The Best Ornamental Shrubs For Your Summer Cottage

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

The design of any site will not have a full-fledged appearance if an important element of landscaping is missing - an ornamental shrub. Consider the most interesting and popular shrubs that can be planted to decorate the territory. Let's talk about the rules for their placement

Shrubs in the design of the territory

1. Low-growing types of bushes are relevant for the formation of compositions, arrangement of border lines, for group placement with annual flowers and perennials.

2. Flowering shrubs (rhododendrons, roses, spirea), creeping conifers, junipers are placed in front of the porch, facade of the house, in the most prominent places.

3. Shrubs of medium size (70-120 cm) are used for zoning the territory, for marking corners, on the bends of paths, for creating miniature hedges.

4. Evergreen species, beautifully blooming or with variegated foliage of unusual shades, play a special role. They are used as a separate decorative object, the main unit of compositions, and are also grouped with each other.

5. The largest bushes cover unsightly places, decorate gazebos, walls of sheds, houses. Most often they serve as hedges.

Rules for placing ornamental shrubs

When planning the planting of bushes, it is important to achieve a competent location in order to maintain a balance with other crops, harmoniously distribute between the existing buildings, and not violate the ratio of proportions in volume and height.

It is not recommended to mix deciduous species of the same type in groups. You should follow the basic principles of distribution, cut and shape the crown, so as not to get piles and "wild jungle".

The main point is that when thinking over a place for planting a seedling, you need to know what it will be like in an adult state. A common mistake is to create excess thickness. As a result, as the plants grow, they begin to oppress each other, fighting for territory, lose their natural beauty or die altogether.

Ratio of dimensions and spacing when placing

• Tall trees (viburnum, turf, lilac, hazel, hawthorn, forsythia, Siebold's barberry, jasmine, buddleya, scumpia and others) are planted in 1, 5-2 m increments.

• Medium-sized (vesicle, spiraea, rhododendron, mahonia holly, felt cherry, deytion, chaenomeles …) - 1, 2-1, 5.

• Low-growing dwarfs (dwarf conifers, spherical spruce, recumbent juniper, Japanese quince, common heather, wolf, graceful action, horizontal cotoneaster, shrub cotto, snowberry). These plants are planted more often: 0.7-0.8 m.

The most beautiful garden shrubs

Magonia

It is the most demanded decoration of the site. Magonia belongs to the group of evergreen shrubs. The most popular is holly mahonia. In linear landings, it creates a low "live" fence. Thanks to the bronze foliage, it effectively decorates the territory all year round. In May, it blooms with golden buds with a rich aroma. Fruits when ripe (August) become bluish-black.

Japanese quince

An unpretentious undersized plant, only some varieties grow up to 1, 2 m, tolerates shaded places well, cannot be cut, grows on any soil. Differs in long flowering (white, pink, red buds) and abundant fruiting. By autumn, the bush is covered with fruits that resemble miniature apples.

Daphne

In common people it is called "Wolf's bast". An adult plant does not exceed one meter, in the spring it is covered with fragrant buds of a creamy white, lilac-pink color. Looks colorful during the fruiting period - strewn with orange or red berries. It is planted in partial shade and in open places, it is picky about moisture.

Forsythia (Golden rain)

The plant is light-loving, develops well on fertile soils, does not like drafts. Varietal differences are in size. For example, European forsythia reaches two meters, undersized - no higher than 70 cm. It is valued for abundant flowering with large golden inflorescences. Suitable for green hedges.

Chubushnik

It is famous for the longest flowering (late June-August), the buds are similar to jasmine flowers. The most lush inflorescences are given by Philadelphus. All varieties of this shrub are ideal for uncut hedges, group and single plantings. It is not recommended to plant in damp and shaded places, it is picky about the structure and nutrient composition of the soil.

Action

Forms the territory expressively, it is considered one of the flowering shrubs. Needs good nutrition, loves the sun. During the flowering period, it is covered with beautiful inflorescences of stellate flowers. The most popular varieties of action are: Deutzia crenata (Gorodchaty) and Deutzia gracilis (Graceful).