The encyclopedia of shrubs catalogs all the shrubs you could want in your beautiful yard. Explore the encyclopedia of shrubs to find exactly what you're looking for.
Heather grows beautiful small flowers with tiny leaves that stay on all winter. Blooming in winter and early spring, it's perfect for winter gardens. Heather also makes a good ground cover. Learn about this shrub. See more »
Abelia, a shrub with forest-green leaves that turn purple, produces tube-shaped flowers well into autumn. Hummingbirds love it. Learn how to make abelia the highlight of your yard.
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American bittersweet needs both male and female plants for flowering and berry production. It grows so well that it needs to be controlled around other plants. Try using it to camouflage posts around the garden.
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American yew can ramble as it spreads, growing to 8 feet wide, and offer pretty color through the off-season. Learn how to grow American yew as a tree or prune it into shape.
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Arrowwood is shrub that is sure to attract wildlife -- bees, butterflies, and birds flock to its flowers and berries. The strong, straight branches were once used to make arrows, hence its common name. Learn how to care for it.
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Azalea is a flowering shrub and house plant whose jewel colored flowers spread evenly all over the bush. Its size ranges from under a foot to over six feet tall. Learn about azalea.
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Bluebeard, blue mist spirea, is actually a woody shrub. It has blue-purple flowers and adds great color to the garden in late fall. Butterflies find it irresistible. Read about caring for this lovely plant.
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Blueberry bushes have clusters of white, bell-like flowers in spring and edible blueberries in summer. High producers like bluecrop can give more than ten quarts of blueberries per year. Learn about this shrub.
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Bridal-wreath can grow 6 to 10 feet high and spread 10 to 12 feet wide. The small leaves are greenish-blue and masses of small, white flowers cover it in spring. Learn about this shrub.
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Butterfly bushes are shrubs that have clusters of small flowers at the ends of their many branches. Blooms are usually purple, rose, magenta, or white and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Learn to plant butterfly bush.
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Camellia is a shrub with pink flowers, red flowers, and white flowers. Camellias come mainly from China and Japan. Blooms appear in fall, winter, and spring. Camellias are great accent plants. Learn about the camellia.
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Common boxwood can grow into a tree. Mostly used as a hedge or topiary, it's known more for its glossy leaves than flowers. Learn more about healthy propagation of common boxwood.
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Drooping leucothoe, a bushy plant reaching 6 feet vertically and horizontally, has blooms that look like lily-of-the-valley. Leaves can change color through winter to a shade of violet. Learn how to use drooping leucothoe as ground cover to camouflag
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Dwarf myrtle has a delightful scent when pierced. Its many varieties and uses (as a screen, hedge, or topiary) make it an interesting plant to care for and display. Learn more about its flowering habits.
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Enkianthus comes in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. It can be either a dome-shaped shrub or a small tree with clusters of small bell-shaped, veined reddish-beige or pink flowers. Learn about this shrub.
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Burning bush, or euonymous, is known for its remarkable fiery pinkish-red color. This bush has a different look for each season: insignificant yellow flowers are followed by attractive red berries. Learn about this shrub.
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Evergreen shrubs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with many different types of foliage. Learn how evergreen shrubs such as heather can add year-round beauty to your garden.
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Flowering shrubs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with many different types of foliage. Learn how flowering shrubs such as azaleas and rhododendrons can add fragrance and beauty to your garden.
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The fothergilla blooms with large clusters of petalless, very fragrant, white flowers. In the fall, its leaves turn bright shades of yellow, red, and orange. Learn more about this shrub.
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Fountain butterfly bush can grow up to 15 feet tall, further emphasizing branches that curve into a droop. Learn more about this purple-flowered friend of butterflies.
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Heather grows beautiful small flowers with tiny leaves that stay on all winter. Blooming in winter and early spring, it's perfect for winter gardens. Heather also makes a good ground cover. Learn about this shrub.
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