How to Landscape With Viburnums
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Add privacy to your yard with a viburnum hedge.John Keatley/Lifesize/Getty Images
Plant viburnum shrubs as a hedge. Taller viburnum varieties will provide privacy and screening at the edge of a garden. Determine the width of the cultivar you are planting and space the plants a foot less apart than the estimated width of the mature plant. Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum "Morton") is an example of a cultivar that works well as a hedge. - 2
Foundation plants help buildings blend with the landscape.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
Use low-growing viburnum as foundation plants near the base of a building. Foundation plants are used to soften the edge of a building and make it more aesthetically pleasing. David viburnum (Viburnum davidii) is an example of a low-growing cultivar with an average height in the 3- to 5-foot range. This cultivar has dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers. - 3
Viburnums have great fall color.Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Getty Images
Display a viburnum as a specimen plant. A specimen plant has beauty and interest that allows it to stand on its own in the garden. Korean spice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii Hemsl) is an example of a specimen plant. It has a rounded growth pattern with beautiful, aromatic flowers. The leaves turn red in the fall. - 4). Grow viburnums for winter interest in the garden. Certain varieties like Viburnum x. burkwoodii, commonly known as burkwood viburnum, are evergreen and retain their green leaves all year. Evergreen plants provide color and texture when other plants lose their leaves.
- 5). Plant viburnum shrubs to attract birds to the garden. After they flower, viburnum produces a fruit which birds love to eat. The dense leaves also provide nesting areas.
