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Use of shrubs in landscaping

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A shrub is woody or semi-woody perennial plant with little or no trunk and grows up to a height from 50 cm to less than four meters. Landscape uses of shrubs: Specimen plant Shrubbery border Avenue planting Hedge Edge Rockeries Shrubs for pots Moonlit gardening Ornamental fruits Topiary

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SHRUBS Its use in landscaping
Ornamental Shrubs A shrub is a woody or semi-woody perennial plant with little or no trunk and grows up to a height from 50 cm to less than four meters.
Flowering shrubs Foliage shrubs Flowering and foliage shrubs Shrubs valued for fruits Shrubs with fragrant flowers Shrubs with ornamental bracts Shrubs for pot Classification on the basis of landscape value
Landscape uses of shrubs Specimen plant Shrubbery border Avenue planting Hedge Edge Rockeries Shrubs for pots Moonlit gardening Ornamental fruits Topiary (Deshraj,2008)
Specimen plant: an unusual or impressive plant or tree grown as a focus of interest in a garden. Hydrangea paniculata Hydrangea macrophylla
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hamelia patens
Dividing one area of garden from other
Area of the garden devoted exclusively for growing shrubs planted in a row or rectangular fashion is known as a shrubbery.
Hedge: a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.
Tall ornamental hedges Thuja orientalis Duranta goldiana Murraya exotica Acalypha sp. Ligustrum ovalifolium (Tropical region) (Tropical region, Sep-March) (Tropical region, March-Oct) (Tropical region,March-June) (Temperate region) DWARF ORNAMENTAL HEDGES
Tall protective hedges Bougainvillea sp. Carissa carandus (Tropical region, through out year) (Tropical region, March-June) Euphorbia splendens Opuntia sp. (Tropical region, through out year) (Tropical region, March-April) DWARF PROTECTIVE HEDGES
Shrubs for Topiary the art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes. Clerodendron inerme Duranta goldiana
SHRUBS FOR AVENUE Murraya panniculata Bougainvillea sp.
Edge: shrubs are grown along the edges (borders) of various features in the landscape; for example, the edges of driveways
Plants for edging Alternanthera Iresine Cuphea hyssopifolia (Tropical region)
Azalea (Temperate region) Cuphea (Temperate region) Lantana sellowiana Through out year Crossandra (Tropical region) Thuja sp Euonymus japonica (Temperate region) Rockery: a heaped arrangement of rough stones with soil between them, planted with rock plants, especially alpines.
Foundation plants Shrubs placed around the Foundation of house Cuphea Euphorbia splendens Cotoneaster Alternanthera
shrubs for moonlit gardening Jasminum auriculatum (Tropical region) Jasminum sambac (Tropical region) Murraya exotica (Tropical region) Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Tropical region) Gardenia jasminoides (Tropical region) Ervatamia coronaria (Tropical region)
Shrubs with ornamental fruits Viburnum cotinifolium (April-June) Duranta plumieri (Oct-Nov) Cotoneaster (July-August)
C.N: Acalypha S.N: Acalypha tricolour/ A. hispida Fa: Euphorbiaceae Large shrub with multi coloured foliage and drooping catkins. Valued for its colorful foliage. Good for making hedge.
C.N: Golden dew drop S.N: Duranta plumieri Fa: Verbenaceae A large woody shrub with auxiliary spines. Small bright green and golden varigated leaves are attractive.Mainly used for topiary and hedge.
C.N: Rose S.N: Rosa hybrida Fa: Rosaceae A woody shrub with thorns. Available in various colours. Mainly used as ornamental shrub in garden.
C.N: China shoe rose S.N: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Fa: Malvaceae Red flowers make contrasting effect with green foliage. Flowers throughout the year. Good for making hedge.
C.N: Chinese lantern S.N: Achania malvaviscus Fa: Malvaceae Red flowers make contrasting effect with green foliage. Flowers throughout the year. Good for making hedge.
C.N: Cape jasmine S.N: Gardenia jasminoides Fa: Rubiaceae A medium sine shrub with shining light green foliage and fragrant flowers. Good for moist hilly areas.
C.N: Kamini S.N: Murraya exotica Fa: Rutaceae Evergreen shining foliage with fragrant flowers and red or orange fruits. Good for topiary, hedge and screen.
C.N: Blood leaf S.N: Iresine lindenii Fa: Amaranthaceae Dwarf evergreen shrub with multicolored foliage. Good for making edge and pot plant.
C.N: Motia S.N: Jasminum sambac Fa: Oleaceae Medium sized shrub with light green foliage and white fragrant flowers during March Oct.
C.N: Kaner S.N: Nerium oleander Fa: Apocynaceae Large evergreen shrub with red, pink, and white flowers throughout year. Good for dry areas.
