Shrubs

Shrubs

SHRUBS FOR ALL SEASONS:

Whatever the season, we have an abundance of shrubs for you to choose from. Shrubs can add interest to a garden all year round. They provide colour and structure all year when other plants have died down or finished. They are easy to look after too most requiring no maintenance at all. Here's a list of shrubs to provide interest all year. Some for their flowers, some for their leaf colour and others for their colourful winter stems.

Spring

Azaleas, Rhododendrons and Camellias, Spirea arguta Bridal Wreath, Exochorda, Deutzia, Forsythia, Syringa, Viburnum, Ceanothus.

Summer

Hydrangea, Hibiscus, Cotinus, Caryopteris, Potentilla, Buddleia

Autumn

Acers, Cotinus, Euonymus alatus, Prunus, Leucothoe, Fothergilla, Hamamelis, Rhus

Winter

Skimmia Rubella, Corylopsis, Hamamelis, Euonymus, Cornus (coloured stem varieties), Aucuba, Eleagnus, Viburnum Tinus

Plant of
the Month

Skimmia 'Perosa'

A male variety that has deep red flower buds on red stems throughout winter which open to creamy-white flowers in spring

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