundifolia, or common. Shrub up to 2.5 m tall with a spreading crown. Young shoots are silvery with pubescence, old shoots are bare, shiny, purple-brown. The leaves are elliptical, up to 4 cm long, whitish and felt-like at the beginning of development; in summer - dark green, in autumn - orange-red. Flowers up to 3 cm in diameter, white, in numerous apical racemes. The fruits are bluish-black with a bluish bloom. Has high phytoncidal properties.

Viburnum / Viburnum

Deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. Very beautiful during flowering and fruiting.
Winter-hardy, shade-tolerant. They prefer rich, sufficiently moist, moderately acidic or alkaline soils. Severely affected by pests. They tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Viburnum gordovina. A beautiful densely leafy shrub up to 5 m tall with a compact crown and arched shoots. Dense, wrinkled, dark green leaves, 18 cm long, acquire a bright reddish color in autumn. It blooms for 15–20 days in May–June with fertile small flowers collected in corymbose inflorescences on the tops of the branches. The fruit is a dry, inedible drupe, first green, then red, and black when ripe. There is a beautiful form with yellow-variegated leaves.
Viburnum common. A fast-growing shrub up to 4 m high. During the growing season, the color of large leaves changes from light green to reddish. The flowers are white, rarely pink, collected in corymbose inflorescences. In one inflorescence there are sterile and fertile flowers. Blooms in May–June. The fruits are shiny, red, juicy drupes of round or elliptical shape, edible. The best forms and varieties: “Nanum” (dwarf, profusely flowering form with small green leaves), “Roseum” (spherical inflorescences consisting of only sterile bright white flowers), “Variegata” (light green leaves with yellow highlights).

Karagana / Caragana

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes small trees. All species have stipules modified into awl-shaped appendages or spines. The flowers are typically moth-type. The fruits are pods with seeds.
Frost-resistant, light-loving, but can grow in light partial shade, drought-resistant, undemanding to soils, and can tolerate even mild salinity. They grow well even in highly polluted air conditions.
Usage. Hedges, tapeworms (primarily standard forms).
Caragana tree. A large shrub with rigid shoots reaches 4–5 m in height. The light green leaves consist of 4–7 pairs of oval small leaves. It blooms in May with yellow flowers. It is well cut and forms shoots from the stump. In old plantings it becomes bare below. The best forms and varieties: "Albescsens" (golden-yellow leaves that turn green by August), "Cucculata" (severely shortened branches), "Grandiflora" (large flowers), "Pendula" (weeping form), "Lorbergii" (small leaves and flowers, drooping branches), "Walker" (creeping form).
Caragana dwarf. Shrub up to 1 m tall with bright golden branches. Light green leaves of 4 closely spaced small linear leaves. Their petioles harden over time and turn into thorns. Blooms almost all summer. The fruits are beans up to 3 cm long. Extremely unpretentious.

Keriya / Kerria

This genus has only one species - Keria japonica, a deciduous, fast-growing shrub with a beautiful crown shape and oblong-ovate leaves. The decorative qualities of the plant are determined not only by its beautiful and long-lasting flowering, but also by its decorative light green leaves, which turn bright yellow in autumn. Keria's flowers are simple or double, fragrant, golden-yellow in color.
Low frost resistance, requires rich, moist soil and protection from the wind. When grown in partial shade, it blooms weakly. It has a high shoot-forming ability, so the plant is sometimes grown with annual pruning “to the stump”.
Usage. Tapeworm, group plantings, in flower beds, rockeries.
Annual shoots of Keria freeze in the conditions of the Moscow region. Therefore, the plant needs shelter, for which the bush is tied with twine, bent down, covered with spruce branches and covered with snow.
The form "Pleniflora" with yellow double flowers and very flexible shoots is especially good. When planting in a rock garden on the south side of the house, the bush can be formed in a creeping form, securing the shoots with pegs.

Cotoneaster / Cotoneaster

Deciduous or evergreen, slow-growing shrubs with dark green, most often shiny leaves.
They are undemanding to soil and moisture, and are mostly frost-resistant and gas-resistant. They lend themselves well to shaping, so they are often used as hedges. Old bushes are easily rejuvenated by radical pruning. Deciduous species are pruned in February, evergreens in April.
Usage. Tapeworms, hedges, rockeries.
Cotoneaster brilliant. An upright growing shrub reaching a height of 2–3 m. The leaves are dark green and shiny. Blooms in June with pink flowers. The berries are black, spherical. Tolerates pruning well.
Hybrid cotoneaster. An evergreen shrub up to 50 cm high with branches arched above the ground. It grows quite quickly, up to 2 m in diameter. The leaves are shiny, dark green. The magnificent variety "Coral Beauty" requires light shelter for the winter.
Cotoneaster horizontal. Low, about 1 m in height, spreading shrub, reaching 2 m in width, with almost horizontal shoots and characteristic branching, similar to a fish ridge. The leaves are shiny, dark green, turning purple-orange in autumn. Blooms in June with white and pink flowers. Coral-red berries do not fall off for a long time. Grows quickly. One- and two-year-old shoots freeze slightly without shelter.
Dummer cotoneaster. Low-growing, light-loving, but tolerant evergreen shrubs are used as ground cover crops. Shelter for the winter is advisable. The best forms and varieties: "Eichholz" (creeping branches with shiny, dark green leaves), "Major" (prostrate shrub with numerous, light red berries).

