Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender is one of the most loved garden plants in the UK, prized for its aromatic silver-grey foliage and spikes of fra…
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Abelia
Abelia × grandiflora
Abelia is a semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub prized for its graceful arching habit, glossy foliage, and profusion of fr…
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Aucuba
Aucuba japonica
Aucuba is an evergreen shrub native to Japan, prized for its glossy, often variegated foliage and remarkable tolerance o…
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Azalea
Rhododendron (azalea group)
Azaleas are spectacular spring-flowering shrubs renowned for their vibrant blooms in shades of pink, red, white, orange,…
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Beauty Bush
Kolkwitzia amabilis
Beauty Bush is a deciduous flowering shrub native to China, prized for its profuse display of bell-shaped pink flowers i…
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Berberis
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis thunbergii is a deciduous shrub prized for its vibrant foliage, thorny stems, and excellent autumn colour. Nati…
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Box
Buxus sempervirens
Box is a slow-growing evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green leaves, native to southern Europe and the Mediterran…
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Box-leaved Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida
Box-leaved Honeysuckle is a dense, evergreen shrub native to western China, widely grown in UK gardens as a low-maintena…
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Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis 'Sunshine'
Brachyglottis 'Sunshine' is an evergreen shrub prized for its silvery-grey, felted foliage that brings year-round intere…
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Buddleia
Buddleja davidii
Buddleia is a fast-growing deciduous shrub renowned for its long, fragrant flower spikes that bloom from midsummer to au…
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Callicarpa
Callicarpa bodinieri
Callicarpa bodinieri is a deciduous shrub native to China, prized in UK gardens for its spectacular display of metallic …
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Camellia
Camellia japonica
Camellia is an evergreen shrub prized for its glossy dark green foliage and spectacular rose-like blooms that appear fro…
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Carpenteria
Carpenteria californica
Carpenteria is a stunning evergreen shrub native to California, prized for its large, fragrant white flowers with golden…
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Caryopteris
Caryopteris x clandonensis
Caryopteris is a compact deciduous shrub prized for its late-summer display of vivid blue flowers that appear when many …
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Ceanothus
Ceanothus
Ceanothus, commonly known as California lilac, is a stunning evergreen or deciduous shrub prized for its profuse cluster…
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Choisya
Choisya ternata
Choisya is an evergreen shrub native to Mexico, prized in British gardens for its glossy, aromatic foliage and clusters …
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Cistus
Cistus ladanifer
Cistus ladanifer is an evergreen Mediterranean shrub prized for its large, papery white flowers with distinctive crimson…
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Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis is a low-growing, deciduous shrub prized for its distinctive herringbone branching pattern and …
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Daphne
Daphne odora
Daphne odora is a compact evergreen shrub prized for its intensely fragrant pink or white flowers that appear in late wi…
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Deutzia
Deutzia scabra
Deutzia is a deciduous flowering shrub native to Japan and China, prized for its profusion of white or pink-tinged bloom…
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Dogwood
Cornus alba
Cornus alba is a deciduous shrub prized for its brilliant red winter stems that provide vibrant colour when most gardens…
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Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus x ebbingei
Elaeagnus is a vigorous evergreen shrub prized for its glossy, silvery-green foliage and sweetly scented autumn flowers.…
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Enkianthus
Enkianthus campanulatus
Enkianthus is a deciduous shrub native to Japan, prized by UK gardeners for its delicate bell-shaped flowers in late spr…
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Escallonia
Escallonia rubra
Escallonia is an evergreen shrub native to South America, prized in British gardens for its glossy foliage and profusion…
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Euonymus
Euonymus fortunei
Euonymus fortunei is a versatile evergreen shrub native to China, Korea and Japan, prized in UK gardens for its glossy, …
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Fatsia
Fatsia japonica
Fatsia is a bold, architectural evergreen shrub prized for its large, glossy, palmate leaves that bring a tropical feel …
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Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant is a deciduous shrub native to western North America, prized in British gardens for its abundant clust…
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Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia
Forsythia is a deciduous shrub celebrated for its brilliant golden-yellow flowers that appear on bare branches in early …
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Fothergilla
Fothergilla major
Fothergilla is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, prized by British gardeners for its spectacul…
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Fuchsia
Fuchsia
Fuchsias are beloved shrubs renowned for their elegant, pendulous flowers in shades of pink, purple, red, and white that…
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Garrya
Garrya elliptica
Garrya elliptica is an evergreen shrub native to California and Oregon, prized in UK gardens for its spectacular winter …
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Genista
Genista hispanica
Genista hispanica, commonly known as Spanish gorse, is a compact, spiny evergreen shrub native to southwestern Europe th…
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Griselinia
Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia is an evergreen shrub native to New Zealand, prized in UK gardens for its glossy, apple-green leaves and exce…
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Hakuro-nishiki Willow
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'
Hakuro-nishiki Willow is a deciduous shrub prized for its striking variegated foliage in shades of pink, white, and gree…
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Hamamelis
Hamamelis × intermedia
Hamamelis × intermedia is a deciduous shrub celebrated for its fragrant, spidery flowers that bloom in the depths of win…
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Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica
Heavenly Bamboo is an evergreen shrub native to East Asia, prized by UK gardeners for its year-round interest and archit…
