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6 New Shrubs for the Cutting Garden

I’m finally starting to believe that eventually these piles of snow will recede – we have a long way to go here in New England, but every day of runoff-wet roads lifts my winter weary spirits.  I’ve even started to plan for new plantings.

I’m hoping to add interest and variation to my garden-fresh bouquets and a whole variety of new shrubs by Proven Winners are catching my eye.  Except for the Sugar Shack Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) – which I planted last year and am hoping it has survived – all are new introductions that will make their way to garden centers in small pots this year (look for them via mail order too) and in bigger pots next year.

Cutting garden shrubs

 

cutting garden shrubs

I look for things like texture and shape (in the form of berries, buds, leaf shape and blooms), color through all seasons, and fragrance when I think about plants that will serve the dual purpose of adding to the garden and beautifying an arrangement.  This collection of shrubs will pair beautifully with the hydrangeas, peonies, dahlias and other blossoms that I already grow to make arrangments that are entirely different from what I can buy at the flower market (which is exactly what I want).   My spring fever is swelling – and I’m really looking forward to trying out these new additions!

Plant List:

  • Berry Heavy® Gold Winterberry Ilex verticillata
  • Black Cat™ Pussywillow Salix chaenomeloides
  • Lemony Lace Elderbrry Sambucus racemosa
  • Sweet Emotion™ Hardy abelia Abelia mosanensis
  • Kodiak™ Orange Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla
  • Sugar Shack® Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis

 

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Proven Winners. I am not an employee of Proven Winners and all opinions are my own.

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