Butterfly bushes have honey-scented blooms that are irresistible to butterflies and bees, and many gardeners as well. The lilac-like blossoms come in an array of pretty pastel colors, ranging from pink to deep purple, and continue from mid-summer into autumn. Some varieties are invasive in ce...
Unlike many other flowering trees they flower all summer long right up to the first frost, so they are a great way to add summer color to your garden. Plant breeders and gardeners have worked to increase the color range, so now there are lilac colors like the Muskogee Crape, terrific hot...
Pruning shrubs is not like taking a hedge trimmer to the bushes in the front yard. Dealing with a densely branched plant can be intimidating, but if you take your time and use the proper tools and cuts, you’ll get the job done. There are several pruning cuts you’ll need to be awar...
Shrub is another term for bush. Bushes are distinct from trees because they are usually shorter, though some can grow to 20 feet (6.096 m) tall, and they have many more stems than do trees. There are lots of ways to use bushes in gardening to create pretty foliage or even extra ...
Trees and shrubs are the backbone of your landscape. They are used as screens, backgrounds and accents. Trees are used for shade and for fruit. Flowering shrubs provide long lasting, beautiful blooms which brighten even the gloomiest of days. ...
Look at the Beautiful Shrubs and Bushes with Red Berrieshere 4. Arrowwood ‘Dawn’ Botanical Name:Viburnum x bodnantense USDA Zones:5-9 It is a deciduous shrub with uniquely shaped oval leaves. The clustered pink flowers are scented and long-lasting and appear in the winter and early spring...
For some height, consider growing tree roses, which bring small bushes right up to eye level, and make great accents and frame a doorway beautifully. Spirea These tough plants are ideal for low-maintenance gardening and they thrive in the coldest areas. Always colorful, the Goldmound Spirea ...
The color white not only adds an element to your garden but also brightens it up! Here are some of the most elegant Bushes with White Flowers you can grow!
Lush oak leaves keep the shrub pretty all season long, taking on tinges of Burgundy when fall rolls around. It is adaptable, working well with most soils, as long as it is well-drained and gets some sun. In the south it prefers some shade, and in the north it likes full sun and ...
The area has a patchy combination of habitat types: bare sand, mosses and herbs, single bushes and poplar thickets. Cynoglossum officinale grows in all habitats, except in dense thickets. Phenotypic differences in threshold size between local populations in the open areas and in poplar thickets...