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)
Cistus x hybridus
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x hybridus Little Miss Sunshine = 'Dunnecis'
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x pulverulentus
Powdered rock rose
Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset'
Powdered rock rose
Cistus x purpureus
Purple cistus, Orchid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd'
Purple cistus, Orchid rock rose
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
Sweet pepper bush, Summersweet
Coffea arabica
Coffee, Arabian coffee
Coleonema pulchellum 'Pink Fountain'
Breath of heaven, Buchu
Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold'
Breath of heaven, Buchu
Convolvulus cneorum
Silverbush, Bush morning glory
Coprosma 'Lemon and Lime'
Looking glass plant
Coprosma 'Rainbow Surprise'
Kopros rainbow plant
Coprosma repens 'Midnight Martini'
Mirror plant
Coprosma repens 'Pina Colada'
Mirror plant
Coprosma repens 'Tequila Sunrise'
Mirror plant
Cordyline 'Can Can'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline 'Red Star'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis Charlie Boy = 'Ric01'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena
Cordyline fruticosa
Ti plant, Good luck plant, Tree of kings, Palm lily, Croto
Cordyline Pink Passion = 'Seipin'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Silver variegated dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Kesselringii'
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Sibirica Variegata'
Siberian dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
Siberian dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba Baton Rouge = 'Minbat'
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Cornus kousa var. chinensis
Chinese dogwood, Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Cornus kousa var. chinensis 'China Girl'
Chinese dogwood, Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Beauty'
Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
Red osier dogwood, American dogwood
Cornus x elwinortonii 'Venus = 'Kn30-8'
Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Corokia cotoneaster
Wire-netting bush
Corokia x virgata
Wire-netting bush
Corylopsis spicata
Spike witch hazel
Corylus avellana
Common hazel, European filbert, Hazelnut
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Corkscrew hazel, Hazelnut
Cotinus 'Grace'
Smoke tree, Venetian sumach, Smokewood, Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
Smoke tree, Venetian sumach, Smokewood, Smokebush, Purple smoke tree
Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady'
Smoke tree
Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit = 'Ancot'
Smoke tree, Venetian sumach, Smokewood, Smokebush
Cotinus Dusky Maiden = 'Londus'
Smoke tree
Cotoneaster 'Streib's Findling'
Streib's procumbent cotoneaster
Cotoneaster congestus
Pyrenees cotoneaster, Congested cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri
Bearberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster franchetii
Franchett's cotoneaster