Kolkwitzia

The genus is represented by only one species – the lovely Colquitia. Deciduous shrub up to 2 m tall. The leaves are large, broadly ovate-shaped with a pointed tip, dark green, beautiful texture, covered with sparse hairs. The bottom of the leaf blade is lighter and pubescent. The foliage is especially spectacular in the fall, when on the same plant they turn light yellow, dark brown and dark red. The bell-shaped flowers are bright pink, collected in pairs in small corymbose inflorescences. Flowering is abundant and long lasting.
Photophilous, needs light soils and regular watering. Smoke and gas resistant. In the middle zone, annual shoots often freeze, and sometimes even biennial ones. New shoots grow quickly, but when biennial shoots freeze, flowering does not occur. To increase frost resistance, plants are fed with potassium fertilizers in the second half of summer, old shoots are regularly cut out, preventing the bush from thickening. Thinning of bushes is carried out in June–early July.
Kolkvitsia is considered one of the best flowering shrubs.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, in flower beds in the background.

Gooseberry / Grossularia

Berry bushes with thorny branches, beautifully shaped leaves and oval fruits of various shapes and colors are popular in Russian gardens. There are many varieties, including those without thorns.
Plants prefer rich, loamy soils, sunny places, protection from northern and eastern winds. They do not tolerate stagnant water. They require cutting out shoots older than 5–6 years.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges and trimmed borders.

Cinquefoil / Potentilla

Ornamental shrubs with leaves of five small leaflets and bright flowers. They bloom profusely and for a long time, until late autumn.
They are photophilous, but tolerate partial shade, are not demanding on soil fertility, do not tolerate soil compaction, and can even grow on calcareous soils. Drainage is required. They cannot tolerate drying out of the roots. Frost-resistant.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, borders, hedges, rockeries, against a background of conifers.
Cinquefoil Daurian. Low, up to 60 cm, shrub with bare, spaced shoots. The leaves are almost leathery, shiny, green above, bluish below. The flowers are white, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, solitary, less often in few-flowered, corymbose inflorescences. Blooms for a long time, up to 100 days. Possible freezing of the ends of the shoots in harsh winters.
Cinquefoil bush. An unusually hardy, highly branched shrub, reaching a height of 1.5 m, with reddish-brown or gray peeling bark; with a dense hemispherical crown. Leaves are pubescent. The flowers are larger, golden-yellow in color, in corymbs or small, loose, terminal racemes. The best forms and varieties: "Abbotswood" (cushion-shaped, white flowers), "Daydawn" (orange-yellow flowers), "Elisabet" (light yellow flowers), "Goldfinger" (dense crown, large bright yellow flowers), "Goldstar" (low dense shrub with large light yellow flowers), "Jackmani" (silver flowers), "Klondaik" (light yellow flowers), "Kobold" (dwarf form with light yellow flowers, needs pruning).

Hazel / Corylus

Large shrubs or trees. Most species are nut-bearing.
Best development is achieved on humus-rich soils. They do not tolerate waterlogging and salinity. They grow quickly. They are shade-tolerant, but produce nuts only in a sunny location and in the presence of at least 2 plants. With strong pruning they produce numerous shoots. Most species are winter-hardy, but flowers can be damaged by spring frosts. Decorative forms with colored leaves have greater effect when heavily pruned in March.

The hazel is big. A large upright growing shrub up to 5 m high. The leaves are round, covered with small silk fibers throughout the growing season. Inflorescences - yellow catkins - appear after the leaves bloom in April. The form with dark red leaves, which requires sunlight, is especially appreciated.
Manchurian hazel. Multi-stemmed shrub up to 4 m high. The stems branch only in the upper part. Young shoots are heavily pubescent. The leaves are large, serrated-lobed, dark green, turning orange or golden yellow in autumn. Fruits in a narrow-cylindrical spiny wrapper up to 6 cm long. A very shade-tolerant species.
Common hazel. A large, up to 5 m tall, dense shrub that produces a bountiful harvest of fruits - hazelnuts. Best forms and varieties: "Albo-variegata" (white-edged leaves), "Atropurpurea" (dark purple leaves), "Aurea" (golden yellow leaves), "Contorta" (strongly curled branches, twisted and curled leaves ), "Pendula" (weeping form).

