Sun or Shade, This Shrub Stays Looking and Smelling Sweet
Is that shady spot in your garden looking a little lackluster? You may be having trouble finding plants that do well in the shade and that look lush and beautiful at the same time. Kristina walks you through designing a shade garden and gives you a variety of plant recommendations in her “Design Tips + Plant Recs for the Shade Garden” blog. Sweet Talker® viburnum (Viburnum) is ready to take on any light levels in your garden from full sun to full shade (fall color is best with at least 4 hours of sun).
In spring, Sweet Talker® offers an abundance of tubular pale pink flowers that emit a lovely, sweet, spicy honey scent. Its thick, glossy, semi-evergreen foliage takes on burgundy tones in spring and fall, giving you year-round interest no matter where you place it in the garden. Use it as a specimen plant, a hedge, or even as a small tree.
Sweet Talker® viburnum is suited for milder climates, USDA zones 7-8. It’s a hard-working and easy-to-grow shrub– low maintenance is this beauty’s middle name! It’s resistant to deer and viburnum beetle, and it’s heat and salt-tolerant. It grows to 8-10’ tall and 3-5’ wide.
Pruning Sweet Talker® isn’t really recommended as it will affect flowering. If needed or desired, pruning in spring after flowering is best.
Garden Layout
If you’re planning a new garden this year or are looking to revive or expand an area in your existing garden, check out the video below. Kristina walks you through five steps for creating a garden layout. It’s a lot of work, but in the end, when you have a gorgeous garden that you designed yourself, it’ll all be worth it. You can also take a look at the blog version here.