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)
Acer palmatum 'Mikawa-yatsubusa'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Murasaki-kiyohime'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Orangeola'
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Oridono-nishiki'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Ornatum'
Dissected Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Phoenix'
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Red Dragon'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Sekimori'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Shigitatsu-sawa'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Shin-deshojo'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Shish geshira'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Shishio Improved'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Sumi-nagashi'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Taylor'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Tsukushigata'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Tsuma-beni'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Uki-gumo'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto'
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Yezo-nishiki'
Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum dissectum Viride Group
Dissected Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Dissectum Nigrum'
Dissected Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer rufinerve
Grey budded Snake bark maple, Redvein maple
Acer rufinerve 'Erythrocladum'
Grey budded snake bark maple, Redvein maple
Acer tataricum
Tatarian maple
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala
Amur Maple, Tatarian maple
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Fire'
Amur maple
Acer tschonoskii
Hakusan momijii, Tschonskii's maple
Actinidia tetramera var. maloides
Ornamental actinidia
Adelonema crinipes
Adelonema paladinervum
Adelonema yanamonoensis
Adenocarpus decorticans
Peeling flatpod
Aesculus californica
California buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
Bottle brush, Small flowered buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
Aesculus x mutabilis 'Induta'
Changeable horse chestnut
Aesculus x mutabilis 'Penduliflora'
Changeable horse chestnut
Allamanda cathartica
Golden trumpet, Common allamanda, Buttercup flower
Aloysia citrodora
Lemon verbena, Cidron, Limonetta
Alyogyne huegelii 'Santa Cruz'
Lilac hibiscus, Blue hibiscus
Alyogyne Magic Moments = 'Hurwow'
Lilac hibiscus, Blue hibiscus
Amelanchier alnifolia
Alder leaved serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Canadian serviceberry, Thicket serviceberry, Shadblow serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis 'Snowflakes'
Allegheny serviceberry, Smooth serviceberry
Amomyrtus luma
Luma, Palo madrona, Cauchao