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.
There aren’t too many fragrant showy native plants that will bloom in a shady position in late summer. The Summersweet, however, does just that and if you live in zones 3 through 9, this is definitely a plant that you should consider for your garden. What Is A Summersweet Plant? The summersweet, which is also […]
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The flowering quince is a useful deciduous shrub that puts on a beautiful show very early in the season each year. This plant’s tolerance for cold climates, ease of growth, and versatility make it a plant worth considering for any garden in zones 4-9. Read on to learn more about how to grow and care
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Blue Mist is a beautiful, compact sub-shrub with gray-green foliage and masses of showy blue flowers. These plants bloom at a time of the year when many plants have already finished flowering, making them a great late season asset. Read on to learn more on how to grow and care for the blue mist plant.
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Are you looking for a low maintenance, showy evergreen shrub for your west coast garden? Jerusalem sage is a must-have plant for Mediterranean gardens that gives a lot and asks very little of the gardener. Read on to learn more about growing and caring for this plant. What Is A Jerusalem Sage Plant? Jerusalem sage
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Ceanothus plants are some of the most beautiful native shrubs available to the gardener. With so many spectacular and fragrant species and cultivars available, the choice is yours as to how you want to use this fast growing evergreen or deciduous plant in your landscape. Read on to learn more about how to grow and
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Toyon is a beautiful native evergreen bush or small tree from the west coast of the United States. These plants are ideal for gardens on the west coast and will impress with showy displays of creamy white flowers and bright red fruits that persist deep into the early winter months. What Is A Toyon Plant?
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If you’re looking for a bold and showy shrub, Leonotis is a good place to start. These distinctive African plants are fast-growing and have interesting, brightly colored blossoms which attract butterflies and hummingbirds. What Is A Leonotis? Leonotis leonurus, or lion’s tail, is an evergreen shrub from the mint family (Lamiaceae). The genus name is
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Known for being an attractive shrub that catches everyone’s attention, the escallonia plant is relatively easy to grow, making it an essential plant in any garden. Although native to South America, including Chile, Argentina (1), and the Andes, this shrub can now be found everywhere else in the world where the sea or ocean is
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Are you looking for an interesting, compact evergreen for a shady area? Ruscus species like the butcher’s-broom are great, low-maintenance evergreens for areas where other plants may struggle to grow. Read on to learn more about growing and caring for these unusual plants. What Is A Ruscus Shrub? Ruscus plants, including the butcher’s broom, are
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The Chuparosa plant is native to some of the most challenging areas on earth, as it thrives best when grown in rocky slopes or desert soils, where nothing else seems to grow. This plant is indigenous to southern Arizona and and northern Mexico, albeit nowadays, they are easily found in other southern states of North
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