Elaeagnus / Elaeagnus

Small deciduous and evergreen trees or shrubs with beautiful silvery shoots and leaves, fragrant flowers, and drupe fruits.
Unpretentious, light-loving, drought-resistant, good honey plants. Due to the presence of nodules on the roots with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, they are soil-improving species and are able to grow on extremely poor lands. Winter-hardy. They tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Elf multiflora. A low shrub up to 1.5 m tall with young shoots covered with reddish-brown scales. The leaves are oval or oval-oblong, covered with silvery scales on top, later glabrous, with silvery and brown scales on the underside. The flowers are axillary, yellowish-white, bell-shaped, borne in groups of 1–2. The fruits are large red drupes, up to 2.5 cm long, juicy, with a pleasant sour taste.
Silver goof. Deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 4 m tall, with a spreading crown. The leaves are leathery, silvery on both sides, with brown scales on the underside. Fragrant flowers in the leaf axils of 1–3, small, drooping, silvery on the outside, yellow on the inside, on small stalks. Flowering duration is 15–20 days. The fruits are oval or spherical, with powdery sweet pulp, covered with silvery scales.

Louiseania

Very beautiful flowering shrubs, sometimes incorrectly called sakura. They bloom until the leaves bloom in the first half of May.
Winter-hardy. They are not picky about soil, but prefer fresh, fertile soil. They are easy to transplant and resistant to drought, pests and diseases. During the flowering period they are demanding of moisture.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings on the lawn, against the background of conifers, in a standard culture.
Louiseania vimifolia. Deciduous spreading shrub 2–4 m tall with thornless, soft shoots. The leaves are similar to elm leaves. Blooms before the leaves bloom. Flowers up to 1.5 cm in diameter are pink to purple-red. The fruit is a drupe, dry, spherical, dark red or yellow, with a pink blush, with a dry thin pericarp that opens after ripening.
Louiseania triloba, or triloba almond. A shrub up to 3 m high with a spreading crown and protruding dark gray shoots. The leaves, located on the fruiting shoots in bunches, are coarsely toothed along the edges, vaguely three-lobed. Leaves of growth shoots with more clearly defined lobes. The flowers are simple, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, grow on shoots of 2, have a variety of colors - dark pink, light red, crimson. The fruit is a drupe, up to 1 cm in diameter, with a dry, velvety pericarp. The form "Plena" with pink double flowers is magnificent.

Mahonia / Mahonia

Thornless evergreen shrubs with shiny leathery leaves. The flowers are small, yellow, collected in erect, multi-flowered inflorescences. The edible fruits are dark blue with a bluish bloom, rarely red or whitish, from spherical to oval.
Shade-tolerant, but develop better in open sunny places, resistant to pests and diseases. They prefer fresh, humus-rich soils; They tolerate city conditions well, as well as pruning and crown molding. They are quite frost-resistant, but young plants should be covered with spruce branches for the winter.
Usage. Group plantings, borders, hedges, rose gardens, rockeries.
Mahonia holly. Evergreen shrub up to 1.5 m tall. Interesting with large leathery leaves, reddish when blooming, dark green in summer, reddish-golden-bronze in autumn, especially in sunny places. The leaves of the compound leaf are shaped like holly leaves. It blooms from the beginning of May and throughout the month, sometimes blooming a second time in October. Dark blue with a bluish bloom, edible, sweet and sour fruits ripen in early August, giving the bush a unique identity. Cross-pollinated plant. The best forms and varieties: "Aurea" (golden leaves), "Juglandifolia" (nut-leaved form).
Magobarberry Newbert. A hybrid of mahonia holly and common barberry - evergreen or semi-evergreen, very beautiful shrub, up to 1 m tall. The leaves are ovate-oblong, 3–7 cm long, hard, serrated, rounded at the base. The similarity with barberry is manifested in simple leaves, with mahonia - in the absence of thorns and the alternate arrangement of leaves.

Raspberry/Rubus

The very fragrant, sweet berries of scarlet, raspberry, peach and yellow colors give particular value to this genus of shrubs. Flexible young shoots grow up to 3 m in height per season, the leaves are light green on the back side and very pubescent. The flowers are large and white.
Good fruiting when planted on fertile loose soils, sunny places and grown on trellises. They require annual cutting of fruit-bearing shoots and removal of root shoots.
Usage. Hedges, group plantings, near water bodies.
Raspberry is fragrant. One of the most decorative shrubs for shady places. It differs from fruit species and varieties by its beautiful and long-lasting flowering with large pink flowers. It reproduces very quickly due to root shoots.

Almond / Amygdalus

Deciduous shrubs, sometimes small trees, covered in spring with an abundance of beautiful, large, single, pink or white flowers.
They are undemanding to the soil, salt- and drought-resistant, respond well to liming of the soil, light-loving, and easily tolerate urban conditions. They grow quickly and bloom in the 3rd–5th year.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, rockeries, against the background of lawns and coniferous crops, for securing slopes, in standard culture.
Georgian almonds. A shrub up to 1 m tall, similar in appearance to low almond, from which it differs in larger leaves, up to 8 cm long, larger bright pink flowers and bristly, shaggy fruits. Frost-resistant.
Low almond, or wall almond (leguminum). A small deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a dense spherical crown. The branches are erect, reddish-gray, with numerous shortened branches, densely covered with narrow leaves. Single bright pink flowers (there is a white-flowered form) bloom simultaneously with the leaves and adorn the bush in abundance. Flowering lasts 7–10 days. The fruit is a drupe up to 2 cm long with a dry, pubescent pericarp of a whitish-straw color. Exceptionally winter-hardy.

