5 Must Have Shrubs for Your Garden
Below are five shrubs I have growing in my landscape that are easy to grow and provide great structure and balance to the garden.
C. dichotoma ‘Early Amethyst’ in October
I prune this one in the spring down to six inches, and by July it has already grown to four feet tall. Has the most beautiful purple berries in the fall–no wonder the common name is ‘Beauty Berry.’ Occasionally self-seeds so I can share with friends and family.
Weigela ‘Wine & Roses’
Very little maintenance–we prune it in the late summer to keep it in control. Beautiful fuchsia colored flowers all over that last a long time in arrangement. Hummingbirds and bees love it.
Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’
Beautiful unique dark foliage that lasts all season. It adds a nice airy feeling to the landscape. It also produces pretty showy flowers in the spring
Spiraea japonica
Full flush of lovely pink flowers from May through July makes it one of the best fillers for flower arrangements. Requires no maintenance, unless you have some winter damage or want to shape the plant. You can easily dig up a piece and plant it somewhere else in the garden.
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Another good reason to plant the weigela: the foliage is a great way to add contrast in a flower arrangement.
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Doug you are so right. I use the weigela in arrangements. The foliage is pretty and lasts a long time and sometimes I even get a second bloom on them. The fothergilla has cool spring blooms for arrangements and the spirea is perfect because of its shape it acts as a base to hold other more flimsy flowers.
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