Shrubs

Lots of choices to buy that special person for *Spring/Summer* . See our special selection of Arboretum trees and shrubs. 

This British native privet should not be confused with the oriental species used in town gardens. It is only semi-evergreen and produces an open bush up to 5 metres tall. Usually it will have a good crop of black berries...[more]

The ramanas rose will succeed in most soils but prefers light well drained, tolerates coastal conditions, suckers freely, flowers are white or pink, hips are large and orange/red in colour.  A good plant for adding to countryside hedges where it grows quickly and thick.

Dogwood are mostly grown for their gorgeous brightly coloured stems and provide a fantastic bright flash of colour in Autumn and Winter. Creamy white flowers in spring, followed by blue/white berries, with oval dark green leaves, which fall in Autumn to reveal the coloured stems. Its very hardy, Robins and other birds love the berries in late summer/early Autumn.

Sea Buckthorn is thorny with stiff branches.Leaves are distinct pale silvery green. Orange berry fruit, soft and juicy rich in oils. Very resistant  to frost injury, making it more suitable for planting.

This is not just a seaside plant, although it thrives near the sea especially on sand dunes. It rapidly spreads and suckers to form a viscously spiny grey leaved b...[more]

This urban hedging plant has a place in some woodland situations. Shrub Honeysuckle  is dense and evergreen and may be clipped to any size. Since its introduction from China in 1908 it has become universally popular as a low screen and windbreak. A close relative of the sweet-scented climbing honeysuckle. Evergreen small leaves make good relatively easy maintained hedges....[more]

The Evergreen Kalmia Mountain Laurel is considered by many to be the most beautiful flowering native shrub of North America. The dark red buds open to pleasing saucer shaped pink blooms, making sensational colour contrast against the dark glossy leathery leaves.Clusters of deep pink flowers produced in early summer, a profuse bloomer.The Evergreen Kalmia Mountain Laur...[more]

The Judas tree or shrub is a delight to see in early summer when it is covered with rose-purple pea flowers. They appear in clusters all over the plant, even on main branches and sometimes the stem. Even when heavily pruned or pollarded the plant will continue to flower. In the autumn the 10cm leaves, which are thin and almost round, turn yellowish-brown.

This is a pla...[more]

The Snowberry hedge is most commonly grown for its stunning white berries that appear in Autumn months. Easy to maintain and tolerant of most soil types and weather conditions.

Snowberry has been planted on sporting estates ever since its introduction from America in 1879. It spreads alarmingly and soon creates a tough ticket of wiry stems. Pheasants in particular love the security it a...[more]

Berberis Thunbergii Atropurpurea are compact and slow growing,so ideal for low but superb prickly hedges. Berberis Thunbergii Atropurpurea has red leaves and Berberis Thunbergii has green leaves. Producing clusters of very small oval shaped leaves with pale yellow flowers.Both varieties are deciduous and the fruits are glossy red, jewel like fr...[more]

The Spindleberry is a British native .Is a good garden shrub or is best grown in mixed wildlife hedges and on woodland margins.Fast growing, it is an attractive shrub in Autumn when the leaves turn bright red and contrast with the exquisite pink and orange 4-lobed fruits, which split partially open to reveal bright orange seeds.It is often seen in hedgerows on chalky ...[more]

Sweet Briar has goreous pink scented flowers with a golden centre and are produced in clusters from late spring to mid summer.The foliage has strong apple-like fragrance.The fruit is a globose to oblong glossy red hip 1-2cm in diameter.
It is a dense deciduous shrub which can reach 2-3m high and across, with the stems bearing numerous hooked prickles. Thi...[more]

This 6 metre deciduous shrub is a native species in Southern England and Wales. The wayfaring tree  prefers lime-rich soils along woodland edges. It is extremely tough. The pliable coppiced shoots were once prized by woodlanders for tying bundles of sticks and besom brooms. Heavy crops of slightly flattened berries each year provide food for many animals and birds....[more]

The Common or Wild Pear is a delight to see in spring when covered in white blossom and in autumn with a superb display of orange and reds. It flowers heavily in April when the leaves are still small and pale green.The edible fruit produced in autumn is usually sweet and quite delicious but because it is a wild tree, so the fruit will vary. If fruit aren't s...[more]

Wild Plum Tree-Also known by the common names Cherry Plum and Myrobalan plum. Deep in the summer, wild plums start to ripen and take on a range of royal colours, from blushing peach to port red to amethyst. When fully ripen, unriped bitterness is replaced by a honeyed-sweetness that make wild plums mouthwatering. Bark is dark grey on perennial br...[more]

Alder Buckthorn is a small, thornless tree of wet woodland, riverbanks and heathlands. It is widespread, but scarce across England and Wales. Clusters of pale green flowers appear in late spring and bunches of red berries ripen to a purple-black colour in autumn. Both Alder and Purging buckthorn are the main foodplants of the Brimstone Butterfly.

It is ...[more]