Shrubs are the backbone of a brilliantly blooming garden. While most folks just reach for flowers to inject colour, foliage can steal the show – and for far longer. From rich reds to zesty yellows, ...

Emma Fell, head of horticulture at Hillier, recommends Photinia fraseri “Red Robin” for our list of fast-growing shrubs.

Blooming shrubs add color and texture to the landscape, but some of them are more trouble than they're worth. Avoid growing ...