Summer Loving Plants

Summer Love
 
Picture: Buddleia Blaze Pink
 
Looking for blooms all summer? Check out the shrubs below plus they can hang with the heat and humidity!
  • Butterfly Bush 
  • Roses - Knockouts and Traditional
  • Dwarf Spirea varieties
  • Limelight Hydrangea and Hydrangea varieties
  • Althea
 
Picture: Barberry Admiration
 
Want some awesome texture and brilliant foliage color? These are great options:
  • Barberry varieties
  • Dwarf Abelia varieties
  • Loropetalum
  • Mop Cypress
  • Nandina - many varieties
  • Juniper varieties
  • Osmanthus Goshiki
 
 
Picture: Encore Azalea Autumn Coral
 
Need a backdrop for bloomers and foliage color plants? Add a few of these and you’ll be amazed at how much more vibrant your landscape will be:
  • Boxwood
  • Azaleas esp. Encores for sunny locations
  • Dwarf Hollies
  • Otto Luyken Laurel
 
Picture: Arborvitae Green Giant
 
Do you need some screening or a feature plant in an area with space? These will do the trick: 
  • Arborvitae - large growing varieties
  • Ligustrum Wavy Leaf
  • Wax Myrtle
  • Chindo Viburnum