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Shrubs for Sun

Sun Loving Shrubs

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 are best suited to the spots which are in the sun for most of the day

Delivery information: All of 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.

 

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  • Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange Blossom) 3ltr
    Common name: Mexican Orange Blossom A compact, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves and masses of sweetly scented white flowers borne in spring and again in late summer.  Average height/spread: 4-5ft (if left un-pruned) Aspect: Full sun Hardiness:...
    Price: £9.50
  • Viburnum tinus 'French White' 3ltr
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot A bushy, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves. It produces flat cymes of white flowers in late winter and spring, followed by bluish black berries.   Average height: 5ft Average spread: 4-5ft Aspect: Full sun/Partial...
    Price: £12.00
  • Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' 10ltr
    Common name: Chinese redbud A larges-spreading shrub or small tree with heart-shaped vibrant leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn.  A profusion of long-lasting vivid fuchsia-pink flowers clothe the bare branches in spring.  Average height: 9ft Full...
    Price: £49.50
  • Deutzia gracilis Nikko - 3ltr
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot A lovely dwarf variety of deutzia with fresh green leaves, turning deep purple in the autumn and an abundance of small white flowers from May to July. Great for softening the edge of a path or border. Average height: 2ft Average...
    Price: £12.00
  • Forsythia x intermedia 'Nimbus' 3ltr
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot A compact variety of the ever popular spring-flowering shrub that bears cheerful yellow flowers from March to April before the leaves appear. Great for smaller gardens or containers. Average height 2.5ft, spread 1.5-2ft. Full...
    Price: £12.00
  • Olearia Paniculata 12L
    Common name:  Akiraho, Golden Akeake A mid-size evergreen shrub or small tree from New Zealand with attractive olive green foliage that has a distinctive wavey form and velvety young growth. P anicles of scented white flowers appear in dense clusters on...
    Price: £22.00
  • Osmanthus 'Fragrans' 3ltr
    Sweet Olive. An unusual evergreen shrub with attractive glossy, foliage and masses of sweetly scented white flowers in summer. Requires a very sheltered, sunny position. Average height/spread 18-20ft. Hardy to approximately -5°C
    Price: £13.00
  • Choisya 'Aztec Pearl' - 10L
    Common name: Mexican Orange Blossom A compact evergreen shrub with narrow dark green leaves and masses of pink-tinged white flowers borne in spring and again in late summer. Average height 4-5ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £48.00
  • Pittosporum 'Silver Ball' 5L
    A new variety of Pittosporum with a neat, rounded habit. Evergreen silvery green leaves with wavy margins. Bell-shaped, honey-scented, brown-red flowers are produced from May to June. Average height/spread 2.5ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £25.00
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  • Mahonia 'Charity' - 3ltr
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot An architectural, upright shrub with dark green leaves, sharply toothed. Striking, bright yellow fragrant flowers are produced in tall, dense clusters from late autumn to late winter. Average height: 4m / 13ft. Can be pruned down...
    Price: £9.50
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  • Mahonia 'Winter Sun' - 3ltr
    Common name: Oregon grape An architectural shrub with dark green leaves, sharply toothed, that take on red tints in winter. Bright yellow fragrant flowers in dense arching clusters are produced from late autumn to late winter. Average height 12-15ft. Can...
    Price: £9.50
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    Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' (Holly) 125/150cm - 10ltr
    Bulk rate 10+ = £35 each   1 plant (approx 125-150cm tall) in a 10 litre pot This female cultivar has the classic spiny green leaves and red berries of common holly but has the benefit of being self-pollinating so doesn't require a male to produce...
    Price: £42.00
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    Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' 100/120cm (Holly)
    1 plant in a 5 litre pot, approx height 100-120cm (not including pot) This female cultivar has the classic spiny green leaves and red berries of common holly but has the benefit of being self-pollinating so doesn't require a male to produce berries...
