Azaleas are the most beautiful flowering shrubs for containers and have massive flowers. Just keep them safe from the harsh afternoon sun. Most of these bloom in spring (April and May in the Northern Hemisphere), with some reblooming varieties flowering again in summer or fall. 7. Bougainville...
Looking to brighten your summer garden? Learn about butterfly bush, hydrangea, oleander, and other vibrant shrubs perfect for any landscape needs.
Summersweet is one of the rare flowering shrubs that will bloom in shady places, perfuming the air with a sweet-spicy fragrance attractive to butterflies and bees. The showy white flower spikes come in abundance for 4 to 6 weeks, set off by dark, glossy green leaves that turn attractive ...
4. Favorite Flowering Shrubs for the Central California Coast We're picking one area of the west, the San Francisco Bay Area (sunset zone 16) just as an example to show the variety available among native and non-native shrubs for the milder parts of the west. Sunset calls zone 16 “Cent...
This list of the best evergreen shrubs features conical and low-growing varieties that are low maintenance and gorgeous for patios, gardens or front doors.
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With its brush-like puffy flowers that appear throughout the year, the bottlebrush is, without a doubt, one of the best flowering shrubs for full sun. If grown in a cooler zone, bring the bottlebrush plant indoors before the first frost to overwinter it. 11. Marigold Botanical Name: Tagete...
Beautify your landscape with some flowering shrubs and trees. Show some love to your local flora with a wildflower garden. Need a hand keeping all your outdoor plants and flowers happy? Hire a local Lawn Love crew to keep your landscape looking bright and colorful. Media...
Fragrant Flowering Shrubs Lilac ‘Scentara Pura’ (Syringahyacinthiflora) Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Time: Spring Zones: 2 to 8 Height: 4′ to 6′ Width: 4′ to 6′ Lilacs are another bush that are near and dear to my heart. I love the smell of the beautiful scent and the look of ...
Flowering shrubs appropriate to the Virginia climate can also provide an abundance of blooms. "Longwood Blue" blue mist shrub (Caryopteris x clandonensis "Longwood Blue," USDA zones 5 through 9) grows 2 to 3 feet tall and bears clusters of blue flowers on the ends of the branches in late...