evergreen shrubs - A Selection

Viburnum tinus 'French White' is a beloved evergreen shrub known for its compact form and stunning displays of pure white flowers. This variety is particularly valued for its ability to provide visual interest throughout the year, making it a fantastic choice for temperate gardens. The shrub typically blooms from late winter into spring, producing dense clusters of fragrant flowers that not only enhance the garden's aesthetic but also fill the air with a delightful scent, attracting both

During April, Rhododendron 'Elizabeth' smoulders with a profusion of crimson red, trumpet shaped blooms. Well branched and slow growing, this striking dwarf hybrid forms a compact, rounded shrub that makes a superb feature plant for patio pots or at the front of borders.

Cytisus x praecox is a small, hardy shrub with a neat, rounded habit that will look at home in any sunny flowerbed or border. In May and June, the Broom's deciduous, green foliage will be covered with pretty, yellow flowers, illuminating cottage and costal gardens alike. Best of all, the plant thrives under most conditions, even with little maintenance. Height: 1.5m (4'11); Spread: 1.5m (4'11).

Perfect for pots and small gardens, this beautiful dwarf rhododendron produces a stunning display of pale lilac funnel-shaped blooms, held in clusters to light up your spring garden.

The RHS AGM Ceanothus 'Italian Skies' has glossy, dark green leaves and a mass of deep blue flowers in April and May. This medium-sized shrub adds late-spring colour to borders while also providing year-round evergreen structure. It, like all Ceanothus, attracts pollinating insects and is always buzzing with bees. It's ideal for a sunny spot in the garden, where it'll provide a lovely backdrop for summer perennials. Height: 150 cm (59). Spread: 250 cm (98).

Masses of deep blue flowers in spring

Camellia japonica 'Roger Hall' makes is a bushy evergreen shrub that makes a fabulous formal display. In spring, the lustrous green foliage is decorated with bright red flowers that make a striking contrast.

Frilled, rich red flowers

The Cytisus, or commonly known as the flowering broom shrubs are a hardy garden shrub with decorative leaves on long stems, filled with masses of fragrant colourful flowers in early spring. Ideal for the back or middle of a mixed border, will grow in full sun or semi shade. A gorgeous low maintenance shrub, perfect for any garden, ideal to add some early year interest and colour to any garden, representing the start of spring & summer each year. Plant in well drained soil, will grow to a height

Camellias are a timeless favorite, prized for their striking spring blooms and glossy evergreen leaves. This stunning trio is no exception! Their elegant double flowers emerge in abundance from plump, pointed buds during April and May. We?ve selected three beautiful colours, so you can choose to enjoy the entire collection or just one hue?either way, you?ll be treated to a spectacular display. Our Camellia ?Blooming Wonder? Collection is ideal for planting in acid-loving borders or patio

Rhododendron 'Surrey Heath' is an exotic looking Yakushimanum hybrid. From late May it bears trusses of rose pink blooms that gradually fade to cream, patterned with orange spots the centre.

Rhododendron Dwarf ?Blue Tit? - Dwarf evergreen Rhododendron Rhododendron Dwarf ?Blue Tit? blooms in April, it puts on a showy display with its funnel shaped flowers in shades of lavender blue that contrast well against its lustrous green foliage. When young its foliage starts off in a lime colour, aging to an emerald green with maturity. Spreading and growing in height to 90cm, Rhododendron ?Blue Tit? is loved for its compact dwarf habit that grows perfectly in a container sitting on a

Yuletide is well-named for its mass of rich, red flowers in winter, each bloom has a crown of golden stamens at its centre, creating a festive display. Flowering from November into January, it peaks around Christmas when the garden is in need of a colour. The evergreen foliage adds structure to the garden, whether planted borders or a large container. A hardy shrub requiring hardly any maintenance once established.

With both superb evergreen foliage colour and scented flowers, Viburnum odoratissimum 'Coppertop' provides the garden with colour and form for twelve months of the year.

Viburnum flowers are loved by florists for their green-tinged blooms that mature to brilliant white. This reliable, bushy deciduous shrub is cloaked in vibrant green, maple-like foliage throughout summer before autumn turns its leaves to shades of purple and red. An excellent choice for encouraging wildlife, the Snowball Bush makes a superb specimen shrub for a long season of interest, even in challenging coastal areas. Height: 5m (1'). Spread: 4m (8'). Features and Benefits All year round

Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Grandiflorum' is a bushy, dense, evergreen shrub. The shiny, rich-green leaves are paler green underneath, providing year round colour and structure in the garden. Large trusses of mauve flowers with yellow-brown markings at the throat are borne in late spring and early summer.