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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  • Van Houtte's Spiraea | Spiraea vanhouttei Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Van Houtte's Spiraea Hedging | Spiraea vanhouttei

    Hardy and bee-friendly

    • Dense clusters of white flowers
    • Low maintenance, vigorous and bushy
    • Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Burkwood Osmanthus | Osmanthus burkwoodii Shrubs
    From £9
    £13 From £9

    Burkwood Osmanthus | Osmanthus burkwoodii

    Award-winning and highly scented

    • Evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers
    • Dense, bushy shrub
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

    Currently out of stock

  • Salt Cedar | Tamarix tetrandra Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Salt Cedar Hedging | Tamarix tetrandra

    Vibrant and unusual

    • Plumes of light pink, coral-like flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

    Currently out of stock

  • Best Small Evergreen Shrubs Collection | Growers Choice Shrubs
    From £25
    £39 From £25

    Best Small Evergreen Shrubs

    Little shrubs, big impact

    • Neat, compact shrubs for smaller spaces
    • Features shrubs of various sizes
    • Includes a selection of flowers and foliage
    • Small enough for patios and compact gardens

    Currently out of stock

  • Red-Leaved Rose Hedging | Rosa glauca Shrubs
    £3
    £5 £3

    Red-Leaved Rose Hedging | Rosa glauca

    Award winning star-shaped blooms

    • Light pink roses & cherry-like edible hips
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Golden Elder Hedging | Sambucus nigra Aurea Shrubs
    £4
    £5 £4

    Golden Elder Hedging | Sambucus nigra 'Aurea'

    Make your own elderberry wine

    • Golden leaves, creamy blooms & purple berries
    • Attractive to birds and insects
    • Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Tisa™ Reka®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Ray of Sunshine®' Shrub Rose

    Brighten up your garden

    • Pastel yellow double flowers
    • Lightly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Plant in groups or fill your patio pots

    Currently out of stock

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

    'Farruca Courtyard®' Climbing Rose

    Roses like they used to be!

    • Large, fully double blooms in a soft dark red
    • Mildly fragranced
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Neat and compact, perfect for patios!

    Currently out of stock

  • Scotch Rose Hedging | Rosa pimpinellifolia Shrubs
    £3
    £5 £3

    Scotch Rose Hedging | Rosa pimpinellifolia

    Fragrance with bite

    • Heavily scented pink & white flowers
    • An attractive prickly barrier
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Expression' Shrubs
    £18
    £20 £18

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Expression'

    Feeling blue? Not anymore!

    • A bushy shrub, equally elegant and striking
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Blooms take on different hues according to pH
    • Can be grown in a large container

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Antike' Climbing Rose Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Antike' Climbing Rose

    A showstopping climber

    • Deep, cup-shaped full blooms in a dusky pink
    • Lightly fragranced
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Perfect for a sunny wall or doorway

    Currently out of stock

  • Phoenix' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
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    'Phoenix' Floribunda Rose

    Fiery orange floribunda rose

    • Flame toned orange blooms
    • Mild, honeyed fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • High disease resistance

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Adorable Parfuma' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
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    'Adorable Parfuma' Floribunda Rose

    Award-winning fragrant rose

    • Violet-pink, cupped roses
    • Intense fruity fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Voted Most Fragrant Rose in 2019

    Currently out of stock

  • Ceanothus 'Southmead' Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Ceanothus 'Southmead'

    The compact Californian lilac

    • Neat, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Evergreen foliage, deep blue flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

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

    'Eisa Courtyard®' Climbing Rose

    Glorious and elegant

    • White and cream double blooms
    • Subtly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Compact and perfect for patio pots

    Currently out of stock

  • Japanese Meadowsweet | Spiraea japonica 'Froebelii' Shrubs
    £4
    £8 £4

    Japanese Meadowsweet Hedging | Spiraea japonica 'Froebelii'

    Repeat flowering all summer long

    • Clusters of tiny, deep pink flowers
    • Loved by bees
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Novalis®' Nostalgia Shrub Rose
    £28
    £28

    'Novalis®' Nostalgia Shrub Rose

    Unusual and impossible to ignore

    • Lilac, cup shaped blooms with frilled edges
    • Lightly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • This rose will tolerate a little shade

    Currently out of stock

  • Sun Hit®' Patio Shrub Rose
    £23
    £23

    'Sun Hit®' Patio Shrub Rose

    A ray of sunshine for your patio

    • Golden yellow, semi double flowers
    • Lightly scented
    • Repeat flowering: June to September
    • Compact and perfect for pots

    Currently out of stock

  • 'My Beloved Mother' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'My Beloved Mother' Shrub Rose

    Tough as nails

    • Blush pink rosette blooms
    • Enchanting fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Medium-sized shrub rose ideal for borders

    Currently out of stock

  • Griselinia littoralis Shrubs
    From £9
    £13 From £9

    New Zealand Broadleaf | Griselinia littoralis | Kapuka

    Hardy, reliable screening

    • Vibrant evergreen foliage with tiny flowers
    • 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

  • Common Alder Hedging | Alnus glutinosa Shrubs
    £4
    £6 £4

    Common Alder Hedging | Alnus glutinosa

    Hardy wildlife magnet

    • Dense foliage, long catkins and cones
    • Supports over 90 wildlife species
    • Fast growth rate - over 60cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Pink™ Vaza®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Bridal Wishes®' Shrub Rose

    Our favourite pick for cutting

    • Densely packed, vintage pink blooms
    • Sweet and subtle scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Medium sized shrub rose perfect for a border

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Morava™ Reka®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Forever In Our Hearts®' Shrub Rose

    A river of red roses

    • Classic dark, velvet red ruffled blooms
    • Delicate scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Looks spectacular when planted in groups

    Currently out of stock

  • Oleaster Compacta | Elaeagnus ebbingei Compacta Shrubs
    From £9
    £13 From £9

    Compact Oleaster | Elaeagnus ebbingei 'Compacta'

    Award-winning gem

    • Glossy evergreen with scented autumn flowers
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 1.5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Draga™ Frayla®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Hallie Bella®' Shrub Rose

    Versatile, fragrant and bright

    • Large double blooms in intense scarlet red
    • Fresh musk fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Disease resistant foliage

    Currently out of stock

  • Athena®' Hybrid Tea Rose | Bouquet Rose
    £28
    £28

    'Athena®' Hybrid Tea Rose | Bouquet Rose

    Fill your vases with fragrance

    • Cream-coloured roses with crinkled pink edges
    • Delightful, lingering fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: June to October
    • Grow in borders, beds and large containers

    Currently out of stock

  • 'For Your Eyes Only' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    'For Your Eyes Only' Floribunda Rose

    Vibrant floribunda rose

    • Bright pink and red blooms
    • Lightly fragranced
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Rose of the Year 2015

    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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