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)
Lavandula angustifolia 'Dwarf Blue'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Jean Davis'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Miss Dawnderry'
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Purple'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula stoechas 'Little Bee Purple'
French lavender, Butterfly lavender
Lavatera 'Frederique'
Mallow
Lavatera 'Silver Barnsley'
Mallow
Lavatera clementii Ruby Star = 'Jopstar'
Lavatera x clementii 'Candy Floss'
Clement's lavatera
Leptospermum scoparium 'Nichollsii'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leucothoe 'Carnaval'
Drooping laurel
Leucothoe Firestar = 'Rant01'
Fetterbush
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Color Diamond'
Switch ivy, Dog hobble, Drooping laurel
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rollissonii'
Switch ivy, Dog hobble, Drooping laurel
Leucothoe fontenesiana 'Dark Diamond'
Highland dog hobble, Fetterbush
Leucothoe keiskei 'Halloween'
Keisks leucothoe
Leucothoe keiskei Burning Love = 'Opstal50'
Keisks leucothoe
Ligustrum sinense 'Sunshine'
Chinese privet
Lonicera caerulea
Honeyberry
Lonicera caprifolium
Italian woodbine, Italian honeysuckle, Goat leaf honeysuckle, Perfoliate honeysuckle
Lonicera etrusca
Etruscan honeysuckle
Lonicera etrusca 'Donald Waterer'
Etruscan honeysuckle
Lonicera etrusca 'Michael Rosse'
Etruscan honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
Twinberry
Lonicera nitida 'Bank of Gold'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida 'Van Gogh'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Strawberries & Cream'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens 'Cedar Lane'
Trumpet honeysuckle
Lonicera setifera 'Daphnis'
Bristly honeysuckle
Lonicera x tellmanniana
Redgold, Yellman honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteum
Honeysuckle, Fly honeysuckle, Dwarf emerald mound honeysuckle
Lotus hirsutus
Hairy canary clover
Lycium barbarum 'Little Goji'
Goji berry
Magnolia 'Gold Star'
Pointed leaf magnolia
Malus sargentii
Crab apple, Sargent's crab apple
Micromeria thymifolia
Winter savory, Mountain mint, Thyme-leaved savory
Myrteola nummularia
Dwarf myrtle
Nandina domestica 'Lemon Lime'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo, Nanten
Nandina domestica Plum Passion = 'Monum'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Olearia traversii
Chatham Island akeake
Parthenium argentatum
Guayule
Perovskia 'Filigran'
Russian sage
Philadelphus 'Beauclerk'
Mock orange
Philadelphus 'Innocence'
Mock orange, Syringa
Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Mrs E L Robinson'
Lemoine philadelphus
Philodendron 'Imperial Red'
Phormium 'Gold Sword'
New Zealand hemp, Harakeke