Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' - Love tree

Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum) is very beautiful while flowering, but in the summer it is just like any other tree with green leaves. Last year I finally got a cercis with purple leaves Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'.

Forest Pansy is often called The Love Tree because of the unusual shape and colour of its leaves which do look like a heart icon. Their colour is bronze to deep burgundy, sometimes with green shades or veins. This small sized tree has an upright habit with low branches and is attractive all year round not only because of the foliage but also for its unique small pea-like flowers which come out in April/May and are bright pink.
They appear on bare branches before the leaves. It has no special soil requirements, but it needs a lot of moisture - not a wet spot and a place sheltered from strong early spring sunlight and freezing winter winds. Do not prune.

Red Shrub 2 - Photinia

Common Name: Christmas berry

Genus: Photinia

Species: x fraseri

Cultivar: 'Red Robin'Skill

Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade

Hardiness: Hardy

Soil type: Well-drained/light, Moist

Height: 400cm

Spread: 400cm

Flowering period: April to May

Photinia, or Christmas berry, is a genus of Asian and North American shrubs, which includes a group of evergreen hybrids grown specifically for their colourful young foliage. Most are forms of the garden hybrid P. x fraseri, with glossy dark green adult foliage, and variable red tinted young leaves, especially as they just unfold. 'Red Robin' is one, a choice form with eye-catching juvenile growth the colour of sealing wax, similar to a pieris. This is sometimes caught by late spring frosts, and some shelter is advisable. Plants enjoy a sunny or partially shaded position in moist but well-drained soil. The Royal Horticultural Society has given its prestigious Award of Garden Merit(AGM) to this plant

Red shrub Harlekin Berberis

I have several specimens of Berberis and most of them are redish, but Harlekin Berberis ( Berberis Thunbergii Rose Glow ) is specific and the most beautiful.

Harlekin Berberis is a lovely ornamental compact (up to 1.5m) hedging plant. Its young foliage held on arching branches is initially purple, then developing pink, cream and silver variegation which last all summer before the autumn foliage turns glowing red before dropping (it is deciduous). It has small pale yellow flowers (tinged red) in late spring and bright red berries in autumn. The variegation is improved by pruning annually in autumn/winter. It grows by about 25cm pa.This variety of Berberis is good on poor soils, and will do well in most sites other than very wet and full shade.

Shrubs And Small Trees

Shrubs are the garden's backbone, bringing beauty, comfort and pleasure to the landscape by adding structure to the outdoors. Before purchasing another plant for the garden, invest in shrubs. They offer years of low maintenance satisfaction, often at a cheap price. Shrubs change how you feel about being outside. They can create a sense of privacy and psychological comfort by handing unsightly views and physical comfort by altering wind, light, and noise pollution.
What Shrubs do for you Landscape
Shrubs are one of the most versatile plants you can use in your landscape. They can help you control the wind in your yard by creating a windbreak to divert harsh winter winds or to channel a soft summer breeze. Shrubs create shade to manage light, glare, and reflection levels in the garden. They can slow erosion in problem areas such as slopes, where soil, grass, and flowers wash away, and hold the bank in place. Well placed shrubs can prevent the hot summer sun from entering the house or allow winter sunlight to brighten and warn the house.
Shrubs hide the source of street noises, making your time at home and in the garden more peaceful and relaxing. Densely branched shrubs from the essence of privacy and screen unwanted views from your landscape Shrubs help to direct people and animals where you want them to go, forming either real or perceived barriers activity.
A shrub with unusual, showy properties can easily become the focus can easily become the focus of an entire landscape design. Shrubs delineate space. Like walls in a building, they create spaces from outdoor living, as well as ease the shift between constructed and natural environments...