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)
Rosa Vanessa Bell® = 'Auseasel'
Shrub rose
Rosa Velvet Fragrance = 'Fryperdee'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Violet Cloud = 'HARquick'
Miniature rose
Rosa virginiana
Shrub rose, Virginia rose
Rosa Vizantina™ Freska® = 'Bozvizafre'
Shrub rose
Rosa Volcano = 'Korcolipas'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Waterloo® = 'Lencena'
Hybrid musk rose
Rosa Watford Forever = 'Harjester'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Wedding Bells = 'Korsteflali'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Well Being = 'Harjangle'
Shrub rose
Rosa Wenlock = 'Auswen'
Shrub rose
Rosa Westerland = 'Korwest'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Whisky Mac = 'Tanky'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa White Meidiland = 'Meicoublan'
Shrub rose
Rosa White Wedding = 'Tan02360'
Climbing rose
Rosa Wildberry® = 'Tan13522'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Wildeve = 'Ausbonny'
Shrub rose
Rosa William and Catherine® = 'Ausrapper'
Shrub rose
Rosa William Shakespeare 2000 = 'Ausromeo'
Shrub rose
Rosa Windrush = 'Ausrush'
Shrub rose
Rosa With Love™ = 'Harprior'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Wollerton Old Hall = 'Ausblanket'
Shrub rose
Rosa Wonderful World® = 'Harbeguile'
Climbing rose
Rosa woodsii
Wild shrub rose
Rosa Worcestershire = 'Korlalon'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Wymondham Abbey = 'Beadevil'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa x alba 'Alba maxima'
Alba rose, Jacobite rose, Great Double white, Cheshire rose
Rosa x alba 'Alba Semiplena'
Alba rose, White rose, White rose of York
Rosa x centifolia
Centifolia rose, Cabbage rose
Rosa x centifolia 'De Meaux'
Centifolia rose
Rosa x centifolia 'Muscosa'
Common moss rose
Rosa x centifolia 'Shailer's White Moss'
Centifolia moss rose, White Bath rose, White moss rose
Rosa x damascena 'Versicolor'
Damask rose, York and Lancaster rose
Rosa x damascena var. semperflorens
Autumn Damask rose
Rosa x harrisonii 'Williams' Double Yellow'
Spinosissima hybrid rose, Old Scotch yellow
Rosa x jacksonii 'Max Graf'
Ground cover rose
Rosa x odorata
Tea rose
Rosa x odorata 'Bengal Crimson'
China rose
Rosa x odorata 'Mutabilis'
China rose, Tea rose
Rosa x odorata 'Pallida'
China rose
Rosa x odorata 'Viridiflora'
China rose, Green rose
Rosa xanthina 'Canary Bird'
Shrub rose
Rosa Yellow™ Pixie® = 'Bozyellpix'
Miniature patio rose
Rosa York Minster = 'Harquest'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Yorkshire = 'Korbarkeit'
Ground cover rose
Rosa You're My Everything® = 'Weksecunk'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Young Lycidas = 'Ausvibrant'
Shrub rose
Rosa Young™ Fashion® = 'Bozyounfas'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose