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Shrubs for Partial Shade

Shrubs Suited to Partial Shade

During the spring & summer we have a huge range of shrubs in stock. Below you will find the shrubs currently available on the nursery (Autumn - Winter). If you have any questions or there is a particular shrub you are looking for that is not listed on our site please send us an email.

The shrubs listed below will thrive in partial or dappled shade (and some in full shade)

 

Delivery information: Our shrubs are available for local delivery. Delivery cost is dependent on postcode and will work out automatically at checkout. Click here for more info. We are dispatching all orders as fast as we can but please bear with us if it takes a little longer.

 

Click and collect: Select this option at checkout if you would like to collect from the nursery. We will then email you when your order is ready (collection times are 9.30am-Dark every day except Tuesdays). 

 

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  • Viburnum tinus - 3ltr
    A compact standard shrub with dark green leaves.  Clusters of white flowers open from carmine-pink buds, from late winter to spring, followed by dark blue-black fruit. Average height 5-6ft, prune to desired spread. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
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  • Nandina 'Firepower' (Heavenly bamboo) - 10ltr
     1 plant in a 10ltr pot Heavenly Bamboo. A compact dwarf evergreen shrub with narrow leaves  that are a stunning ruch red when young. Pretty clusters of tin white flowers with large yellow anthers appear in mid summer followed by bright red fruit in...
    Price: £30.00
  • Sarcoccoca confusa - 3L pot
    Common name: Christmas box, sweet box Great for hedges - as an alternative to buxus (box). Prune to keep neat.  A compact evergreen shrub with dark green glossy leaves.   It produces clusters of small fragrant creamy-white flowers in the winter, followed...
    Price: £13.50
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  • Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian' p17
    Common name: Laurustinus A compact evergreen shrub that is good for hedging. Clusters of pink-flushed, white flowers open from dark pink buds, from February to May, followed by dark blue-black fruit. The buds are a deeper pink than 'Eve Price'. Has the...
    Price: £12.00
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    Sarcococca hookeriana humilis
    Common name Dwarf Sweet Box. A compact shrub, forming a neat clump of glossy, leaves, small clusters of fragrant white flowers in winter, followed by black berries Average Height: 1m - 3ft  Average Spread: 1m - 3ft   Full shade/ Partial shade Hardy  3...
    Price: £14.00
  • Euonymus japonica 'Bravo' - 3ltr
    Common name: Japanese Spindle A bushy upright evergreen shrub. The leaves are long and smooth, plump but roughly lance-shaped. They are dark green in the centre and have a broad, slightly irregular, creamy white edging. Average height and spread 7ft...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Pittosporum 'Margaret Turnbull' 5ltr pot
    A compact bushy evergreen shrub with wavy-edged shiny yellow leaves with green margins. In spring, small, fragrant maroon flowers are produced. Average height 6ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy (roots may need a little winter protection)
    Price: £18.00
  • Weigela 'Wine & Roses'
    Purple tinted foliage which gets darker with age, tubular pink flowers are borne in late spring early summer. Average Height: 1.8m / 6ft Average Spread: 1.8m / 6ft Full sun / Partial shade Hardy   
    Price: £15.00
  • Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' 5 ltr
    Common name: Laurus tinus A compact shrub with dark green leaves. Clusters of white flowers open from carmine-pink buds, from late winter to spring, followed by dark blue-black fruit. Average height 6-8ft. Prune to desired height or shape. Full Sun or...
    Price: £18.00
  • Hydrangea 'Little Lime' 5ltr
    A more compact version of Limelight. A spreading to upright, deciduous shrub with pointed, toothed, mid- to dark green leaves. Large conicle panicles of lime / creamy white flowers are produced in summer. Average height/spread 5ft. Full sun/partial shade...
    Price: £28.00
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    Vinca major 'Variegata' (Periwinkle) - 2ltr
    Common name: Greater Periwinkle An evergreen shrub with arching stems of dark green leaves, margined creamy white. Dark violet or violet-blue flowers produced from April to September. Average height 1.5ft. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.
