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)
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Wall spray, Herringbone cotoneaster, Rock spray cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lacteus
Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets'
Prostrate cotoneaster
Crinodendron hookerianum
Lantern tree
Cytisus 'Boskoop Ruby'
Broom
Cytisus 'Lena'
Broom
Cytisus 'White Lion'
Broom
Cytisus x boskoopii 'Hollandia'
Broom
Cytisus x boskoopii 'Zeelandia'
Broom
Cytisus x praecox
Warminster broom, Broom
Cytisus x praecox 'Albus'
Broom, Warminster broom
Cytisus x praecox 'Allgold'
Broom, Warminster broom
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
Himalayan daphne
Daphne mezereum
February daphne, Mezereon
Daphne mezereum var. rubra
February daphne, Mezereon
Daphne odora
Fragrant daphne, Winter daphne
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
Fragrant daphne, Winter daphne
Daphne odora Rebecca = 'Hewreb'
Fragrant Daphne, Winter Daphne
Daphne odora x bholua 'Perfume Princess'
Fragrant Daphne, Winter Daphne
Daphne x burkwoodii
Burkwood's daphne
Daphne x translantica Eternal Fragrance = 'Blafra'
Transatlantic Daphne
Deutzia 'Rosea Plena'
Slender deutzia
Deutzia gracilis
Japanese snow flower, Graceful deutzia, Slender deutzia
Deutzia scabra 'Plena'
Fuzzy deutzia, Rough leaved deutzia
Deutzia x hybrida 'Strawberry Fields'
Hybrid deutzia
Deutzia x rosea
Pink spreading deutzia, Rosy deutzia
Disanthus cercidifolius
Long-stiped disanthus
Dracaena marginata
Madagascar dragon tree
Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor'
Three-coloured Madagascar Dragon Tree
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Paper bush
Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata'
Oleaster, Thorny elaeagnus
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Gilt Edge'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Limelight'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Viveleg'
Hybrid oleaster
Enkianthus campanulatus
Redvein enkianthus
Escallonia 'Iveyi'
Escallonia 'Red Dream'
Escallonia Golden Carpet = 'Alcaura'
Escallonia laevis 'Gold Brian'
Pink scallonia
Escallonia laevis 'Gold Ellen'
Escallonia rubra var. macrantha
Red escallonia
Euonymus alatus
Winged spindle tree
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
Winged spindle tree
Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Harlequin'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus