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)
Illicium anisatum
Anise tree, Japanese anise-tree, Star anise
Illicium floridanum
Purple anise, Florida anise-tree
Indigofera
Indigo
Indigofera heterantha
Indigo bush, Himalayan indigo
Indigofera himalayensis 'Silk Road'
Himalayan indigo
Indigofera kirilowii
Kirilows indigo
Indigofera pendula
Pendulous indigo
Itea
Sweetspire
Itea ilicifolia
Holly leaf, Sweetspire
Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
Virginia willow, Tassel-white, Sweetspire, Virginia sweetpire
Itea virginica Little Henry = 'Sprich'
Holly leaf, Sweetspire
Jacobinia pauciflora 'Firefly'
Brazillian fuchsia
Jasminum
Jasmine, Jessamine
Jasminum azoricum
Jasmine, Azores jasmine
Jasminum fruticans
Bushy jasmine
Jasminum humile 'Revolutum'
Reeves Italian jasmine, Italian jasmine, Italian yellow jasmine, Himalayan jasmine
Jasminum mesnyi
Primrose jasmine
Jasminum officinale
Common jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Common white jasmine
Jasminum officinale 'Argenteovariegatum'
Common jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Common white jasmine
Jasminum officinale 'Aureum'
Common jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Common white jasmine
Jasminum officinale 'Devon Cream'
Common jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Common white jasmine
Jasminum officinale 'Inverleith'
Common jasmin
Jasminum officinale Fiona Sunrise = 'Frojas'
Common jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Common white jasmine
Jasminum officinale Sunbeam = 'Lowbeam'
Common jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Common white jasmine
Jasminum parkeri
Dwarf jasmine, Parker's jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum x officinale 'Starry Starry Summer Night'
Jasmine
Jasminum x stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent™ = 'Gamnin1701'
Crowned jasmine
Jovellana violacea
Jovellanos plants, Violet flowered jovellanos
Kalanchoe
Felt bush, Velvet leaf
Kalanchoe beharensis
Donkey's ears, Behara kalanchoe
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, Calanchoe, Blossfeld's flaming Katy
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, Calanchoe, Blossfeld's flaming Katy
Kalmia buxifolia
Sand myrtle, Box sandmyrtle
Kalmia latifolia
Calico Bush, Mountain laurel, American laurel, Spoonwood
Kalmia latifolia 'Carousel'
Calico bush, Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia 'Little Linda'
Calico bush, Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia 'Minuet'
Calico bush, Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia 'Nipmuck'
Calico Bush, Mountain laurel, American laurel, Spoonwood
Kalmia latifolia 'Olivia'
Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia 'Olympic Fire'
Calico bush, Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia 'Pink Charm'
Calico Bush, Mountain laurel, American laurel, Spoonwood
Kalmia polifolia
Bog myrtle, Bog kalmia, Swamp laurel, Eastern Bog Laurel
Kerria japonica
Japanese rose, Jew's mallow
Kerria japonica
Japanese rose, Jew's mallow
Kerria japonica 'Aureovittata'
Japanese rose, Jew's mallow
Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea'
Japanese rose, Jew's mallow
Kerria japonica 'Picta'
Japanese rose, Jew's mallow
Kolkwitzia amabilis
Beauty bush, American beauty bush