http://gardentipsandsecrets.com/i-need-to-do-landscaping-and-would-like-to-know-what-shrubs-are-hardy-can-withstand-sun-and-need-litte-care.html For a great garden Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://gardentipsandsecrets.com/i-need-to-do-landscaping-and-would-like-to-know-what-shrubs-are-hardy-can-withstand-sun-and-need-litte-care.html/comment-page-1/#comment-7137 faith Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:05:35 +0000 http://gardentipsandsecrets.com/i-need-to-do-landscaping-and-would-like-to-know-what-shrubs-are-hardy-can-withstand-sun-and-need-litte-care.html/#comment-7137 Loropetalum is a workhorse.. It is evergreen with purple foilage with hot pink tassle type flowers in spring and fall( green leaves with white flowers also available). They can grow to about 6 ft. tall but can be pruned back hard or sheared for a hedge or just left to grow into a large roundish ball and I haven't seen any problems with mine and I have had them for years and everybody loves them and wants to know what they are! Loropetalum is a workhorse.. It is evergreen with purple foilage with hot pink tassle type flowers in spring and fall( green leaves with white flowers also available). They can grow to about 6 ft. tall but can be pruned back hard or sheared for a hedge or just left to grow into a large roundish ball and I haven’t seen any problems with mine and I have had them for years and everybody loves them and wants to know what they are!

]]> http://gardentipsandsecrets.com/i-need-to-do-landscaping-and-would-like-to-know-what-shrubs-are-hardy-can-withstand-sun-and-need-litte-care.html/comment-page-1/#comment-7136 troutsni Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:08:35 +0000 http://gardentipsandsecrets.com/i-need-to-do-landscaping-and-would-like-to-know-what-shrubs-are-hardy-can-withstand-sun-and-need-litte-care.html/#comment-7136 I have used Spirea with success. They are very pretty and have required very little attention. You can prune them if you want to in Feb/March. The kind that I chose are called little princess and they have pretty pink flowers on them in May. We live in Iowa so we have very cold winters and extremely humid/hot summers. My shrubs face south and have been extremely drought tolerant. I have had excellent luck purchasing things like this at WalMart. Shrubs are easy as long as you plant them properly (dig your hole big enough and deep enough, with plenty of water) and keep them watered after you plant them the first year. Good Luck to you. I've attached a picture of the shrubs below. I have used Spirea with success. They are very pretty and have required very little attention. You can prune them if you want to in Feb/March. The kind that I chose are called little princess and they have pretty pink flowers on them in May. We live in Iowa so we have very cold winters and extremely humid/hot summers. My shrubs face south and have been extremely drought tolerant. I have had excellent luck purchasing things like this at WalMart. Shrubs are easy as long as you plant them properly (dig your hole big enough and deep enough, with plenty of water) and keep them watered after you plant them the first year. Good Luck to you. I’ve attached a picture of the shrubs below.

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