Landscaping Shrubs

When you opt for landscaped garden, you also have to think about how to border or fence your garden, how to mark off the different portions of the garden, how to separate one flower bed from another. Quaint wooden fences look very beautiful but they are absolutely common.

How about trying something different and unique like planting thick hedges or bushes/shrubs instead of fences? If you feel that you have done everything that could be done to artistically design your garden and yet feel that something is still missing, Landscaping shrubs will instantly fill that gap and enhance the aesthetics of your landscaped garden.

Flowering Shrubs

Among all the shrubs and bushes used for landscaped gardening, easily and unarguably the most beautiful are the flowering shrubs which are covered with multi hued blossoms at different times of the year according to their seasonal patterns and which transform the look of any garden in a jiffy when they are in full bloom.

Another plus point of opting for flowering bushes/shrubs is the heady scent which will waft through the whole garden and pervade the house as well to keep up your spirits – aromatherapy and color therapy at their best. Your landscaped garden will effortlessly become the most arresting and elegant and talked about garden in the entire neighborhood thanks to your flowering shrubs.

Varieties

Some tried and tested flowering shrubs which you can opt for because of their visual opulence and fragrance are Adams Needle, Silky Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood, Grey twig Dogwood, Coral Red Dogwood, Paeonyflorus Rose Of Sharon, Morning Star Rose Of Sharon, Lucy Rose Of Sharon, Jeanne D’Arc Rose Of Sharon, Diana Rose Of Sharon, Ardens Rose Of Sharon, Aphrodite Rose Of Sharon, Persian Lilac, Miss Canada Lilac, Common White Lilac, Common Purple Lilac.

Butterfly Shrubs

More varieties of flowering shrubs ideal for tropical or sub tropical themed landscaped gardens are Butterfly bushes. They grow colorful lilac like flowers which are scented and attract rainbow hued butterflies by droves.

Hence the name. Profuse lavender, orange or white flowers cover the pendulous arching branches of these flowering shrubs which can at times grow up to a height of 15 feet. The two common types of butterfly shrubs are white butterfly shrub and claret purple butterfly shrub.

Other Specimens

Some other kinds of shrubs that have the capacity of turning your garden into a natural romantic haven are Common Witch Hazel with golden yellow fall bloom, yellow green or bright Red Bursting Heart Burning Shrub, white/orange/purple colored Black Chokeberry, red fragrant Sweet Shrub, multi colored scented Spice Bush, red leaf Japanese Barberry, Red Rum Honeysuckle with white flowers, Variegated Yucca etc.