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)
Exochorda racemosa 'Niagara'
Pearl bush
Exochorda x macrantha
Common pearl bush
Fabiana imbricata
False heath, Pichi, Chilean false heath
Fabiana imbricata f. violacea
False heath, Pichi, Chilean false heath
Fatsia japonica
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Fatsia japonica 'Camouflage'
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Felicia amelloides 'Read's Blue'
Blue marguerite, Blue daisy, Cape aster
Ficus 'Silver Lyre'
Afghanistan fig
Ficus carica
Common fig
Ficus carica 'Brunswick'
Common fig
Ficus carica 'Celeste'
Common fig
Ficus carica 'Ice Crystal'
Common fig
Ficus carica 'Little Miss Figgy'
Fig
Ficus carica 'White Adriatic'
Common fig
Ficus carica 'White Marseilles'
Common fig
Ficus pumila
Creeping fig, Climbing fig, Creeping rubber plant
Forsythia 'Beatrix Farrand'
Golden bell
Forsythia 'Fiesta'
Variegated forsythia
Forsythia 'Golden Nugget'
Golden bell
Forsythia 'Goldzauber'
Forsythia 'Tremonia'
Golden bell
Forsythia europaea
European forsythia, Golden bell
Forsythia suspensa
Weeping forsythia, Weeping golden bell
Forsythia x intermedia
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Arnold Giant'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Karl Sax'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Spring Glory'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Fothergilla gardenii
Dwarf fothergilla, Witch alder
Fothergilla major
Large fothergilla, Mountain witchhazel, Alabama fothergilla
Fothergilla x intermedia 'Blue Shadow'
Witch elder
Frangula alnus
Alder buckthorn, Black dogwood
Frankenia thymifolia
Sea heath, Thyme leaved sea heath
Fraxinus excelsior
Common ash, European ash, Fine-leaved ash
Fraxinus excelsior 'Crispa'
Curl-leaf common ash, European ash
Fremontodendron 'California Glory'
Flannel bush, California beauty, Fremontia
Fuchsia 'Alan Titchmarsh'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Alison Patricia'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Army Nurse'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Autumnale'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Beacon Rosa'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Beacon'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Bella Fuchsia® Camilla'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Bella Fuchsia® Georgia'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Bella Fuchsia® Martha'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Billy Green'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Brutus'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Cascade'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops