Shrubs

Low maintenance shrubs are the backbone of a flourishing UK garden. When thoughtfully combined with other plants, such as perennials, climbers and even small trees, low maintenance shrubs create a solid foundation as part of a garden that feels layered, natural, and full of colour and interest.

Here’s a quick look at the shrubs we’ve chosen to include in our list, before we dive into more detail:

1. Choisya Ternata - A fragrant evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and clusters of white spring flowers.

2. Euonymus Fortunei - A tough, versatile evergreen that can be used as groundcover or a dwarf shrub.

3. Aucuba - A great shrub for the shade, often featuring variegated foliage.

4. Photinia (Red Robin / Little Red Robin) - An evergreen shrub so called because of its bright red, new spring growth.

5. Ceanothus - Evergreen shrub that produces vivid blue flowers in late spring.

6. Sarcococca Confusa - Small shade-loving evergreen with strong-smelling winter flowers.

7. Camellia - A popular evergreen shrub with glossy