Flowering shrubs are a landscaping staple. They bring color to a plain landscape. Many flowering shrub varieties are commonly used as foundation plants, privacy hedges and in fragrant gardens, as well as in fast growing sun gardens.
Summer blooming flowering shrubs that produce bright colors, such as reds, deep pinks and purples, attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
While not all flowering shrub plants will fruit after flowering, there is a good selection of wildlife plants where the blooms will become berries for birds and other animals to eat over winter. Many of these flowering shrubs are perfect for winter interest such as the Ilex Berry Nice, also known as winterberry.
Tips for pruning flowering shrubs: Prune bushes and shrubs that bloom late winter to mid spring immediately after their bloom period. Clip out any dead, damaged or touching branches. This is also the best time for shaping the plants.
Planting a mixture of flowering shrub and evergreen shrub varieties can create many seasons of interest and color. Our QuickNav can help you to narrow down to shrubs with different blooming periods.
Greenwood Nursery offers a great selection of deciduous shrubs that will bloom spring, summer, fall and winter. Let us help you buy flowering shrubs at our online plant nursery.
