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)
Santolina rosmarinifolia 'Primrose Gem'
Holy flax, Green lavender cotton, Rosemary lavender cotton
Sarcococca
Sweet box, Christmas box
Sarcococca hookeriana
Himalayan sarcococca
Sarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Gem'
Himalayan sarcococca
Sarcococca hookeriana var. dignya
Himalayan sarcococca
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem'
Himalayan sarcococca
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Tony Schilling'
Sweet box, Christmas box
Sarcococca orientalis
Oriental sarcococca
Sarcococca ruscifolia
Fragrant sarcococca
Sarcococca ruscifolia 'Dragon Gate'
Fragrant sarcococca
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis
Fragrant sarcococca
Sarcococca saligna
Sweet box, Christmas box, Willow sweet box
Sarcococca wallichii
Wallich's Sweet box
Satureja montana
Winter savory
Schefflera arboricola 'Gerda'
Taiwan umbrella tree, Ivy tree
Schefflera arboricola 'Nora'
Taiwan umbrella tree, Ivy tree, Schefflera
Schefflera elegantissima
False aralia, Petit boux caledonien, Elegant schefflera, Ivy tree
Schefflera macrophylla
Large leaved false aralia, Ivy tree
Schefflera taiwaniana 'Winter Jungle'
Umbrella tree
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'White Wedding'
Climbing hydrangea
Schizophragma integrifolium
Japanese hydrangea, Chinese hydrangea vine
Skimmia 'Rubesta Jos'
Skimmia japonica
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Bowle's Dwarf Female'
Skimmia japonica 'Bowle's Dwarf Male'
Skimmia japonica 'Bronze Knight'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Emerald King'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Godrie's Dwarf'
Skimmia japonica 'Highgrove Redbud'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Humpty Dumpty'
Skimmia japonica 'Keesen'
Skimmia japonica 'Kew White'
Skimmia japonica 'Nymans'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Perosa'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Red Diamonds'
Skimmia japonica 'Red Riding Hood'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Redruth'
Skimmia japonica 'Rogersii'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Ruby Dome'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Ruby King'
Skimmia japonica 'Scarlet Dwarf'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Tansley Gem'
Skimmia japonica 'White Bella'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica Luwian = 'Wanto'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica Pink Dwarf = 'Moerings 47'
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Chilan Choice'
Japanese skimmia, Reeve's skimmia
Skimmia laureola
Laurel leaved skimmia
Skimmia laureola subsp. multinerva
Many-nerved Laurel leaved skimmia