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)
Escallonia White Spires = 'pmoore31'
Eucryphia glutinosa
Brush bush, Nirrhe
Eucryphia lucida
Leatherwood, Pinkwood, Tasmanian leatherwood
Eucryphia x intermedia
Brush bush
Eucryphia x intermedia 'Rostrevor'
Brush bush
Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay'
Brush bush, Nyman's hybrid eucryphia
Euonymus alatus
Winged spindle tree
Euonymus bungeanus
Bunge's euonymus, Winterberry euonymus
Euonymus europaeus
Common spindle tree, Skewerwood
Euonymus europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'
Common spindle tree, Skewerwood
Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'
Common spindle tree, Skewerwood
Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Canadale Gold'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Surprise'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Minimus'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Sunshine'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Variegatus'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus grandiflora
Large flowered spindle
Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Indian Summer'
Hamilton's spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Argenteovariegatus'
Variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Chedju'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Chollipo'
Variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Extravaganza'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Gold Queen'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Golden Maiden'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Happiness'
Variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Jean Hugues'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Albovariegatus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Pulchellus'
Small leaved golden Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Variegatus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'President Gauthier'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Susan'
Variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire'
Japanese Euonymus
Euonymus japonicus Himalaya = 'Lankveld06'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus oxyphyllus
Pointed spindle
Euonymus phellomanus
Cork spindle tree
Euonymus planipes
Dingle dangle tree, Flat stalked spindle
Euphorbia mellifera
Honey scented spurge, Honey spurge
Euphorbia milii
Crown of thorns, Christ's thorn, Christ plant
Euphorbia stygiana
Stygian spurge
Euphorbia tirucalli
Milk bush, Tiru-malu, Rubber euphorbia, Finger tree, Pench tree
Euphorbia x pasteurii
Pasteuer's spurge
Euptelea pleiosperma
Many-seeded handsome elm
Euryops acraeus
Rosinbush, Drakensberg daisy
Euryops chrysanthemoides
Rosinbush, Bulls eye, Paris daisy
Euryops pectinatus
Rosinbush, Comb-like marguerite, Gray leafed euryops
Exochorda giraldii
Redbud pearlbush