With plenty of culture, food and music, it’s easy to enjoy living in Nashville. But how well do you know the climate? Nashville is actually part of a humid subtropical climate, which means that it generates hot, humid summers and cool to moderately cold winters. This climate is a preferred growing area, especially for beautiful shrubs. When choosing your plants this year, consider these shrub types, which will flourish in our specific environment.
- Strawberry Bush: This native Tennessee perennial is a great addition to any yard, if only for the conveniently available fruit it produces.
- Song of India: This evergreen shrub grows white blooms in the summertime. It is drought-tolerant so that you don’t have to spend your time constantly watering.
- Red Chinese Hat Bush: The Hat Bush is another evergreen that grows in an attractive umbrella shape. Bright orange flowers grow year-round. It can be used as a hedge or border in the yard.
- Bird of Paradise: The Bird of Paradise shrub produces striking orange and blue blossoms but can take several years to bloom. However, there are methods available for speeding up the process.
- Forsythia: Part of the olive family, this popular shrub produces bright yellow blossoms.
- Weigela: These are popular, medium-sized, ornamental shrubs with blooms that are typically white, pink or red.
Besides a bit of pruning, these plants are a low-maintenance way to spruce up your garden while keeping in mind what works in the Nashville area. If you have shrubs that need to be replaced in order include one or more of the ones listed above, contact the Parke Company for shrub removal or any other type of landscape service.