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Drummond's Pink Creeping Phlox Evergreen Groundcover with Tons of Pink Flowers Deep Pink Flowers Attract Butterflies Great for Slopes and Walkways...
View full detailsDrummond's Pink Creeping Phlox Evergreen Groundcover with Tons of Pink Flowers Deep Pink Flowers Attract Butterflies Great for Slopes and Walkways...
View full detailsIntroduction Re-Blooming Purple Lilac that Attracts Butterflies and is Deer Resistant! Fragrant blooms from spring to fall Manageable height of 4-...
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 A Profusion of Rich Golden Yellow Flowers Repeat Bloomer Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds! Beautiful Border and Groundcover Fait...
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 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 Compact Round Shape - No Pruning Required!! Soft, Feathery Evergreen Foliage Disease and Pest Resistant Low Maintenance Try in Contai...
View full detailsIntroduction New Dwarf Version of the Popular Limelight Hardy Hydrangea! Hardy Hydrangea that is EASY to Grow Creamy white blooms fade to green L...
View full detailsIntroduction Amazing Bold Red Color Brightens Your Winter Landscape Add Year-Round Interest and Excitement! White Flowers in spring and Berries in...
View full detailsIntroduction Great Accent Perennial Highly adaptable to many conditions Loves shade! Low maintenance Never Bareroot... All plants come rooted int...
View full detailsIntroduction The Fire Light® Hydrangea will light up your landscape with its vibrant blooms! Extremely cold hardy flowering shrub Beautiful Pink-R...
View full detailsIntroduction A Classic Perennial Treasured for its Scent and Purple Blooms Butterflies and Hummingbirds love this plant! Stunning, Fragrant, Purpl...
View full detailsIntroduction Beautiful Blue Ground Cover with Lots of Color and Pink Blooms! Silver blue ground cover with bright pink flowers Adds unique color t...
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 Add Year-Round Blue Color and Texture to your Landscape! Extremely Easy to Care for A true Classic in the American Landscape Hardy AN...
View full detailsIntroduction Add some great texture to your landscape with the Sum and Substance Hosta! Sun Loving Hosta Nice huge, green to yellow leaves Grows t...
View full detailsIntroduction Dwarf Hydrangea Loaded with Blooms! White, clustered blooms from summer to fall Perfect for small spaces Heat tolerant Hardy, floweri...
View full detailsIntroduction Amazing Dwarf Re-Blooming PINK Lilac Fragrant blooms from spring to fall Petite size - only 3 feet tall and wide at maturity Attracts...
View full detailsIntroduction Lush Blue Groundcover with Double Red Blooms Silver-Blue Foliage with Pretty Red Flowers Attracts butterflies Deer Resistant and Salt...
View full detailsIntroduction Soft Blue Color All Year-Round Amazing shapes! Fast growing shrub. Expect 1-2 feet per year Can be used for a natural hedge or berm S...
View full detailsIntroduction Huge Pink Hydrangea Flowers - No Soil Adjustment Needed! Gorgeous White Flowers turn Pink from Summer to Fall Huge Blooms up to 16 in...
View full detailsIntroduction Unique Dwarf Specimen Shrub Pine Great Look for Rock or Asian Gardens Grows in the Coldest Regions of the US! Deer Resistant, Salt ...
View full detailsIntroduction The Happy Return Daylily Happily Creates Blooms Year After Year Very hardy Adaptable to a variety of conditions 4 inch wide lemon yel...
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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