Sea buckthorn / Hippophae

Fruit bushes or trees with beautiful silvery leaves and fruits of various shades of color and different sizes.
They grow well on poor soils, are light-loving, frost-resistant, and drought-resistant. The roots lie superficially, so you should loosen the soil carefully.
Usage. Group plantings, hedges.
Sea buckthorn. An asymmetrical shrub or tree up to 5 m tall with a splayed crown and lanceolate silver-gray leaves. The flowers are inconspicuous. The shoots are prickly. The fruits are very impressive - orange, very juicy, edible, tightly clinging to the shoots. There are many fruit varieties.
Pachysandra / Pachysandra

Pachysandra / Pachysandra

An evergreen shrub up to 30 cm high with dark green, leathery leaves. It grows very quickly. It is considered one of the best plants for semi-shaded and shady places, landscaping areas under trees and large shrubs.
Prefers partial shade, moist fertile soils. In spring it needs a little pruning to stimulate the growth of new shoots.
Usage. Carpet plantings, borders.
Pachysandra apical. This species has a very spectacular "Green Carpet" variety. It has smaller leaves, a strict bush shape, only 15–20 cm high, and abundant flowering. The flowers are white, collected in apical spikes. Blooms in April.

Peony / Paeonia

Most types of peony are herbaceous plants, but six types of peony are deciduous shrubs with a sparse, very beautiful crown, decorative leaves and very large showy flowers.
Requires nutritious, well-drained soil and a sunny location. In harsh winters in the middle zone they need shelter.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings.
Tree peony. A shrub up to 1.2 m high with strong, erect shoots and large double-pinnate leaves. The flowers are fragrant, solitary, very large. Depending on the variety, the flowers are white, lilac, bright red or pink with a dark crimson spot at the base. When frozen, they quickly recover due to adventitious buds at the base of the stems.

Broom / Cytisus

Unpretentious low-growing shrubs. In most cases, they bloom profusely with fragrant flowers and set fruit in the form of beans.
They do not tolerate transplantation well, so they are planted in early spring with big lump land and only at a young age. Soils prefer light, sandy, sunny places. Some species are drought-resistant and frost-resistant.
Usage. Spectacular solitaires, rockeries, retaining walls.
Early broom. Dense shrub up to 1.5 m high with drooping shoots. The leaves are narrow, light green. Numerous golden-yellow flowers appear on the shoots in May. The smell is not very pleasant. After flowering ends, the plant is pruned heavily to encourage rapid growth of new shoots. You need to choose a planting site that is sunny and well protected from the winds. In harsh winters it freezes a lot, so it should be covered with spruce branches and snow. In the conditions of the middle zone, they freeze slightly, and most often freeze out completely, with the only exception being the “Allgold” variety.
Russian broom. Low deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with straight or curving gray branches. The gray-green leaves are small with a spine at the top. The flowers are large, yellow, 3–5 in the leaf axils.
Creeping broom. Low, about 20 cm tall, shrub with green shoots lying on the ground, easily rooting. The leaves are small, dark green. It blooms in May with yellow flowers located along the shoots. After flowering, faded shoots should be trimmed so that new ones grow and ripen by spring.

Rhododendron / Rododendron

Deciduous and evergreen shrubs. The leaves are entire, alternate, oblong, with a smooth edge. Flowers are in umbellate inflorescences, rarely 1–2, varying in size and color - from white to different shades of purple and yellow.
They grow slowly, especially in the first years. Need high humidity air, acidic, humus-rich, well-permeable soils, bright places. They do not tolerate stagnant waterlogging, high groundwater levels, or midday direct sun.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, against the background of lawns or coniferous crops.
Dahurian rhododendron. Strongly branched, medium-sized, evergreen shrub up to 2–4 m tall. Blooms profusely until the leaves bloom. The flowers are funnel-shaped, large, up to 4 cm in diameter, pink-violet. In autumn, secondary flowering can often be observed. High winter hardiness.
Rhododendron Kamchatka. Low deciduous shrub up to 35 cm high. Numerous main branches are brown-red, prostrate. Young branches are erect, reddish or greenish, rather large, somewhat elongated leaves up to 6 cm long. The flowers are large, 3–4 cm in diameter, from pink-purple-red to blood-red.
Rhododendron katevba. An evergreen shrub 2–4 m high, sometimes growing as a tree. The leaves are oval-oblong, the flowers are large, up to 15 cm in diameter, lilac-purple, with a wide corolla.
Rhododendron Ledebur. Semi-evergreen, thin-branched, densely leafy shrub up to 1.5 m high with upward-pointing branches. It blooms in May and again in autumn. The corollas of the flowers are pink-violet, up to 4.5 cm in diameter.
Rhododendron Smirnova. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 3 m high with white-pubescent young shoots. Reddish-pink, bell-shaped flowers.

