Shrubs for shade, sun and all seasons

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  1. gardenplansireland

    gardenplansireland Seedling

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    I have compiled a list of shrubs you may find useful under the following headings:
    - Top shrubs for shade
    - Top shrubs for sun
    - Shrubs for interest in all seasons

    Here goes:-

    Top shrubs for shade


    * Prunus "Otto Luyken"
    * Lonicera pileata
    * Euonymus "Emerald & Gold"
    * Hydrangea macrophylia
    * Vinca major "Variegata"
    * Mahonia aquifolium
    * Kerria japonica
    * Viburnum davidii



    Top shrubs for sun


    * Lavatera "Rosea"
    * Fuchsia "Mrs. Popple"
    * Potentilla "Abbotswood"
    * Spirea japonica "Anthony Waterer"
    * Buddleia davidii
    * Cistus
    * Ribes sanguineum
    * Pittosporum "Tom Thumb"



    Shrubs for interest in all seasons


    * Forsythia "Lynwood"
    * Berberis darwinii
    * Escallonia "Apple Blossom"
    * Fuchsia "Genii"
    * Perovskia "Blue Spire"
    * Berberis thunbergii
    * Viburnum x bodnantense "Dawn"
    * Erica "Myreton Ruby"

    Does anybody have any lists they would like to contribute? :)
     
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  3. hotsauce

    hotsauce New Seed

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    Great list gardenplansireland :)
     
  4. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Just the kind of thing I wanted to know Gardenplan as I am re-doing a large bed at the back of my garden and I want all year round colour and interest. Thanks. Feel free to add more as I need all the help I can get!!
     

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