    Price: £6.00
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  • Euonymus 'Emerald & Gold' - 5ltr
    An outstanding evergreen shrub that has bright green leaves with a broad golden contrasting margin, tinted pink in winter. Provides year-round colour and makes a good groundcover plant. Tough and tolerant of  most soil types. Average height 2ft, spread...
    Price: £18.00
  • Berberis darwinii (Darwin's Barberry) - 5ltr
    1 plant in a 5ltr pot Darwin's barberry. Shiny green foliage, producing small yellow or orange flowers. Good for hedges. Height: 2.5m / 8ft Spread: 2.5m / 8ft Full sun/part shade - Well drained soil Flowers during spring, followed by berries in the...
    Price: £12.00
  • Berberis darwinii (Darwin's barberry) - 10ltr
    Common name: Darwin's barberry Upright evergreen shrub with glossy, spine-tipped, dark green leaves. Pendent racemes of dark orange flowers are produced from March to April, followed by dusky-blue black fruit in May.  Good for hedges. Average height...
    Price: £28.00
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    Vinca minor (Periwinkle) - 2ltr
    Common name: Lesser Periwinkle A mat-forming evergreen shrub with trailing stems of dark green leaves.  Violet-blue flowers produced from  April to September. Excellent groundcover for shady sites. Average height 0.5ft Average spread 1.5ft Full...
    Price: £6.00
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  • Sarcococca confusa - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Christmas Box, Sweet Box A dense, bushy suckering shrub with glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of very fragrant white flowers in winter are followed by glossy black fruit in March. Average height: 3ft Partial shade Hardy
    Price: £9.50
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  • Magnolia 'Fairy Blush' OFFER
    A new variety of semi-evergreen magnolia with dark, glossy leaves and a bushy habit. Beautiful cup-shaped white blooms, blushed with pink, are borne along the stems in late spring. Flowers are produced even on young plants. Average eventual height 7-8ft,...
    Price: £25.00
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  • Skimmia japonica 'Extase' - 18.5ltr pot
    An evergreen shrub with shiny dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers that open from attractive dark red buds. Male variety.* Height: 1.2m / 4ft* Spread: 1.2m / 4ft* Partial shade* Season of interest: Spring
    Price: £45.00
  • Pittosporum 'Garnettii' -10ltr pot
    1 plant in a 10ltr pot A large bushy shrub with greyish green, pink-spotted leaves margined white. Bell-shaped dark purple flowers are produced from May to June. Average height: 10-12ft Aspect: Full Sun/partial shade Hardiness: Hardy in a sheltered spot
    Price: £38.00
  • Pittosporum tenuifolium - 10ltr pot
    1 plant in a 10ltr pot 'A large bushy shrub with mid-green, leaves with wavy margins. An excellent evergreen foliage plant that makes a lovely foil for perennials. Good for screens and hedges and tolerant of partial shade. Tint bell-shaped,...
    Price: £38.00
  • Pittosporum 'Garnettii' -5ltr pot
    A large bushy shrub  with greyish green, pink spotted leaves margined white. Bell shaped dark purple flowers are produced from May - June. * Height: 4m* Spread: 4m* Full sun/partial shade - best in a sheltered spot* Season of interest: Early summer *...
    Price: £20.00
  • Osmanthus delavayi- 10ltr pot
    One plant in a 10ltr potA rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of very fragrant tubular flowers that are borne from April - May. * Height: 4m* Spread: 4m* Full sun/partial shade* Season of interest: Autumn- spring* Hardy
    Price: £35.00
  • Pachysandra 'Green Carpet' - 3ltr pot
    A compact, spreading evergreen perennial that is perfect for groundcover. It has toothed, dark green leaves and tiny clusters of white flowers that are borne in June and July. Average height 6", spread 2ft. Shaded site. Hardy.
    Price: £12.00
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    Cornus alba 'Kesselringii' 2-3ft/3-4ltr
    Bulk Offer 10 plants for £45 Common name: White Dogwood 'Kessekringii' This is a truly stunning variety of dogwood with deep purple stems, that appear almost black in winter. The dark green leaves that take on bright red autumn colours. Small white...
    Price: £6.50
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  • Fatsia japonica (p21)
    Common name: Japanese Aralia  A spreading evergreen shrub with deeply lobed, dark green leaves. Round creamy white flowers on long stalks are produced from September to October, followed by black fruit. Excellent for containers. Average height 3-5ft...
