Multi-season interest shrubs
These shrubs add year-round presence and interest in every season of the year. Some are evergreen, others lose their leaves in winter to reveal the structures of their stems. All the shrubs in this group are compact (less than 1.5m spread), so suitable for small gardens.
Plants (328)
Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime = 'Lemlin'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly bamboo
Paeonia
Peony
Photinia
Christmas berry
Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy'
Chinese hawthorn, Chinese photinia, Oriental photinia, Christmas berry
Physocarpus
Ninebark
Pieris
Lily-of-the-Valley bush
Potentilla
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla fruticosa
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Princess = 'Blink'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Prunus
Cherry
Punica granatum
Pomegranate, Granado
Pyracantha
Firethorn
Rhododendron
Ribes
Currant, Gooseberry
Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant, European blackcurrant
Rubus
Blackberry, Bramble
Salvia
Sage
Salvia 'Hot Lips'
Cherry sage, James hybrid salvia
Salvia microphylla
Cherry sage, Graham's sage
Sambucus
Elder, Elderberry
Santolina rosmarinifolia 'Lemon Fizz'
Rosemary lavender cotton
Schefflera
Ivy tree, Umbrella tree
Skimmia
Spiraea
Spiraea 'Tracy'
Spiraea japonica 'Firelight'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica Double Play Artisan = 'Galen'
Japanese spiraea
Syringa
Lilac
Ulex europaeus 'Flore Pleno'
Double flowered gorse
Vaccinium
Bilberry, Blueberry, Cranberry
Vaccinium ashei 'Pink Lemonade'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Viburnum
Arrow wood
Viburnum 'Le Bois Marquis'
Hybrid viburnum
Weigela
Weigela 'Red Prince'
Weigela Black and White = 'Courtacad1'
Abelia x grandiflora 'Sparkling Silver'
Glossy abelia, Large-flowered abelia
Abelia x grandiflora Lady Liberty = 'KeyLib'
Glossy abelia, Large-flowered abelia
Abelia x grandiflora Sunshine Daydream = 'Abelops'
Glossy abelia, Large-flowered abelia
Anisodontea capensis 'Elegans Princess'
Cape Mallow
Aronia arbutifolia 'Erecta'
Red chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Black chokeberry
Aronia x prunifolia 'Brilliant'
Purple fruited chokeberry
Artemisia abrotanum
Southernwood, Lad's love
Artemisia absinthium
Absinthe, Ware-moth, Common wormwood, Green ginger
Artemisia absinthium 'Lambrooke Mist'
Absinthe, Ware-moth, Common wormwood, Green ginger