    Price: £35.00
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    Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' (Holly) 80-100cm - 3ltr
    BULK OFFER 10+ = £9 £7.20 each This female cultivar has the classic spiny green leaves and red berries of common holly but has the benefit of being self-pollinating so doesn't require a male to produce berries.   Hardiness: Fully Hardy Other features:...
    Was: £10.00
    Now: £8.00
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  • Forsythia 'Spectablis' - 3ltr
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot A bushy shrub that in spring is totally clothed in clusters of deep yellow flowers. It makes a stunning focal point in March/April, particularly as the flowers emerge before the toothed green leaves. Average height 6-8ft. Full...
    Price: £8.50
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  • Hydrangea pan. 'Vanille Fraise' (19cm)
    An incredibly unique hydrangea  that creates flowers that looks like pink candy floss.The flowers at the bottom of each panicle are speckled pink and gradually fade to white at the tips. Height: 2.5m Spread: 1.5m Full sun/ partial shade  Season of...
    Price: £16.50
  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Firelight' (19cm)
    A stunning shrubs that produces panicles of creamy white flowers in July that gradually turn pink and eventually deepen to red by October. The mid-green leaves contrast with the red-tinted stems. Lovely as a cut flower. Average height/spread:...
    Price: £16.50
  • Ceratostigma willmottianum - 3ltr
    A spreading, open branched shrub with bristly green stems and dark green, purple-margined leaves, turning red in autumn. Pale blue star-shaped flowers are produced from August to September. Average height/spread: 4ft Full Sun Hardy
    Price: £8.50
  • Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) - 3ltr
    1 plant in a 3 litre pot Strawberry Tree. A shrubby evergreen tree with interesting red peeling bark. Small white pink tinged flowers with unusual, red strawberry like fruits are produced from August to October. Average height 8-12ft. Full Sun. Hardy.'
    Price: £15.00
  • Cornus 'Midwinter Fire' - 10ltr
    1 plant in a 10 litre pot Common name: Dogwood One of the most strikng coloured stemmed varieties. A vigorous shrub with branches that are yellow at the base, deepening to fiery orange at the tips in winter. Small white flowes are produced in spring...
    Price: £28.00
  • Nandina domestica 'Obsessed' - 7.5ltr
    Common name: 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 August...
    Price: £25.00
  • Eucalyptus gunnii 'France bleu' -10ltr
    'Cider Gum. A more compact variety that only grows to less than half the size of E. gunniii. The lovely blue-green leaves are round when young followed by longer, slimmer adult leaves. Umbels of white to cream flowers are borne from June to September...
    Price: £38.00
  • Chaenomeles 'Nivalis' 1.5m trellis
    Flowering quince, Japanese quince. A spreading deciduous thorny shrub with rounded dark green glossy leaves. Clusters of pure white flowers are borne from April to May, followed by green yellow edible fruits in August. Can be grown as a hedge Average...
    Price: £65.00
  • Pyracantha 'Golden Glow' 75-90cm - 10ltr
    'Firethorn. An upright shrub with glossy bright green leaves. Clusters of white flowers are produced in early summer followed by an abundance of yellow-orange berries, loved by birds. Eventual height approx 7-9ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun/partial...
    Price: £30.00
  • Pyracantha 'Saphyr Orange' 90-120cm - 10ltr
    'Firethorn. An upright shrub with glossy bright green leaves. Clusters of white flowers are produced in early summer followed by an abundance of bright orange berries, loved by birds. Eventual height approx 7-9ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun/partial...
    Price: £30.00
  • Pyracantha 'Saphyr Red' 90-120cm - 10ltr
    Firethorn. An upright shrub with glossy bright green leaves. Clusters of white flowers are produced in early summer followed by cluster of bright red berries. Eventual height approx 7-9ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.  
