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)
Rostrinucula dependens
Weeping buddleja
Rubus 'All Gold'
Autumn fruiting raspberry
Rubus 'Buckingham'
Tayberry
Rubus fruticosus 'Ashton Cross'
Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus 'Bedford Giant'
Early season blackberry
Rubus fruticosus 'Helen'
spineless
Rubus fruticosus 'Himalaya Giant'
Blackberry
Rubus idaeus 'Cascade Delight'
Summer fruiting raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Glen Doll'
Summer fruiting raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Heritage'
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Malling Admiral'
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Polka'
Raspberry
Rubus x loganobaccus
Loganberry
Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso'
Japanese pink pussy willow
Salix reticulata
Net leaved willow
Salvia aurea 'Kirstenbosch'
Beach sage
Salvia aurita
Long-eared sage
Salvia fruticosa
Greek sage
Salvia x jamensis
James' hybrid sage
Sambucus nigra 'Thundercloud'
Common elder, Black elder, Bourtree, European elder
Sambucus nigra Gold Spark = 'Alcsam'
Elderberry, Elderflower, Black elder
Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Pretty Carroll'
Ground cyprus, Cotton lavender, Lavender-cotton
Satureja coerulea
Savory
Senna corymbosa
Argentine senna
Skimmia 'Rubesta Optima'
Skimmia japonica 'Daddy's Dream'
Japanese skimmia, Male skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Hot Chocolate'
Japanese skimmia, Male skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Mystic Marlot'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Red Princess'
Skimmia japonica 'White Globe'
Skimmia Rubesta = 'Moerings3'
Sorbus rehderiana
Rehder's rowan
Spiraea japonica Double Play® Gold = 'Yan'
Japanese spiraea
Spiraea japonica Walberton's Plumtastic = 'Walplum'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea thunbergii 'Fujino Pink'
Thunberg's spiraea
Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia 'Triumphans'
Willow leaf spiraea
Stromanthe amabilis
Never-never plant
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Indian currant, Buckbrush, Coralberry, Indian currant
Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'White Hedge'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Syringa 'Miss Japan'
Lilac
Syringa 'Pink Perfume'
Lilac
Syringa emodii
Himalayan lilac, Lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula
Lilac, Korean lilac
Syringa villosa
Lilac, Korean lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Alice Harding'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'General Pershing'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Francisque Morel'
Common lilac