Welcome to Acqua Garden’s Shrubs & Perennials collection, where you will find a wide array of hardy plants to adorn your outdoor spaces throughout the year. Our carefully curated selection includes gardeners' favourites and easy-to-grow varieties that promise spectacular blooms and vibrant foliage.
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a beginner, our shrubs and perennials are perfect for adding perennial colour, texture, and life to your garden, patio, balcony, or small urban space. Explore our range and transform your outdoor sanctuary with plants that flourish season after season.
Commonly Asked Questions
What are shrubs and perennials?
Strictly speaking, trees and shrubs are perennials, but we tend to refer to perennials as long-lived plants. They mostly flower in spring, summer, or autumn, with a handful blooming in winter, and many have attractive foliage, too.
What shrubs have colour all year round?
Some of our favourites for year-round colour include Aucuba japonica 'Variegata', Euonymus japonicus, Photinia, Viburnum tinus and Prunus laurocerasus.
What is the most hardy perennial?
Some of the most hardy perennials include Daylily, Hellebore and Sedum. These plants are robust and can withstand various climate conditions.
What shrubs look best in front of a house?
Evergreen shrubs are best as they offer year-round character and interest. Ideal options include Yew, which provides a classic, structured look without the issues associated with boxwood shrubs.
Fuchsia 'Dollar Princess' is a stunning, hardy variety that produces abundant, double flowers in vibrant shades of red and purple. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding colour and elegance to your garden.
Fuchsia 'Blacky' produces stunning, dark purple and red flowers. Perfect for adding colour to your garden. Easy to grow and suitable for all levels of gardeners.
Daphne 'Royal Crown' is a stunning and hardy evergreen shrub known for its clusters of fragrant, yellow flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and aroma to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Potentilla 'Verna Nana' is a charming and hardy perennial known for its bright yellow flowers and low-growing, mat-forming habit. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a splash of colour and ground cover to rock gardens, borders, and containers.
Bergenia 'Apple Blossom' is a hardy and attractive perennial known for its lush, evergreen foliage and clusters of delicate pink flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding year-round interest and colour to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Daphne 'Marianni' is a striking and hardy evergreen shrub known for its variegated foliage and clusters of highly fragrant, pink flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and aroma to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Daphne 'Odora' is a beautiful and hardy evergreen shrub known for its clusters of highly fragrant, pink and white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and aroma to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance' is a stunning and hardy evergreen shrub known for its long-lasting, fragrant white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and aroma to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Phlox Subulata 'Bavaria' is a hardy perennial ground cover that produces a dense carpet of white flowers with striking blue-purple centres. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a lush, low-maintenance blanket of blooms to rock gardens, borders, and slopes.
Escallonia 'Apple Blossom' is a charming and hardy evergreen shrub that produces clusters of delicate pink and white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding year-round colour and ornamental beauty to your garden.
Escallonia 'Red Elf' is a compact and hardy evergreen shrub that produces vibrant red flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding year-round colour and ornamental beauty to your garden.
Lavender 'Hidcote' is a classic, compact variety that produces fragrant, deep purple flower spikes. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding fragrance and beauty to your garden.
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb' is a compact, hardy variety that produces abundant, double flowers in shades of pink and purple. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding vibrant colour to your garden.
Fuchsia 'Snowcap' is a stunning, hardy variety that produces abundant, double flowers in striking shades of red and white. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding colour and elegance to your garden.
Fuchsia 'Hawkshead' is a beautiful, hardy variety that produces delicate, white flowers with a hint of green. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding elegance and charm to your garden.
Fuchsia 'Heidi Anne' is a stunning, hardy variety that produces large, double flowers in shades of pink and white. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding colour and elegance to your garden.
Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes' is a stunning, trailing variety that produces vibrant, double flowers in shades of deep purple and red. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding dramatic colour and elegance to hanging baskets, window boxes, and containers.
Clematis 'Tangutica' is a vigorous, deciduous climber that produces bright yellow, lantern-shaped flowers followed by attractive seed heads. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding vertical interest to your garden.
Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' is a vibrant, variegated shrub with colourful foliage and fragrant white flowers. It is easy to grow and provides year-round interest to your garden.
Lavender 'Phenomenal' is a robust and fragrant variety known for its silver foliage and vibrant purple blooms. Perfect for growing in gardens, containers, or as a hedge, it provides a stunning display of flowers that are ideal for attracting pollinators and creating aromatic bouquets.
Weigela 'Candida' is a beautiful and hardy deciduous shrub that produces stunning white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding elegance and ornamental beauty to your garden.
Fuchsia 'Thalia' produces striking, tubular orange-red flowers. Perfect for adding vibrant colour to your garden. Easy to grow and suitable for all levels of gardeners.
