Most gardeners harmonize that shrubs take less primping than perennials do to look good . And loads of bush grow just fine without much assistant from you . But which ones do that , plus have interesting bark , beautiful blooms , or excellent downslope colouring material ? If you ’re looking to spend less time and campaign into making your garden look great , it ’s clip to implant more shrubs . Shrubs can offer four - time of year appeal without a long ton of study . This video highlight a few favorite low - caution shrubs , arise in the garden ofFine Gardening ’s editor program . Adding any one of these stars — or even several — to your beds and borders will create inst encroachment .

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Invincibelle Wee White ® smooth hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens‘NCHA5 ’ )

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Beautybush ( Kolkwitzia amabilis )

Black Lace ® elderberry ( Sambucus nigra‘Eva ’ )

Diabolo ® ninebark ( Physocarpus opulifolius‘Monlo ’ )

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‘ Ruby Spice ’ summersweet ( Clethra alnifolia‘Ruby Spice ’ )

lucky boxleaf honeysuckle ( Lonicera nitida‘Baggesen ’s amber ’ )

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