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Shrubs - Autumn Interest
Many earlier flowering shrubs will give a second display in autumn as their leaves turn to gold, wine, scarlet, and your other favourite colours of autumn. Berries also feature prominently around this time of year and often carry colour well into the winter (if the birds don't get them all)!
Learn more about what to plant and when to plant it in our advice section and find even more information in our resources.
Bareroot shrubs | mid-November to March
Bareroot shrubs are only available from mid-November to March. You can learn more about the differences between bareroot and potted plants in our advice section.
Potted shrubs | all year round
Potted shrubs are available all year, but the best selection, and the best time to plant, is in late spring (April to May) and early autumn (September to October).
Aronia melanocarpa Galicjanka
€22.00
Chokeberry Galicjanka A highly productive Aronia with abundant edible berries, Aronia melanocarpa Galicjanka Is a substantial, deciduous shrub of average vigour with an upright, bushy, suckering habit. The green, egg-shaped leaves turn deep purple in autumn. Single white flowers appear in May and June and are followed in September and October by...
Cornus alba Kesselringii
Cornus alba Kesselringii
€12.00
Dark Barked Dogwood Kesselringii A vigorous growing, large shrub with very distinctive, blackish-purple shiny stems. The dark purplish colouring also extends through to the otherwise green leaves, especially in Spring. Good Autumn colour. Very hardy and robust, adaptable to many soils even poorly drained clay. Prune in late winter, either removi...
Cornus alba Siberica
Cornus alba Siberica
€10.00
Siberian Dogwood Another great variety of the red-barked Dogwoods. Cornus alba Siberica produces small flowers in early Summer followed by clusters of white berries and is less vigorous than other red Dogwoods. Good autumn colour. When planted near evergreens in the open, the Winter sun can show off the red stems beautifully. Flowers are good ...
Cornus sericea Flaviramea
Cornus sericea Flaviramea
€12.00
Yellow Stemmed Dogwood A beautiful dogwood, Cornus sericea Flaviramea forms a thicket of yellow-green barked stems. Vigorous erect branches, dark green foliage and small, creamy-white flowers followed by clusters of white berries in the Winter. Excellent red-orange, Autumn foliage colour is a special feature of this dogwood. Hard pruning results...
Cotoneaster franchetii
Cotoneaster franchetii
€8.50
Franchet's Cotoneaster This semi-evergreen Cotoneaster is a good choice for a tough site. It has an elegant arching habit, grows fast and clips well. Cotoneaster franchetii produces small white to light pink flowers around early June and has a lovely orange berry in the Autumn. It will take wind, some shade and a good bit of coastal exposure, gr...
Cotoneaster frigidus Cornubia
€55.00
Cotoneaster Cornubia A big, hybrid cotoneaster with brilliant red berries, Cotoneaster Cornubia is a large, semi-evergreen shrub with arching branches and a rounded habit. The elliptical, veined leaves are glossy and mid- to deep green. In June and July, corymbs of small, white to pinkish-white, scented flowers appear, very attractive to bees an...
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
€6.00
Herringbone Cotoneaster A spreading, low-growing, deciduous shrub named after its fishbone-shaped branches. The leaves are small and green, in early Summer, masses of small, white flowers are produced, followed by red berries. Both flowers and berries are good for wildlife. The Herringbone Cotoneaster is an excellent shrub, providing very effect...
Cotoneaster lacteus
Cotoneaster lacteus
€8.00
Late Cotoneaster A striking, late-berrying shrub for the garden, Cotoneaster lacteus is a large, evergreen, flowering shrub, which can also be grown as a hedge or on banks and slopes. The deep green, ovate leaves, 2 ¼”/6cm long, have downy white hairs on the underside. Small, single, white flowers appear in summer, and are perfect for pollinator...
Enkianthus campanulatus Pagoda
€18.00
Pagoda bush Enkianthus are deciduous shrubs or small trees that boast lovely clusters of bell-shaped spring flowers as well as having excellent autumn colour. They are not widely grown, although they probably should be, because they are so unfussy. However, they do need soil that is on the acid side.Native to Asia and growing especially well on ...
