Anglo-Japanese Yew
This plant variety of the yew family is an ideal option with thick foliage that looks like glossy green needles. This bush has a maximum growth height of 3 – 4 feet tall. The Densiformis genus of the yew is great for the shady areas in your garden.
The Anglo-Japanese yew is perfect for enhancing your house foundations because it’s low-maintenance and drought-tolerant. It even has evergreen leaves. The best place to put it is in front of your house. It can thrive in everything from full sunlight to fully shaded areas.
English Yew
It is also great for foundations and has a wide-spreading growth, which is great for your tiny garden. The dwarf version of the English yew grows from 2 – 4 feet tall.
Rhododendron ‘April Rose’
The April rose is one of the most cold-resistant semi-dwarf types of botany. Its broad green leaves and beautiful purple flowers will be a great addition. Growing from 3 to 4 feet tall, it makes this bush has excellent perimeter foliage.
Thuja occidentalis ‘Fire Chief’
This option looks like a tiny Christmas tree with dense feathery foliage under the snow. Its leaves turn from dark green to bright yellow to red during the fall season. Maybe you’re looking to fill your garden with foundation plantings and low hedges. You should opt for this dwarf arborvitae shrub. The fire chief has a max growth height of about 3 – 4 feet high.
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In Full Sun
Here is a summary of these small options for full sun.
| Plant | Characteristic |
| Sonic Bloom Pink Weigela | It keeps blooming for almost 2/3 of the year |
| Wine and Roses Weigela | It attracts hummingbirds and other insects |
| Mock Orange | It releases a fragrance similar to oranges |
| Midnight Wine Weigela | The foliage spreads up to 24 inches wide |
| Forsythia | Great addition to any garden |
Sonic Bloom Pink Weigela
This has some impressive tricks up its sleeves. It keeps blooming for almost 2/3 of the year! Its pink colors attract hummingbirds across vast distances. Expect to see them a lot as your weigela puts up a stunning show. The sonic boom pink weigela grows from 4 – 5 feet tall at maturity and spreads at the same width.
Wine and Roses Weigela
Perhaps nothing else will excite garden enthusiasts than watching floral fireworks in their garden with the wine and roses weigela. Its rosy tube-like flowers highlight the bush during late spring.
They attract hummingbirds and other insects that want to suck the nectars in them. The contrast between the dark green leaves and bright pink flowers is very pleasing to the eyes. You’ll be happy to know that it blooms irregularly throughout the summer season. Prune the bush after each bloom to keep it blossoming.
Mock Orange
To give your garden a different appeal, why not go for the orange blossoms scent? That’s exactly what the mock orange variety does when it blooms in late spring to early summer.
It releases a fragrance that smells a lot like oranges. Choose mock orange varieties that have single or double flowers and plant them along the walkway or patio. That way, you can appreciate the fragrance each time you visit your garden.
Midnight Wine Weigela
A very tiny weigela shrub but is excellent for your garden nevertheless. It grows to about 10 – 12 inches tall at maturity, with foliage spread at 18 – 24 inches wide. It is the smallest of the weigela varieties. It’s also the best choice for bedding plants or edging paths. Its pink buds will bloom starting early to late spring.
Forsythia
While technically not a dwarf shrub, we still recommend the Forsythia with its beautiful flowers. It will also provide slightly more privacy. The dappled willow is another fast-growing addition that does well in full sun!
With White, Fragrant Flowers
Star Jasmine
The star jasmine is the evergreen family that blooms fragrant white flowers in summer and climbs wood trees and walls.
Anne Russell Viburnum
The viburnum’s clusters of pink flowers will remind you of a wedding day bouquet of the bride. This compact deciduous plant has beautiful flowers to display and a sweet scent.
Christmas Box
The Christmas box is another great option with strong, fragrant white flowers blooming during winter. You can opt to plant it in a small container and place it by your window to catch that fresh scent every morning.
‘Aztec Pearl’
The name Mexican Orange also goes by the name Mexican Orange Blossom. The Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ boasts exuberant white flowers in late spring.
Osmanthus burkwoodii
This one is perfect for the walkways and entrances to your garden. The Burkwood Osmanthus provides an amazing view with its high contrast of colors between its deep green leaves and tiny white fragrant flowers.
Daphne Pink
The Daphne is a typical deciduous shrub that blooms in early spring with purple-pink flowers that are also fragrant. You may want to be cautious when getting in close to smell the flowers because they’re toxic to dogs and cats.
Sensation Lilac
If you want an extravagant floral display and have enough space in your landscape, you definitely should plant this one! The white-edged, single bloom cluster purple flower array that opens in mid-spring is mesmerizing. This shrub is not a dwarf but grows from 8 – 10 feet tall and spreads to about 8 – 12 feet wide.
