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)
Leonotis ocymifolia
Minaret flower, Lion's ear, Wild dagga
Leptodermis oblonga 'Summer Stars'
Leptospermum
Tea tree, Ti-tree
Leptospermum 'Silver Sheen'
Woolly Tea tree
Leptospermum lanigerum
Woolly tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium 'Burgundy Queen'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium 'Chapmanii'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium 'Coral Candy'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium 'Kiwi'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium 'Lambertii'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium 'Nichollsii Nanum'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Ensign'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium 'Ruby Wedding'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium var. incanum 'Keatleyi'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Lespedeza thunbergii
Bush clover, Miyagino-hagi, Thunberg's Lespedeza
Lespedeza thunbergii 'White Fountain'
Bush clover, Bush miyagino-hagi, Miyagino-hagi, Thunberg's Lespedeza
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Switch ivy, Dog hobble, Drooping laurel
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Little Flames'
Switch ivy, Dog hobble, Drooping laurel
Leycesteria
Himalayan honeysuckle
Leycesteria 'Longstock'
Leycesteria formosa 'Little Lanterns'
Himalayan honeysuckle
Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain'
Himalayan honeysuckle, Pheasant berry
Ligustrum
Privet
Ligustrum 'Vicaryi'
Privet
Ligustrum delavayanum
Delavay's privet
Ligustrum ibota Musli = 'Muster'
Japanese ibota privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'
Japanese privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Argenteum'
Silver privet, Oval leaf privet, California privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
Golden privet, Oval leaf privet, California privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Green Diamond'
Oval leaf privet, California privet
Ligustrum quihoui
Chinese privet
Ligustrum undulatum 'Lemon Lime and Clippers'
Undulating privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Common privet
Ligustrum vulgare 'Atrovirens'
Common privet
Lindera benzoin
Benjamin bush, Benzoin
Lindera obtusiloba
Japanese spicebush
Lithodora
Shrubby gromwell
Lithodora diffusa 'Tidepool Sky Blue'
Purple gromwell
Lomatia
Lomatia ferruginea
Rusty lomatia
Lomatia myricoides
Long leaf lomatia
Lonicera 'American Beauty'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera 'Damson Dream'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera 'Fire Cracker'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera 'G.S.Thomas'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera 'Mandarin'
Honeysuckle hybrid
Lonicera 'Spring Purple'
Honeysuckle