# Flowering and berrying shrubs

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

Canonical: https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/heesters/bloei-en-besheesters
Last updated: 2026-09-28

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

## *Cornus*

- [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)
- [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)

## Other species

- [Common hazel: where it grows, planting and wildlife](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-hazel) - Common hazel (Corylus avellana): a native shrub 4 to 8 metres tall that flowers as early as January. Where to plant it, what it costs and how to fix problems. (2026-09-26)
- [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)
- [Sea buckthorn: where to plant it, berries and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/sea-buckthorn) - Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides): a native thorny shrub of 1.2 to 4.5 metres with silver-grey leaves and orange berries. Site, price, pruning and problems. (2026-09-28)
- [Blackthorn: where to plant it, flowering and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/blackthorn) - Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa): a native thorny shrub of 1.5 to 3 metres, white with flowers from late March, before the leaves. Where it fits and how to grow it. (2026-09-27)
- [Guelder rose: where it grows, pruning and what it feeds](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/guelder-rose) - Guelder rose (Viburnum opulus): a native shrub of 1.5 to 3 metres with white flowers and red berries. Where it goes, what it costs and what to do if it fails. (2026-09-21)

## See also

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