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)
Calceolaria integrifolia var. angustifolia
Bush slipper flower, Narrow leaved Bush slipper flower
Callicarpa bodinieri 'Magical Snowstar'
Bodinier beautyberry
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink = 'Kkh01'
Weeping bottlebrush
Camellia 'April Kiss'
Camellia japonica 'Anemoniflora'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Ardoch'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Berenice Boddy'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Lovelight'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Margaret Davis'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Mathotiana Alba'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Tramonto'
Camellia oleifera
Fortune's yellow camellia, Tea oil camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Lucinda'
Sasanqua camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Paradise Belinda'
Sasanqua camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Peach Blossom'
Sasanqua camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
Sasanqua camellia
Camellia sasanqua 'Tanya'
Sasanqua camellia
Camellia x vernalis 'Yuletide'
Camellia x williamsii 'Clarrie Fawcett'
William's hybrid camellia
Cassiope lycopodioides
Iwa-Hige, White heather, Scaly heather
Ceanothus 'Blue Cushion'
California lilac
Ceanothus 'Cynthia Postan'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Dark Star'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Tuxedo'
California lilac, Chocolate leaf
Ceanothus impressus 'Cool Blue'
Californian lilac, Santa Barbara Ceanothus
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Honeyballs, Button willow
Ceratostigma willmottianum 'Sapphire Ring'
Chinese plumbago
Chaenomeles x superba 'Coral Sea'
Flowering quince
Chaenomeles x superba 'Red Trail'
Flowering quince
Choisya Royal Lace = 'Pmoore06'
Mexican Orange Blossom
Cistus creticus subsp. incanus
Hairy rock rose
Cistus ladanifer 'Blanche'
Cretan rock rose, Gum cistus
Cistus ladanifer 'Pat'
Cretan rock rose, Gum cistus
Cistus populifolius subsp. major
Woolly-fruited poplar leaved rock rose
Cistus x aguilarii 'Maculatus'
Rock rose
Clerodendrum bungei 'Pink Diamond'
Glory flower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae 'Helios'
Bleeding heart vine, Glory bower
Coprosma repens 'Pacific Dawn'
Looking glass plant
Coprosma repens Glowing Embers = 'Alcopow'
Looking glass plant
Cordyline 'Purple Tower'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis 'Albertii'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis Purpurea Group
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline banksii Electric Pink = 'Sprilecpink'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena
Cornus alba
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Alleman's Compact'
Dogwood
Cornus alba Red Gnome = 'Regnzam'
Dogwood
Cornus kousa 'Bonfire'
Chinese dogwood, Kousa, Japanese dogwood, Szechuan strawberry