    Price: £30.00
  • Fatsia Spider's Web (p17)
    An evergreen shrub with unique foliage with dapple white patches.  Average height: 2.5m - 8ft Average spread: 2.5m - 8ft Partial shade Frost Hardy  - May need winter protection.
    Price: £18.00
  • Euonymus japonicus 'Bravo' - 1.2 metre trellis
    1 plant in a 10 litre pot on a 4ft bamboo trellis Common name: Japanese Spindle A bushy upright evergreen shrub. The leaves are long and smooth, plump but roughly lance-shaped.  They are dark green in the centre and have a broad, slightly irregular,...
    Price: £45.00
  • Rhododendron ponticum Variegatum - 5ltr
    An evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves margined creamy white. Clusters of showy, mauve to lilac-pink flowers are produced in late spring and early summer. Needs acid soil (use ericaceous compost). Average height/spread 16ft.   Flowers May to...
    Price: £35.00
  • Elaeagnus ebbingii Compacta - 2ltr pot
    1 plant in a 2ltr pot An evergreen shrub with silver green foliage. Small scented white flowers are produced in autumn. Perfect for brightening a dark corner or as hedging. Tough and tolerant. Average height 2m, spread 2m (but prune to desired...
    Price: £9.50
  • Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Spirit' - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Smoke Bush A bushy tree or shrub with oval, bright yellowish mid-green leaves, that turn stunning shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn. From June to July, feathery spikes of green flowers are borne. Average height 6ft. Full Sun/Partial...
    Price: £18.00
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    Lonicera nitida 'Red Tips' - 2ltr
    BULK RATE 10+ £4.50 EACH Common name: Shrubby Honeysuckle A fast-growing, bushy evergreen shrub with small dark green leaves that are bright scarlet when young. The stems are flexible and easily trained.   Average height and spread 3.5ft. Full...
    Price: £5.00
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  • Hydrangea Annabelle - 3ltr pot
    A rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves and very large round clusters of creamy flowers that are produced from July to August. Average height and spread 6ft  Full sun/Partial shade Hardy
    Price: £9.50
  • Pittosporum 'Garnettii' -2ltr pot
    1 plant in a 2ltr pot A large bushy shrub with greyish green, pink-spotted leaves margined white. Bell-shaped dark purple flowers are produced from May to June. Average height: 10-12ft Aspect: Full Sun/partial shade Hardiness: Hardy in a sheltered...
    Price: £12.00
  • Osmanthus delavayi - 3ltr
    A rounded evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of very fragrant tubular flowers that are borne from April-May. Average height 5ft  Full sun / partial shade Hardy
    Price: £15.00
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    Osmanthus burkwoodii- 5ltr
    Bulk offer: 5+ plants £15.50 each / 20+ plants £13 each A rounded evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of very fragrant, tubular white flowers that are borne from April to May.  Average height 9-12ft (if left un-pruned). Full...
    Price: £19.50
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    Pyracantha 'Orange Glow' - 3ltr
    Common name: Firethorn An evergreen shrub with dark green foliage and thorny stems. It produces clusters of frothy white flowers followed by bright orange berries. Full sun /partial shade Average height and spread 4-5ft Hardy    "A strong shrub that is...
    Price: £8.50
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  • Hypericum patulum 'Hidcote' (St John's Wart) - 1.5ltr
    Common name: St John's Wort A rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves and spectacular large round clusters of creamy flowers that are produced from July to August. Makes a good hedge. Average height: 6ft Aspect: Full sun/partial shade Hardiness:...
    Price: £9.50
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  • Hebe 'Sutherlandii'
    A compact rounded dwarf shrub with leathery silvery green leaves on purple stems. Small clusters of white flowers are produced in early summer. Average height and spread 1ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £6.50
  • Fatsia Japonica - 10ltr pot
    Common name: Castor oil plant, Japanese aralia  An evergreen shrub with palmately-lobed, glossy green leaves. Sheltered position Average height 6-8ft. 1 plant in a 10ltr pot
    Price: £45.00
  • Fatsia Japonica small
