Deciduous Shrubs

The Shrubby Mallow is a upright shrub with silvery green foliage and masses of white flowers with a pink centre. Best grown in a sunny position in a well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 150cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

The Star Magnolia is a spring flowering shrub with pure white star shaped flowers that emerge in spring before the leaves. Best in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 250cm x 250cm
• Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

A hardy and reliable small rounded shrub with deep green leaves that are smothered with reddish pink flowers in late summer.Best in a sunny position in a moist yet well drained soil.

As a guide this plant can grown to 90cm by 90cm

Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

Cotinus coggrygia Grace, also known as Smoke Bush Grace, is a deciduous shrub that is native to Europe and Asia. It is a popular ornamental plant in gardens due to its attractive foliage and showy flowers. Smoke Bush Grace grows to a height of 6-8 feet and has a spread of 4-6 feet. It has large, oval leaves that are purple in color. The leaves turn a brilliant red in the fall. The flowers are small and purple-pink in color. They are borne in fluffy plumes that hang down from the branches.

Features:

• Smoke Bush Grace is a hardy plant and can tolerate a wide range of climates. It prefers full sun or partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It is relatively easy to care for and requires little pruning.

This is an upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with rounded, lobed, toothed, aromatic, mid- to bright green leaves and pendent racemes of tubular, reddish-pink flowers in spring followed by spherical, blue-black fruit. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 250cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is a upright deciduous shrub with lobed foliage. In spring, before its leaves have emerged, it bears clusters of dark-red flowers, followed by blue-black berries in summer. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 180cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is a compact, upright, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with erect stems bearing pinnate, yellow-green to bright green leaflets, heavily flushed pink, red and bronze in spring and turning red in autumn. Erect, terminal panicles of white flowers bloom in mid- to late summer. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 150cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is a bushy, upright shrub with large mid-green leaves and narrow goblet-shaped, fragrant purple-red flowers in mid-spring. Best in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 4m x 3m
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

The Butterfly Bush, a large summer flowering shrub with long scented bright white racemes from late summer to autumn. Best grown in a sunny position in a moist yet well drained soil. Can be pruned in spring to maintain shape.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 300cm x 250cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

The Butterfly Bush, a large summer flowering shrub with long scented deep blue racemes from late summer to autumn. Best grown in a sunny position in a moist yet well drained soil. Can be pruned in spring to maintain shape.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 300cm x 250cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

One of the ornamental elderberries. A large shrub with long finely cut finger like leaves of a deep rich glossy purple. Clusters of white blush pink flowers in the summer are followed by deep purple berries. Best grown in a sunny position in a moist yet well drained soil,

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 4m x 3m
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is a deciduous shrub with yellow and green variegated leaves. In late spring until early summer it has pink, tubular flowers. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 200cm x 200cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

A spring flowering plant with arching stems that are covered in bright white flowers and followed by fresh green foliage during the summer months. Best in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

As a guide this plant can grow to 200cm by 150cm

Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

A rounded to mound-forming, thorny, deciduous shrub with red stems bearing small, rounded to ovate, yellow-green leaves turning red and orange in autumn, and racemes of insignificant, creamy-white flowers in spring followed by bright red fruit. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained position.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 150cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

A very versatile compact shrub with a small green leaves and a rounded habit. White flowers are carried intermittently from spring to autumn. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 60cm x 60cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

One of the family of Lilacs. This is a compact deciduous, upright shrub with dark green leaves. In spring it has panicles of fragrant, pale purple flowers that fade to almost white. Best grown in a sunny position in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 150cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

The Mock Oranges are a range of highly scented summer flowering shrubs. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil. This variety is a large variety suitable for the larger garden and it has large white flowers.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 300cm x 300cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

Climbing Hydrangea is a beautiful and versatile plant that can be grown on a wall, fence, or trellis. It is also a good choice for covering a shady area. A deciduous vine that climbs by means of aerial roots. It has heart-shaped leaves that turn yellow in autumn. The flowers are white and appear in clusters in late spring to early summer. They are fragrant and attract bees and butterflies.

This is an upright to lax, deciduous shrub with purple-veined, cream-and-light green, variegated leaves and small, single, reddish-pink and purple flowers in summer. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 60cm x 60cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

One of the ornamental elderberries. A large shrub with long finely cut finger like leaves of a bright golden yellow. Clusters of white flowers in the summer are followed by deep purple berries. Best grown in a sunny position in a moist yet well drained soil,

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 300cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is an upright, deciduous shrub with ovate, deeply veined, dark green leaves turning orange-red in autumn and, in late spring, large, flat, lacecap-like clusters of white flowers, flushed pink with age. Flowers are followed by red fruit maturing to black. Often produces a second flush of flowers in late summer.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 300cm x 200cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is a vigorous, suckering, deciduous shrub with arching branches bearing broadly ovate, tapered, dark green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, corymbs of bell-shaped, deep pink flowers with yellow throats. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 3m x 2m
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is an upright, fast-growing, deciduous shrub. From late autumn through to spring, clusters of fragrant, pale-pink flowers emerge from darker buds. In spring, leaves emerge bronzed, turning dark green. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 250cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

The Mock Oranges are a range of highly scented summer flowering shrubs. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil. This variety has pure white flowers and and arching habit.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 150cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is from the Dogwood Family which are noted for their brightly coloured winter stems. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moisture retentive soil. Kesselringii has dark purplish black stems and dark green foliage.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 250cm x 250cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

A low growing and rounded shrub with bright yellow foliage that is very intense when young. Clusters of pink flowers in late summer. Best grown in sunny position in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 90cm x 90cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

Often refered to as Dogwood this plant is at its best during the winter months when its bright yellow stems are shown off.Fresh green foliage during the summer months.Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist soil.Should be trimmed in spring to encourage fresh stem growth.

As a guide this plant can grow to 200cm x 250cm

Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

This is an upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with bright green leaves long and fragrant, star-shaped, white flowers produced in small, erect sprays from spring to early summer. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained position.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 100cm x 100cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is a compact deciduous shrub. Leaves are palmate and prominently veined. Flat clusters of white flowers appear in spring and summer, followed by bright red berries in autumn, making it great for wildlife. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 150cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

A very versatile compact shrub with a small green leaves and a rounded habit. Soft pink flowers are carried intermittently from spring to autumn. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 60cm x 60cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.