Rose / Rosa

Shrubs with a height of 20 cm to 1.2 m with high decorative qualities. Unlike wild (so-called rose hips) and historical ones, modern roses most often have remontant properties and bloom all season.
Photophilous. They grow well in moderately moist, loamy soils, but do not tolerate waterlogging. Require good care, regular fertilizing, shelter for the winter in the conditions of central Russia. Most species and varieties need pruning before wintering.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, rose gardens, borders.
Roses are classified not by species, but by groups. The most winter-hardy are shrub, park and moss roses. Dwarf roses and patio roses are more suitable for borders. Carpet or landscape roses, characterized by their lush flowering and relative unpretentiousness, are experiencing their peak in popularity. Russian winters are also well tolerated by polyanthus roses - small flowers that are collected in lush umbrella-shaped inflorescences. This group also includes floribunda and floribunda-grandiflora roses, whose flower shape is similar to hybrid tea, but also collected in large inflorescences.
The most spectacular flowers of the so-called scion roses are mainly hybrids of tea roses, with large, most often single flowers of the most exquisite shapes and colors. However, tea roses can also be grown as their own roots.

Fieldfare / Sorbaria

Deciduous shrubs, up to 3 m tall, with graceful, large leaves, with white, numerous flowers, collected in large, terminal panicles. Blooms in June–July for 30 days. Most fieldfare plants produce abundant root shoots, forming dense, very spectacular thickets.
They grow quickly. Undemanding to soil, but better development reach on drained and moist. Tolerates slight shade and is frost-resistant. They have phytoncidal properties.
Used for single and group plantings in gardens and parks, along forest edges and in hedges. Effective along the banks of reservoirs.
Pallas's Fieldfare. Very decorative, low shrub, up to 1.2 m tall. Young shoots are brownish, glabrous, finely pubescent or with yellowish, branched hairs; older ones with peeling bark. The leaves are large, up to 15 cm long, of 9–15 pairs of leaflets, dark green, glabrous or often pubescent. The flowers are white or creamy white in small ones. The disadvantage is the fragility of the stems, requiring systematic removal. It quickly loses its original planting line, growing to the sides due to shoots and forming a continuous clump. Tolerates pruning well.
Rowan-leaved fieldfare. Shrub up to 3 m tall, with a wide-spreading crown, numerous, erect shoots. The leaves are large, up to 25 cm long, of 9–13 pairs of leaflets, shaped like mountain ash. When blooming, the leaf blades are pink, later light green, and in the fall - yellow or dark carmine red. The flowers are small, white, with stamens twice as long as the petals, collected in terminal, pyramidal panicles up to 30 cm long. Fading inflorescences lose their decorative effect and require removal.

Boxwood/Buxus

Evergreen shrubs and trees with numerous glossy leaves. Very popular in ornamental gardening.
They are photophilous, but tolerate light partial shade, are demanding of air humidity, and prefer calcareous, humus-rich soils. Boxwood is trimmed in early August.
Usage. Solitaires, borders, containers.
Attention! All parts of boxwood, especially the leaves, are poisonous.
Boxwood is evergreen. Evergreen, slow-growing, dense shrub up to 2–4 m tall. Can be shaped like a tree. The leaves are leathery, oval, shiny, dark green. The flowers are inconspicuous, honey-bearing. Main plant for formation geometric shapes and for low trimmed hedges. Freezes in harsh winters. In central Russia, it is more advisable to grow it as a container crop, with wintering in an unheated room.

Lilac / Syringa

Deciduous, rarely evergreen shrubs with opposite, simple leaves. The flowers are bisexual, fragrant, bell-shaped. The colors of the flowers are varied - from white to violet and purple. The flowers are collected in apical paniculate inflorescences.
Resistant to dust and air pollution, frost-resistant, drought-resistant, not demanding on soil.
Usage. Single and group plantings, hedges, near water bodies.
Amur lilac, or cracker. Under cultivated conditions it grows as a large multi-stemmed shrub, up to 10 m tall. Young shoots are red-brown, similar to cherry shoots. The leaves are 5–11 cm long, somewhat reminiscent in shape of the leaves of the common lilac, greenish-purple when blooming, dark green in summer, orange-yellow or purple in autumn. Small, white or slightly creamy flowers with the smell of honey, on short stalks, collected in large, wide, paniculate inflorescences up to 25 cm long. It blooms 2 weeks later than the Hungarian lilac and 3 weeks later than the common lilac.
Hungarian lilac. Shrub 3–4 m tall. The shoots are densely branched and directed upward. Widely elliptic, dark green, shiny, bare leaves up to 12 cm long, with delicate cilia along the edges, bluish-green on the underside, sometimes pubescent along the midrib. The flowers are long-tubular, small, purple, with a weak aroma, in narrow, tiered, sparse panicles. It blooms 2 weeks later than common lilac. Blooms profusely for 20–25 days. It molds perfectly and holds its shape well. Does not produce root suckers.
Hyacinth lilac. It received its specific name for its resemblance to hyacinth flowers. The leaves are broadly ovate or heart-shaped, pointed, brownish-purple in autumn. The flowers are similar to those of the common lilac, but the inflorescences are smaller and looser, blooming a week earlier. The best forms and varieties "Ester Staley" (purple-red buds, bright lilac-red flowers), "Puple Gloiy" (very large purple flowers), "Churchill" (silver-lilac flowers with a pink tint).
Chinese lilac. Tall shrub up to 5 m tall with spreading, thin, hanging branches. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate, pointed, up to 10 cm long. The flowers are large, up to 1.8 cm in diameter, intensely purple in buds, reddish-purple with a pleasant aroma when blooming, collected in wide pyramidal, drooping panicles up to 10 cm long. Blooms at the same time as common lilac. Forms with double purple flowers and very spectacular ones with dark purple flowers are cultivated.
Meyer lilac. Compact shrub up to 1.5 m tall. The leaves are broadly elliptical, 2–4 cm long, tapering at the apex, with a wedge-shaped base, dark green above, glabrous, lighter below, pubescent along the veins. The flowers are fragrant, light lilac-pinkish, collected in erect inflorescences 3–10 cm long. Blooms in June. Young bushes 25 cm high can already bloom, and quite profusely, so they are suitable for planting in borders and rockeries. Available great amount varieties of the most varied colors and sizes, both inflorescences and flowers.
Persian lilac. Shrub up to 3 m tall, with dense, thin, arched branches. The leaves are lanceolate, pointed, up to 7.5 cm long, thin, dense. The flowers are light purple, up to 2 cm in diameter, with a strong specific aroma, collected in loose, wide panicles up to 10 cm long. It blooms somewhat later than the common lilac, very abundantly and for a long time. The growth rate is average. Light-loving, winter-hardy, drought-resistant, tolerates replanting and pruning well. It has various forms with white and red flowers.