C.N: Bougainvillea S.N: Bougainvillea sp. and hybrids Fa: Nyctaginaceae Valued for its colorful bracts flowers throughout year. Good for topiary and dry areas in a garden.
C.N: Golden bottle brush S.N: Melalula bractiata Fa: Myrtaceae Medium sized shrub with golden yellow leaves. Used as a pot plant or for making topiary.
C.N: Changing hibiscus S.N: Hibiscus mutabilis Fa: Malvaceae Large deciduous shrub with coarse texture foliage, flower colour is white during morning later changes into pink at the evening time.
C.N: Cup and saucer S.N: Holmskioldia sanguinea Fa: Verbenaceae Large shrub with red and yellow flowers during Oct. Feb.., good for making dry flowers.
C.N: King of day S.N: Cestrum diurnum Fa: Solanaceae Medium sized shrub with white flowers during march sep. ,flowers are fragrant in the day.
C.N: Queen of night S.N: Cestrum nocturnum Fa: Solanaceae Medium sized evergreen shrub with greenish yellow flowers during April Nov., flowers are fragrant during night.
C.N: Night jasmine S.N: Nnyctanthes arbortristis Fa:Oleaceae Large semidecidious shrub with fragrant star shaped flowers during night. Flowers are white and flowers during September March. Drooping branches makes it a good plant for making standards.
C.N: Lantana S.N: Lantana sellowiana Fa: Verbenaceae Low growing shrub with mauve, yellow red flowers throughout the year. Good as a ground cover and edge.
C.N: crown of thorns S.N: Euphobia splendens Fa: Euphobiaceae Medium sized succulent shrub with thorns. Flowers light red flowers through out the year. Good for rockery.
S.N: Tabernaenontana coronaria Fa: Apocynaceae Medium, evergreen shrub with white slightly fragrant flowers throughout the year.
C,N: Yellow kaner S.N: Thevetia peruviana Fa: Apocynaceae Evergreen large shrub with shining light green foliage. Flowers throughout the year. Good for dry areas as topiary and hedge.
C.N: Periwinkle S.N: Vinca rosea Fa: Apocynaceae Small ever green shrub with pink, red and white throughout the year. Good for borders, edge and pots.
C.N: Rukmani S.N: Ixora singaporensis Fa: Rubiaceae Evergreen large shrub with white, red and orange throughout the year. Round compact head of flowers on leafy shoots.

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Use of shrubs in landscaping

  • 1. SHRUBS Its use in landscaping
  • 2. Ornamental Shrubs A shrub is a woody or semi-woody perennial plant with little or no trunk and grows up to a height from 50 cm to less than four meters.
  • 3. Flowering shrubs Foliage shrubs Flowering and foliage shrubs Shrubs valued for fruits Shrubs with fragrant flowers Shrubs with ornamental bracts Shrubs for pot Classification on the basis of landscape value
  • 4. Landscape uses of shrubs Specimen plant Shrubbery border Avenue planting Hedge Edge Rockeries Shrubs for pots Moonlit gardening Ornamental fruits Topiary (Deshraj,2008)
  • 5. Specimen plant: an unusual or impressive plant or tree grown as a focus of interest in a garden. Hydrangea paniculata Hydrangea macrophylla
  • 7. Dividing one area of garden from other
  • 8. Area of the garden devoted exclusively for growing shrubs planted in a row or rectangular fashion is known as a shrubbery.
  • 9. Hedge: a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.
  • 10. Tall ornamental hedges Thuja orientalis Duranta goldiana Murraya exotica Acalypha sp. Ligustrum ovalifolium (Tropical region) (Tropical region, Sep-March) (Tropical region, March-Oct) (Tropical region,March-June) (Temperate region) DWARF ORNAMENTAL HEDGES
  • 11. Tall protective hedges Bougainvillea sp. Carissa carandus (Tropical region, through out year) (Tropical region, March-June) Euphorbia splendens Opuntia sp. (Tropical region, through out year) (Tropical region, March-April) DWARF PROTECTIVE HEDGES
  • 12. Shrubs for Topiary the art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes. Clerodendron inerme Duranta goldiana
  • 13. SHRUBS FOR AVENUE Murraya panniculata Bougainvillea sp.
  • 14. Edge: shrubs are grown along the edges (borders) of various features in the landscape; for example, the edges of driveways
  • 15. Plants for edging Alternanthera Iresine Cuphea hyssopifolia (Tropical region)
  • 16. Azalea (Temperate region) Cuphea (Temperate region) Lantana sellowiana Through out year Crossandra (Tropical region) Thuja sp Euonymus japonica (Temperate region) Rockery: a heaped arrangement of rough stones with soil between them, planted with rock plants, especially alpines.
