Shrubs: Page 5

A dense, compact, evergreen shrub with bright red leaves when young, turning dark green as they mature. Produces conical panicles of small, white flowers in summer.

An evergreen sub-shrub forming a mat of highly glossy, dark green leaves with upright spikes of small white flowers in early summer.

A compact evergreen shrub with narrow, dark green leaves and small clusters of fragrant off-white flowers in the leaf axils in late spring and early summer.

An upright to arching, evergreen perennial with strap-like, purple-bronze leaves and in hot summers, may produce an upright spike of tubular red flowers from the centre of the plant.

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with arching, strap-like leaves of pink with bright green margins.

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with arching, sword-like leaves, striped green and creamy-yellow with a thin red margin.

A lovely, evergreen shrub with bright red, young foliage turning dark green later.

A lovely erect, evergreen shrub with attractive green foliage, bright red when young and in spring, bearing white, nodding, bell-shaped flowers. It needs to be grown in acidic soil or alternatively in ericaceous compost in a pot.

An attractive, small, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves edged silver (pink when young) and bearing clusters of small, bell-shaped, white flowers in spring, opening from pink buds. Pieris require acidic soil though they can be grown well in containers with ericaceous compost.

A compact confier with dark green needles producing green-brown cones in late summer to autumn.

A large, evergreen shrub with wavily-margined, bright green foliage and bearing maroon, honey-scented flowers in spring and summer. Can attain a height of 7m in time, but is easily pruned to keep it in check.

A conical, evergreen shrub with slender, dark brown stems clothed in silvery, light green foliage, producing small, fragrant purple flowers in late spring and early summer.

A small, rounded, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with mint-green foliage and has small, honey-scented, brownish-purple flowers in late spring which compliment the leaves well.

A fairly new cultivar recently added to our selection. We absolutely love this with its striking silvery grey-green leaves with white markings at the edges, forming a dense, natural ball shape. Perfect for adding some evergreen structure throughout the winter months. Easy to grow, it is hardy throughout most of the UK, only really needing any protection in prolonged severe cold spells. It looks great grown in the border but owing to its dense, compact habit, equally suited to be grown in containers and can be clipped easily to maintain the size and shape desired.

A lovely evergreen shrub with silvery-green foliage edged creamy-white and dark stems. As with many Pittosporums, it can be a little susceptible to cold weather so best planted somewhere with shelter from cold, drying winds. In late spring and early summer, it bears small, purple, lightly fragrant flowers.

A great evergreen shrub with purple, wavy leaves and dark stems. Certainly a striking plant for the border or grown as a specimen owing to its dense, rounded habit. Pittosporums generally are best planted in a slightly sheltered aspect to prevent damage from cold, drying winds.

An evergreen shrub with attractive foliage set against dark stems and bearing fragrant maroon flowers in spring and summer.

A compact and mound-forming evergreen shrub with oval, glossy, grey-green foliage with creamy-white margins with the entire leaf turning maroon in winter. Produces small, fragrant, purple flowers in late spring and early summer followed by dark grey seed capsules.

An upright, evergreen shrub with dark stems bearing small, glossy, dark green leaves, finely hairy at the margins. In late spring and early summer, small, fragrant, purple-brown flowers followed by dark grey seed capsules.

Ideal as a hedging plant but equally good as a stand-alone specimen and can even be used for topiary. Evergreen with dark green foliage and dark red stems producing clusters of white flowers in summer.

A dense, evergreen shrub with prickly branches and tiny, dark green leaves, bearing panicles of white flowers in summer followed by golden yellow berries in autumn and winter.

A spiny, evergreen shrub of upright habit, later spreading and bearing white flowers in abundance in late spring, followed by orange berries in autumn. Can be grown as a free-standing shrub, as a hedge or against a wall.

An open, spreading, deciduous shrub with fern-like, deeply-dissected leaves turning brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn.

A strong-growing, prostrate and wide-spreading, evergreen shrub with aromatic, dark grey-green leaves producing whirls of blue flowers in late spring and early summer.