Shrubs are mainly used to provide a permanent woody background in your garden, with a range of types to provide year round colour. Flowering shrubs have become great favourites that you can plant at any time of the year.

At Thompsons we grow our own extensive collection of shrubs which includes close to 400 varieties.

Please use the letters below to browse our A-Z range of shrubs.

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Abelia Francis Mason

A semi-evergreen shrub with dark green leaves with a yellow margin. Flowers white with a pink tinge. Hardy. Height: 1m Spread: 1.2m. Growth Rate/Habit: Normal/Arching Aspect: Full Sun.

Abelia grandiflora Nana

Compact form. Evergreen shrub with dark glossy green leaves. Flowers slightly fragrant, white tinged pink borne over a long period from July to October. Height: 1m Spread: 1m

Abelia Schumannii

An arching deciduous shrub with funnel shaped lilac pink flowers with orange markings. Slightly fragrant flowers. Best planted in full sun or partial shade. Height 120cm (4ft), Spread 120cm (4ft)

Abelia grandiflora Gold Spot

A semi-evergreen shrub with golden-yellow foliage. Flowers are white with a delicate pink tinge and are displayed from summer onwards. Best planted in full sun in moist but well- drained soil. Height 120cm (4ft), Spread 120cm (4ft).

Acer palmatum Atropupureum

A large tree with deeply lobed red-purple leaves turning bright red in autumn. Height: 5m Spread: 4m Growth Rate/Habit: Normal/Rounded to broadly columnar. Aspect: Partial Shade Soil: Most types.

Andromeda polifolia Compacta

A low-growing spreading shrub with long leathery, glaucous green leaves. Clusters of pinkish white rounded bell shaped flowers in late spring. Grow in acidic soil. Ht:40cm-Sp-60cm.

Arbutus Unedo

A shrubby evergreen tree with interesting red shedding bark. Small white pink tinged flowers with red strawberry like fruits in autumn. Compact form of parent. Height: 1.5-2m.

Aronia arbutifolia Erecta

Erect shrub with ovate dark green leaves, turning orange, red and yellow in autumn. White flowers followed by red berries. Height: 3m Spread: 1.4m

Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia

Leaves large, boldly spotted and blotched with gold. The best golden-variegated Aucuba. Male. AGM 1993. Height: 2m Spread: 2m Growth.

Aucuba japonica Rozannie

A compact rounded shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. Small purple-red flowers followed by large bright red berries. Self - pollinating. Height: 1m Spread: 1m.

Aucuba japonica Variegata

Evergreen, shade loving shrub. Leaves speckled yellow. Female berrying clone. Thrives in any soil or situation. Height: 2m Spread: 2m Shade or sun.