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Shrubs


Shrubs are an essential addition to the garden, providing structure and all-year-round interest. They are valued for their stunning flower displays, colourful foliage, winter berries and fragrance. Winter-flowering shrubs are especially valued for their colour, and often fragrance, when little else is growing in the garden. Evergreen shrubs are superb for permanent structure in the garden and are a perfect foil for summer perennials. Whether your garden is in full sun or full shade there’s a shrub to suit almost any situation with our value-for-money range! To get the best from your garden shrubs see our How to plant trees and shrubs guide.

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Lavatera 'Barnsley'

(Mallow)

Free flowering, deciduous shrub. A profusion of large mallow flowers to 7.5cm (3") smother the stems with pink-tinged white petals surrounding a rosy pink eye. Fantastic no-nonsense shrub for your borders and hard to beat for endurance, drought resistance (once established), ease of growing and sheer flower power! Height: 75cm (30") Spread: 60cm (24"). More info
    • 1 plug plant

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £9.99

Patio Shrub Collection (Evergreen)

This wonderful collection of evergreen shrubs will certainly perk up your garden throughout the winter months! Providing permanent structure all year round, and a colourful show of spring flowers, these easy, low-maintenance shrubs are an essential addition to borders and patio containers. Supplied in 9cm pots.


  • Collection comprises 1 plant each of:
  • Choisya ternata 'Sundance®' - an RHS AGM variety with glossy, evergreen, bright yellow leaves, above which fragrant white flowers are borne in late spring, and again in late summer and autumn. Height and spread: 2.5m (8').
  • Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' - an RHS AGM variety with leathery green leaves, with white margins. Forming a dense compact shrub, it can even be trained to climb a wall or fence. Height: 1m (3'). Spread: 1.5m (5').
  • Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' - an RHS AGM variety with glossy evergreen leaves and dense clusters of red buds in autumn and winter. Buds open in spring to reveal white, highly fragrant flowers. Height and spread: 80cm (31").
  • Hypericum 'Orange Flair' - bears sunny yellow, star shaped flowers from June to August, atop elegant, upright branches, followed by orange-red fruit in autumn. Height: 75cm (30"). Spread: 90cm (35").
  • Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens - an RHS AGM variety producing a profusion of fluffy, lilac-blue flowers in late spring and early summer on low, spreading growth. Excellent for groundcover. Height: 1m (3'). Spread: 2.5m (8').
  • Euonymus fortunei 'Blonde Beauty' - leathery creamy-yellow leaves with green margins, forming a dense compact shrub. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 100cm (39").


These varieties are also available separately.
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    • 6 plants in 9cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
    • SAVE £40  
    • £19.92

Buddleja Buzz® Collection

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The short stems and compact growing habit of these fantastic patio buddlejas make them perfect for growing in patio containers and small gardens. These dwarf butterfly bushes produce masses of fragrant, dense flower spikes that will attract clouds of butterflies to your garden. The Buddleja Buzz™ series are hardy and easy to grow in almost any situation. Height and spread: 120cm (48").


  • Collection comprises 1 plant each of:
  • Buddleja Buzz™ Velvet
  • Buddleja Buzz™ Magenta
  • Buddleja Buzz™ Ivory
  • Buddleja Buzz™ Sky Blue
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    • 4 plug plants - 1 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £14.96

Fuchsia 'Hardy Collection' : Half Price

The marvellous dangling blooms of hardy fuchsias are always a magical sight as they bob on the summer breeze. Perfectly proportioned for patio containers, this collection of fuchsia plants delivers a stunning display year after year. Supplied as 30mm plugs.
  • Collection comprises 5 each of:
  • Fuchsia 'Delta's Sarah' - White sepals with unusual blue petals. Upright fuchsia. 1m (3ft).
  • Fuchsia 'Frosted Flame' - Large flowers with remarkable red and pink striped petals. Trailing fuchsia. 75cm (2.5ft).
  • Fuchsia 'Celia Smedley' - Creamy sepals with cherry red petals. This variety makes an excellent standard. Upright fuchsia. 75cm (2.5ft).
  • Fuchsia 'Shrimp Cocktail' - Bold cerise sepals with marbled pink petals. Upright fuchsia. 1m (3ft).

Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.

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    • 20 plants - 5 of each

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    • £13.98
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glam Rock'

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  • NEW in 2012
  • Multi-coloured flower heads
  • Ideal specimen plant
This outstanding hardy shrub produces the most exhilarating coloured blooms imaginable. From summer to early autumn Hydrangea macrophylla 'Glam Rock' will burst into a psychedelic frenzy of multicoloured flower heads, that will create a real 'wow factor' in your garden. Like many Hydrangeas, this striking variety produces slightly different colour tones depending on the soil pH. An ideal specimen shrub for your borders or a large container on the patio. Supplied in a 9cm pot. Height and spread: 120cm (47").

