# Shrubs

> Every article on shrubs native to the Netherlands at tuinontwerp.app: position, planting, pruning, diseases, and the insects and birds each species supports.

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Last updated: 2026-09-28

Shrubs that flower, carry berries or make a hedge: guelder rose, blackthorn, hazel, wild roses, willows and heather.

## [Flowering and berrying shrubs](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/heesters/bloei-en-besheesters)

Shrubs with blossom in spring and berries in autumn, the backbone of a mixed hedge.

- [Alder Buckthorn: How to Recognise, Plant and Care For It](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/alder-buckthorn) - Alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus): a native shrub, 1.5 to 5 metres tall, thornless, with berries that turn from green to red to black. How to plant and care. (2026-09-28)
- [Common dogwood: how to recognise, plant and care for it](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-dogwood) - Common dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) is a native shrub of 1.5 to 3 metres with red twigs in winter. Where it fits, what it costs and how to look after it. (2026-09-28)
- [Cornelian cherry: early flowers, red berries and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/cornelian-cherry) - Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) is a native shrub of 2.5 to 4 metres that flowers yellow in February. Where it fits, what it costs, how to plant and care for it. (2026-09-28)

[All 7 articles on flowering and berrying shrubs](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/heesters/bloei-en-besheesters)

## [Wild roses](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/heesters/wilde-rozen)

Dog rose, sweet briar and burnet rose: single flowers for bees, hips for birds, and thorns where they are useful.

- [Dog rose: planting and care of the native wild rose](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/dog-rose) - Dog rose (Rosa canina): native wild rose, 1 to 3 metres tall, flowering May to July, red hips into February. Where it fits, planting, pruning, problems. (2026-09-28)
- [Sweet briar: the wild rose with apple-scented leaves](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/sweet-briar) - Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa): a native wild rose up to 3 metres tall, pink flowers from June to August and red hips into winter. Planting, pruning and care. (2026-09-28)

## [Willows](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/heesters/wilgen)

Shrub willows that give pollen early in the year, stand wet feet and take any pruning.

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## [Edible berries](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/heesters/eetbare-bessen)

Redcurrant, gooseberry, raspberry and bilberry are native here. What they ask for and when to pick.

- [Blackcurrant bush: how to recognise, plant and prune it](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/blackcurrant-bush) - Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum): a native, thornless shrub of 0.6 to 1.5 metres, with glossy black berries. How to recognise, plant, prune it, and what it costs. (2026-09-28)
- [Raspberry plant: where to grow it, pruning and price](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/raspberry-plant) - Raspberry plant (Rubus idaeus): a native shrub of 0.6 to 2.5 metres with white flowers from May to July. Where it fits, how to plant and prune it, and its cost. (2026-09-28)

## [Heather and dwarf shrubs](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/heesters/heide-en-dwergheesters)

Heather, cross-leaved heath, broom and bog myrtle, for poor and acid soil where a border fails.

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## See also

- [Plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants)