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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Hamamelis Mollis

Erect Shrub with soft hairy mid-green leaves. Turning Yellow in autumn. Very fragrant, golden yellow flowers are borne on bare branches in mid-late winter. Height: 4m Spread: 4m

Hibiscus syriacus Blue Bird

An erect shrub with toothed dark green leaves and single bright blue flowers with a darker eye from mid-summer to autumn. Hardy. Height: 1.8m Spread: 1.2m Growth Rate/Habit: Normal/Erect

Hibiscus syriacus Hamabo

An erect shrub with toothed dark green leaves and single white or pink flushed white flowers with a crimson eye from mid-summer to autumn. Height: 1.8m Spread: 1.5m Growth Rate/Habit: Normal/Erect

Hibiscus syriacus Red Heart

An erect shrub with toothed dark green leaves and single white flowers with a dark red eye from mid-summer to autumn. Height: 1.8m Spread: 1.5mGrowth Rate/Habit: Normal/Erect Aspect: Full sun.

Hydrangea arb. Annabelle

A rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves and large round clusters of cream flowers in summer. Height: 2.5m Spread: 2.5mGrowth Rate/Habit: Normal/Rounded Aspect: Full Sun/Partial Shade

Hydrangea mac. Tellers Blue

Compact habit. Very large pink lace cap flowers in summer. Flowers turn blue in acid soils. Ht:3-4ft Sp:3:4ft. Dead head to prolong flowering. Plant with Compost and Bonemeal

Hydrangea mac. Ami Pasquier

A rounded shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and mop head flowers of dark crimson to purple-blue from mid to late summer. Height: 1.5m Spread: 2m Growth Rate/Habit: Slow/Rounded Aspect: Full sun

Hydrangea Madame Emile Mouillère

A rounded shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and large mop head flowers, white with a pink or blue eye and serrated edges from mid to late summer. Hardy. Prefers semi-shade. Height: 2m Spread: 2.5m

Hydrangea Swiss pink

A rounded shrub with glossy,dark green leaves and large pink mop head flowers from mid to late summer. Hardy. Height: 1.5m Spread: 1.5m Growth shade

Hydrangea pan. Grandiflora

An upright to spreading shrub with mid to dark green leaves and large white flower heads turning pinkish white with age from late summer to autumn. Hardy. Height: 2.5m Spread: 2m.

Hydrangea serrata Bluebird

An erect shrub with mid green leaves turning red in autumn. Lacecap flower heads of rich blue, surrounded by pale blue flowers from summer to autumn. Height: 1.2m Spread: 1.2m

Hydrangea serrata Preziosa

An upright shrub with glossy mid-green leaves. Attractive globular heads of large rose-pink flowers deepening to reddish-purple in autumn. Height: 1.5m Spread: 1.5m. Full sun, partial shade.

Hypericum and. Gladys Brabazon

A small shrub with variegated leaves, continuous and free-flowering small yellow flowers. Tolerates shade. Hardy. Height: 75cm Spread: 80cm Slow Upright growing, plant in full sun.

Hypericum Hidcote

An upright shrub with aromatic dark green leaves. Clusters of star-shaped yellow flowers from mid-summer to mid-autumn followed by large fruit Height: 1.2m Spread: 1.2m. Full sun.

Hypericum x m. Tricolor

A spreading semi-evergreen shrub with arching mid-green leaves attractively variegated with cream, pink and green, cup-shaped yellow flowers. Height: 30cm Spread: 60cm.