Understanding different kinds of shrubs

Shrubs come in three varieties, they are

• Flowering shrubs
• Evergreen broad leafed shrubs
• Evergreen needle leafed shrubs

Most flowering shrubs are deciduous in the sense that they lose their leaves during fall. Some shrubs have a beautiful discoloration before the leaves fall off.

Certain evergreen shrusb are flowering ones too ex Camellia. They usually bloom by spring time and jettison their flowers by fall. They retain their leaves through the fall though. Some of these shrubs have pretty berries growing on them too.

Given below are a few examples of each variety of shrubs.

Flowering shrubs

Heather : Beautiful flowering bushes. The flowers come in clusters and are bell shaped

Winter Jasmine : They provide their blooms in winter, cheering up a fallen garden

Daphne : It is difficult to resist the beauty of these flowers

Evergreen broad leafed shrubs

Camellia : Evergreen shrub, retains its leaves through fall, variegated colors are available for the leaves. Blossoms with pretty flowers during spring

Oleandar : The white flowers are delicate and truly refreshing to the eyes. Nice leaves, are retained through fall.

Rock Rose : The flowers look like dry tissue paper. Unique structure of flowers and beautiful leaves.

Evergreen needled leafed shrubs

Spruce : Beautiful leave structure. Can be used as a fencing shrub.

Pines : The good old pine shrubs make great hedges.

Cedars : They grow dense and thick. Nice shrubs to have as a boundary.