shrub

Converse of object

• prune: Early in the month prune the shrubs that produce their best show on vigorous new wood.
• overgrow: Sight lines across the area have also been opened up by remodeling earth banks and clearing overgrown shrubs.
• sucker: Kerria Kerria is a genus of one species of deciduous, suckering shrub from the woodlands of China and Japan.

Adjective modifier

• evergreen: Evergreen shrub bears red young leaves which turn to glossy green edged creamy silver.
• deciduous: It is a deciduous shrub, growing slowly to an ultimate height of around 10 feet.
• flowering: Early flowering shrubs brighten mixed borders, which by summer will be at their best.
• ornamental: At present this does not include fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, climbers or ground cover plants.
• bushy: This compact, bushy shrub is perfect for the smaller garden.
• prickly: It is a prickly shrub that can form extensive patches.

Modifies a noun

• heath: Habitats with less natural buffering capacity, such as dwarf shrub heaths, show the strongest eutrophication signal.
• planting: The opposite edge of the garden is bordered by a bank of single species shrub planting.
• rose: Dogwood and lilac rub shoulders with vigorous shrub roses in magenta and white.
• border: Side access to rear garden comprising area of lawn with shrub borders.
• layer: Developing our Forest Garden area by planting up a shrub layer of soft fruit bushes.

Noun used with modifier

• dwarf: Other components of the ground flora such as grasses, dwarf shrubs and ferns are common.
• evergreen: ID check Rhododendron is an introduced evergreen shrub, up to 3 m in height with a smooth bark.
• hedgerow: Common Dogwood ( Cornus sanguinea ) Native hedgerow shrub.

Preposition: in

genus: It comprises some 650 species of small trees and shrubs in 30 genera which are found principally in tropical and warm temperate regions.

Preposition: with

berry: Encourage birds by planting trees and shrubs with berries like hawthorn, rowan and cherry.

Preposition: for

hedging: Ashtrees Nurseries Ashtrees is a Leeds based nursery producing CELL GROWN trees and shrubs for hedging, woodlands and conservation.