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 acidic 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 (81)
Amelanchier lamarckii
Snowy mespilus, Shadblow
Berberis thunbergii 'Maria'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration'
Barberry, Thunberg's barberry
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 'Harlequin'
Thunberg's mottled 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 Variegata'
Siberian dogwood, Red-barked 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
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius Lady In Red = 'Tuilad'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
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
Rosa 'Korresia'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
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
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Concorde'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Dart's Red Lady'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Betula 'Mount Apoi'
Birch, Hybrid birch
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
Cornus sericea 'Bud's Yellow'
Red osier dogwood, American dogwood
Cornus sericea 'Hedgerows Gold'
Red osier dogwood, American dogwood
Cornus sericea 'White Gold'
Red osier dogwood, American dogwood
Cornus sericea Kelsey's Gold = 'Rosco'
Kelseys golden dwarf
Physocarpus 'Burning Embers'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius Amber Jubilee = 'Jefam'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Polygaloides chamaebuxus 'Grandiflora'
Bastard box, Shrubby milkwort, Ground box, Ground milkwort
Potentilla fruticosa 'Chelsea Star'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Groneland'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Hopleys Orange'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'King Cup'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Limelight'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Medicine Wheel Mountain'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Sommerflor'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Yellow Bird'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil