beginnerPanicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
A cold-hardy woody shrub with large conical flower clusters on the current season's growth.
Shape, screening, and flowers
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Use shrubs to create the middle layer between trees and low planting, with enough room for each plant's natural mature habit.
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intermediateCommon Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens
A dense evergreen edging deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateCommon Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
A fragrant, suckering deciduous deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateEvergreen Azalea
Rhododendron indicum
An acid-loving compact evergreen deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateCatawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
A broadleaf evergreen woodland-edge deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateBorder Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia
A vigorous yellow-flowered deciduous deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateGarden Rose
Rosa × hybrida
A repeat-flowering thorny deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateButterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
A fast-growing nectar-rich deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateArrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum
A durable deciduous native-range deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateJapanese Spirea
Spiraea japonica
A compact summer-flowering deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateWeigela
Weigela florida
An arching trumpet-flowered deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateCommon Camellia
Camellia japonica
A glossy evergreen, cool-season flowering deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateEnglish Holly
Ilex aquifolium
A spiny broadleaf evergreen deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateAmerican Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
A moisture-loving, wildlife-rich deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateHighbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
An acid-soil fruiting deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateCommon Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
A tough exfoliating-bark deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateSummersweet
Clethra alnifolia
A fragrant, moisture-tolerant deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateInkberry Holly
Ilex glabra
A spineless evergreen native-range deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateShrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
A compact cold-hardy flowering deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateSmokebush
Cotinus coggygria
A large, haze-flowered foliage deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateBigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
A large-leaved mophead or lacecap deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
Seasonal note
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Avoid hard pruning during heat. Check species-specific timing before removing next year's flower buds.
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