Using Shrubs in Your Garden

 

Shrubs are an excellent way to form the backbone of a planting scheme; their sense of structure and solidity provide a good balance against the softness of herbaceous plants. They posses a huge diversity of colours and textures and a variety of shapes and forms. From the bead-like berries of pyracanthas to the heavily perfumed plumes of lilac, there is bound to be a shrub that will suit your planting scheme.

In this section, you'll find a guide to the how the different varieties of shrub can be used in a planting scheme, from low-growing shrubs to specimen shrubs, along with how shrubs can be used to create year-round interest in your garden.

Shrub Features
Shrubs can provides your garden with interest, through flowers, foliage, bark or fruits.
Specimen Shrubs
A look at how you can best position shrubs that have a particular visual appeal.
Low-Growing Shrubs
Find out just some of the ways that low-growing shrubs may be used in a planting scheme.
Using Shrubs in Borders
How to plan and create a shrub border.
Creating Year-Round Interest
Discover which shrubs can add interest and excitement to your garden during spring, summer, autumn or winter.