Flowering Shrubs For Landscapes
Shrubs are great for any landscape where you are looking for care free plantings and colors of different greens and golds, with some shrubs having bright winter berries and others with spring and summer flowers.
If you want a green landscape but don't have a lot to spend caring for it, shrubs are a great choice. Properly selected shrubs are easy to care for and will provide year around interest. Just as with other gardening, you need to pay attention to the conditions the shrub is going to be planted in. And what is expect to get out of your shrubs. If your soil has never been tested this would be a good place to start, before spending a lot of money only to find things won't grow in your soil. You will need to check the area for light and soil type.
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Plants that are happy where they are planted will grow as you expect and won't need a lot of attending to, you can find the needs of plants by reading the catalog descriptions or good reference books on line. When you shop for plants have a list of what will work best in the space you will be planting in so you won't be tempted to by flowering shrubs that won't grow for you.
If you want a green landscape but don't have a lot to spend caring for it, flowering shrubs are a great choice. Properly selected shrubs are easy to care for and will provide year around interest. Just as with other gardening, you need to pay attention to the conditions the flowering shrub is going to be planted in. And what is expect to get out of your flowering shrubs. If your soil has never been tested this would be a good place to start, before spending a lot of money only to find things won't grow in your soil. You will need to check the area for light and soil type.
Plants that are happy where they are planted will grow as you expect and won't need a lot of attending to, you can find the needs of plants by reading the catalog descriptions or good reference books on line. When you shop for plants have a list of what will work best in the space you will be planting in so you won't be tempted to by shrubs that won't grow for you.
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Pay attention to the size and shape, small and cute don't mean they will stay small. Watch how far from the house or walkway you are planting, you don't want the flowering shrubs covering windows or growing over walkways that will make it difficult to walk. Arborvitaes or ceders come in a lot of sizes, their needles are soft and flat and a very pleasant smell to them, and will grow just about anywhere. Junipers come in different shades of greens and gold and have sharp needles but will with stand colder weather well.
If your soil is acidic and there is light shade to full sun you might consider holly shrubs, they add great looks and give a great holiday appearance with their red berries. Other acid soil lovers that like shady areas and protection from winter winds are azaleas and rhododendrons. You will find them in large and small sizes that can work in the space you have, they require little care and will give you spring flowers.
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Manzanita is a broad leaf evergreen shrub that develops small bright apple size like fruit in summer and grows best in warmer climates.
Flowering shrubs like lilacs, holly, and evergreens are easy to care for and add a lot to the landscape.