  • 17. Foundation plants Shrubs placed around the Foundation of house Cuphea Euphorbia splendens Cotoneaster Alternanthera
  • 18. shrubs for moonlit gardening Jasminum auriculatum (Tropical region) Jasminum sambac (Tropical region) Murraya exotica (Tropical region) Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Tropical region) Gardenia jasminoides (Tropical region) Ervatamia coronaria (Tropical region)
  • 19. Shrubs with ornamental fruits Viburnum cotinifolium (April-June) Duranta plumieri (Oct-Nov) Cotoneaster (July-August)
  • 20. C.N: Acalypha S.N: Acalypha tricolour/ A. hispida Fa: Euphorbiaceae Large shrub with multi coloured foliage and drooping catkins. Valued for its colorful foliage. Good for making hedge.
  • 21. C.N: Golden dew drop S.N: Duranta plumieri Fa: Verbenaceae A large woody shrub with auxiliary spines. Small bright green and golden varigated leaves are attractive.Mainly used for topiary and hedge.
  • 22. C.N: Rose S.N: Rosa hybrida Fa: Rosaceae A woody shrub with thorns. Available in various colours. Mainly used as ornamental shrub in garden.
  • 23. C.N: China shoe rose S.N: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Fa: Malvaceae Red flowers make contrasting effect with green foliage. Flowers throughout the year. Good for making hedge.
  • 24. C.N: Chinese lantern S.N: Achania malvaviscus Fa: Malvaceae Red flowers make contrasting effect with green foliage. Flowers throughout the year. Good for making hedge.
  • 25. C.N: Cape jasmine S.N: Gardenia jasminoides Fa: Rubiaceae A medium sine shrub with shining light green foliage and fragrant flowers. Good for moist hilly areas.
  • 26. C.N: Kamini S.N: Murraya exotica Fa: Rutaceae Evergreen shining foliage with fragrant flowers and red or orange fruits. Good for topiary, hedge and screen.
  • 27. C.N: Blood leaf S.N: Iresine lindenii Fa: Amaranthaceae Dwarf evergreen shrub with multicolored foliage. Good for making edge and pot plant.
  • 28. C.N: Motia S.N: Jasminum sambac Fa: Oleaceae Medium sized shrub with light green foliage and white fragrant flowers during March Oct.
  • 29. C.N: Kaner S.N: Nerium oleander Fa: Apocynaceae Large evergreen shrub with red, pink, and white flowers throughout year. Good for dry areas.
  • 30. C.N: Bougainvillea S.N: Bougainvillea sp. and hybrids Fa: Nyctaginaceae Valued for its colorful bracts flowers throughout year. Good for topiary and dry areas in a garden.
  • 31. C.N: Golden bottle brush S.N: Melalula bractiata Fa: Myrtaceae Medium sized shrub with golden yellow leaves. Used as a pot plant or for making topiary.
  • 32. C.N: Changing hibiscus S.N: Hibiscus mutabilis Fa: Malvaceae Large deciduous shrub with coarse texture foliage, flower colour is white during morning later changes into pink at the evening time.
  • 33. C.N: Cup and saucer S.N: Holmskioldia sanguinea Fa: Verbenaceae Large shrub with red and yellow flowers during Oct. Feb.., good for making dry flowers.
  • 34. C.N: King of day S.N: Cestrum diurnum Fa: Solanaceae Medium sized shrub with white flowers during march sep. ,flowers are fragrant in the day.
  • 35. C.N: Queen of night S.N: Cestrum nocturnum Fa: Solanaceae Medium sized evergreen shrub with greenish yellow flowers during April Nov., flowers are fragrant during night.
  • 36. C.N: Night jasmine S.N: Nnyctanthes arbortristis Fa:Oleaceae Large semidecidious shrub with fragrant star shaped flowers during night. Flowers are white and flowers during September March. Drooping branches makes it a good plant for making standards.
  • 37. C.N: Lantana S.N: Lantana sellowiana Fa: Verbenaceae Low growing shrub with mauve, yellow red flowers throughout the year. Good as a ground cover and edge.
  • 38. C.N: crown of thorns S.N: Euphobia splendens Fa: Euphobiaceae Medium sized succulent shrub with thorns. Flowers light red flowers through out the year. Good for rockery.
  • 39. S.N: Tabernaenontana coronaria Fa: Apocynaceae Medium, evergreen shrub with white slightly fragrant flowers throughout the year.
  • 40. C,N: Yellow kaner S.N: Thevetia peruviana Fa: Apocynaceae Evergreen large shrub with shining light green foliage. Flowers throughout the year. Good for dry areas as topiary and hedge.
  • 41. C.N: Periwinkle S.N: Vinca rosea Fa: Apocynaceae Small ever green shrub with pink, red and white throughout the year. Good for borders, edge and pots.
  • 42. C.N: Rukmani S.N: Ixora singaporensis Fa: Rubiaceae Evergreen large shrub with white, red and orange throughout the year. Round compact head of flowers on leafy shoots.