
October Magic Inspiration Camellia
October Magic® Camellia Enjoy Lush Eye Catching Bicolor Fall Blooms! White Double Blooms with Bold Magenta Margins Deer, Drought, and Heat Toleran...
View full detailsOctober Magic® Camellia Enjoy Lush Eye Catching Bicolor Fall Blooms! White Double Blooms with Bold Magenta Margins Deer, Drought, and Heat Toleran...
View full detailsIntroduction Vibrant Red Blooming Camellia Bold red flowers from mid fall into winter Compact Camellia for tight spaces Great for containers, hedg...
View full detailsIntroduction Tons of Gorgeous Red Blooms in Winter! Blooms fall through winter Glossy, dark green foliage and deep red flowers Makes a great h...
View full detailsIntroduction Light Red Winter Flowers Evergreen shrub that adds great color Can be pruned into a small ornamental tree Great used for a privacy he...
View full detailsIntroduction Stunning, Full, Colorful Winter Blooms Gorgeous privacy hedge Big, bright blooms in late winter to early spring Light, sweet fragranc...
View full detailsIntroduction Trusted Classic Southern Flowering Shrub Year round dark green foliage Dark pink blooms Blooms from fall through winter Low maintenan...
View full detailsIntroduction Big, Colorful, Fragrant Bright Pink Blooms! Versatile in the landscape Deer, drought and heat tolerant Disease resistant Low maintena...
View full detailsCamellias White White Creamy Blooms from Fall through Christmas! Year round dark green foliage Low maintenance Great for a hedge or by itself Nev...
View full detailsIntroduction Amazing Dark Pink Blooms in Fall and Winter Huge Semi-Double Flowers Easy to Grow Evergreen! Makes a Colorful Hedge Adaptable and Ve...
View full detailsIntroduction Compact Camellia with Huge White Flowers Super Full and Frilly White Blooms with Magenta Edges! Fall Blooming Camellia Easy to Grow D...
View full detailsIntroduction Dwarf Camellia with Ruby Red Flowers in Fall Heavy Bloomer Fall Blooms! Low Maintenance Deer and Disease Resistant Plant in Front o...
View full detailsIntroduction Dwarf Camellia with Loads of Fall Flowers Semi Double Blush Blooms with Pink Highlights Fall Blooms! Low Maintenance Deer and Diseas...
View full detailsIntroduction Upright, Columnar Camellia with Clusters of Petite Double Blooms Prolific Bloomer Salmon Pink Blooms in Fall Easy to Grow Deer and D...
View full detailsIntroduction Low Maintenance Evergreen Shrub with Great Pink Color! Great for adding color to your landscape Perfect for shady areas or partial su...
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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