A year of colourful shrubs
January Lonicera x purpusii, Jasminum nudiflorum (pyracantha berries)
February Erica carnea, Daphne bholua, hamamelis
March Camellias at their peak, Prunus incisa cvs, corylopsis
April Ceanothus, forsythia, most magnolias
May Lilacs, philadelphus, rhododendrons at their peak
June Cistus, weigelas, roses at their peak
July Buddlejas, lavender, deutzias
August Hydrangeas, fuchsias, Hibiscus syriacus
September Hypericums, Heptacodium miconioides, Itea ilicifolia
October Eleagnus, Salvia
x jamensis, Arbutus unedo November Camellia sasanqua, Viburnum tinus
(cotoneaster berries)
December Most mahonias, Viburnum x bodnantense
(skimmia berries)