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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  • Climbing Rose 'Golden Showers' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £31
    From £31

    '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
    From £31
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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

  • Nostalgia' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    From £33
    From £33

    '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

  • Ceanothus thrysiflorus 'Repens' Shrubs
    From £14
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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

  • Dogwood Hedging | Cornus sanguinea Shrubs
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    Dogwood Hedging | Cornus sanguinea

    Rich & dramatic colour

    • Bronze stems, creamy blooms & autumn hues
    • Add stacks of year round interest
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm 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

    Currently out of stock

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

  • St John's Wort | Hypericum inodorum Shrubs
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    £7 £4

    St John's Wort Hedging | Hypericum inodorum

    Months of bee-friendly colour

    • Evergreen foliage and golden flowers
    • Excellent for wildlife or groundcover
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 1.2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Burkwood Osmanthus | Osmanthus burkwoodii Shrubs
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    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

  • Best Small Evergreen Shrubs Collection | Growers Choice Shrubs
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    £39 From £28

    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

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

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    Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'

    A lesson in planting elegance

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Small shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Pinkish-red double blooms, evergreen foliage
    • A prolific flowerer

    Currently out of stock

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

    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 £31
    From £31

    '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
    £28
    £28

    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 £31
    From £31

    '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

  • Novalis®' Nostalgia Shrub Rose
    £31
    £31

    '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
    £25
    £25

    '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 £31
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    '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
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    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

  • Shrub Rose 'Pink™ Vaza®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £31
    From £31

    '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

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Putting shrubs in the starlight (and boy do they shine…)

From tending Shakespeare’s gardens to nurturing citrus plants in National Trust orangeries, Alice has a wealth of knowledge and experience working at some of the very finest spaces. With a team of dedicated growers on hand to help, Alice utilises our industry-leading nursery (and the lovely, fertile conditions of the Cotswolds) to grow shrubs that aren’t just good-looking, they’re good-growing too.

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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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