Plant these bush to quickly add colour and texture to your yard

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Fast-growing shrubs

Wood features in most homes , it ’s implausibly versatile , however , there are sure shades that will collide rather than complement

While it wo n’t result in repetition blooming , deadheading crape myrtle flowers will keep your shrub depend their best

These fuss - destitute evergreen shrubs will furnish greenery in all seasons

The Children With Cancer UK ‘A Place To Be…’ show garden at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, designed by Tom Clarke and Ros Coutts-Harwood, with evergreen shrubs and dense perennial planting

This North American bush raise plenty of fragrant blooms and will add impingement to any yard

Deadheading faded flowers might improve the visual aspect of your bush but it wo n’t encourage any more flush

expert share advice on what to consider when choose the unadulterated berth for planting azalea

The white, starry blooms of solanum, or the potato vine, in a sunny garden border

Why not lead off propagating in wintertime and get more works for free ? It can be done with hardwood thinning from these popular shrub

These midget evergreens will maintain impingement and interest in every season

Established trees can create a challenging environment for other plant , so opting to grow lively bush underneath them is your best bet

Spring-flowering shrubs

Purple verbena blooms in a garden border

What to never use to fill the bottom of a large planter

garden design with gravel and raised bed planting

Pink shrub rose in bloom, growing alongside a patio area with metal table and chairs

Daucus carota flower close-up

Burgundy cottage laundry room with white counters, gold rail across the cabinet with a curtain instead of a door. There are peach and cream china plates on display on a shelf

A large grey and white modern farmhouse with two wooden garage doors, and beautiful landscaping.

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Mid-century kitchen with Terrazzo splash back and range cooker

Pink crepe myrtle flowers in bloom in a sunny garden

Swamp azalea, or Rhododendron viscosum, with white blooms in summer

white flowers of V carlesii Snowball

orange azalea in flower

A garden bed filled with flowering shrubs in summer and next to a lawn

Dwarf evergreen hebe in a garden border

Sweet box, or Sarcococca, with green foliage and white flowers in a sunny garden