Abelia is so versatile. Green and cream edged foliage, small white flowers. Hardy to cold and drought, they make great formal or casual hedges. You can turn them into standards or topiaries for fun, grow in a pot, use as ground covers, fantastic filler plants and as specimen tree. Evergreen

With its compact nature its almost non-stop flowering will look stunning in a pot or in the garden or even a hedge. Glossy green foliage is topped with masses of raspberry pink blooms that maintain their colour as they turn to seed heads. Easy care. Evergreen. PVR

The cooler months really bring out the colour of the seed heads.

This easy to grow shrub has glossy, fresh green leaves with a creamy yellow edge. New spring growth is flushed red, creating interest early in the year. Tubular white flowers with a sweet smell are produced through the summer, much to the delight of bees. Perennial PVR

An attractive evergreen shrub that produces a mass of rich red flowers with large maple-like foliage. Plant in full sun or partial shade where soil is fertile, moist but free-draining. Prune in early spring to maintain shape and to prevent the plant from becoming too leggy.

A beautiful evergreen shrub with pure white flowers and yellow central stamens displayed over most months of the year. A hardy strong grower. Trim to keep compact. Best with some summer shade.

An beautiful evergreen shrub with attractive buttermilk lantern flowers in summer, which are displayed well against dark stems. Prune to shape after flowering . Best with some summer shade.

An evergreen shrub with attractive cream lantern flowers in summer, which are displayed well against dark stems. Prune to shape after flowering. Best with some summer shade.

Attractive orange lantern flowers throughout large periods of the year. Easy to grow but best kept pruned to shape. An attractive little evergreen shrub that the bees will love as much as you do.

Hybridum Chinese Lantern. There is something about the bright pink 'lantern' blooms of this evergreen shrub that is particularly appealing, perhaps they just combine so well with the evergreen foliage or they just look so bright and cheerful nearly all year round. Easy to grow in sun or part shade.

Abutilon respond well to a bit of a hard-prune every now and then to keep a nice compact shape. Make sure you use nice sharp secateurs and prune on a dry warm day.

Attractive white flowers with yellow centre adorn this charming evergreen shrub. Flowers throughout large periods of the year. Easy to grow, prune after flowering for shape.