The All-Rounder
Viburnums are a perfect example of stalwart plants: unsung heroes of the garden that perform in a fuss-free way, yet are also some of the best multi-seasonal plants you can grow. There are evergreen viburnums with smart, dark-green foliage and deciduous types that take on spectacular autumnal shades. Some bloom in spring, some in summer. Others produce sought-after winter flowers, and their lustrous berries range through red and yellow to blue and black.
More than 150 species of viburnum are native to temperate parts of the northern hemisphere, two of which grow wild in Britain: the, named because it was planted along trackways, and the hedgerow-dwelling .
