Flowering Shrubs

Flowering shrubs are a must for colourful hedges, borders and wildlife gardens, wowing you with year-round displays of beautiful blooms, while providing essential habitats for birds and mammals and pollen for bees and butterflies. They’re all grown by our UK growers, so you can be sure you’re getting the hardiest, healthiest plants around.

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  • Bonica' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Bonica' Shrub Rose

    Brilliant for borders

    • Large sprays of clear pink, cup-shaped roses
    • Lightly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Excellent for cutting

    Currently out of stock

  • Isn't She Lovely' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Isn't She Lovely' Hybrid Tea Rose

    Cream-pink hybrid tea rose

    • Creamy pink flowers
    • Highly fragrant
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Mind Games' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Mind Games' Floribunda Rose

    Brilliantly bicoloured rose

    • Semi-double pink and white camouflage flowers
    • Sweetly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • A Gold Standard winner

    Currently out of stock

  • LAMBADA' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Lambada' Shrub Rose

    Vibrant shrub rose

    • Covered in coral pink to orange single roses
    • Mildly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Ideal for a low hedge

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Palace Fleur' Patio Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £25
    From £25

    'Palace Fleur' Patio Shrub Rose

    Peach-toned patio rose

    • Orange semi-double roses
    • Little to no fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Very healthy plant

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Apple Jack' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Apple Jack' Floribunda Rose

    Warm yellow floribunda rose

    • Cupped single (to semi-double) blooms
    • Lightly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • A Gold Standard rose

    Currently out of stock

  • Bright Smiles' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Bright Smiles' Floribunda Rose

    A warmly-coloured floribunda

    • Clusters of semi double roses in warm yellow
    • Lightly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Outstanding heat resistance

    Currently out of stock

  • Airbrush' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Airbrush' Floribunda Rose

    Intensely-coloured floribunda

    • A vibrant blend of orange, cream and yellow
    • Delicately scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Unique 'airbrushed' effect

    Currently out of stock

  • Irish Eyes' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Irish Eyes' Floribunda Rose

    Award-winning floribunda

    • Red and yellow double flowers
    • Lovely light fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Rose of the Year 2000

    Currently out of stock

  • Flora Colonia' Shrub Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Flora Colonia' Shrub Rose

    Sweet pink shrub rose

    • Bubblegum pink, nostalgic, globe-shaped roses
    • A prizewinning, intense fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Excellent disease resistance

    Currently out of stock

  • Duchess of Cornwall' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Duchess of Cornwall' Hybrid Tea Rose

    A regal beauty

    • Orange-pink dense flowerheads
    • Strong fragrance with notes of peach
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Excellent disease resistance

    Currently out of stock

  • Admiral' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Admiral' Hybrid Tea Rose

    Pear drop-scented tea rose

    • Velvety red double flowers
    • Strong, sweet scent of pear drops
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Strong and vigorous growth

    Currently out of stock

  • Lovestruck' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Lovestruck' Floribunda Rose

    Cherry red floribunda rose

    • Double red flowers
    • Lightly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Rose of the year 2018

    Currently out of stock

  • Nautica' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Nautica' Floribunda Rose

    Striking pink-lilac floribunda

    • Fully double pink roses
    • Little to mild fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • ADR winner for health and strength

    Currently out of stock

  • Onward and Upward' Patio Climbing Rose Shrubs
    From £36
    From £36

    'Onward and Upward' Patio Climbing Rose

    Double pink patio climber

    • Double pink rosettes
    • Medium sweet scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Perfect for an arbour

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Diamond' Patio Shrub Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Diamond' Patio Shrub Rose

    Sparkling, bee-friendly blooms

    • Creamy white, semi double roses
    • Lightly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Ideal for mid border

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Blue For You' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
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    From £30

    'Blue For You' Floribunda Rose

    Fabulous lilac-blue rose

    • Ruffled, semi-double flowers
    • Sensational fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Almost thornless!

    Currently out of stock

  • Lilac | Syringa 'Bloomerang Dark Purple' Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    Lilac | Syringa 'Bloomerang Dark Purple'

    So nice it flowers twice!

    • Upright, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.8m
    • Intense magenta blooms with superb fragrance
    • Typically has two flowering flushes

    Currently out of stock

  • Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diable D'Or' Shrubs
    From £13
    From £13

    Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diable D'Or'

    Superb copper and purple hues

    • Vigorous, arching shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Fabulous red, deciduous foliage
    • Provides incredible colour contrast

    Currently out of stock

  • Lilac | Syringa 'Josée' Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    Lilac | Syringa 'Josée'

    Perfect for the patio

    • Rounded, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Delicate blush pink, scented blooms
    • Often repeat flowers through summer!

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom' Shrubs
    From £14
    From £14

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'

    Blooms worth haunting for...

