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Shrubs
Shrubs provide all year round colour, structure and interest in the garden and can support a rich and varied wildlife.
They are great for making an impact on a bare looking garden, providing an interesting and exciting feature and are good at filling gaps, covering a wall or creating an attractive boundary. Shrubs add year-round colour, pattern, shape and fragrance to a garden.
Shrubs provide shelter from wind and create small micro-climates. They can be used to add features of interest to different areas of the garden either singly or collectively in a border or as a linear hedge.
Shrub beds where plants form a dense, tight canopy make excellent wildlife havens, particularly where thorny species such as hawthorn, wild rose and bramble grow. This provides a safe haven for wildlife and protects them from predators.
With appropriately timed management, a shrub bed or hedge provides an ever-changing display of flowers, catkins, autumn leaves, winter berries and stems.
Last modified: 15 October 2007