Shrubs (bushes) and structural plants
Shrubs add structure to a garden, they can be evergreen or deciduous. Here is a selection which do not mind chalky soil. Also, they 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 (119)
Buddleja alternifolia
Alternate leaf butterfly bush, Fountain buddleia, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Nanho White = 'Monite'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Corkscrew hazel, Hazelnut
Cotoneaster lacteus
Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets'
Prostrate cotoneaster
Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride'
Common pearl bush
Paeonia x festiva 'Rubra Plena'
Memorial day paeonia, Common red paeony, Common red peony
Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'
Mock orange
Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'
Sweet mock orange, Garland spindle
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
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
Pyracantha 'Orange Glow'
Firethorn
Ribes rubrum 'Jonkheer van Tets'
Early red currant
Rubus idaeus 'Autumn Bliss'
Raspberry
Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'
Black Elder, Common elder, European elder
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Gerda'
Common elder, Black elder, Bourtree, European elder
Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold'
Red berried elder, Hart's elder, European red elder
Spiraea 'Arguta'
Bridal veil, Foam of May, Bridewort, Bridal wreath spiraea
Spiraea 'Tracy'
Spiraea japonica Golden Princess = 'Lisp'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica Magic Carpet = 'Walbuma'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
Snowmound spiraea
Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba'
Hairy lilac, Daphne lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
Common lilac
Viburnum carlesii 'Diana'
Korean spice viburnum, Carles viburnum
Viburnum opulus 'Compactum'
Guelder rose, European cranberry bush
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
Guelder rose, European cranberry bush
Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'
Japanese snowball, Lacecap viburnum
Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake'
Japanese snowball, Lacecap viburnum
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'
Bodnant viburnum, Winter viburnum
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
Bodnant viburnum, Winter viburnum
Viburnum x carlcephalum
Fragrant snowball, Fragrant viburnum
Weigela 'Florida Variegata'
Weigela 'Red Prince'
Weigela florida 'Alexandra'
Old fashioned weigela
Betula 'Mount Apoi'
Birch, Hybrid birch
Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Darent Valley'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Dartmoor'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Camberwell Beauty = 'Camkeep'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia