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)
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Silverstone'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei 'Sunspot'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Blondy = 'Interbolwi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Golden Harlequin = 'Hoogi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus fortunei Goldy = 'Waldbolwi'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus japonicus
Spindle, Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Aureomarginatus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Aureus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Bravo'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Francien'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Green Rocket'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Kathy'
Variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Aureovariegatus'
Small leaved variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Ovatus Aureus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca = 'Lankveld03'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus Pierrolino = 'Heespierrolino'
Spindle
Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride'
Common pearl bush
Fatsia japonica
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Fatsia japonica 'Spiders Web'
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Felicia amelloides
Blue marguerite, Blue daisy, Cape aster
Ficus
Fig
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'
Common fig, Brown Turkey, Higo
Forsythia x intermedia 'Goldrausch'
Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Variety'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Spectabilis'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia Minigold = 'Flojor'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia Weekend = 'Courtalyn'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Fremontodendron californicum
Flannel bush, California beauty, Fremontia
Fuchsia 'Alice Hoffman'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Blacky'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Garden News'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Genii'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Lady Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Riccartonii'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Son of Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Sunray'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Thalia'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis 'Versicolor'
Hardy fuchsia, Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Garrya elliptica
Silk tassel, Tassel tree, Quinine bush
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Silk tassel, Tassel tree, Quinine bush
Gaultheria mucronata
Wintergreen, Box berry, Canada tea, Prickly heath
Gaultheria mucronata 'Sneeuwwitje'
Wintergreen, Box berry, Canada tea, Prickly heath
Gaultheria procumbens
Creeping wintergreen, Checkerberry, Teaberry, Mountain tea, Partridge berry
Genista hispanica
Spanish gorse, Spanish broom