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Introduction Evergreen Groundcover with Tons of Blue Flowers Deep Purple-Blue Flowers Attract Butterflies Great for Slopes and Walkways Drought To...
View full detailsIntroduction Evergreen Groundcover with Tons of Blue Flowers Deep Purple-Blue Flowers Attract Butterflies Great for Slopes and Walkways Drought To...
View full detailsIntroduction Deep Green Color and Lavender Flowers Add Beauty to Your Home Great for bordering plant beds to soften and add texture Super hardy an...
View full detailsIntroduction First re-blooming Lacecap Hydrangea Deep pink or periwinkle bloom Vivid, strong, red stems make this Hydrangea unique Extended bloom ...
View full detailsIntroduction Beautiful, Big, Multi-Colored Blooms Blooms on old and new wood Grow Pink, Purple, and Blue blossoms Blooms in the Summer AND Fall ...
View full detailsIntroduction Crisp White Blooms Blooms from spring all the way to frost! Hard to find white blooms that are no maintenance. Disease resistant Low ...
View full detailsIntroduction Huge Blue Blooms! Easy to plant, maintain, and enjoy Lush green foliage Works great as a backdrop in the landscape Gorgeous cut flowe...
View full detailsIntroductionVibrant and Contrasting Color on Long Lasting Blooms Rebloomer! Blooms in late spring through fall Versatile in the landscape Low Main...
View full detailsIntroduction Meet BloomStruck®, the Newest Addition to the Endless Summer® Collection of Re-Blooming Hydrangeas! Big, beautiful blooms from spring...
View full detailsIntroduction Hardy Hydrangea that is EASY to Grow Creamy white blooms fade to green Blooms from summer through fall Large, elongated blooms from 6...
View full detailsIntroduction Big, beautiful white to ruby red flowers Gorgeous, dark green oak-like leaves that change to a beautiful crimson color in the fall Fa...
View full detailsIntroduction Hardy Snowball Bush with Tons of Lush, White Blooms! Blooms in late Spring Attracts Butterflies No messy berries for this fruitless v...
View full detailsIntroduction Hardy Snowball Bush with Tons of Lush, White Blooms! Blooms in Spring and again in Summer Attracts Butterflies No messy berries for t...
View full detailsIntroduction Enjoy Perfect Purple Color All Year Long! Purple blooms in spring, summer, and fall! Purple foliage in winter Thrives in full sun Co...
View full detailsIntroduction Vibrant Dwarf Addition to the Endless Summer® Collection Exciting red-pink or purple-blue hues! Compact size that is perfect for smal...
View full detailsIntroduction Tie-dye Flowers Give This Azalea a Twist One of our favorites! Low maintenance evergreen shrub Re-blooming azalea blooms for 3 season...
View full detailsIntroduction Stunning Hydrangea Tree Blooms 1 Month Earlier! Pure white blooms turn blush pink and are deep rose in fall Long bloom period - summ...
View full detailsIntroduction Perfect little puffy pink blooms! Large 3 Gallon Size! Intense repeat pink blooms for 3 seasons! Only grows up to 3 feet Low maintena...
View full detailsIntroduction Compact Gardenia with Fragrant Blooms Great container, hedge, or slope gardenia Take fresh cut, fragrant flowers indoors for 3 season...
View full detailsIntroduction Easy Shrub that Adds Subtle Beautiful Color Great Shrub for Year-Round Interest! Add color to your landscape! Attracts butterflies Gr...
View full detailsIntroduction Outstanding Huge Blue or Pink Flowers Months of Beautiful Mophead Blooms Flowers in Summer AND Fall Stunning Blooms - Perfect for Fr...
View full detailsIntroduction Perfect Dwarf Butterfly Bush Blooms in summer and fall Gorgeous purple, scented bloom clusters Perfect for adding texture and color L...
View full detailsIntroduction Perfect Holly Tree to Frame Each Side of Your Home Softer leaf that resembles an oak tree leaf Emerald green color Dense, lush foliag...