Skumpia / Cotinus

Large deciduous trees or shrubs. They are most decorative during the period of fruit ripening, when paniculate inflorescences become grayish-violet or pinkish due to overgrown, densely pubescent pedicels. This creates the impression of an unusual colored wig or an air cloud, for which the plant is called a wig tree. Young plants begin to bloom in the 4th–5th year.
They require a sunny location, fertile, well-drained soils, and the mandatory application of lime. They tolerate city conditions well. Drought and heat resistant.
Usage. Spectacular solitaires.
Leather skumpia. A shrub with a spreading rounded crown reaches 3–5 m in height. The leaves are light green, bright yellow in autumn. Flowers are collected in panicles at the ends of the shoots. Blooms in June–July. After flowering, original feather inflorescences are formed, consisting of overgrown pedicels. The popular form "Royal Purple" with dark purple leaves partially freezes in the conditions of the Moscow region.

Plum / Prunus

Deciduous trees or shrubs with short shoots that usually end in thorns. The flowers are relatively large, solitary or collected in few flowers. The fruits are fragrant, juicy, edible.
They prefer loam, fertile, well-drained soil, sunny places. Regular watering is required.
Usage. Group plantings, tapeworms, hedges.
Prickly plum, or thorn. Strongly spreading, branched shrub up to 5 m tall. The branches are very prickly, black-ash or brownish in color. The leaves are oblong-elliptic up to 4 cm long. It blooms simultaneously with the leaves blooming. The flowers are white, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, with numerous stamens. The pulp of the fruit is greenish, sour, tart. The best forms and varieties: "Nigra" (dark red leaves with a black tint), "Plena" (double white flowers), "Purpurea" (purple leaves and pink flowers).

Currant / Ribes

Shrubs with beautifully shaped leaves and racemose inflorescences of numerous small flowers, which have become an indispensable attribute of Russian gardens. They produce large yields of very tasty fruits of white, pink, red and black colors, depending on the type and variety. Varietal berry currants are often combined, regardless of the color of the berries, into one name - garden currant. In addition, there are purely decorative species that, although they have berries, are too sour and small.
They need rich, fairly moist and well-drained soil. Shade tolerant, but good harvest Give in sunny places well protected from winds.

Alpine currant. An ornamental species with red berries, having very showy shapes with golden, small and deeply incised leaves. As a rule, dwarf forms are used in gardens.
Golden currant. An ornamental shrub with a beautiful rounded crown, fragrant golden flowers and orange-yellow, purple or almost black berries. Grows well in unfavorable environmental conditions.

Snowberry / Symphoricarpus

Deciduous shrubs, distinguished by showy large white or pink fruits that persist throughout the winter.
They grow quickly, are unpretentious, light-loving, prefer calcareous soils. They tolerate cutting, shaping and city conditions well. Winter-hardy.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges, borders.
Snowberry is white, or cystic. Deciduous shrub up to 1.5 m tall with a rounded crown and long thin shoots. The leaves are simple, ovate or almost round, entire, green above and glaucous below. Small pink flowers are collected in dense racemose inflorescences located throughout the shoot. It blooms profusely and for a long time, and next to the blossoming flowers you can also see ripe fruits - berry-shaped, spherical, up to 1 cm in diameter, white, very elegant, juicy, and stay on the shoots for a long time.
The snowberry is round, or ordinary. A rather tall shrub with thin shoots, small leaves, dark green above and bluish below. The flowers are as small as the white one and are collected in dense short inflorescences. The fruits are hemispherical, purple-red or coral, with a bluish bloom. In autumn, thin shoots with purple leaves are strewn along the entire length with red fruits. Somewhat less winter-hardy than white snowberry, but quickly recovers after freezing.