Fuchsia 'Arauco' produces vibrant pink and purple flowers. Perfect for adding bright colour to your garden. Easy to grow and suitable for all levels of gardeners.
Laurel 'Etna' is a robust and hardy evergreen shrub known for its glossy dark green leaves and attractive new red growth. It is easy to grow and perfect for creating dense hedges, screens, or as a standalone specimen in garden beds and borders.
Portuguese Laurel 'Prunus Angustifolia' Cherry is a versatile and hardy evergreen shrub known for its glossy dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for hedging, screens, or as a standalone specimen in garden beds and borders.
Lavender 'Munstead' is a compact and fragrant variety known for its deep purple flowers and silvery-green foliage. Perfect for growing in gardens, containers, or as a low hedge, it provides a beautiful and aromatic display ideal for attracting pollinators and creating soothing bouquets.
Lavender 'Dwarf Blue' is a compact and hardy perennial known for its deep blue flowers and aromatic grey-green foliage. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and fragrance to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Pyracantha 'Red Column', also known as Firethorn, is a hardy and attractive evergreen shrub known for its vibrant red berries and glossy green foliage. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of colour and structure to garden beds, borders, and hedges.
Pine 'Picea Glauca', also known as White Spruce, is a hardy and attractive evergreen conifer known for its bluish-green needles and symmetrical, conical shape. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and year-round interest to garden beds, borders, and large containers.
Cypress 'Gold Crest' is a striking and hardy evergreen conifer known for its vibrant golden-yellow foliage and pleasant lemon scent. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of colour and elegance to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Dianthus Deltoides 'Albus', also known as Maiden Pink, is a charming and hardy perennial known for its delicate white flowers and mat-forming foliage. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and ground cover to garden beds, borders, and rock gardens.
Lavatera 'Bredon Springs' is a vibrant and hardy perennial known for its large, showy pink flowers and lush green foliage. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a burst of colour and charm to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Lily 'Red Rum' is a striking and fragrant perennial known for its bright red flowers with contrasting yellow stamens. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of bold colour and elegance to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Lily 'Pink Damask' is a stunning and fragrant perennial known for its large, vibrant pink flowers with delicate edges. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and bold colour to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Iris 'Blue King' is a striking and hardy perennial known for its vibrant blue flowers with a delicate yellow accent. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a splash of bold colour and elegance to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Iris 'Miles Ahead' is a striking and hardy perennial known for its stunning deep blue and white flowers with vibrant yellow accents. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of bold colour and elegance to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Iris 'Harpswell Happiness' is a stunning and hardy perennial known for its elegant, pure white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of sophistication and beauty to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Bergenia 'Flirt' is a hardy and attractive perennial known for its lush, evergreen foliage and clusters of vibrant pink flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding year-round interest and colour to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Hebe 'Maori Gem' is a striking and hardy evergreen shrub known for its vibrant foliage and delicate purple flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding year-round colour and texture to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Anemone 'Queen Charlotte' is a charming and hardy perennial that produces delicate, semi-double, pale pink flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and colour to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Phlox 'Mix' is a versatile and hardy perennial that produces a beautiful array of colourful flower clusters. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a vibrant splash of colour and fragrance to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Phlox Subulata 'Amazing Grace' is a hardy perennial ground cover that produces a carpet of pure white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a lush, low-maintenance blanket of blooms to rock gardens, borders, and slopes.
Phlox Paniculata 'Spitfire' is a striking and hardy perennial that produces vibrant clusters of red-orange flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a splash of colour and fragrance to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Phlox 'Red Admiral' is a vibrant and hardy perennial that produces stunning clusters of pink flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a splash of colour and fragrance to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Syringa 'Beauty of Moscow' is a stunning and hardy deciduous shrub that produces exquisite double pinkish-white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and fragrance to your garden.
Anemone 'Snow White' is a charming and hardy perennial that produces delicate, pure white flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of elegance and ornamental beauty to garden beds, borders, and containers.
Anemone 'Multifida Rubra' is a hardy and elegant perennial that produces delicate red flowers with a soft yellow centre. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of grace and ornamental beauty to your garden.
Anemone 'Multifida White' is a hardy and elegant perennial that produces delicate white flowers with a soft yellow centre. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a touch of grace and ornamental beauty to your garden.
Amsonia 'Blue Ice' is a hardy and compact perennial that produces clusters of deep blue, star-shaped flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding vibrant colour and ornamental beauty to your garden.
Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' is a hardy and vibrant perennial that produces striking purple and blue trumpet-shaped flowers. It is easy to grow and perfect for adding a splash of colour and ornamental beauty to your garden.
