Garden Design Using Dwarf Shrubs
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Garden design using dwarf shrubs. It is very tolerant of cold climates and can take sandy dry soil as well. Juniperus squamata meyeri 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide the drooping almost shaggy nature of meyeri is an eye catcher. It grows in zones 2 through 6.
One of the darkest purples the rounded barberry is easily maintained and makes an excellent low hedge or foundation planting in full sun. Dwarf shrubs for small spaces. Whichever variety you are able to grow these dwarf shrubs make an excellent addition to small gardens adding bright and glossy evergreen foliage and luscious colorful flowers.
Compressa is a dense columnar dwarf tree that brings formality to a garden design. We all have them. Berberis thunbergii concorde dramatic deep purple leaves emerge in spring on this luscious dwarf shrub then hold their color throughout the summer and brighten to a brilliant red in fall.
It has a nice cool blue color but can develop brown patches on older growth that will need to be kept trimmed. If you want a shrub that is safe against most pest and disease problems pick this hardy dwarf shrub. Use them as shrub borders or small hedges to add a little privacy to your garden.