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Hebe
Hebe (formerly Veronica)
Hebe is an evergreen shrub native to New Zealand and South America, prized for its neat, rounded habit and spikes of sma…
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Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus is a deciduous flowering shrub native to East Asia, prized for its large, showy blooms that appear fro…
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Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Holly is a native British evergreen shrub or small tree renowned for its glossy, spiny dark green leaves and bright red …
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Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea macrophylla is a deciduous shrub celebrated for its spectacular mophead or lacecap flower clusters that bloom …
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Hydrangea Arborescens
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrangea arborescens is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America, prized for its large, rounded white flower h…
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Hydrangea Paniculata
Hydrangea paniculata
Hydrangea paniculata is a deciduous shrub native to China and Japan, prized for its large, conical flower panicles that …
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Italian Buckthorn
Rhamnus alaternus
Italian Buckthorn is an evergreen Mediterranean shrub prized by UK gardeners for its glossy, dark green foliage and comp…
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Japanese Holly
Ilex crenata
Japanese Holly is a compact evergreen shrub native to Japan and East Asia, prized for its small, glossy dark green leave…
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Kerria
Kerria japonica
Kerria is a deciduous spring-flowering shrub native to China and Japan, prized for its cheerful golden-yellow flowers th…
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Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Lilac is a beloved deciduous shrub renowned for its intensely fragrant, conical flower clusters that appear in late spri…
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Mahonia
Mahonia aquifolium
Mahonia is an evergreen shrub prized for its architectural, holly-like foliage and clusters of fragrant yellow flowers t…
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Myrtle
Myrtus communis
Myrtle is an evergreen Mediterranean shrub prized for its aromatic, glossy dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in …
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Osmanthus
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
Osmanthus × burkwoodii is a compact evergreen shrub prized for its intensely fragrant white flowers that appear in sprin…
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Ozothamnus
Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
Ozothamnus is an evergreen shrub from Australia and New Zealand, prized for its aromatic, rosemary-like foliage and clus…
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Pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
Pachysandra is a low-growing evergreen ground cover native to Japan and China, prized for its glossy, dark green foliage…
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Parahebe
Parahebe catarractae
Parahebe is a compact evergreen shrub native to New Zealand, prized for its profusion of delicate white or pale blue flo…
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Pearl Bush
Exochorda x macrantha
Pearl Bush is a deciduous flowering shrub celebrated for its profusion of pure white, five-petalled flowers that appear …
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Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Periwinkle is a low-growing evergreen ground cover with glossy dark green leaves and charming violet-blue flowers that a…
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Philadelphus
Philadelphus coronarius
Philadelphus is a deciduous shrub cherished by UK gardeners for its profusion of fragrant white flowers in early summer.…
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Phlomis
Phlomis fruticosa
Phlomis fruticosa is an evergreen Mediterranean shrub prized for its whorls of bright yellow flowers and distinctive gre…
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Photinia
Photinia × fraseri
Photinia is a popular evergreen shrub prized for its brilliant red new growth that emerges in spring, gradually maturing…
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Pieris
Pieris japonica
Pieris is an evergreen shrub native to Japan and eastern Asia, prized for its cascading clusters of urn-shaped flowers a…
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Pittosporum
Pittosporum tenuifolium
Pittosporum is an elegant evergreen shrub native to New Zealand, prized for its glossy, wavy-edged leaves and compact, c…
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Portugal Laurel
Prunus lusitanica
Portugal Laurel is an elegant evergreen shrub native to the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France, prized for its gl…
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Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Potentilla is a hardy, deciduous shrub prized for its profusion of cheerful, saucer-shaped flowers that bloom continuous…
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Pyracantha
Pyracantha coccinea
Pyracantha is a vigorous evergreen shrub prized for its spectacular display of bright orange-red berries that persist fr…
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Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Rhododendrons are spectacular evergreen shrubs renowned for their magnificent clusters of funnel-shaped flowers in shade…
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Rose
Rosa
Roses are quintessentially British flowering shrubs beloved for their fragrant, showy blooms in colours ranging from whi…
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Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage is a deciduous subshrub native to Central Asia, prized for its aromatic silvery-grey foliage and tall spire…
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Skimmia
Skimmia japonica
Skimmia is a compact, evergreen shrub native to Japan and China, prized for its glossy dark green foliage, fragrant spri…
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Smoke Bush
Cotinus coggygria
Smoke Bush is a deciduous shrub native to southern Europe and Asia, prized for its spectacular plumes of tiny pink-grey …
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Spiraea
Spiraea japonica
Spiraea japonica is a deciduous flowering shrub native to Japan, Korea and China, prized for its clusters of pink to cri…
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Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana
Sweet Box is a compact evergreen shrub native to the Himalayas and western China, prized by UK gardeners for its intense…
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Viburnum
Viburnum opulus
Viburnum opulus, commonly known as Guelder Rose, is a deciduous shrub native to Britain and Europe, prized for its lacec…
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Weigela
Weigela florida
Weigela is a deciduous flowering shrub native to East Asia, prized by UK gardeners for its profuse display of tubular fl…
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