Shrubs and Bushes

Shrubs and Bushes
Shrubs, in general, grow about 4-5 feet tall and are 4-5 feet wide.  They come in flowering and non flowering varieties. There are way too many to mention, so we will show you some of our favorites.

Rose of Sharon
The Rose of Sharon grows very tall (10 feet or more) for a shrub.  It blooms in late summer and into fall.  It keeps the blooms for a long time and that makes it a prized shrub.  It is related to the passion flower.

Forsythia
Forsythia is the first shrub to bloom in the early spring.  The flowers are a light almost fluorescent color.  Forsythia grow best in full sun and well drained soils.

Butterfly Bush
Butterfly bush is a good plant for a perennial backdrop. It is a large shrub.  The flowers are pink or purple and attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.

Viburnum 
There is no singular viburnum foliage. It can be rounded, lance-shape or toothed, smooth, velvety or rough. Most varieties produce fruit that is loved by animals and humans.  The flowers are pink or white and they fall color is outstanding.

To get the fruit, the shrub must be cross pollinated like fruit trees. 

Viburnum have some very sweet fragrant varieties like the Korean Spice Viburnum.

Lilac
Lilac usually produce large purple flower clusters and grow up to about six feet tall. It is a pretty enough shrub that it can be used as a specimen plant.  They prefer full sun and well drained soil.

Burning Bush
Burning bush is actually a euonymous.  It is an evergreen that turns a bright red color in the fall.  It is prized for its ability to bring in fall color.

Ivory Halo Dogwood
Ivory Halo Dogwood also turn red in the fall; leaves and bark turn red.  They have small green leaves with a variegated look that is halo shaped.  They are medium sized shrubs that like partial sun. 

Hydrangea
Hydrangea are prized for their large clusters of flowers.  They come in purple, white, pink, and blue.  Their flowers come in from early spring to late autumn.  Hydrangeas do the best in cool frost free areas.