Thick and Hardy Shrubs for Landscaping

Create a thick hedge or fill a difficult mowing space with hardy, durable hedges that cut down on landscaping headaches. These attractive garden varieties are common and usually affordable for gardeners who want to invest in shrubbery.

Nandinas

Their glossy leaves and flexible stems spread wide to cover a lot of ground in semi-sunny spaces. Even somewhat poor or clay-oriented soil can still support these dark evergreen shrubs which fill corners, line fences, or block mowing headaches like stumps, roots, or uneven grown. Tiny white blooms during warm seasons and the bright red berries that follow are an attractive touch.

Azaleas

A little sunlight goes a long ways towards transforming a non-dwarf azalea into an impressive shrub that dominates its section of the yard. Tiny green leaves fill the woody branches during the spring, summer, and early fall; while breathtaking summer blossoms come in a range of colors.

Gardenias

Whether dwarf or full, the perfume of a scented gardenia bush fills your yard with the sweet scent of summer. Blossoms range in color and size according to each variety, but even the dwarf plants can still command a sizable piece of a border bed, fence line, or landscaped shrubbery zone.

Quince

A tall and graceful shrub with light grey branches, the quince blooms delicate flowers reminiscent of fruit blossoms during the spring. Size varies from plant to plant, but quince bushes look beautiful tucked in the corner of a yard or flanking a mowing obstacles like a stump or knobby tree root.

Choosing the right one for your yard depends upon landscaping and climate demands, but hardy and long-lasting selections should help you find a beautiful shrub that will occupy the space in your yard for a long time.