The most perfect perennial shrubs for your garden

Looking for that amazing “pop” of color in your garden or landscape? Want something that makes a statement and really stands out against your backdrop! Enter… perennial shrubs

Perennial shrubs add balance to your landscape. I love these flowering shrubs because they can really catch the attention of passerbys. If you’re following my garden pyramid for planting success, you have already chosen your trees and evergreen shrubs. Perennial shrubs make the perfect choice for right front of your evergreens. They will add tons of color and personality and are large enough to make a big statement. Set your perennial shrubs in front of a row of evergreens  to really make them POP.

And… when they are done blooming, your sturdy evergreen foundation will keep your garden from looking bare and messy.  Once you complete this step, you’ll see your landscape really start take shape.

Quick Tip: My landscape layering post  will show you how to create a beautiful, four-season landscape, even if you’re a beginner gardener!

Let’s get to the fun stuff! These are my picks for the BEST perennial shrubs to add color and texture to your landscape.

• Perennial shrubs with winter interest
• Flowering shrubs
• Fast growing perennial bushes
• Deer-resistant perennial shrubs

Knockout Rose Bush

Knockout or double knockout roses are easy to grow, don’t require special care and bloom up to 9 months of the year — literally from spring until the end of fall when it starts to frost. Knockout roses come in a variety of colors, most being in the pink (hot pink to blush) or yellow family.
Zones: 5-11 | 3-4’ H x 3-4’ W | Full Sun

Forsythia

The early-bloomer of the bunch, forsythia bursts with yellow flowers that signal the start of spring. Several would look lovely scattered throughout your landscape. Try the “Lynwood Gold” or “Sunrise” variety. There’s also dwarf varieties of forsythia with all the beauty and benefits of the full-sized version in a sweet little low-growing package. Zones 5-8 | 5’H x 5’W | Full Sun – Shop for the perfect forsythia bushes.

Indian Hawthorne

Indian Hawthorne is a double bang-for-your-buck plant because it’s technically an evergreen shrub but is just as beautiful as the other perennial shrubs in this list. The Indian Hawthorne is a no-fuss small and slow-growing shrub native to southern China and Japan. It bursts with pink or white clusters of flowers in spring, which give way to dark blue berries that attract birds and other wildlife the rest of the year.
Zones 8-11 | Part-Full Sun | Shrub: 3-4’ H x 3-6’ W | Tree: 15-25’ H x 8-10’ W

‘Beyond Midnight’ Bluebeard

Bluebeards are lovely, vibrant green perennial shrubs swith a naturally rounded shape. In late summer, long stems shoot up, COVERED in deep blue
flowers. There are so many blue blossoms shooting from these long wands that it has the effect of turning the shrub into a big blue ball in your landscape. So cool! Zones 5-9 | 2-3’ H x 2-3’ W | Full Sun – more varieties of bluebeards you can purchase today.