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)
Viburnum tinus 'Peter's Purple'
Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus 'Pink Prelude'
Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus 'Variegatum'
Laurustinus
Viburnum x bodnantense
Bodnant viburnum, Winter viburnum
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Deben'
Bodnant viburnum, Winter viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii
Burkwood viburnum, Dawn viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Chenaultii'
Burkwood viburnum, Dawn viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Fulbrook'
Burkwood viburnum, Dawn viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Mohawk'
Burkwood viburnum, Mohawk viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Park Farm Hybrid'
Burkwood viburnum, Dawn viburnum
Viburnum x hillieri 'Winton'
Hybrid viburnum, Hillier's viburnum
Viburnum x juddii
Judd viburnum
Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Willow Wood'
Lantanaphyllum viburnum
Viscum album
Mistletoe, European mistletoe
Vitex
Chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus 'Laciniata'
Chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus 'Queen Bee'
Chaste tree
Weigela 'Bristol Snowflake'
Weigela 'Ebony and Ivory'
Weigela 'Eva Rathke'
Weigela 'Evita'
Weigela 'Kosteriana Variegata'
Weigela 'Looymansii Aurea'
Weigela 'Nana Variegata'
Weigela 'Picobella Rosso'
Weigela 'Praecox Variegata'
Weigela 'Prism™ Arabian Nights'
Weigela 'Ruby Anniversary'
Weigela 'Vanicek'
Weigela 'Victoria'
Weigela All Summer Monet = 'Verweig'
Weigela All Summer Peach = 'Slingpink'
Weigela coraeensis
Weigela florida
Old fashioned weigela
Weigela florida 'Blazeaway'
Weigela florida 'Foliis Purpureis'
Old fashioned weigela
Weigela florida 'Wings of Fire'
Weigela florida Camouflage = 'Tmwg15-01'
Weigela florida Magical Rainbow = 'Kolmagira'
Weigela florida Minor Black = 'Verveig 3'
Weigela florida Moulin Rouge = 'Brigela'
Weigela middendorffiana
Middendorf weigela
Weigela Picobella Rosa = 'Tvp2'
Weigela Pink Poppet = 'Plangen'
x Fatshedera lizei
Aralia ivy
x Fatshedera lizei 'Annemieke'
Aralia ivy
x Fatshedera lizei 'Variegata'
Aralia ivy
X halimiocistus
Hybrid sun rose