    Common name: Japanese Aralia A spreading evergreen shrub with deeply lobed, dark green leaves. Round creamy white flowers on long stalks are produced from September to October, followed by black fruit. Average height 3-5ft. Full sun/partial shade...
    Price: £12.00
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  • Cotoneaster franchetii - 3L
    An upright to spreading shrub with arching branches and grey-green leaves which are white beneath. White flowers, suffused with red, are produced from May to June, followed by bright orange-red, round fruit in August. Absorbs roadside air pollution so...
    Price: £6.50
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    Cotoneaster 'Coral Beauty - 3ltr pot
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot A dense evergreen mound forming shrub with glossy dark green leave. White flowers are produced from May to June and bright orange berries follow.  Average height 3ft  Full sun / partial shade Hardy 
    Price: £7.50
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  • Cornus alba 'Sibirica' (Westonbirt Dogwood) - 3ltr
    A vigorous plant with bright red winter shoots and yellow leaves which turn red in autumn. It produces white flowers from April to June which are followed by white berries, often tinged blue in July. Good as a specimen or as a hedge. Prune down to ground...
    Price: £7.50
  • Vaccinium corymboum 'Blue Crop' (Blueberry) 3L
    Common name: Blueberry A mid-season highbush variety with abundant clusters of large, sweet blue-black berries from July to August.  Produces excellent quality firm berries that can be eaten fresh, used for baking and also freeze well. Acid loving, add...
    Price: £12.00
  • Ilex aquifolium - English Holly
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot An erect evergreen plant with spiny, glossy dark green leaves. Long lasting red berries in autumn if both male and female hollies are present. Makes a dense prickly hedge or specimen tress. Average height 10ft. 
    Price: £8.50
  • Fatsia Japonica 30L
    Common name: Castor oil plant, Japanese aralia  An evergreen shrub with palmately-lobed, glossy green leaves. Sheltered position Average height 6-8ft.  
    Price: £48.00
  • Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
    Common name: Gold-edged winter daphne Sweetly fragrant clusters of small but numerous pink and white flowers are set against the glossy, yellow-margined leaves from January to March when little else is flowering. A must for the winter garden. Average...
    Price: £24.00
  • Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' - 3ltr pot
    1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Snowball Tree A rounded shrub with dark green leaves, purple tinted in autumn. Globular heads of creamy white flowers are borne from May to June. Average height 6-8ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
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  • Choisya ternata 'Sundance' - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Mexican Orange Blossom A useful and undemanding shrub with bright golden yellow foliage and fragrant white flowers in late spring and summer. Average height/spread 6-8t (but can be kept smaller if pruned). Full Sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
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    Vinca major (Periwinkle) -2ltr pot
    Common name: Periwinkle An extremely useful evergreen ground-cover shrub with long creeping stems of green glossy leaves. Purple flowers are produced from April to September.  Good for banks and shady spots where other plants fail to thrive.  Average...
    Price: £6.00
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  • Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'- 3ltr pot
    A upright, winter flowering shrub with dark green leaves, bronze when young.  Dense clusters of very fragrant, tubular pink flowers are borne on bare stems from late autumn to spring.  Average height/spread 6ft  Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
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  • Euonymus alatus - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Winged spindle A large spreading shrub renowned for its stunning brilliant red autumn colour. The corky 'winged' bark is a feature in winter. Almost round reddish purple fruit open to orange seeds. Average height 6ft Average spread 9ft Full...
    Price: £8.50
  • Cotoneaster microphyllus - 3ltr pot
    A low growing evergreen shrub that is excellent for ground-cover in sun or partial shade. Small, dark green leaves and white flowers in summer that are followed by abundant red berries   Average height 50cm, spread 1-1.5m   1 plant in a 3ltr pot
    Price: £7.50