View full detailsShrubs are synonymous with bushes. Generally they are small to medium perennial woody plants. Shrubs have multiple stems versus trees which usually have a single trunk. These plants can be deciduous or evergreen. There are types of shrubs that flower and those that don’t. Some produce seeds or berries. Bushes that are commonly grown in the landscape for decorative purposes are called ornamental shrubs. These plants vary in color, shape, and size. (We include some herbaceous plants like perennials, tropical plants, and herbs in this collection for ease of use.)
The best time to plant most bushes in just about any climate is early spring. Fall is also a great time to plant shrubs, but cooler climates should plant at least 6 weeks before the ground freezes for best results. In warmer locations avoid summer, but embrace winter planting!
Dig a hole twice the width of the root ball of your plant. Once placed in the hole the root ball should be slightly higher than the soil line. Fill the hole with water, backfill the hole with soil, and tamp the soil down gently with your hands to remove air pockets. Apply 1 to 2 inches of mulch around your plant and water again until the water begins to pool. Water daily for the first week and 2 to 3 times per week for the first 2 to 3 months while your shrub is establishing.
You can trim bushes lightly anytime of the year especially if you are simply removing dead, broken, or diseased branches. Avoid pruning shrubs in mid to late fall because it stimulates new growth which is easily damaged by freezing temperatures. For most shrubs late winter or early spring is a good time for heavy pruning, but be sure to check the best time for your specific shrub. Some flowering shrubs like hydrangeas can bloom on old wood so pruning in winter or spring can remove flower buds. Plants that bloom on old wood should be pruned right after flowering.
Deer will eat almost any plant if it is the only option, especially in areas with heavy deer populations. Even deer resistant shrubs may still be a source of food for a hungry animal, predominantly the tender young growth, and flowers. As far as flowering shrubs, Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) and Barberry have the highest deer resistance ratings, with Viburnum (Snowball Bushes, etc), Abelia, Forsythia, Camellia, Lilac, Beautyberry, and Rose of Sharon Hibiscus following close behind. Boxwood shrubs, Juniper shrubs, Mugo Pine, and most Holly bushes are deer resistant evergreen shrubs. Deer also tend to avoid flowering broadleaf evergreen shrubs, Distylium, Japanese Pieris, and Ligustrum. A bonus is that all of these are low maintenance shrubs.
Shade loving flowering shrubs include Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Snowball Bushes (Viburnum) and Camellias. Boxwoods, Camellias, Azaleas, Distylium, and many Hollies and Junipers are evergreen plants that can grow in part shade. Gold Dust Aucuba, Pieris Mountain Fire, Green Mountain Boxwood, Japanese Plum Yew, and Hicks Yew are evergreen shrubs for full shade.
Wax Myrtles can grow 3 to 5 feet in one year. Nellie Stevens Holly, Oakland Holly, and Wavy Leaf Ligustrum can grow 2 to 3 feet per year. Some varieties of Nandina and Camellia can grow 1 to 2 feet per year. Dwarf shrubs tend to grow slower than standard and large shrubs.
Check out the Blue Pacific Juniper, Blue Star Juniper, Purple Pixie Loropetalum, Nandina Flirt, Dwarf English Boxwood, Soft Touch Holly, and Mr Bowling Ball Arborvitae for dwarf evergreen shrubs. For low growing shrubs, look to Liriope, Dianthus, Drift Roses, and Creeping and groundcover Juniper. There are tons of dwarf flowering shrub options. Some of our favorites are Encore Azaleas, Daruma Loropetalum, Gold Mound Spirea, Fine Wine Weigela, Let’s Dance Hydrangeas, Kleim’s Hardy Gardenia, Kaleidoscope Abelia, and Low and Behold Ice Chip Butterfly Bush. All of these bushes grow to 3 feet or less at maturity! (Some of the Encore Azaleas get a bit bigger, but they have several that stay at 2 to 3 feet tall)
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