For Year-Round Color, Choose Bright Shrubs
Many shrubs offer eye-catching fall blooms, fall foliage, and berries, making them an excellent way to keep your garden visually interesting even in the depths of winter. Several of them are also repeat bloomers, meaning they begin blooming in the early summer and continue blooming right up until the first hard frost. Landscaping contractors enjoy the beauty of shrubs when the summer flowers fade by using them as foundation plantings or borders. Here are a few fantastic shrubs for every temperature zone that will add year-round color to your yard.
Fothergilla Bushes
The springtime “bottlebrush” blossoms on the multi-seasonal shrub Fothergilla are white and fragrant. Yet, because of their stunning autumn foliage, many gardeners opt for Mount Airy’s miniature fothergilla bushes. Anticipate a range of colors (orange, yellow, green, and purple), occasionally all on one leaf. While azaleas and rhododendrons have comparable soil and cultural requirements, fothergilla shrubs are frequently cultivated close to them.
Red Twig Dogwood
Even oakleaf hydrangea is outperformed by the red twig dogwood’s “Elegantissima” variety. A leader in four-season landscaping, this plant provides year-round visual interest with its spring blossoms, summer two-toned foliage, summer-to-fall berries, and winter’s brightest red stems. The best-looking red twig dogwood is grown in clusters or as a loose hedge.
Stewartstonian Azalea
The Stewartstonian azalea is an evergreen azalea variety with spring flowers, vivid red fall leaves, and lovely winter greenery. Late November sees a loss of foliage, but new mahogany-colored leaves start to emerge in December. They persist until the spring, adding visual appeal even in drab March. Feed azaleas with an acid-enhanced fertilizer because they prefer slightly acidic soil.
Rugosa Rose
Without including roses, one of the best summertime plants you can grow, especially the well-known Rosa rugosa, no list of the best shrubs to cultivate would be complete. Rugosa roses are hardy, easy-to-grow roses that bloom in late spring to early summer. Many types will rebloom. Give these sprawling roses lots of room, and beware of their big, pointy thorns.
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