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)
Rhododendron 'Pink Purple Dream'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Pink Spider'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Pleasant White'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Praecox'
Rhododendron 'President Roosevelt'
Rhododendron 'Pucella'
Ghent azalea
Rhododendron 'Purple Splendour'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Ramapo'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Renoir'
Rhododendron 'Rose Bud'
Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Royal Command'
Deciduous azalea
Rhododendron 'Saint Breward'
Rhododendron 'Saint Merryn'
Rhododendron 'Salmon's Leap'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Santa Maria'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Satan'
Azalea 'Satan'
Rhododendron 'Silberwolke'
Rhododendron 'Silver Sixpence'
Rhododendron 'Silver Slipper'
Azalea 'Silver Slipper'
Rhododendron 'Sir Robert'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Sneezy'
Rhododendron 'Snow Crown'
Dwarf evergreen rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Snow Lady'
Dwarf evergreen rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Snow Pearl'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Soir de Paris'
Azalea 'Soir de Paris'
Rhododendron 'Spek's Brilliant'
Rhododendron 'Spicy Lights'
Azalea 'Spicy Lights'
Rhododendron 'Starbright Champagne'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Stewartsonian'
Azalea 'Stewartsonian', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Strawberry Ice'
Knaphill azalea
Rhododendron 'Sun Fire'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Surrey Heath'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Susan'
Azalea 'Susan', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Sweet Sue'
Rhododendron 'Swift'
Dwarf rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Taragona'
Rhododendron 'The Master'
Rhododendron 'Timothy James'
Rhododendron 'Tit-Willow'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Titian Beauty'
Hybrid rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Ukamuse'
Azalea 'Ukamuse', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Unique' (campylocarpum hybrid)
Azalea 'Unique', Ghent azalea
Rhododendron 'Vanessa Pastel'
Rhododendron 'Velvet Gown'
Azalea 'Velvet Gown', Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Vida Brown'
Evergreen azalea
Rhododendron 'Vintage Rose'
Rhododendron 'Viscy'