A mixed border is a garden that combines a variety of plants, such as trees, shrubs, and perennials, to create a beautiful, attractive border for a walk, path, garden, or patio. Most gardens contain mixed borders, although some gardens focus on using only a certain type of plant (eg roses). If you are looking for some attractive and interesting shrubs to plant in your Houston, Texas mixed border, try some of the plants below.
Flowering Maple Abutilon. This shrub shrub beautiful bell flowers has that will bloom in the spring through the fall. Plant in a sunny part of your mixed landscape and you will find that this is the easiest way to get a bush. This is a good plant if you are looking for one that will grow to about ten feet in the Houston, Texas border.
Agarita Evervirentis shrub with red berries, this medium-growing plant has sweet yellow flowers. Plant in your Houston, Texas mixed limb and expect a height of about seven feet. This bush will be about six feet wide at maturity. He prefers full sun, and Houston winters are not bothersome.
Autumn Rouge Azalea. All azaleas are beautiful in mixed borders, but this one is a hybrid with a beautiful double flower rose. This shrub prefers morning or filtered sun, but will also do well in light shade. Plant in the Houston, Texas border either fall or spring, and will bloom from spring through fall. This shrub, about four feet tall and four feet wide, will make a great plant for mixed borders.
Barbados Cherry. This Texas native has red berries that attract birds to your Houston, Texas garden (or walkway, or patio, or wherever you plant a mixed border), prefers full sun, and its pink and white flowers will bloom from May through October. . Red berries are also great for making jellies! This shrub is taller than your borders, reaching heights of eight feet. There is also a three-legged dwarf version.
Buttonbush. If you’re looking for a tall accent shrub for your mixed border, try bullseye. It grows to fifteen feet in Houston, Texas, and has lovely white spherical flowers that bloom from June through September. Flowers will attract birds and butterflies to your Houston garden. This Texas country prefers full to partial sun.
The Wise Cherry A beautiful accent plant for your mixed border, this small shrub will bring butterflies and hummingbirds to your Houston, Texas garden. It reaches a maximum height of three feet, has beautiful red flowers that do well as cut flowers. Plant in full partial sun and will bloom in spring through fall.
Scarlet Clerodendrum. This fast growing shrub has fantastic crimson blooms that will brighten up your mixed border. Reaching a height of six feet, this shrub also has beautiful heart-shaped leaves. Plant in part sun to full shade in your Houston, Texas garden. This shrub also does well in shade and woodland gardens.
Firecracker Fern. A fern that enjoys full sun, this shrub has spectacular red tubular flowers. It will bloom from April through frost, bringing humming birds to your mixed border. This fast-growing shrub will reach four feet in height and tolerates the Houston, Texas sun very well (it is also drought resistant.
Indian Hawthorn. A terrific all-around plant for mixed borders, this shrub has blue berries in summer and bright red leaves in winter. Its pink and white flowers aren’t bad, either. Plant in full sun in your Houston, Texas garden and it will bloom from February through May. Expect heights of three to five feet.
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