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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Pachysandra terminalis

A spreading evergreen perennial with toothed, dark green leaves, tiny clusters of white flowers. Height: 20cm Spread: Indefinite Growth Rate/Habit: Normal/Spreading Aspect: Shaded Site.

Pachysandra ter. Variegata

A spreading evergreen perennial with toothed, dark green leaves with attractive white margins , tiny clusters of white flowers. Height: 25cm Spread: 60cm Slow growing & spreading prefers a shaded site.

Paeonia delavayi

A handsome suckering shrub up to 2m. Deep crimson flowers in May with golden anthers. The large deeply cut leaves makes this a quality shrub. Excellent in chalky soils. Height: 2m spread: 1.2m

Pernettya muc. Bells Seedling

Dwarf evergreen shrub with reddish young stems. Small white flowers followed by large red marble like berries. Hardy. Hermaphrodite. Height: 60cm - 90cm Spread: 90cm Growth Rate/Habit: Slow/Bushy.

Pernettya muc. Crimsoniana

Evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, white flowers during May - June. Large crimson marble like berries after flowering. Hardy. Height: 90cm Spread: 90cmGrowth Rate/Habit: Slow/Bushy.

Pernettya mucronata Snow White

An evergreen thicket forming shrub with dark green leaves. White flowers followed by white berries, speckled pink. Height: 80cm Spread: 60cmGrowth Rate/Habit: Slow/Bushy Aspect: Full Sun, partial shade.

Pernettya mucronata Mascula

A dwarf evergreen shrub with dark green leaves. Male form, non-berrying. Height: 60cm Spread: 60cmGrowth Rate/Habit: Slow/Bushy Aspect: Full Sun, partial shade Soil: Most types.

Philadelphus Belle Etoile

An arching shrub with clusters of fragrant, single cup-shaped, white flowers with a purple-flushed centre. Height: 2m Spread: 1.4m Growth Plant in full sun or partial shade.

Philadelphus coronarius Aureus

An upright shrub with golden yellow leaves when young turning yellow-green in summer. Clusters of single, very fragrant, creamy white flowers. Height: 2.5m Spread: 1.5m. Plant in partial shade.

Philadelphus Virginal

An upright shrub with clusters of double, very fragrant, pure white flowers. Height: 2m Spread: 1.4m Growth Rate/Habit: Vigorous/Upright Aspect: Full Sun/Partial Shade Soil: Fertile.

Phlomis fruticosa

Jerusalem Sage. Mound forming, evergreen shrub with upright shoots and Sage-like grey-green leaves. Bears dark golden yellow flowers from early summer onwards. Best in full sun. Height 1m. Spread 1.5m.

Phormium Alison Blackman

A strikingly distinctive Phormium, leaves have olive-green centres with golden cream stripes. Height: 1.2m Spread: 1.2mGrowth Rate/Habit: / Aspect: Soil: Well drained Planting: plant

Phormium Golden Ray

Distinctive golden yellow appearance, leaves have a narrow green centre with golden yellow stripes. Height: 1.2m Spread: 1.2mGrowth Rate/Habit: / Aspect: Soil: well drained Planting: plant

Phormium Jester

A new selected form with pink centred foliage and lime green margins. Height: 1m Spread: 1mGrowth Rate/Habit: Normal/Clump-forming Aspect: Full Sun Soil: Fertile Planting: Plant with Compost.

Phormium Pink Stripe

Bronze-green leaves almost gray edged with pink which fades in summer. Tall flower spikes appear in summer on established plants. Best planted in full sun or light shade. Excellent for costal planting. Height 200cm. Spread 300cm.

Phormium Rainbow Sunrise

Evergreen shrub grown for its foliage, which is bronze/red with pink variegations. Best planted in full sun on moist but well-drained, fertile soil. Height 0.8m (80cm). Spread 0.8m (80cm).

Phormium Sundowner

A clump-forming perennial with upright narrow, bronze-green leaves with dark rose-pink margins. Tubular, yellow-green flowers in summer. Height 2m (200cm). Spread 2m (200cm).

Phormium Tricolour

An outstanding form with broad gracefully arching leaves, rich green with cream edge, outlined with red margins. Height: 1m Spread: 1.5m

Phormium Yellow Wave

A clump-forming perennial with arching narrow, yellow-green leaves striped mid-green. Tubular, dull red flowers in summer. Best planted in full sun. Height 4m (400cm). Spread 2m (200cm).