Shrubs (bushes) & structural plants
Shrubs give the garden its structural backbone. Whether evergreen or deciduous, they are ever present in the garden all year round. There are shrubs for every type of garden situation, size and soil condition. Some flower, whilst others have interesting foliage in a spectrum of colours and different shapes. Hugely versatile, there are many ways to incorporate them. Grown in a group, perhaps several layers deep, forming a wind break at your boundary and also a backdrop to border plants. Those with a distinctive shape can be used as a feature, perhaps in a lawn. Shrubs will continue to grow for many years and it is advisable to check the size they will reach. ; Top tip: Container-grown shrubs can be planted in the ground at any time of the year, but best when it is not too hot, between autumn and spring.
A-Z of shrubs
5248 plants
Drought resistant shrubs
402 plants
Drought & wet tolerant shrubs
6 plants
Evergreen foliage shrubs
1558 plants
Flowering shrubs
3513 plants
Large shrubs (>1.5m spread)
1436 plants
Low maintenance shrubs
1672 plants
Multi-season interest shrubs
360 plants
Shade loving shrubs
280 plants
Shrubs for containers
542 plants
Small shrubs (<1m spread)
482 plants
Wildlife wonder shrubs
755 plants
Winter interest shrubs
213 plants
All plants (5353)
x Halimiocistus wintonensis
Winton hybrid sun rose
x Halimiocistus wintonensis 'Merrist Wood Cream'
Winton hybrid sun rose
x Heucherella 'Alabama Sunrise'
Foamy bells
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Yellowhorn
Yucca aloifolia f. marginata
Aloe yucca
Yucca brevifolia
Joshua tree
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Yucca filamentosa 'Variegata'
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Yucca flaccida
Weak leaf yucca
Yucca flaccida 'Golden Sword'
Weak leaf yucca
Yucca flaccida 'Ivory'
Weak leaf yucca
Yucca gloriosa
Spanish dagger, Roman candle, Palm lily, Moundlily yucca, Soft tipped yucca
Yucca gloriosa 'Citrus Twist'
Spanish dagger, Roman candle
Yucca gloriosa Bright Star = 'Walbristar'
Spanish dagger, Roman candle
Yucca recurvifolia
Pendulous yucca, Curveleaf yucca
Yucca recurvifolia Banana Split = 'Monvil'
Pendulous yucca, Curveleaf yucca
Zanthoxylum simulans
Prickly ash, Flatspine prickly ash
Zauschneria
Arizona fuchsia
Zauschneria californica
California fuchsia Humming bird's trumpet
Zauschneria californica 'Dublin'
California fuchsia, Humming bird's trumpet
Zauschneria californica 'Western Hills'
California fuchsia, Humming bird's trumpet
Zenobia pulverulenta
Honeycup, Dusty zenobia
Andromeda 'Blue Lagoon'
Bog rosemary
Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Dream'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Camellia japonica 'Mrs Tingley'
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Cameo'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Ceanothus 'Blue Mound'
California lilac, Redroot
Cordyline 'Cha Cha'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis 'Peko'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena
Corokia x virgata 'Banana Royal'
Wire-netting bush
Cotinus 'Candy Floss'
Smoke tree
Deutzia x rosea Yuki Snowflake = 'Ncdx1'
Japanese snow flower, Slender Deutzia
Dracaena fragrans
Corn plant, Dragon tree, Fragrant dracaena
Escallonia laevis Pink Elle = 'Lades'
Euonymus japonicus 'El Dorado'
Spindle, Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus'
Gaultheria procumbens 'Big Berry'
Checkerberry
Hebe 'Baby Boo'
Hebe 'Black Beauty'
Hebe 'Pink Candy'
Shrubby veronica
Hydrangea 'Magical Ruby Tuesday'
Macrophylla hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Schneeball'
Hortensia hydrangea, Mophead hydrangea
Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Jasminum polyanthum
Pink jasmine
Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Alba'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas 'Purple Wings'
French lavender, Butterfly lavender
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Maigrun'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera x brownii
Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle, Brown's hybrid honeysuckle