Shrubs (bushes) and structural plants
Shrubs add structure to a garden, they can be evergreen or deciduous. Here is a selection which are known to thrive in clay soil. They also all have the Award of Garden Merit (AGM), which is the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) seal of approval that these plants perform reliably in the garden.
Plants (46)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Crimson pygmy barberry, Little favourite, Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Golden Ring'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Silver variegated dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
Siberian dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
Red osier dogwood, American dogwood
Ilex x meserveae Blue Prince = 'Conablu'
Meserve hybrid holly, Blue holly
Ilex x meserveae Blue Princess = 'Conapri'
Meserve hybrid holly, Blue holly
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin = 'Marrob'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Rosa 'New Dawn'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Roseraie de l'Hay'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'William Lobb'
Centifolia moss rose, Duchesse d'istrie
Rosa gallica 'Versicolor'
Gallica rose, Rosa mundi, French rose, Provin's rose
Rosa glauca
Shrub rose, Red-leaved rose
Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold'
Red berried elder, Hart's elder, European red elder
Cornus alba 'Aurea'
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Spaethii'
Golden variegated dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba Ivory Halo = 'Bailhalo'
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Dryas octopetala
Mountain avens, Mt Washington dryad, Wild betony
Potentilla fruticosa 'Hopleys Orange'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'King Cup'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Medicine Wheel Mountain'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Rosa 'Blanche Double de Coubert'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'De Rescht'
Damask Portland rose
Rosa 'Dortmund'
Shrub rose
Rosa 'Duc de Guiche'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Fruhlingsgold'
Spinosissima hybrid rose
Rosa 'Henri Martin'
Centifolia moss rose, Old red moss
Rosa 'Konigin von Danemarck'
Alba rose
Rosa 'Madame Knorr'
Damask Portland rose
Rosa 'Morning Jewel'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Noisette Carnee'
Noisette rose
Rosa 'Scabrosa'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Schneezwerg'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'
Spinosissima hybrid rose
Rosa 'Tuscany Superb'
Gallica rose, Old Velvet Rose
Rosa 'Veilchenblau'
Rambling rose
Rosa gallica var. officinalis
Gallica rose, Apothecary's rose, Officinalis rose, French rose, Provin's rose
Rosa virginiana
Shrub rose, Virginia rose
Salix helvetica
Swiss willow, Swiss sallow
Salix lanata
Woolly willow
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Yellowhorn
Salix reticulata
Net leaved willow