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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  • European Spindle Hedging | Euonymus europaeus Shrubs
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    European Spindle Hedging | Euonymus europaeus

    The garden designer's favourite

    • Yellow flowers, red fruits & warm autumn hues
    • Keep trimmed for a formal hedge
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    Currently out of stock

  • Best Flowering Shrubs Collection | Growers Choice Shrubs
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    Best Flowering Shrubs

    Who said shrubs were boring?

    • Features shrubs with different habits
    • Features shrubs of various sizes
    • Includes assorted colours and forms
    • The most spectacular array of blooms

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  • Camellia japonica 'Triumphans' Shrubs
    £13
    £13

    Camellia japonica 'Triumphans'

    An early springtime sensation

    • Elegant, upright shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 3m
    • Subtly-fragranced, pink double flowers
    • Subtly fragrant blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • Garden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Shrubs
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    Common Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium

    The perfect hedge for privacy

    • Dense green leaves and summer blooms
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Viburnum tinus Shrubs
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    Viburnum tinus

    Winter blooms, wildlife-friendly

    • Fabulous, bushy shrub
    • Large shrub - grows up to 4m
    • Evergreen leaves, white blooms, black berries
    • Attracts plenty of bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

  • European Crabapple Hedging | Malus sylvestris Shrubs
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    European Crabapple Hedging | Malus sylvestris

    Year-round wildlife haven

    • Pink blossom, edible fruit and autumn colour
    • Supports over 90 species of birds and insects
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Violette Perfume' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
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    'Violette Perfume' Climbing Rose

    Famously fragrant

    • Large cup-shaped lilac blooms
    • Famous for its gorgeous scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Extremely hardy

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Golden Showers' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
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    'Golden Showers' Climbing Rose

    Grow sunny roses around the door

    • Golden yellow double blooms
    • Light, sweet fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Perfect for scrambling over doorways

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Mileva™ Frayla®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
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    'Ava Bella®' Shrub Rose

    Bright and beautifully perfumed

    • Fully double, candy pink flowers
    • Sweet, strong fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Plant next to porches or in pots on a balcony

    Currently out of stock

  • Patio Lilac Tree | Syringa 'Flowerfesta® Pink' Shrubs
    £30
    £30

    Patio Lilac Tree | Syringa 'Flowerfesta® Pink'

    Double-flushing, double delight!

    • Incredibly charming patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Two flushes of fragrant pink flowers
    • The most beautiful fragrance

    Currently out of stock

  • Scarlet Willow Hedging | Salix alba 'Chermesina' Shrubs
    £4
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    Scarlet Willow Hedging | Salix alba 'Chermesina'

    Fiery colour to light the garden

    • Waxy orange, yellow and red stems
    • Pollen-rich catkins in spring for bees
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

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  • Nostalgia' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
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    'Nostalgia' Hybrid Tea Rose

    Spectacular bicoloured rose

    • Cream centred roses with cherry red edges
    • Strong intense fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Suitable for the cutting garden

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Natalija™ Frayla®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
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    'Mia Bella®' Shrub Rose

    Sweet and spicy amber blooms

    • Amber rosette blooms
    • Sweet, spicy, warm fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Ideal for a border or a formal rose bed

    Currently out of stock

  • Sweet Chestnut Hedging | Castanea sativa Shrubs
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    Sweet Chestnut Hedging | Castanea sativa

    Beautiful and productive native

    • Spring catkins and sweet edible chestnuts
    • Enormous value to native wildlife
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 12m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Ceanothus thrysiflorus 'Repens' Shrubs
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    Ceanothus thrysiflorus 'Repens'

    Masses of glorious blue thimbles

    • Dense, spreading shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Glossy evergreen leaves, bright blue blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Isidora™ Frayla®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
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    'Layla Bella®' Shrub Rose

    Golden and gorgeously scented

    • Golden yellow open-cupped roses
    • Fresh sandalwood and amber scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Team with ornamental grasses

    Currently out of stock

  • Common Hornbeam Hedging | Carpinus betulus Shrubs
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    Common Hornbeam Hedging | Carpinus betulus

    UK native loved by birds

    • Spring catkins and autumn colour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Weigela 'Bristol Ruby' Shrubs
    £4
    £8 £4

    Weigela 'Bristol Ruby' Hedging

    Easy to grow and floriferous

    • Crimson bellflowers in summer
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Deutzia scabra Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Deutzia scabra Hedging

    Frangrant flowers for bees

    • Honey-scented white blooms and peeling bark
    • Excellent pest and disease resistance
    • Slow growth rate - 10-15cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    Currently out of stock

  • Best Flowering Evergreen Shrubs Collection | Growers Choice Shrubs
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    Best Flowering Evergreen Shrubs

    The most multi-talented shrubs

    • Primarily features shrubs with a bushy habit
    • Features shrubs of various sizes
    • A spectrum of different flowers and foliage
    • Shrubs that bloom *and* retain their leaves

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  • Purple Japanese Barberry | Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea' Shrubs
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    Purple Japanese Barberry Hedging | Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea'

    Vibrant and hardy shrub

    • Purple leaves, spring flowers & berries
    • Great for wildlife and coastal spots
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Capricia™ Renaissance®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
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    From £28

    'Capricia Renaissance®' Shrub Rose

    Deep red blooms up to 15cm!

    • Double flowers in velvety red
    • Highly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Ideal for beds, borders or mixed hedges

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Liwa™ Courtyard®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
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    From £28

    'Liwa Courtyard®' Climbing Rose

    Free-flowering, fiery red roses

    • Semi-double orange-red blooms
    • Subtle fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Perfect for pergolas and pots

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrubby Cinquefoil | Potentilla fruticosa Shrubs
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    Shrubby Cinquefoil Hedging | Potentilla fruticosa

    Unkillable flowering hedge

    • Masses of sunny yellow flowers
    • Incredibly resilient
    • Slow growth rate - 10-20cm per year
    • Grows up to 1.5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Jasmina' Climbing Rose Shrubs
    From £36
    From £36

    'Jasmina' Climbing Rose

    Lilac-pink climbing rose

    • Abundant lilac-pink cup shaped roses
    • Strong fruity fragrance with notes of pear
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Suitable for partial shade

    Currently out of stock

  • Field Rose Hedging | Rosa arvensis Shrubs
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    Field Rose Hedging | Rosa arvensis

    Stunning native rambler

    • Creamy white single roses in summer
    • Ideal in a relaxed, country-style mixed hedge
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    Currently out of stock

  • Sweet Cherry Hedging | Prunus avium Shrubs
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    Sweet Cherry Hedging | Prunus avium

    Bird-friendly native classic

    • Clusters of flowers and red berries
    • Great for pollinators and feeding birds
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    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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