Top 5 Most unpretentious ornamental shrubs, especially for those who want to have an amazingly beautiful garden

In the garden, shrubs are not only needed for landscape design, but have functions such as: fill in empty space, hedge, flowering specimens attract butterflies and various insects to pollinate garden crops, and also hide the territory from the curious eye.

Flowering shrubs

Plants that can bloom all summer long are especially beautiful. Many of them are unpretentious. They do not need special preparation for winter, and in other seasons they do not require special care: they are resistant to diseases and many pests, they do not require frequent watering and feeding.

Japanese quince or Chaenomeles

The culture belongs to the Rosaceae family, the order of the Rosaceae. It is suitable for creating hedges and flower arrangements. Reaches a height of 1.50-3 m. It is beautifully combined with other shrubs. It blooms in large bright pink flowers and lasts about 3 weeks, then the fruits begin to form, by the way, edible.

The ornamental shrub is thermophilic, frost-resistant and resistant to many diseases. It is planted in lighted areas. It lends itself well to pruning and can be neatly shaped.

Rhododendron

A beautiful shrub from the Heather family. 18 species of this plant are grown in Russia. One of these representatives is a small indoor azalea. With its flowering, it will attract everyone's attention and delight of guests.

There are so many flowers that it is impossible to see where the branches and foliage are. Insect pollinators will flock to the wonderful smell that will accompany the entire flowering period - 1.5 months.

Rosehip decorative

The perennial plant reaches a height of 2 m, the hanging branches are covered with thorns. July-May is the time of flowering. The inflorescences are beautiful and fragrant, they have many shapes and colors with a diameter of 12 cm. There are terry and ordinary.

Fruits are spherical or elongated, ripen in August, they make a delicious medicinal tea. It grows in the European part of Russia and in the middle zone, in the Urals, in Eastern and Western Siberia.

Hedge shrubs

These are evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs retain their foliage throughout the year, even in winter, green branches will be visible under the snow.

They don't shed their leaves, so you don't have to sweep them every fall. Looks good planted along the fence. Many reach heights up to 2 m without undercutting.

Aucuba

Arrived from the wilderness of China, Japan and Korea. It grows everywhere in the shade and in the sun, it is only afraid of drafts. In the garden, an evergreen shrub with shiny, leathery leaves with yellow spots is combined with other small shrubs and perennials. Fits harmoniously into gardens with oriental design.

Boxwood

These are the same bushes that can be given any desired shape. Their crown is so compact and dense that after skillful pruning with knowledge of special techniques, they can be shaped like a decorative figure.

If you want to make a ball, pyramid, square or more complex, for example, a spiral according to patterns or guided by your own imagination. You just need to work carefully - they grow very slowly.

Ornamental shrubs can help make your garden more attractive. Evergreen groups delight the eye all year round; it is especially pleasant to admire the green islet in cold winter. Flowering plants - for beauty and scent. Their variety is huge, everyone will find a variety to their liking.