Top 7 Flowering Shrubs For The Garden

Viburnum

The classic Viburnum utile (Service Viburnum)

Plenty of landscape designers will tell you that Viburnum is their favorite shrub.
There are so many species that it is always possible to find one to suit a particular need. There are varieties which will do well in wet soil or drought prone soils and in full sun or in shade.
They will flower copiously from spring to summer and the berries are especially vivid and popular with bird life.
Classic viburnums tend to be rangy with widespread flowers. The newer varieties and imports like the Snowball Viburnum, pictured below, have a denser growth pattern,

The Chinese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum berries are a huge decorative bonus!