Spirea, or meadowsweet / Spirea

Deciduous shrubs, rarely exceeding 2 m in height, with a very diverse bush shape - from pyramidal to weeping. Valued for their abundant and long-lasting flowering. The flowers are small but numerous, collected in inflorescences of various shapes; in some species there are single flowers. The color is varied - from pure white to crimson.
Not demanding on soil, light-loving, frost-resistant. Many types are smoke and gas resistant and tolerate city conditions well.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, rockeries, hedges, borders.
White-flowered spirea. A small shrub up to 50 cm high, with strong, erect branches. Large inflorescences-panicles are flat and quite dense. The flowers are white, flowering time is up to 2 months.
Spiraea Billarda. A shrub with spreading branches, wide lanceolate leaves and bright pink flowers collected in narrow pyramidal inflorescences up to 20 cm long. Blooms from the second half of summer until frost. The hybrid "Antony Waterer" with an elegant spherical crown is very good, blooming almost all summer with dark pink flowers.
Spiraea Van Gutta. A shrub up to 1.5 m tall with spreading, arching light brown branches, forming a beautiful cascading crown shape. The flowers are pure white, collected in dense, numerous, hemispherical inflorescences covering almost the entire shoot.
Spiraea oakleaf. An erect shrub up to 2 m tall with long ribbed shoots and a dense, beautiful rounded crown. In autumn, the leaves turn a uniform yellow color. White flowers up to 1.5 cm in diameter are collected in hemispherical inflorescences.
Spiraea Douglas. An upright growing shrub up to 1.5 m tall with straight, ribbed, reddish-brown, pubescent shoots. The flowers are dark pink in dense narrow pyramidal inflorescences.
Spiraea nipponensis. Shrub 1–2 m tall with a very dense spherical crown. Blooms in early June. Flowers in buds are purple, when in full bloom they are yellowish-green in dense inflorescences. It is distinguished by its compactness and abundant flowering.
Spiraea sharp-toothed, or arguta. A highly branched shrub up to 2 m tall with a wide spreading crown formed by arched brown shoots. The flowers are white, up to 0.8 cm in diameter, collected in numerous multi-flowered umbrella-shaped inflorescences, completely covering the shoots.
Japanese spirea. Beautiful shrub up to 1.5 m tall. In autumn it acquires a spectacular color. It blooms for a long time with pink-red flowers collected in complex inflorescences, which are crowned with annual shoots. The best forms and varieties: "Golden Princess" (low-growing shrub, pink flowers, bright yellow leaves), "Little Princess" (dark pink flowers), "Ruberrima" (up to 30 cm in height, carmine red flowers), "Shirobana" "(abundance of flowers from white to pink), "Variegata" (variegated leaves).

Forsythia / Forsythia

Fast-growing and early-flowering deciduous shrubs, erect or spreading. The shoots are covered with moth-like bright yellow flowers even before the leaves bloom.
They prefer sunny places, protected from cold winds, as well as moist, humus-rich, slightly alkaline soils. Stable in city conditions. In severe winters it freezes above the snow cover, but is restored after severe pruning.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, rockeries.
Forsythia is medium. A fast-growing, fairly frost-resistant shrub up to 2 m tall with dark green elliptical leaves. May freeze at the level of snow cover. The best forms and varieties: "Densiflora" (pale yellow flowers are very crowded), "Goldzauber" (large golden yellow flowers), "Lynwood" (bright green leaves, light yellow flowers), "Primulina" (bright yellow petals) yellow flowers slightly wavy), "Spectabilis" (large bright yellow flowers and sharp dark green leaves).
Forsythia ovoid. The most winter-hardy species. Shrub up to 3 m high with green, upward-pointing branches. Leaves are up to 15 cm long, serrated at the top. The flowers are bright greenish-yellow in color. Blooms at the end of April. In autumn, the leaves turn dark purple with an orange tint.

Bird cherry / Padus

Deciduous trees with alternate, large leaves; abundant, fragrant flowers in clusters, fruits are black drupes.
Most species are frost-resistant, drought-resistant, light-loving, but can also grow in partial shade. Prefer fertile, moist soils.
Usage. Tall hedges, single and group plantings, near water, in single and group plantings.
Bird cherry antipka, or magalepka. A low tree or shrub with a dense spherical crown. The flowers are fragrant, small, white, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, collected in small racemes up to 7 cm long. Juicy fruits, up to 1 cm in diameter, become black in color as they ripen. There is a decorative form with weeping branches.
Bird cherry virginia. A tree up to 15 m tall, with a wide, spreading crown, oblong-ovate shiny leaves, turning bright colors in autumn. The flowers are white, up to 1.3 cm, in multi-flowered, leafy racemes up to 15 cm long. The fruits are spherical, initially red, dark red when fully ripe, with juicy, edible pulp. It blooms and bears fruit annually from the age of 7.
Bird cherry Maak. Tree up to 17 m tall, with a wide pyramidal crown. The trunk is covered with very elegant, reddish-orange or golden-yellow bark, smooth, shiny, flaking across the trunk in papery, thin films. The flowers are white, small, in erect oblong racemes, odorless. The fruits are small, up to 5 cm in diameter, round, black, very bitter, inedible, and serve as a delicacy for birds and bears, for which they received the name “bear berry” in their homeland. Does not tolerate shade well. The Michurin hybrid is known - cerapadus.
Common bird cherry, or raceme. Tree up to 17 m tall or large shrub. The crown is wide, dense, with drooping branches; the bark is smooth, matte, black-gray. White clusters of fragrant flowers appear after the leaves bloom. The fruits are black, spherical, shiny, edible drupes. The most popular forms are those with pink and double flowers. The variegated form is less common.

