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Shrubs - Low growing to 3ft
These small shrubs - up to three feet (1m) work well at the front of a border or island bed. They especially suit areas near the house, next to a patio, under windows, or anywhere you don't wish to block a view.
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).
Clerodendrum bungei Pink Diamond
€18.00
Glory Flower Pink Diamond A compact cultivar of the glory flower, Clerodendrum bungei Pink Diamond is a small, fast-growing, suckering, deciduous shrub, with a rounded habit. The round leaves are lime-green to grey-green, with attractive creamy-white variegation. In July and August, dark purplish-crimson buds open to deep pink, starry, very frag...
Convolvulus cneorum
Convolvulus cneorum
€10.00
Shrubby Bindweed There’s no need to recoil from the common name; the little Mediterranean shrub Convolvulus cneorum is very well-behaved, not invasive like our native bindweeds. It’s a compact and very beautiful, fast-growing, evergreen shrub, with a neat, rounded, bushy habit. The slender, oblong leaves are downy, giving a lovely, shining, sil...
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...
Diosma ericoides Sunset Gold
Diosma ericoides Sunset Gold
€12.00
Diosma Sunset Gold Also known as Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold'. A compact, evergreen shrub with aromatic, yellow-green foliage and clusters of pale pink flowers from Spring into early Summer. Very similar in habit and requirements as heather. Site: Fairly shelteredPosition: Full sunSoil: Fertile, well-drained acid soilSeasons of interest: Sp...
Euonymus fortunei Emerald & Gold
€10.00
Euonymus Emerald & Gold Reliable evergreen ground cover. Low growing. Leaves are bright golden and green. Foliage may become tinted pink in cold winter weather. Adaptable and undemanding, tolerates deep shade. Will climb if given support. Site: Tolerates coastal exposurePosition: Full sun to deep shadeSoil: Any soil other than waterloggedS...
Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety
€10.00
Euonymus Emerald Gaiety Adaptable and easy, forming dense ground cover. Leaves are green with grey markings and margined with white. They may be tinged pink in cold winters. Site: Tolerates coastal exposurePosition: Full sun to deep shadeSoil: Any soil other than waterloggedSeasons of interest: EvergreenHardiness: HardyHeight: 3ft (1m) Spread:...
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 ...
Hebe Wiri Mist
Hebe Wiri Mist
€10.00
Hebe Wiri Mist One of the Wiri hebes bred in New Zealand, Hebe Wiri Mist is a medium-sized, upright, evergreen shrub forming a rounded, open mound. Small, fresh green, elliptical leaves set off the spikes of white flowers in June and July. Hebe Wiri Mist is an easy, low-growing, low-maintenance shrub requiring minimal pruning, but may need winte...
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...
RHS Empathy Afterplant - Tree & Shrub
€12.00
RHS Empathy After Plant Evergreen Empathy AFTER PLANT EVERGREEN is ideal for Buxus (box), Bay trees, Camelias, Yew, Conifers and all types of evergreen hedging or garden plants. Plants in the Ground: Apply 1-2 handfuls (25 – 50g) around the base of the plant, lightly worked into the soil and water well. for larger established plants apply 2 hand...
Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi
Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi
€5.00
Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi RHS Empathy rootgrow™ contains mycorrhizal fungi which naturally increase nutrient and water uptake by forming a highly efficient secondary root system. It is completely natural and plant-friendly fungi suitable for use on flowering plants, trees, shrubs and edibles. One application will support a plant for its entir...
Rubus Betty Ashburner
Rubus Betty Ashburner
€3.00
Chinese Bramble Betty Ashburner Good robust groundcover for difficult spots including banks and shade. Rubus ‘Betty Ashburner’ is a prostrate evergreen type of Raspberry with reddish bristles on the stems and shoots which will spread indefinitely, rooting as it goes, albeit less vigorous than Rubus tricolour. It has lobed, wavy-edged, glossy gre...
Andromeda polifolia Blue Lagoon
€10.00
Bog Rosemary Blue Lagoon A low growing shrub, Andromeda polifolia Blue Lagoon is an attractive evergreen with grey-blue foliage similar to common Rosemary, albeit inedible. Related to our common heather, Bog Rosemary carries clusters of beautiful pale pink, bell-shaped flowers in early Summer and is very attractive to bees and butterflies.Site: ...
Azalea japonica Mother's Day
Azalea japonica Mother's Day
€10.00
Azalea Mother’s Day A low growing semi-evergreen shrub that produces large bright-red flowers with ruffled petals in Spring. In Winter, the green foliage often takes on a bronze glow. Azalea Mother’s Day is an attractive shrub that offers a burst of colour early in the year.Site: Fairly sheltered sitesSoil: Well drained acidic soils, tolerate cl...
Berberis darwinii Nana
Berberis darwinii Nana
€12.00
Dwarf Darwin’s Barberry A low growing, dense evergreen shrub that makes excellent groundcover or a tough low growing flowering hedge. The shiny, small, holly-like leaves of Berberis darwinii Nana are smothered in orange-yellow bell-shaped flowers in Spring and early Summer and are followed by edible purple berries in Autumn. A great low growing ...
Berberis thunbergii Atropurpurea Nana
€10.00
Dwarf Purple Berberis A low growing and compact form of Berberis thunbergii Atropurpurea with the same bronzy foliage and red autumn colour. Sparse yellow flowers appear in May and sometime produces small ovoid red berries in autumn. This is a low growing and tough shrub that offers good foliage colour throughout the summer and will grow in almo...
Ceanothus gloriosus var. exaltatus Emily Brown
€10.00
California Lilac Emily Brown An unusual but attractive California lilac for very mild and seaside gardens, Ceanothus gloriosus var exaltatus Emily Brown is a very low, evergreen shrub with a dense, prostrate, mat-forming habit. Reddish-brown stems carry small, oblong to ovate, rather holly-like, deep green leaves. In May and June, the shrub bear...
Cistus x obtusifolius
Cistus x obtusifolius
€8.00
Blunt-leaved Rock Rose A very pretty, hybrid rock rose, easy to grow where it is suited, Cistus x obtusifolius is a small to medium-sized evergreen shrub with a rounded habit. The deep-green leaves are lance-shaped with wavy margins. In summer, slightly crumpled, single white flowers with a yellow eye, up to 2”/5cm across, cover the plant; they ...
Cotoneaster dammeri
Cotoneaster dammeri
€3.00
Cotoneaster dammeri Prostrate evergreen shrub, makes excellent ground cover with long stems that hug the ground closely. Small white flowers are followed by red berries. Cotoneaster dammeri is ideal for covering banks. Site: Tolerates coastal exposureSoil: Any reasonably well-drained soil, tolerant of poor soilsPosition: Full sun or partial shad...
Cotoneaster dammeri Green Carpet
€3.00
Cotoneaster Green Carpet Prostrate evergreen shrub, makes excellent ground cover with long stems that hug the ground closely. Small white flowers are followed by red berries. Cotoneaster dammeri Green Carpet is ideal for covering banks Site: Tolerates coastal exposureSoil: Any reasonably well-drained soil, tolerant of poor soilsPosition: Full s...