Explore beautiful shrubs for gardens, borders, hedges, foundation planting, privacy screens, and landscape design. This section covers flowering shrubs, evergreen shrubs, fast-growing varieties, low-maintenance options, and seasonal favorites for adding structure, color, fragrance, and texture to outdoor spaces. Find guidance on choosing, planting, pruning, and caring for shrubs that suit your climate, garden style, and landscape needs.
If you like showy shrubs, azaleas should definitely be on your wishlist. These acid-loving plants come in a range of sizes and shapes, with deciduous and evergreen options to suit any gardener’s needs. Read on to learn how to grow and care for your own azalea plant. What Is An Azalea Bush? Azaleas are evergreen […]
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Ixora plants (Ixora spp) are woody evergreen shrubs with a wonderfully exotic and tropical look. They produce masses of crimson flowers practically year-round and require very little maintenance. If you live in an area like southern Florida, with a warm, subtropical, or tropical climate, this is a plant that deserves your attention. Read on to
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The firethorn is not only a really useful plant in the landscape but also a reliable source of color to brighten up gardens in early winter. The only downside is the plant’s sharp spines, but these can also be used to the gardener’s advantage. Read on to learn how to care for the firethorn, and
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The barberry shrub is a beautiful plant with a long history as a garden subject. These plants are easy to grow but have some very unfortunate characteristics. You should only consider growing barberry bushes if it is non-invasive in your area or if you live in an area where these plants are native. Read on
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Boxwoods are a firm favorite amongst gardeners looking for a formal hedge or topiary specimen. Unfortunately, these fantastic plants are susceptible to some pest and disease problems and will do better with more attention than other plants. Read on to learn more about growing and caring for these evergreens to decide whether they are the
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Aronia plants are lovely North American native shrubs that provide 3 season interest as well as a very useful crop of edible berries. These plants have good ornamental value and are just about neat enough for formal gardens. They really shine in naturalized and woodland gardens where they can be allowed to naturalize. Read on
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Heavenly Bamboo is a beautiful and useful landscape plant with a bad reputation. Unfortunately, this plant has very invasive tendencies when grown outside of its native range. Sterile varieties are available that provide year-round interest but gardeners in the USA are advised to consider planting alternative shrub species. Read on to learn more about this
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The pussy willow is most famous for its catkin-covered branches produced in the late winter or early spring. These handsome plants can be very useful in the garden, especially in problem areas with saturated soils. Read on to learn how to grow and care for this attractive deciduous shrub or tree. What Is A Pussy
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Carissa is a great hedging or groundcover plant for coastal areas in Florida, California, and other warm places throughout the globe. This evergreen grows fast, needs little care, and produces deep green foliage, attractive fragrant orange blossoms, and edible fruit. Read on to learn more about growing and caring for these under-used plants. What Is
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If you live in a naturally hot and dry climate and are looking for an interesting low-maintenance plant for your garden, the creosote bush might be a perfect choice. These characteristic desert plants of the American Southwest are easy to grow where many other plants can’t. Read on to learn how to grow and care
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