Eucryphia lucida Pink Cloud
Eucryphia lucida Pink Cloud
€18.00
Leatherwood Pink Cloud A lovely cultivar of the Tasmanian species, Eucryphia lucida Pink Cloud is a medium-sized to tall, evergreen tree, with a narrow, columnar, densely branched habit, so is good in the smaller garden in milder areas. The 2”/5cm long, oval leaves are deep, glossy green with blue-grey undersides, a beautiful foil for the flower...
Euonymus alatus Compacta
Euonymus alatus Compacta
€25.00
Winged Spindle A slow growing, compact, deciduous shrub with unusual bark and excellent Autumn colour. Euonymus alatus Compacta has green leaves in Summer, and corky ‘wings’ along squarish stems, small, greeny-yellow flowers appear in Summer and later pink fruits with unusual orange seeds are carried into the Winter. Primarily grown for the much...
Fascicularia bicolor
Fascicularia bicolor
€15.00
Fascicularia bicolor A terrestrial bromeliad, forming rosettes of slender, rigid, spiny-toothed leaves. Towards the end of Summer the bases of the leaves on mature plants begin to turn red and after a few weeks most of the leaf becomes bright crimson. A bud then forms in the center of this rosette which opens into a pale-blue flower, offering a ...
Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelis virginiana
€12.00
Medicinal Witch Hazel A deciduous, Winter flowering Shrub with small, bright yellow spider-like flowers that are faintly scented flowers an appear as the leaves fall from September to November. A plant with many properties, a traditional herb used by North American Indians who used it to heal wounds, treat tumors, eye problems etc. and widely u...
Hippophae rhamnoides Hikul - Sea Buckthorn (male)
€12.00
Sea Buckthorn Hikul (male) A Danish-bred, male cultivar of sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides Hikul is a dwarf, slow-growing, deciduous shrub with a dense, rounded habit, good for a low hedge. The rosemary-like leaves emerge silvery in spring, turning green in summer; the plant is semi-evergreen in mild, sheltered areas. The flowers are inconsp...
Hydrangea serrata Mount Aso
Hydrangea serrata Mount Aso
€15.00
Hydrangea Mount Aso Discovered on the slopes of Mount Aso in Japan, Hydrangea serrata Mount Aso is a low-growing, compact, mound-forming shrub, more compact and cold-hardy than Hydrangea macrophylla. Clusters of lacecap flower-heads are borne midsummer to autumn, bluish in very acidic soils, and pink in neutral to alkaline soils. Leaves are hand...
Mahonia eurybracteata Soft Caress
Mahonia eurybracteata Soft Caress
€22.00
Mahonia Soft Caress Named for its spine-free leaflets, Mahonia eurybracteata subsp ganpinensis Soft Caress is a medium-sized, evergreen shrub with an upright habit, more compact than other mahonias, and suitable for small gardens and container growing. Unlike the almost holly-like leaflets of other mahonias, the finely cut, long, narrow olive-gr...
Myrtus ugni Ka-pow
Myrtus ugni Ka-pow
€15.00
Chilean Guava Ka-pow Larger fruit than common Myrtus ugni, Ka-pow also bears fruit on a younger plant. Fragrant soft pink flowers followed by red mini guava fruit that taste like wild strawberries and scented lily of the valley flowers. This is a handsome fruiting shrub with glossy evergreen leaves. An unusual edible named by gardening celebrit...
Myrtus ugni Red Devil
Myrtus ugni Red Devil
€15.00
Chilean Guava Red Devil An unusual edible, known as Myrtus ugni or strawberry myrtle, Ugni molinae Red Devil is a medium-sized, evergreen shrub of average vigour, with an upright habit and small, rather leathery, deep green leaves. The shrub carries lightly scented red flowers in May and June, followed by small, shiny, red fruits in autumn – sai...
Phormium Platt’s Black
Phormium Platt’s Black
€17.00
New Zealand Flax Platt’s Black A very compact New Zealand flax cultivar, Phormium Platt’s Black is an evergreen perennial which forms a clump of long arching leaves, striking in a border, but small enough to be grown in containers. The long, sword-shaped leaves are deep purplish black, a wonderful contrast to pink, blue and white summer flower...
Pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb
€15.00
Pittosporum Tom Thumb A popular evergreen shrub. For most of the year it has dark purple leaves, contrasted beautifully by bright-green fresh growth. Growing as a short rounded bush, Pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb is a must for any low maintenance garden, it tolerates dry summers and damp winters, and never really needs much care. Site: ?Tole...