Cotoneaster: Fast Growing Shrubs With Berries
The branching of rock cotoneaster is stiff and dense, giving the plant, overall, a rather bristly look. Stems shoot off the branches in what's often referred to as a "herringbone pattern," a term also used in hardscaping. The bristly look is significantly softened once the red berries appear, as your attention will be drawn to their fleshy orbs. To learn more about cotoneaster, click the link below:
Cotoneaster Redtwig Dogwood: Fast Growing Shrubs
With Striking Bark. Its leaves are gone. Its berries are gone. Its flowers are long gone. It's winter, and redtwig dogwood is practicing its own version of "addition by subtraction." For, despite having lost so many features, redtwig dogwood may be at its best when nothing blocks the view of its best feature: its signature bark color, shouting out above the layer of snow coating the landscape.
Mock Orange: Fragrant Fast Growing Shrubs
The wonderfully fragrant bush, mock orange is rather unfortunately named for what it is not, rather than for what it is. As the "mock" in its name suggests, mock orange is not a true orange. But the citrusy smell of its blossoms was enough to invite comparison, thus accounting for the origin of the mock orange's common name.
Like mock orange, the traditional lilac is an olfactory treasure. New cultivars are now available, but I still prefer the type of lilac that you probably remember from your grandparents' yard.
Forsythia: Fast Growing Shrubs That Herald Spring
There's a special place in my heart for forsythias. When I see their flower buds yellowing up, I feel my anticipation fully justified. What is it I anticipate? Forsythia flowers? Yes, but much, oh, so much more than that! For forsythia flowers herald nothing less than spring, itself.
But we've only just started! On Page 2 we'll look at some additional choices for fast growing shrubs....
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