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)
Cytisus scoparius 'Firefly'
Common broom, Scotch broom, Broom
Cytisus scoparius 'Fulgens'
Shining broom, Common broom, Scotch broom, Broom
Cytisus scoparius 'Golden Sunlight'
Common broom, Scotch broom, Broom
Cytisus scoparius 'Roter Favorit'
Common broom, Scotch broom, Broom
Cytisus supranubius
Cloud-loving broom
Cytisus x beanii
Beans cytisus, Broom
Cytisus x boskoopii 'Windlesham Ruby'
Broom
Cytisus x kewensis 'Niki'
Kew broom, Broom
Cytisus x praecox 'Warminster'
Broom, Warminster broom
Danae racemosa
Alexandrian laurel
Daphne 'Sweetheart'
Daphne arbuscula
Little tree daphne
Daphne bholua
Himalayan daphne
Daphne bholua 'Alba'
Himalayan daphne
Daphne bholua 'Gurka'
Himalayan daphne
Daphne bholua 'Peter Smithers'
Himalayan daphne
Daphne cneorum
Garland flower, Rose daphne
Daphne cneorum 'Ruby Glow'
Garland flower, Rose daphne
Daphne gnidium
Meditteranean mezereon, Flax leaved daphne
Daphne laureola
Spurge laurel
Daphne laureola
Spurge laurel
Daphne laureola subsp. philippi
Spurge laurel
Daphne longilobata 'Peter Moore'
Daphne mezereum
February daphne, Mezereon
Daphne mezereum f. alba
February daphne, Mezereon
Daphne odora
Fragrant daphne, Winter daphne
Daphne odora 'Mae-jima'
Fragrant Daphne, Winter Daphne
Daphne pontica
Twin flowered daphne
Daphne tangutica
Tangut rose
Daphne tangutica Retusa Group
Tangut rose
Daphne x burkwoodii
Burkwood's daphne
Daphne x burkwoodii 'G.K. Argles'
Burkwood's daphne
Daphne x napolitana
Naples daphne
Daphne x translantica Pink Fragrance = 'Blapink'
Transatlantic daphne
Daphniphyllum himalayense subsp. macropodum
Laurel daphne
Decaisnea fargesii
Decaisne's pod plant, Blue pod
Delosperma cooperi
Cooper's hardy ice plant
Desfontainia spinosa
Desfontaines shrub, Spiny desfontainia, Scarlet flowered holly
Desmodium elegans
Elegant beggarweed
Deutzia compacta
Compact deutzia
Deutzia crenata 'Pride of Rochester'
Slender deutzia
Deutzia discolor
Two coloured deutzia
Deutzia longifolia 'Veitchii'
Long leaved deutzia
Deutzia ningpoensis
Ningpo deutzia
Deutzia Prettistars Pink Cloud = 'Botex 015'
Compact deutzia
Deutzia pulchra
Pretty deutzia
Deutzia Raspberry Sundae = 'Low 18'
Deutzia scabra
Fuzzy deutzia, Rough leaved deutzia