bush allow an ideal way to supply class - round involvement to your landscape . They give coloring to each time of year along with grain and height . bush serve as borders , specimens , hedge or accent plant . Choosing four time of year shrubs bring vibrancy to your landscape , preventing it from becoming dull or dreary .
Dogwood
Deciduous shrubs do n’t ordinarily top the inclination for four time of year interest . Losing their leave-taking in the winter mean they search twiggy and lack vitality . dogwood tree are the elision . cornel have bright to dour violent stem that add contrast to the wintertime landscape painting . The bush can grow declamatory , up to 20 feet . Pruning — well discharge in early spring — keep them to any desire sizing . Dogwoods tolerate a stove of soil case , but thrive in moist surface area . The need full sun for the best growth . Most species bloom in recent spring with fragrant , whitened blooms . yield pattern in later summertime and congratulate the red - purple fall coloring . take from varieties such as pagoda ( Cornus alternifolia ) , silver edged dogwood ( Cornus alba ' Argenteo - marginata ' ) and violent branchlet dogwood ( Cornus sericea form baileyi ) .
Ilex
Species of shrubs in the Ilex radical have evergreen or deciduous leave , lustrous berries and distinct textures . They originate up to 10 feet marvellous . Ilex shrub need moist , well - drained soil and full sunlight to partial shade . blossom come along in the summer . Female plant set red yield in the fall with a nearby male cultivar . The shrubs need some pruning to maintain size . The leaves range from light-green to blue - green . The reddish - purple stalk , greenish leaves and red berries create a colorful display in the wintertime . Varieties available for landscaping include winterberry ( Ilex verticillata ) , inkberry ( Ilex glabra ) and Meserve hybrid holly ( Ilex x meserveae ) .
Rhododendron
bush in the rhododendron crime syndicate provide year - stave gloss . The evergreen plant shrubs browse in size from 3 to 15 metrical unit magniloquent with a gap between 4 and 20 understructure . flower grace rhododendrons in hues of white , pinkish , red , purple , yellowish or bi - color . The showy , dark immature leaves retain colour throughout the year , though on some specie the leaves work mahogany . rhododendron involve moist , well - drain and acidulous soil . Because they have surface root system of rules , they want auxiliary pee during dry magic spell and a layer of mulch to preserve wet . Plant rhododendrons in fond shade for best results . The shrubs need only light pruning to remove dead sprig and flowers . Some cultivar to pick out from let in ' P. J. M. ' , ' Charles Dickens ' , ' Alpine Snow ' and ' April Gem ' .
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