    • Vigorous, spreading shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Wonderful white flower cones, green foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dolce France' Shrubs
    From £14
    From £14

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dolce France'

    Keeps blooming all summer long!

    • Elegant, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • White blooms hemmed with purple (then pink)
    • An excellent choice for cut flowers

    Currently out of stock

  • Mexican Orange Blossom | Choisya ternata Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Mexican Orange Blossom | Choisya ternata

    The most sumptous fragrance

    • Tidy, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Evergreen foliage with fragrant white blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Berberis 'Harlequin' | Japanese Barberry Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Berberis 'Harlequin' | Japanese Barberry

    A riot of different colours

    • Compact, densely bushy shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 1m
    • Deep purple leaves flecked with pink & cream
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Cordyline Torbay Dazzler | New Zealand Palm Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Cordyline 'Torbay Dazzler' | New Zealand Palm

    A real Bobby Dazzler!

    • Bushy, tufted shrub
    • Large shrub - grows up to 4m
    • Creamy, white-streaked foliage (evergreen)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Sweet Box | Sarcococca confusa Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Sweet Box | Sarcococca confusa

    Shade-loving and sweetly-scented

    • Impactful, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2m
    • Glossy evergreen leaves, wonderful scent
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Coprosma Lemon and Lime Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Coprosma 'Lemon & Lime'

    A green and gold jewel

    • Low-growing, bushy shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 1m
    • Yellow-to-lime foliage, orange in winter
    • Happily grows in large pots

    Currently out of stock

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Straight from the capable hands of our shrub specialist Danielle to your garden, you can be sure that each bush, hedge and plant is grown to last. Nurtured in the fields of the South Downs and professionally pruned for the best shape, these hardy feature plants will be adding structure, colour and variety to your garden for many years to come.

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Which flowering shrub should you choose?

Which flowering shrub should you choose?

Want some more beautiful blooms for your garden? Want something chunkier than a perennial but not so large as a sprawling tree? Flowering shrubs hold the answer. But which should you choose? Well, there’s plenty to choose from! For early spring blooms, look to forsythia and its sunny yellow flowers. Camellias, too, herald the arrival of springtime, dazzling with a variety of different flower forms. Later in the year, lilacs announce themselves to the world with their pretty purple flowers and sumptuous fragrance. As summer rolls around, hydrangeas come to the fore, along with buddleias, both offering fabulously showy flowers. Late summer into autumn brings abelias, while you can even get some flowers in winter, thanks to winter jasmine.

Planting schemes featuring flowering shrubs

Planting schemes featuring flowering shrubs

Various planting schemes utilise flowering shrubs, including Japanese gardens, cottage gardens, Mediterranean gardens and woodland gardens. Camellias and magnolias are often found in Japanese gardens, rose bushes are a staple of the traditional English cottage garden, while lavender plants, which can be grown into a wonderful flowering hedge, are a mainstay of Mediterranean gardens. If you’re wanting to create a natural, woodland-style garden, then turn your trowel to rhododendrons and azaleas.

Caring for flowering shrubs

Caring for flowering shrubs

Flowering shrubs are generally nice and easy to look after. Most will need regular watering for the first couple of growing seasons until they’re established. Once established, however, watering is only desperately needed during hot, dry spells. Pruning requirements will vary from shrub to shrub, so make sure to check out the growing guide for the plant you’re thinking of choosing. Be sure, too, to check your plant’s spacing requirements. If you’ve only got a small garden, then opting for something vigorous like Japanese quince probably isn’t the smartest idea. Feed in spring with slow-release, general fertiliser and apply a layer of mulch to help retain moisture.

Flowering Shrubs FAQs

What is the easiest flowering shrub to grow?

Most flowering shrubs are nice and easy to grow, but if we were pushed to pick just one, we’d opt for the spectacular forsythia. Also known as golden bells, this jolly shrub tolerates most soils and conditions, requires little in the way of maintenance and delivers fabulous early spring colour to kickstart your garden back into life post-winter.

Are there any winter-flowering shrubs?

Yes, there are winter-flowering shrubs. Our two choices are the shrubby winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) and sweet box (Sarcococca confusa); both are highly fragrant and produce their beautiful blooms between December and March. What’s not to like?

What is the fastest growing flowering shrub?

Buddleias are pretty rapid growers, growing upwards of 60cm per year given good growing conditions. Weigelas are also known for speedy growth, commonly reaching 50cm to 60cm of growth each year.

Which shrubs flower in summer?

There are plenty of summer-flowering shrubs to choose from, including hydrangeas, , St. John’s wort, ceanothus, escallonia, shrub roses, abelia, hibiscus and potentilla to name just a few. Is September too late to plant shrubs?

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