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)
Photinia 'Red Devil'
Fraser's hybrid photinia
Photinia 'Super Red'
Christmas berry
Photinia glabra 'Variegata'
Japanese photinia, Christmas berry
Photinia serratifolia 'Crunchy'
Photinia x fraseri 'Carré Rouge'
Red square Photinia
Physocarpus 'Magic Ball'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Pieris 'Havila'
Lily of the valley bush
Pieris japonica 'Blush'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Epstein'
Lily of the Valley Bush, Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Little Frosty'
Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Valley Rose'
Lily of the Valley Bush, Japanese pieris
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Bannow Bay'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Cratus'
Kohuhu, Tawhiwhi
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Glo Ball'
Tawhiwi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Green Elf'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Wrinkled Blue'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Potentilla fruticosa 'Bo-Peep'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Longacre Variety'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Orangeade'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Bella Bianca = 'Hachbiana'
Shrubby cinquefoil
Pseudopanax 'Trident'
Hybrid lancewood
Pyracantha 'Golden Paradise'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Golden Sun'
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Star'
Firethorn, Buisson ardent, Scarlet firethorn
Rhododendron 'Arends Favorit'
Rhododendron 'Blattgold'
Rhododendron 'Cherry Drops'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Chikor'
Rhododendron 'David'
Rhododendron 'Daybreak'
Azalea 'Daybreak'
Rhododendron 'Delilah'
Rhododendron 'English Roseum'
Rhododendron 'Exbury White'
Azalea 'Exbury White'
Rhododendron 'Gartendirector Glocker'
Rhododendron 'Golden Green Gift'
Rhododendron 'Goldshine'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Jubilant'
Rhododendron 'Kermesinum'
Azalea
Rhododendron 'Lady Roseberry'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Moser's Maroon'
Rhododendron 'Norbitonense Aureum'
Smith's golden rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Purpurtraum'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Russatum'
Rhododendron 'Salmon Sander'
Azalea 'Salmon Sander', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Scintillation'
Rhododendron 'Snowdrift'
Azalea
Rhododendron 'Spek's Orange'
Azalea 'Spek's Orange', Mollis azalea