Don’t be fooled into thinking that a plant without blooms is boring – it is the opposite! Richly colored foliage, vibrant berries, and textured leaves are all an important component of a thriving garden that looks beautiful all year long.
Here are five ornamental shrubs that can extend the life and vibrancy of your garden all season long.
Nandina ‘Tuscan Flame’
For a beautiful color show in the garden try this compact evergreen. New growth emerges a striking red color that lasts through most of the season before aging to an attractive dark green. It is also easy to get this high color reward because ‘Tuscan Flame’ is drought tolerant and low maintenance in the landscape.
Autumn Reprise™ Hydrangea
Keep your garden gorgeous spring through fall! The crisp green foliage transitions through shades of plum and royal burgundy in cooler seasons. Pollinator-friendly white flowers offer impressive reblooming throughout the fall. Autumn Reprise™ is also native to North America and has excellent disease resistance.
Groovy Glow™ Mahonia
This evergreen adds a flare to the garden through each season. Green foliage with red, orange, and yellow flowering appears during fall and winter when few plants are showing color. In the springtime, new growth has a burgundy hue, adding warmth to the early season. Groovy Glow™ is shade tolerant and has good resistance to deer in most cases.
Party Lights™ Osmanthus
Springtime is this plant’s time to shine, with an eye-catching display of variegated pink, cream, and yellow foliage. The leaves also have a scalloped edge, which adds a surprising splash of early season color and texture. Party Lights™ does remain evergreen to provide year-round beauty and is a wonderful statement planting in the landscape.
Peach Sorbet® Blueberry
This unique blueberry has stunning leaves in shades of peach, pink, orange, and emerald green. White, bell-shaped flowers appear in spring, leading to an abundant summer crop of blueberries. In most climates, this plant will keep its leaves throughout winter and turn a rich eggplant purple. Peach Sorbet® is a compact blueberry that grows especially well in pots and mixed containers.