    Price: £30.00
  • Ceanothus 'Concha' - 2.4 metre trellis
    1 plant in a 35 litre pot on an 8ft bamboo trellis Common name: Californian Lilac A dense, evergreen shrub with arching branches and finely toothed, dark green leaves. In late spring, reddish purple buds open to dark blue flowers which clothe the whole...
    Price: £145.00
  • Cornus alba (Red-barked dogwood) 60-80cm - 3ltr
    Common name: Red-barked Dogwood A vigorous shrub with red winter shoots and grey-green leaves, margined white, that turn red in autumn. White flowers are produced from April to June, followed by small berries.  Average height 6-8ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £4.50
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    Escallonia 'Apple Blossom' 3L
    A bushy evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves.  Pretty apple-blossom-pink flowers with white centres from May to June. Average height 6ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £8.50
  • Calycanthus 'Hartlage Wine' (10L)
    Common name  Sweetshrub A multi stem shrub with aromatic foliage and deep red - burgundy flowers bloom from mid summer. Average height: 2m - 6.5ft Average spread: 2m - 6.5ft Hardy  Full sun
    Price: £45.00
  • Osmanthus burkwoodii  - 1.2m trellis
    1 plant in a 10 litre pot with a 4ft bamboo trellis Common name: Burkwood Osmanthus 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...
    Price: £42.00
  • Ceanothus 'Concha' - 1-1.25m cane
    Common name: Californian Lilac A dense, evergreen shrub with arching branches and finely toothed, dark green leaves. In late spring, reddish purple buds open to dark blue flowers which clothe the whole bush Average height & spread 8ft Full sun Hardy
    Price: £45.00
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  • Chaenomeles 'Cameo' - 1.2m trellis
    Pretty peach pink flowers appear on this upright japonica/ quince this is anupright vigorous wallshrub, yellow quinces appear after flowering Average height: 6ft Average spread: 6ft Full shade - Partial shade walls will go on north or east walls
    Price: £38.00
  • Ceanothus 'Skylark' (5L)
    Common name: California Lilac. Bushy evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy, mid-green leaves. Abundant dark blue flowers clothe the shrub from March to May. Average height 6-8ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.
    Price: £15.00
  • Fuchsia 'Riccartonii Hawkshead'
    A hardy fuchsia with an upright habit ·      Height: 1m / 3ft ·      Spread: 1m / 3ft ·      Full sun ·      Season of interest: Early summer through to the first frost ·      Hardy
    Price: £12.00
  • Cotinus 'Grace' - 5ltr
    1 plant in a 15ltr pot Common name 'Smoke bush'. A bushy tree or shrub with striking oval, deep purple leaves that turn red in autumn. Pink coloured, plume-like inflorescences give a smoke like effect.  ·      Height: 2.5m / 8ft ·      Spread: 2.5m /...
    Price: £23.50
  • Ceanothus 'Concha' (5L)
    Common name: Californian Lilac A dense, evergreen shrub with arching branches and finely toothed, dark green leaves. In late spring, reddish purple buds open to dark blue flowers which clothe the whole bush Average height & spread 8ft Full sun Hardy
    Price: £15.00
  • Escallonia 'Iveyii' (5L)
    An upright evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. Pretty pure white fragrant flowers, contrasting well with the dark leaves, are produced from May to July. Average height 6ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £15.00
  • Ceanothus 'Autumnal Blue' (5L)
    California Lilac. Upright evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy, bright green leaves. Rich long-lasting sky-blue flowers are produced in large panicles from April to May. Average height 8-10ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £18.00
  • Cistus 'Alan Fradd' (5L)
    Common name: Rock Rose or Sun Rose A rounded, evergreen upright shrub with wavy-margined, grey leaves. White flowers with distinctive red marks at the base of each petal are produced from June to July/August. Average height 2-3ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £15.00
  • Hydrangea 'Annabelle' (7.5L)
    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: £25.00
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  • Cistus corbariensis 2L
    Common name: Rock Rose, Sun rose A evergreen upright shrub, white flowers, which bloom in June through to August  Average height: 1m - 3ft  Average spread: 1m - 3ft  Full sun  Hardy   
    Price: £9.50
  • Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud' - 3ltr
    An upright rounded evergreen shrub with bright green leaves, flushed purple-red beneath when young. Spikes of lilac-purple flowers fading to white are produced in from July to August. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Full sun/partial shade.  Hardy.    
