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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Photinia x fraseri Red Robin

An upright, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, bright red when young. Small white flowers are sometimes followed by bright red fruit. Height: 2m Spread: 2mGrowth Rate/Habit:

Pieris Forest Flame

An upright, evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves, red when young, turning pink, white and finally green. Clusters of pendent white flowers in spring. Height: 2m Spread: 1.6m

Pieris Flaming Silver

An evergreen shrub with bright red leaves when young, which turn pink and then green, with a conspicuous creamy white edge. Clusters of white flowers in late winter and spring. Height: 2m.

Pieris japonica 'Katsura'

Ericaceous, evergreen shrub. The stunning Plum-purple young foliage carries it's colour well into the spring months. Lilac pink, bell shaped bunches of flowers in late winter. Height: 4m Spread: 3m

Pieris Mountain Fire

Young leaves red turning to deep glossy chestnut brown. White, waxy flowers borne in drooping panicles during March and April. Height: 2m Spread: 1.6m. Plant in partial shade.

Pieris Valley Valentine

A rounded, evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves. Clusters of pendent deep dusky red flowers in late winter and spring. Height: 1.5m Spread: 1.5m Growth Rate/Habit: Slow/Rounded. Sun/partial shade.

Pieris Little Heath

A neat, rounded evergreen shrub with glossy, variegated green leaves, pink- flushed with white margins. Flowers best in a light position. Height: 60cm Spread: 60cm

Pieris Japonica Purity

Compact form with large white flowers very freely borne during March / April. Height: 1.5m

Pittosporum Abbotsbury Gold

A variegated form showing stronger colour on the young foliage. Flowers small, chocolate-purple, honey scented, appearing in spring. Height: 2m Spread: 2m Growth Rate/Habit: / Aspect: Full Sun

Pittosporum eug. Variegata

A bushy evergreen shrub with variegated foliage of grey-green, margined creamy white. Bell-shaped, honey-scented, yellow flowers. Height: 2m Spread: 1.5mGrowth Rate/Habit: Normal/Bushy

Pittosporum ten. Limelight

An evergreen shrub with green foliage edged with lime-gold centres. Height: Up to 3m Spread: 1.5mGrowth Rate/Habit: Normal/Bushy Aspect: Full Sun, partial shade. Soil: Fertile.

Pittosporum Margaret Turnbull

Evergreen shrub with large dark green variegated leaves with gold centres. Height: 2m Spread: 1.5m. Growth Rate/Habit: Normal/Bushy Aspect: Full sun, partial shade Soil: Fertile.

Pittosporum ten. Variegatum

An evergreen shrub, green leaves with white margins. Height: Up to 3m Spread: 1.5m. Growth Rate/Habit: Normal/Bushy Aspect: Full Sun, partial shade Soil: Fertile.

Pittosporum Silver Queen

A large, upright conical shrub with grey-green leaves margined with creamy-white and marked or spotted pink to red during winter.

Pittosporum ten. Tom Thumb

A low bushy shrub with bronze-purple flushed leaves. Bell-shaped, black-red flowers. Height: 1m Spread: 60cmGrowth Rate/Habit: Normal/Rounded Aspect: Full Sun Soil: Fertile.

Physocarpus op. Lady in Red

Tall deciduous shrub with vibrant red Spring foliage fading to muted red. Pink flowers in early Summer. Excellent Autumn colour. Sun or partial shade. Height:180cm Spread:150cm