Hey friends today on Gardening with Creekside we are going to talk about some double duty
shrubs yep that's right double duty what do I mean by double duty I mean that you're going to
get beautiful flowers on these shrubs whether it be in like the early spring or summer and then in
the fall you're going to get absolutely gorgeous Fall Foliage on this because remember here at
granny with Creekside we always kind of preach to you teach with you that you want to plant your
garden thinking of all four seasons right because we don't want to have just a gorgeous you know
Garden in the spring or just the summer we want to have a gorgeous Garden year round so before we
know it fall is going to be here with its cooler temperatures and we want to get ready for this so
these shrubs you can go visit your local garden center right now we have them here at Creekside
Nursery so you can come get them get them in the ground and you will have beautiful Fall Foliage
this fall so without further Ado let's go through these fantastic double duty strips so these are
in no particular order whatsoever because your garden journal out make a couple of notes take
some screenshots because you're going to want to add these to your garden if you don't already have
them all right and I do have my notes just so I get all my information correct so first up we
have sent landia sweet Spire so scentlandia is a fantastic shrub that it is native and it was
very versatile because it will do anywhere from full sun to shade and scentlandia in early spring
does these really nice kind of elongated White blooms you have a beautiful structure throughout
the whole summer in your garden these are going to be Hardy in zones five to nine and they are going
to be anywhere from two to three feet tall and wide so kind of a nice rounded presence
however come fall these leaves on this plant are going to turn the most rich burgundy red color
you have ever seen and not only do they turn a beautiful burgundy red but they also hold on to
their Foliage for a really long time so these are not going to like turn go from green to red and
then drop immediately no they hold on to their beautiful red burgundy Foliage for a very long
time all the way into early winter now not only is this a native plant where you get beautiful white
spring flowers you get Fall Foliage there are also deer resistant so I know for a lot of you
sweet folks that is a major concern in your garden they are deer resistant not deer proof as we say
so sent landia sweets fire fantastic native shrub that's going to give you white flowers in the
spring beautiful Rich red burgundy foliage in the fall next we have vanilla spice summer sweet now
Vanilla Spice is one of my favorite shrubs because it has blooms very similar to scentlandia however
they bloom at different times so Vanilla Spice is going to be definitely a summer flowering shrub
hence why is called a summer sweet because it blooms in the summer really nice white elongated
flowers that smell divine and lovely fragrance to them a huge pollinator tractor these are going to
be great for full to part sun party in zones four to nine so very very versatile it too is a native
plant will get to be about three to six feet tall and wide now don't let that scare you because it
does Bloom on New Growth so you can prune it and you can keep it to whatever size that you want
however Vanilla Spice has the most electric yellow foliage I have ever seen on a shrub now
you can fuss at me and you can scold me because unfortunately I do not have a very good picture
of this plant with its yellow foliage I know I should have done it last year we were out on the
shrub lot we were doing something and I was going by and I was like oh my goodness what is that
shrub because of course on the production lot we have our shrubs like in blocks right depending on
so all the vanilla spices were together they were all electric yellow like big bird yellow as I say
I was so enamored with him I didn't take a picture so I do apologize this is the one picture that we
have that has um some good color on it from Proven Winners this fall I promise I will get you a great
shot but it is a beautiful yellow color now it is native and for my sweet people who live near the
ocean and you worry about like you need plants that are salt tolerant your vanilla spice is
definitely going to be a salt tolerant plant so that should be able to help you sweep folks out
but you are going to love vanilla spice because of its beautiful flowers and fragrance in the
summer and then that beautiful yellow foliage in the fall next we have Gatsby gal Oak Leaf
hydrangea so the oak leaf hydrangeas as a whole have beautiful fall color Gatsby gal is one of
my favorites because this hydrangea can take full sun even in my North Carolina Zone 7B climate so
we have it in full on sun it is rated to have full to part sun it is Hardy in zones five to
nine and it will mature at five to six feet tall and wide remember with your Oak Leaf hydrangeas
you really do not want to prune them because they bloom on Old growth so give it enough room to get
that five to six feet tall and wide of course they do in early summer a really nice creamy
white flowers that then those flowers themselves will age to a lovely fall color but the foliage
on the Gatsby gal is a nice really dark it is kind of a burgundy but I also say it has a like a dark
dark Hue too like a really rich rich maroon red to it it is beautiful it too is a native plant and it
too is also salt tolerant so if you have problems with your hydrangeas not being salt tolerant then
try Gatsby gal Oak Leaf hydrangea gorgeous creamy white flowers that turn into a kind of a nice
kind of a Rosy pink and then the Fall Foliage that really deep rich maroon red color and it too will
hold on to its leaves for quite an extended amount of time so you've got some great options there for
fall color with your Gatsby gal Oak Leaf hydrangea next Pearl Glam beauty Berry now the first time
I ever saw a beautyberry if you've ever heard me tell this story before my mama and I with the kids
were visiting Biltmore Estate in Asheville North Carolina it's very close to us about an hour and a
half away and so Mom and I love to go through the gardens I was not familiar with the beautyberry
