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)
Hebe Addenda® 'Donna® Eva'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Donna® Kamilla'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Donna® Nikka'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Grande® Blue'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Petita® Blue'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Petita® Pink'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Petita® White'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Trio Variegata'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Addenda® 'Vinoa®'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe albicans
White hebe
Hebe Archy = 'Kenchy'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Blue Elegance = 'Lowgeko'
Hebe, Shrubby veronica
Hebe Blue Haze = 'Lowchi'
Hebe Blue Ice = 'Lowapb'
Hebe Blue Star = 'Vergeer 1'
Hebe brachysiphon
Short tubed hebe
Hebe brevifolia
Short leaved hebe
Hebe Bronze Glow = 'Lowglo'
Hebe cupressoides
Cypress hebe, Cupressus hebe
Hebe cupressoides 'Boughton Dome'
Cypress hebe, Cupressus hebe
Hebe diosmifolia
Diosma hebe
Hebe epacridea
Mountain summit hebe
Hebe Garden Beauty Blue = 'Cliv'
Hebe Garden Beauty Purple = 'Nold'
Hebe Golden Anniversary = 'Lowag'
Golden hebe
Hebe haastii
Haast's hebe
Hebe hectori
Hector's whipcord hebe
Hebe hulkeana
New Zealand lilac, Hulke's hebe
Hebe hybrida 'All Blooms'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe hybrida 'iBE® Colour Dream'
Hebe hybrida 'Matty Brown'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe Leopard = 'Lowand'
San Francisco hybrid hebe
Hebe lycopodioides
Club moss whipcord hebe
Hebe macrantha
Large-flowered hebe
Hebe macrocarpa
Large carpel hebe
Hebe macrocarpa var. latisepala
Large carpel hebe
Hebe Medieval Colour King = 'Ngheb13'
Hebe Medieval Ice Queen = 'Ngheb15'
Hebe Medieval Pink Princess = 'Ngheb16'
Hebe Medieval White Knight = 'Ngheb26'
Hebe ochraceae
Ochre whipcord hebe
Hebe odora
Boxwood hebe
Hebe odora 'New Zealand Gold'
Boxwood hebe
Hebe parviflora var. angustifolia
Kokomura taranga
Hebe pimeleoides
Glaucous blue flowered hebe
Hebe pimeleoides 'Quicksilver'
Glaucous blue flowered hebe
Hebe Pink Elegance = 'Lowuni'
Hebe rakaiensis
Rakaia valley hebe