Mock orange / Philadelphus

Deciduous shrubs with numerous straight stems covered with thin, gray bark. The leaves are matte, simple, ovate, elongated or broadly ovate. Magnificent creamy-white fragrant or odorless flowers are collected in clusters of 3-5 pieces at the ends of the shoots. There are many types, shapes and varieties with simple, semi-double and double flowers.
Winter hardiness depends on the type and variety. But in general, mock oranges tolerate Russian winters well, and when frozen, they quickly recover thanks to their powerful root system. They need permeable, fertile soils and a sunny place, but can also tolerate partial shade. They respond well to regular watering and fertilizing. Smoke and gas resistant. Need thinning.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, unclipped hedges, rockeries and borders (dwarf forms).
Pale or common mock orange. A powerful shrub, blooms profusely, the flowers are creamy-white, very fragrant flowers up to 3 cm in diameter, collected in 5-7 pieces in racemose inflorescences. The leaves turn bright yellow in autumn. In the middle zone it suffers from wet snow and can freeze to the level of snow cover. It has several decorative forms, differing in variegation, size and doubleness of flowers; there are even varieties with white and pink flowers. The terry variety "Virginal" is still considered the best, with flowers up to 4–5 cm in diameter and lush bush up to 2.5 m in circumference.
Mock orange crown. It stands out with reddish-brown shoots. A very unpretentious species, it only does not tolerate salty and too wet soils. It blooms profusely and for a long time, the flowers are large and very fragrant. It has a beautiful golden shape. In winter it freezes to the height of the snow cover. The dwarf form of this species, reaching only 60 cm in height, is also popular.
Caucasian mock orange. Although the flowers of this species are smaller, it is widespread in Russia due to its high winter hardiness and undemandingness to soil.
Mock orange Lemoine. A hybrid between common mock orange and small-leaved mock orange. There are many varieties of this hybrid with fragrant large snow-white flowers collected in large clusters. Varieties are divided into groups: with small and large leaves.
Chubushnik thin-leaved. This type is intended for those who cannot tolerate strong odors. A shrub with a beautiful spherical crown shape, large leaves, and pure white, odorless flowers. It is unpretentious, blooms even in partial shade, and tolerates transplantation well. The variety "Multiflorea" is especially good with large clusters of up to 11–13 flowers.

Rosehip / Rosa

Shrubs 1–2 m high with erect or slightly drooping branches. There are species with very long shoots that creep along the ground or cling to the trunks and branches of neighboring plants. Such species are capable of rising to considerable heights.
Most species are photophilous. They grow well in moderately moist, loamy soils, but do not tolerate waterlogging.
Usage. Tapeworms, group plantings, hedges.
Rose (rose hip) rusty. A beautiful, densely branched, multi-stemmed shrub up to 1.5 m high. The shoots are very prickly. The flowers are raspberry-pink. Prized for the apple aroma of the leaves.
Rose (rose hip) dog, or ordinary. A shrub up to 3 m tall with spreading arched branches of greenish or red-brown color, covered with powerful thorns. The leaves are small, the flowers are pale pink, the fruits are round or elongated oval, bright red.
Rose (rose hip) French. An upright growing shrub up to 1.5 m high. Leaves up to 12 cm long. The flowers are large, from dark pink to fiery red, simple or double, solitary, sometimes collected in groups of 2–3. They have a peculiar pleasant aroma. Blooms profusely in early summer. Quite winter-hardy, but in the middle zone it sometimes suffers from frost.

Exochorda / Exochorda

Deciduous, fast-growing and abundantly flowering shrubs.
They prefer sunny places and good, humus-rich, moist soils. Required good drainage. They do not tolerate limestone. Photophilous, frost-resistant, drought-resistant. They tolerate severe pruning and rejuvenation well. After flowering, overgrown shoots are shortened.
Usage. Tapeworm for small gardens.
Exochorda grandiflora. A free-growing shrub with straight main shoots and wide-spreading lateral shoots. Reaches a height of 1.2 m. The leaves are oval, light green. In May it blooms with large white flowers up to 5 cm in diameter, collected in hanging inflorescences 10 cm long.
Albert's exochord. Strongly branched shrub up to 4 m tall with bright green elliptical leaves. White flowers up to 4 cm in diameter are collected in multi-flowered apical inflorescences. Gives excellent cutting material.