this was years ago and I was like Mama what is this plant well it was a beauty Berry Beauty
berries do just a fantastic fall display of small purple berries on it Pearl Glam is just absolutely
electric purple in the fall and covered their stems are absolutely covered in these berries
now in the early spring or well I was about to say early spring early summer they do really
small little white flowers that your pollinators are just going to go crazy over those little white
flowers then turn into those purple berries in the fall so you've got this really beautiful electric
purple berries that go all the way up the stem and then your foliage is a really deep deep green with
some purple veining in it absolutely stunning Pearl Glam requires full sun hearty and zones
of five to eight it is going to be more columnar because it's going to be four to five feet tall
and it's going to be two to three feet wide it does Bloom on nude growth so you can absolutely
keep it shaped up printed in late winter early spring and you're going to get gorgeous little
white flowers and then the purple berries in the late late summer into fall it is also deer
resistant so there you go that is very helpful for you folks who have to deal with our little
four-legged friends in the garden next when we don't talk about a whole lot now we have had this
plant in our garden for years it is Brandywine viburnum and so Brandywine viburnum does in the
spring these clusters of these white blooms on it you get your gorgeous nice big green leaves on
the plant this is going to be a full to part sun plant hearty in zones five to nine now this one
gets to be five to six feet tall and wide so this is a nice big presence of a shrub you put it more
towards the back of your garden but it does that five to six feet tall and wide those white flowers
very much like a pearl Glam those will turn into berries and so they will go from they will
have colors of pink and blue with on that same cluster of the berry berries on your plant now
you get that plus you get beautiful red foliage so those nice big green leaves will turn a beautiful
really rich red in your summertime in your excuse me going from Summer into fall and is absolutely
stunning this too is a native plant and it is deer resistant now Brandywine viburnum is going
to be a deciduous shrub so it is going to be um it is not your Evergreen viburnum it is going to
be deciduous but you get such beautiful color and structure from this plant from spring with
those white flowers into fall with the berries and then of course that beautiful Rich red foliage so
if you need something in the back of your garden to give you some structure Brandywine viburnum is
going to be a fantastic one for you next now you may not think of this but this is going to be a
really fun choice to add to your garden especially if you are looking for something that is um like a
small treat right what am I talking about Temple of Bloom so Temple of Bloom is a seven sunflower
and it very very much reminds me of like a very small crepe myrtle so Temple of Bloom is going to
be full to part sun and it is Hardy in zones five to nine it is going to be six to ten feet tall and
wide now don't let that scare you because again it is going to be more like a small tree right
so like has that same structure of a crepe myrtle where it has multi trunks in the summertime you're
going to have beautiful white flowers that are massive attractors for your butterflies
butterflies love this plant then in the fall those white flowers you will those bracks what holds the
flower on will turn a beautiful rich like red like a burgundy so you've got this burgundy flowers per
se on the plant that is just absolutely gorgeous and covered in the whole tree is covered in that
plus with your temple of Bloom you have a really fun bark interest because the bark actually Peels
and you get that on your um on your tree so you've got the red in the fall and then with the peeling
bark also so the Temple of Bloom full depart sign hernia zones five to nine really fun option for
you if you remember we have added one up near the chicken coop cannot wait it is doing great cannot
wait to see it this fall with those red brats and then last but not least we have a legend of the
small father Gillum so father Gillis are a native shrub they're going to be full to part sun and
they are Hardy in zones five to nine now legend of the small obviously is going to be a small father
Gila the native the true native father Gillis can get quite large and can be a little bit too big
from some of your Gardens legend of the small is only going to be two and a half feet tall
but about four feet wide so a nice kind of wide presence in your garden and this one was actually
developed at NC State so it is going to do great in your Southern Garden for sure now in the spring
early spring before you really get Foliage on the plant you get these really nice white bottle brush
blooms on it right so you've got these beautiful little white fuzzy blooms on it gorgeous green
foliage throughout the summer and then come fall you're going to get all sorts of shades of Reds
and yellows and oranges all on this plant it is an absolutely stunning plant both whether you're
talking about like early spring or into the fall with that great Fall Foliage it is a native plant
and it is deer resistant so we have given you lots of options for those deer resistant plants because
I know all the time people are asking you know for deer resistant options in their Gardens but I
really encourage you to think about when you're in the garden center to what kind of plants can I get
that give me interest in the spring and the summer the fall and the winter you really
want to think about all four seasons when you're planting your garden that way you get beautiful
structure and interest throughout the entire year so hopefully you have found at least one of these
shrubs that you can add it to your garden to give you a beautiful Fall Foliage because it is
going to be here before we know it and we want to welcome fall in with all of those gorgeous
colors so as always we hope you have found this fun informative and inspirational thank you so
much for grinding with Creekside you all have a great day we'll see in the next video bye friends