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    • 1 X 9cm pot

    • Despatch: By end of October 2013
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    • £14.99
    • 2 X 9cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of October 2013
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    • £24.98

Fuchsia 'Dollar Princess' (Standard Whip)

(Fuchsia 'Dollar Prinzessin')

This hardy fuchsia has the most amazing flower power over an exceptionally long period. A well known RHS AGM variety, Fuchsia 'Dollar Princess' bears double flowers in shades of cerise pink and purple. These well-established, potted fuchsia whips of are superb for training into fantastic standards. Perfect for creating a real impact in the border or on the patio. Mature height and spread: 120cm (47"). Supplied in a 9cm pot, height of cane 30cm.

Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.

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    • 1 standard plant

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    • £9.99
    • Out of stock

Fuchsia 'Lady in Black' (Climbing)

A brand new climbing fuchsia! This vigorous, hardy variety can be trained up a frame, trellis or fence and will be smothered in blooms from July to October. The unusual black-purple petals hang in ruffled clusters beneath deep pink sepals, with flowers borne on long upright stems. Fuchsia 'Lady in Black' can be grown in beds, borders and containers to add height and interest to your garden. Height: 2m (6'). Spread: 90cm (35"). More info
    • 5 plug plants

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    • 10 plug plants

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    • £9.98
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Lavender 'Munstead'

Lavendula angustifolia (English lavender)

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A cottage garden classic! Brush past its evergreen foliage to release the intense perfume of this compact lavender. Its delicate purple blue flowers held on stiff stems, attract bees and other insects; they also make excellent cut or dried flowers. Grow Lavender Munstead in containers, as a low hedge, or to soften paths and patio edges. Just be sure to plant it where you can savour its beguiling fragrance! Height: 45cm (18"). Supplied as plug tray plants.

Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.

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    • 24 plug tray plants

    • Despatch: By end of July 2013
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    • £7.99
    • 48 plug tray plants

    • Despatch: By end of July 2013
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    • £11.98
    • 72 plug tray plants

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
    • SAVE £9  
    • £14.97

Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance'

Daphne x transatlantica 'Eternal Fragrance' (Daphne x transatlantica 'Blafra')

  • New in 2012
  • Compact and elegant semi-evergreen
  • Flowers from April to October
The tubular white star shaped flowers of Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance' are consistently produced on new growth, so they just keep coming! Compact and elegant, this semi-evergreen blooms continuously from April to October making it unbeatable as a low maintenance flowering shrub. Famed for their fragrant Daphne flowers, these shrubs make superb features for patio containers and garden borders. Height and spread: 90cm (35"). Supplied as 3-branched plant in 10.5cm pot.

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    • 1 plant in 10.5cm pot

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £14.99
    • 2 plants in 10.5cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of August 2013
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    • £24.98

Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

(Glossy Abelia)

The magnificent foliage of this pretty evergreen shrub blends from citrus greens and yellow in spring/summer to gorgeous reds and purples through autumn/winter. Bears white bell-shaped flowers too. Height when mature 1m. Supplied in 8cm pot. More info
    • 1 plant in 8cm pot

    • Despatch: By end of September 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 2 plants in 8cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of September 2013
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    • £14.98

Gardenia 'Crown Jewels'

(Cape Jasmine)

This hardy cape jasmine bears fully double, pure white, highly fragrant flowers in summer, above lush, evergreen foliage. Plant in a dappled shade position for its best performance. Ht. 60-90cm. Supplied in 9cm pots. More info
    • 1 plant in 9cm pot

    • Despatch: By end of September 2013
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    • £11.99
    • 2 plants in 9cm pots

    • Despatch: By end of September 2013
    • SAVE £4  
    • £19.98

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Never ending Story'

An exciting new Hydrangea with an abundance of colour-changing blooms which open pink (or blue on acid soils) and gradually fade to shades of green and cream. Thanks to the latest breeding these delightful and long-lasting flowers are produced continuously over the summer months, right through until autumn. Due to its compact habit Hydrangea macrophylla 'Never-ending Story' makes a fantastic patio specimen or plant it near the front of borders. The gorgeous blooms can even be used in flower arrangements. Height and spread: 90cm (35"). Supplied in a 10.5cm pot.

Useful links:

How to plant trees and shrubs

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    • 1 plant in 10.5cm pots

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    • £14.99
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    • 2 plants in 10.5cm pots

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    • £24.98
    • Out of stock