A small space garden doesn’t mean you’re limited to small plants.
Make a big impact on your landscape by using fuss-free shrubs in movable planters.
These plants often offer just as much color as annual flowers, but with less fuss.
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Here are seven types of shrubs to consider planting in containers for instant impact.
As a bonus,both shrubs are deer-resistant.
Clusters of fuzzy white flowers in springattract bees and butterflies, but deer mercifully leave it alone.
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Set against the soft green and creamy white variegated leaves, the effect is magical.
This can be trained as a small tree orkept smaller by pruning.
Shrubs for Shade
Add sunshine to the shade with the bold foliage of ‘Little Honey’hydrangea.
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This oakleaf variety has huge chartreuse leaves that stand out in ashady spot.
Brandywineviburnumprovides glossy green leaves that belie the intense red fall color to come.
It also boasts white spring flowers that are followed by multicolor berries.
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Matching it for size but exceeding in flower power is ‘Pinky Winky’hydrangea.
Stout red stems echo the pink tones that flush the white blooms in fall.
In contrast, ‘Blues Festival’St.
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Pollinator-Friendly Shrubs
Deep-purple wavy leaves on a wide-spreading shrub make ‘Spilled Wine’weigelaa dramatic addition to a container vignette.
Hot-pink flowers in spring and early summer are also abig attraction for hummingbirds.
This particular variety of weigelaprefers full sun.
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In contrast, the ‘Sunjoy Tangelo’barberrysports vibrant orange leaves that turn red in fall.
These shrubs make a statement in solitude, but can also beplaced together for a big statement.
This new dwarfninebark(‘Tiny Wine’) is compact, bushy, andmildew-resistant.
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Its bronze foliage sets off the constellation of delicate flowers in spring beautifully.
The sculpted chartreuse foliage of ‘Anna’s Magic Ball’arborvitaeis a standout year-round.