    Price: £8.50
  • Buddleja 'Summer Bird Violet'
    Common name: Dwarf butterfly bush. This compact variety grows to just 120cm in height. Narrow long panicles of pale purple-blue flowers are borne from May - August. Loved by butterflies and pollinators.   Full sun /partial shade Average height an...
    Price: £8.50
  • Hebe 'Margret'
    A dwarf bushy evergreen shrub with deep green leaves and spikes of bright blue flowers fading to white in mid to late summer. Ultimate height approx 2-3ft (if left un-pruned). Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.  
    Price: £11.00
  • Syringa vulgaris 'Beauty of Moscow' - 5ltr
    Common name: Lilac A vigorous shrub with unusually large panicles of strongly fragrant white flowers that open from pinky buds from May to June. The blooms are produced in profusion and create a stunning display. Average height 12ft, spread 8ft (if left...
    Price: £22.00
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    Pyracantha 'Golden Charmer' 2L
    Firethorn. An upright shrub with glossy bright green leaves. Clusters of white flowers are produced in early summer followed by cluster of Golden berries.  Average height approx: 2.5m / 8ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.  
    Price: £7.50
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  • Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' 10ltr
    'A new variety of Pittosporum with a neat, rounded habit. A bushy shrub with minty green leaves with wavy margins. Bell-shaped, honey-scented, brown-red flowers are produced from May to June. Average height 4ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy.'
    Price: £60.00
  • Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' 3ltr pot
    Common name: Butterfly Bush A fast-growing shrub with arching stems of slender green leaves. Narrow panicles of pale lilac-blue flowers that are loved by butterflies, are borne from May to August. Average height 6-8ft. Full Sun. Hardy.  
    Price: £9.50
  • Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight' 3ltr pot
    1 plant in a 3ltr pot Butterfly bush. A large shrub that produces long racemes of purple-red flowers in summer that are loved by butterflies and other pollinators. ·      Height: 4m / 13ft (reccomended that you prune hard each year to control...
    Price: £8.50
  • Choisya 'White Dazzler'
    Common name: Orange blossom Compact evergreen shrub with palate narrow dark green leaves that are aromatic when crushed. Masses of fragrant white flowers are borne in spring and again in late summer and fragrant white flowers in late spring and summer...
    Price: £9.50 - £28.00
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  • Pyracantha 'Soleil d'Or' (Firethorn) - 2ltr pot
    1 plant in a 2ltr pot Firethorn. An upright shrub with red tinged stems and glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of white flowers are produced from June to July followed by golden yellow berries in July. Average height: 2.5-2.5m / 6-8ft Full sun/partial...
    Price: £7.50
  • Prunus 'Kojo-no-mai' 5ltr
    Common name: Dwarf Ornamental Cherry A compact shrub that becomes gently spreading with age. Abundant pretty pale pink flowers, opening from red buds, are produced in April/May. The leaves emerge a light green, darkening to deep green in summer before...
    Price: £25.00
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  • Buddleia alternifolia - 3ltr
    Common name: Butterfly Bush An unusual and beautiful buddleia with a weeping habit, that can be trained into a small tree. The scented, lilac coloured flowers are produced on long, arching branches, on the previous years growth. Average Height &...
