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)
Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Red Dragon'
Ralph's red dragon myrtle
Mitraria coccinea
Mitre flower
Paeonia x festiva 'Alba Plena'
Common red paeony, Common red peony
Phormium 'Gold Ray'
New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Pink Panther'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Tiny Wine® Gold'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Pieris japonica 'Polar Passion'
Lily of the valley shrub, Japanese pieris
Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Danny Boy = 'Lissdan'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata'
Oval-leaved mint-bush
Rhododendron 'Addy Wery'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Adonis'
Japanese azalea
Rhododendron 'Red Jack'
Ribes nigrum 'Ben Sarek'
Mid season blackcurrant
Ribes rubrum 'Red Lake'
Mid-season red currant
Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmaki Red'
Cooking & eating gooseberry
Rosa 'Belvedere'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Betty Harkness'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Carris'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa 'Excelsa'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Mamma Mia'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa 'Masquerade'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Mothers Day'
Patio rose
Rosa 'Sweet Wonder'
Patio rose
Rosa 'Sympathie'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa 'Wendy Cussons'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Black Baccara = 'Meidebenne'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Crimson Cascade = 'Fryclimbdown'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa Flower Carpet Scarlet = 'Noa83100b'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Happy Ruby Wedding = 'Frynoble'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Moody Blue = 'Fryniche'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Romance = 'Tanezamor'
Shrub rose
Rosa Ruby Slippers = 'Weksactrrumi'
Miniature rose
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa rose, Ramanas rose, Japanese rose, Turkestan rose, Hedgehog rose
Rosa Saint Boniface = 'Kormatt'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Times Past = 'Harhilt'
Climbing tea rose
Rubus idaeus
Raspberry, Wild raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Tulameen'
Summer fruiting raspberry
Rubus Tayberry Group
Tayberry
Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana'
Japanese spiraea
Spiraea x cinerea 'Grefsheim'
Grefsheim spiraea
Symphoricarpos Magical Galaxy = 'Kolmgala'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos Magical Sweet = 'Kolmaswet'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Syringa vulgaris
Common lilac
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jersey'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. minus
Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry, Cowberry
Viburnum plicatum tomentosum Kilimanjaro = 'Jww1'
Lacecap viburbum
Viburnum x globosum 'Jermyns Globe'
Hybrid viburnum