Flowering Shrubs for Your Garden

Introduction:

Gardens are one of the most important aspects of your home in terms of aesthetic value. The first thing people see when they approach your home is the landscaping and gardens.  To make a great impression your garden should be vibrant with flowering shrubs in your garden. There is no better way of making a garden beautiful than adding brilliant colors amidst the green backdrop. 

This can be done by selecting the right flowering shrubs for your garden. Blooming shrubs seem to make the gardening effort worthwhile.

Flowering Shrubs and Bushes:

The term flowering shrubs refers to a particular group of flowering foliage whose stems are woody and branches form an intricate network as opposed to the single trunk structure of trees. Shrubs typically grow to about 10 to 20 feet and can serve as great focal points for any garden with the stunning color of their flowers that could hover over a landscape.

Flowering shrubs are planted in home gardens for a variety of reasons. They make great garden border boundaries when planted side-by-side or in between other types of plants. You can plant them mainly for their aromatic flowers especially shrubs like purple leaf sandcherry, lilac and viburnum. Some homeowners plant shrubs to establish privacy by shielding the home against prying eyes. Flowering shrubs can also help control noise with their rich leaves that absorb sound.

The most popular flowering shrubs are not really difficult to grow and maintain. They are hardy plants and usually only need regular watering, some fertilizing and occasional pruning. Shrubs may also be trained to follow certain directions of growth to define a certain look in the landscape.

There are many popular flowering shrubs. Each has their own characteristics that make them ideal for different kinds of situations. For example:

1.    Viburnum shrubs are among the easiest of flowering shrubs to grow and maintain. While there are over 150 species belonging to the viburnum genus, it is not commonly seen in home gardens. Viburnums are very hardy plants and a lot of them are quite resistant to diseases and pets.

2.    Weigela shrubs are very popular in both home and public gardens. This deciduous plant grows with an upright weeping tendency. They can add a lot of color to any garden. The leaves can become purple, dark green or even bright yellow. The flowers colors can range from milky white to bright ruby red. Weigela are also very attractive to butterflies, so if you like beautiful critters aside from beautiful blooms, this type of shrub may be right for you.

3.    Forsythia shrubs are another popular type of shrubs. This deciduous plant typically grows to about 8 to 12 feet with upright or arching branches. Forsythias are quite easy to grow as they do well with most types of soil, although they thrive best in rich loose soil, needing only the occasional pruning after flowering. This shrub produces vibrant yellow flowers during early spring.

4.    Hydrangea shrub is another popular kind of flowering shrub that can also come as trees or vines. Hydrangeas can produce different kinds of flower colors that can be modified by altering the pH level of the garden soil. Basic soils result into pink flowers, while acidic soils result into blue flowers. Hydrangeas that have white flowers usually do not get affected by the soil pH level, but are nevertheless attractive shrubs.

5.    Lilac shrubs are among the most favorite home flowering shrubs. While the term lilac usually refers to purple with pinkish tinge, lilac flowers may come in a variety of hues including blue, red, pink, white, and of course, lilac. Lilac shrubs like sunny weather and soils that drain well. They attract butterflies and bees. This resilient plant needs only occasional pruning after flowering and some mulch as fertilizer.

By selecting the right flowering shrubs for your garden you can makes an attractive additions to any landscape. They provide shade and color that can make any garden look vibrantly beautiful.

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