Planting & repotting: Deciduous shrubs

THE HYDRANGEA! Inimitable, it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs to have in the garden. At maturity, this deciduous shrub will reach between 1 and 2 meters. It appreciates partial shade and shade and a soil made of earth mixed with heather soil. It flowers during the summer and is pruned. Easy to grow and maintain, hydrangeas amaze throughout the summer with their magnificent flowers that range from pink to blue.

Deciduous flowering shrub from 2 to 6 meters high, the JAPANESE QUINCE deserves its place in the ornamental garden. Its often twisted trunk, its shape, its flowering and the scent it exhales at the time of fruiting give it a decorative appearance. It flowers from February to April. Its decorative fruits are edible once cooked. They are used to make jams or to make liqueurs. Perfumes are also made from the fruit which is very fragrant, it is the essence of Cananga. Perfectly hardy, it supports low temperatures down to - 25 ° C. Very resistant to atmospheric pollution, they are suitable for city gardens and balconies. For its exposure, choose a sunny, semi-shaded location and preferably to the east. It adapts to any type of well-drained soil with neutral acidity (limestone accepted). Used as a free or defensive hedge, in a clump, in a bonsai or in a container, it is planted in spring or autumn.

The HAZELNUT TREE is, depending on the species, a deciduous tree or shrub. The 2 species offered here by the Pépinière des Aspres de Grasse fall into the category of deciduous shrubs. These are the PURPLE HAZELNUT TREE (pictured opposite) and the MALE HAZELNUT TREE. The genus has a total of 11 species. In all cases, these rustic and hardy shrubs like exposure to the sun to partial shade and soil that is always fresh, but not soggy, rather soft, even stony, sandy, possibly clayey.

Also called FALSE BLACKCURRANT, the FLOWERING CURRANT is native to North America. It flowers from March to April with pretty pink, white or red flowers. This deciduous flowering shrub can reach more than 3 meters in height when mature. Hardy, it likes sun, half shade and rich, well-drained soil with neutral acidity. The FLOWERING CURRANT is used in free or isolated hedges and is planted in autumn or early spring. Our advice:

The VIBURN is a pretty little shrub, appreciated in our gardens for its beautiful flowering. When mature it reaches between 2 and 3 meters in height. A deciduous shrub, it flowers from May to October depending on the variety. The VIBURN is decorative almost all year round and particularly beautiful in spring. Its generous, deliciously scented flowering is enchanting and constitutes a choice ornament in itself. The VIBURN likes fertile, fresh but well-drained soils, it nevertheless grows very well in all soils that are neither too dry nor too poor. The Pépinière des Aspres de Grasse presents 3 varieties here.

The WEIGELIA is native to Asia. It flowers in May with a possible repeat in August. Its flowers can be of several colors: white, yellow, pink, red or purple. This flowering shrub is a deciduous perennial. Depending on the species, it can reach up to 4 meters high when mature. Hardy, its exposure must be in the sun and the soil must be rich, drained and with neutral acidity. The VIBURN is used in isolation or in a free hedge. It is planted in the fall. Prune your WEIGELIA after it has flowered. Do not hesitate to reduce the branches that have flowered to the base and remove the oldest wood.

The Pépinière des Aspres in Grasse offers many other references of deciduous shrubs including: