Shrubs
By type
- Other shrubs (11)
- Cornus (6)
- Cotoneaster (6)
- Skimmia (6)
- Topiary (5)
- Hebes (4)
- Ilex (4)
- Heathers (3)
- Viburnum (3)
- Buddleja (2)
- Cistus (2)
- Hydrangea (2)
- Lavender (2)
- Pieris (2)
- Spiraea (2)
- Deutzia (1)
- Escallonia (1)
- Fuchsia plants (1)
- Lavatera (1)
- Magnolia (1)
- Photinia (1)
- Potentilla shrubs (1)
- Pyracantha (1)
- Rhododendrons (1)
- Sarcococca (1)
- Shrub roses (1)
- Syringa (1)
- Weigela (1)
Soil type
- Acidic soil or ericaceous compost (7)
- Acid (48)
- Chalky soil (55)
- Ericaceous compost (2)
- Fertile garden soil or general-purpose compost (6)
- Fertile garden soil or loam-based compost (3)
- Fertile garden soil (74)
- General-purpose compost (1)
- Heavy clay soil (60)
- Tolerates most soils (43)
- Well drained sandy soil (68)
Flowering month
Evergreen / deciduous
Fragrance
Rate of Growth
Eventual size
Special features
- Architectural silhouettes (9)
- Attractive seedheads (3)
- Autumn foliage colour (9)
- Berries or fruit (32)
- Climate resilient (34)
- Coloured leaves (8)
- Colourful bark or stems (5)
- Columnar (4)
- Deciduous (5)
- Easy to grow (7)
- Evergreen / semi evergreen (49)
- Fast growing (3)
- Flower spires (1)
- Flowering (77)
- Large leaved (1)
- Long flowering (6)
- Low maintenance (48)
- Makes a good hedge or screen (27)
- Plants that are native (3)
- Plants that don't need pruning (4)
- Plants that help filter noise (7)
- Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (36)
- Plants that will cope with the odd football (51)
- Plants to deter vandals and burglars (4)
- Resistant to diseases (24)
- Scented Leaves (1)
- Scented flowers (4)
- Small leaved (3)
- Stylish in the border (5)
- Suitable for containers (22)
- Tough plants that are harder to kill (27)
- Winter colour (18)
Multibuy packs
Ready made borders
Hardiness
Position
Soil moisture
Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
- 2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (2)
- 2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (2)
- 2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (1)
- 2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
- 2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (1)
- 2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (2)
- 2026 - A Seed in Time Garden (2)
- 2026 - The Childrens Society Garden (1)
- 2026 - The Parkinsons UK Garden (2)
- 2026 - The Protect Rural England Garden (1)
