Small shrubs (<1m spread)
For small spaces it's good to choose a shrub whose "spread" or width does not exceed the space available. This selection includes shrubs that get no wider than 1m, so they're great for even the smallest of gardens.
Plants (474)
Salvia x jamensis 'Javier'
James' hybrid sage
Salvia x jamensis 'La Luna'
James' hybrid sage
Salvia x jamensis 'Melen'
James' hybrid sage
Salvia x jamensis 'Peter Vidgeon'
James' hybrid sage
Salvia x jamensis 'Red Velvet'
James' hybrid sage
Salvia x jamensis 'Trenance'
James' hybrid sage
Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Nana'
Ground cyprus, Cotton lavender, Lavender-cotton
Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Small-Ness'
Ground cyprus, Cotton lavender, Lavender-cotton
Satureja montana
Winter savory
Skimmia japonica 'Bowle's Dwarf Female'
Skimmia japonica 'Bowle's Dwarf Male'
Skimmia japonica 'White Bella'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana 'Chilan Choice'
Japanese skimmia, Reeve's skimmia
Solanum capsicastrum
Christmas cherry, Winter cherry, False Jerusalem cherry
Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana
White spiraea
Spiraea japonica 'Candlelight'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Dart's Red'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'
Dwarf cutleaf stephanandra, Crisped stephanandra, Lace shrub, Cutleaf stephanandra
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock'
Hancock chenault coralberry
Teucrium ackermannii
Germander, Wood sage
Teucrium chamaedrys
Wall germander, Ground oak, Ground germander
Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'
Shrubby germander
Teucrium fruticans 'Compactum'
Compact shrubby germander, Compact tree germander
Teucrium hircanicum
Caucasian germander
Teucrium hircanicum 'Paradise Delight'
Caucasian germander
Teucrium hircanicum 'Purple Tails'
Caucasian germander
Teucrium pyrenaicum
Germander, Wood sage, Pyrenean wood sage
Teucrium x lucidrys
Bastard germander, Hybrid germander
Vaccinium moupinense
Himalayan blueberry
Viscum album
Mistletoe, European mistletoe
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Zauschneria
Arizona fuchsia
Zauschneria californica
California fuchsia Humming bird's trumpet
Zauschneria californica 'Dublin'
California fuchsia, Humming bird's trumpet
Zauschneria californica 'Western Hills'
California fuchsia, Humming bird's trumpet
Hebe 'Baby Boo'
Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Alba'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas 'Purple Wings'
French lavender, Butterfly lavender
Paeonia x festiva 'Alba Plena'
Common red paeony, Common red peony
Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana'
Japanese spiraea
Vaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. minus
Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry, Cowberry
Alonsoa meridionalis
Southern mask flower
Astragalus angustifolius
Milk vetch, Locoweed
Berberis thunbergii 'Fireball'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Cassiope lycopodioides
Iwa-Hige, White heather, Scaly heather
Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry, Black crowberry, Crake berry, Curlew berry, Monox, Black berried heath
Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus