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Hello and I'm back been gone for a while but hope to be able to get back to my normal routine? I am in a new place now and got a small flower bed in front of the place and would like to asked for some cuttings during the spring? I live in zone 6 and really would like a small bush or shrub another gardener suggest a dwarf because the flower bed is 3'by 5' and I have another one in the back and its 20' by 3'. both receives sun all day long I think? The front one does for sure? Can anyone help me out here want to plant some flowers too. Thank you

Merry Christmas, Lady.
It would help very much if you would tell what zone you are in?
Congrats on being settled into a new place. I hope your life runs smoother from now on.

Hi Rita,, in the 3x5 bed you want a shrub? or perennial flowers, depending on the shrub in a few years time it will outgrow the 3x5 area. Full sun would be good for coneflowers or as a Bulb bed for early spring blooming , and then some coneflowers marigolds or other perennials to come up when the bulbed flowers die off so you'd have continuing blooms from early spring thru fall,,

I also live in zone 6 here. Are you wanting an evergreen bush - one that stays green all year round - those usually do not flower. Or a flowering bush to give you some color during the spring/summer? Those usually are pretty drab during the winter months.

I totally missed that you did tell your zone. I am sorry. You are getting some good advice. There are some small azalea/rhododendrons that stay small and give a showing. And a few other things that can be kept small or taller and narrow with judicious pruning.

I totally missed that you did tell your zone. I am sorry. You are getting some good advice.
There are some azalea/rhododendrons that stay small and give a showing. And a few other things that can be kept small or taller and narrow with judicious pruning.

Azaelas are a great idea, although I haven't had much luck with them for some reason. Butterfly bushes can be kept in check if pruned yearly, and can add height to a garden. Spirea have nice flowers and can also be pruned back to keep smaller.

If you are looking for striking leaves, I love my variegated yuccas. They keep their color all year round here - even in the snow.

Wow thank you all did not know would get so much help but would like a flowering bush with pretty flowers or maybe a bush would grow to big for the bed so I think flowers which would give me color which is what I want so bad?

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You could try a Minuet Weigela...I have one and it's only 1 and 1/2 feet all around.

I think I may try one of these this year. both my hydrangea and my spirea have frozen out in front of the house. if the Minuet Weigela is living in Canada it should grow here too, huh???

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thanks for the link--I like it.
I will put it on my to do list for this spring.

I think I want to find a varigated bush.

I have a variagated weigela but it grows 6 feet high and wide...you might wasnt to try a euonymus(sp?) if it's smaller that you are looking for.

well no I was liking the idea of the minuet size--doesn't it come varigated???
the 6 feet thing would eventually block my front windows.
thanks for the advice.