    Price: £8.50
  • Chimonanthus praecox 80-100cm (27ltr)
    Common name: Wintersweet A large shrub with pendant, very fragrant flowers produced in Januray and February on the bare branches, followed by glossy mid-green leaves.  Average height 12ft Full sun  Hardy
    Price: £51.50
  • Buddleja 'Ellen's Blue' 3L
    Common name: Butterfly Bush  A compact variety with spires of blue- violet flowers. Great for attracting butterflies and bees. Average height: 1.5m - 5ft Average spread: 1.5m - 5ft Full sun - partial shade Hardy
    Price: £12.00
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    Ligustrum ovalifolium (Privet) 80-100cm - 5ltr
    Bulk offer: 5+ plants £15.50 each / 20+ plants £13 each Common name: Garden Privet Privet is a quick growing, evergreen/semi-evergreen shrub with oval, rich green leaves. It produces clusters of pretty white flowers from August to September (only if not...
    Price: £19.50
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  • Chaenomeles 'Mango Storm' - 3ltr
    1 plant Chaenomeles Mango Storm.  Common name Japanese quince. A bushy decidious shrub with ovate glossy dark leaves. Clusters of scarlet orange flowers are borne in spring.   Full sun / partial shade Average height: 2.5m - 8ft  Average spread:  2.5m -...
    Price: £12.00
  • Elaeagnus x ebbingei - 15ltr pot
    1 plant in a 15ltr pot Oleaster. An evergreen shrub with dark green foliage, silvery underneath. Small scented white flowers are produced in autumn. Tough and tolerant and good for hedging Average height 6-8ft (but prune to desired height) Full Sun...
    Price: £58.00
  • Buddleja globosa - 3ltr pot
    Orange Ball Tree. Rounded shrub with stems of handsome veined dark green leaves. Rounded ball-like, fragrant, dark orange and yellow flowers are borne from May to June. Average height and spread 15ft. Flowers May to June. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £8.50
  • Buddleja 'Empire Blue' - 3ltr pot
    Common name: Butterfly Bush A fast-growing shrub with arching stems of slender green leaves. Narrow panicles of vivid blue flowers that are loved by butterflies, are borne from May to August. Average height 6-8ft. Full Sun. Hardy.
    Price: £9.50
  • Hebe 'Garden Beauty Blue'
    A compact evergreen shrub with narrow green Lilac flowers bloom in summer Average Height: 1m - 3ft  Avearg Spread: 1m - 3ft Full sun / partial shade.  
    Price: £11.00
  • Hebe 'True Love'
    A compact evergreen shrub with purple red leaves Average Height: 1m - 3ft  Avearg Spread: 1m - 3ft Full sun / partial shade.  
    Price: £11.00
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  • Ceanothus 'Italian Skies' - 1.2m Trellis
    Common name: California Lilac A bushy evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy, mid-green leaves. Bright blue flowers in dense panicles are produced in abundance from May-June. Average height 6ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £45.00
  • Photinia 'Red Robin' 2.4m trellis
    One wall shrub on trellis, currently approx. 2.4m An upright, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, bright red when young. Small white flowers are sometimes followed by bright red fruit. Can be trained agaist a wall for evergreen coverage. Average...
    Price: £145.00
  • Syringa 'Bloomerang Pink Perfume' - 3ltr
    Common name: Lilac A lovely, compact, repeat-flowering variety of lilac with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of sweetly scented pink flowers that appear initially in late spring and will then continue to bloom intermittently right through into...
    Price: £21.50
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    Berberis darwinii (Darwin's barberry) - 3ltr pot
    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: £6.50
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  • Eucalyptus gunni 'Azura' -3L
    Common name: Cider gum A new form of gunni which can withstand temperatures of -20C. A compact evergreen shrub with aromatic silvery grey leaves.   Full sun Average height 10ft+ Hardy.  
    Price: £20.00
  • 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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  • Exochorda serratifolia 'Snow White; - 10L
    Common name: Pearl tree 1 plant in a 10L pot A deciduous large shrub/small tree. In the spring it is covered in beautiful, delicate pure-white saucer-shaped flowers.  Full sun / partial shade Average Height 8ft & Spread 6ft Hardy
    Price: £68.00