Need A Tough Shrub? Find Inspiration at the Gas Station (2024)

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What is the toughest shrub? ›

If you are looking for a tough, resilient plant, azalea is an ideal choice. A dense, rounded evergreen shrub that is easy to care for, azalea performs well as a hedge, in borders and as edging, in containers and as a specimen plant.

A plant that is small to medium in size is known as a shrub. They are woody plants that lack a thick hard trunk and differentiated branches. They have large, broad leaves. Examples of shrubs are rose, henna, lemon, tulsi, jasmine, etc.

What are the best low-maintenance shrubs for the front of the house? A few low-maintenance shrubs for the front of a house are hydrangeas, weigelas, boxwood, and spirea.

Is this shrub too close? (Yes.) Avoid laying mulch and planting shrubs too close to your home – not just because plants will come into contact with and damage the siding, but because shrubs retain moisture. We recommend using landscaping rocks against your home and starting mulch 2-4 inches away from the home.

The Pothos plant is the ultimate indestructible plant on the list. It is tough, durable, and is one of the top-performing air purifiers in NASA's indoor air pollution study. Pothos are considered some of the best plants for offices because they can stay green even in very low-light environments.

Welwitschia is said to be one of the toughest plants on earth, and we can see this since they are in the form of seed. The seed of this plant has incredible viability that allows them to remain in the seed form for years until the rain comes.

Shrubs are generally much smaller than trees, usually have a more rounded shape and thinner stems. Many shrubs can be trained into a tree shape with a single main stem — like this hydrangea tree, and some trees can be grown in shrub form with multiple trunks — such as crape myrtles.

The term bush is more often used as an adjective describing how shrubs grow than an actual plant. If multiple shrubs are planted close together, or a shrub grows round instead of straight up, they are considered a bush. Bushes are typically left to grow as nature sees fit unlike the yearly pruning shrubs require.

In terms of mixed drinks, shrub is the name of two different, but related, acidulated beverages. One type of shrub is a fruit liqueur that was popular in 17th and 18th century England, typically made with rum or brandy and mixed with sugar and the juice or rinds of citrus fruit.

Some of the most common evergreen shrubs include arborvitae, boxwood, false cypress, holly, juniper, wintercreeper, azalea and rhododendron.

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Planting too much, too close together

Instead of cramming in a bunch of flowering bushes or young trees in one spot, plant them with space to grow so they'll be stronger and healthier as they mature.

The ideal number for groupings is always an odd number – 3, 5, 7, or even more. This allows you to space them more naturally. Remember too that a group should look like a unit, so space the plants a distance about 65% of their final width, so they grow together a little and make a solid mass.

For two different plants, placement from each other is one-half of the total spread for both plants. E.g.: Small shrubs should be planted at least 2 feet from a house foundation, medium shrubs about 3 feet, and tall shrubs 4 to 5 feet away. An 8-foot shrub should be spaced about 7 feet away from a 6-foot shrub.

Tortuga^® Juniper (Juniperus communis)

This is one of the toughest evergreens around! Tortuga^® readily withstands cold, sun, drought, deer, rabbits, air pollution, and even black walnut trees. Simply plant this handsome native juniper in a sunny, well-drained spot and watch it beautify your yard all year long.

Respondents rate rattlesnake plants and monstera as the most difficult houseplants to grow. Given these difficulties, it may be helpful for indoor gardeners to check out our guide to growing indoor plants.