Editing Shrub (section)

==Use in gardens and parks==

An area of [[Plant cultivation|cultivated]] shrubs in a [[park]] or a [[garden]] is known as a [[shrubbery]].<ref name="Whitefield2002">{{cite book
 | first    = Patrick
 | last    = Whitefield
 | title     = How to Make a Forest Garden
 | url       = https://books.google.com/books?id=3rd3e69BnC8C&pg=PA113
 | year      = 2002
 | publisher = Permanent Publications
 | isbn      = 978-1-85623-008-7
 | pages     = 113–
}}</ref> When clipped as [[topiary]], suitable species or varieties of shrubs develop dense [[foliage]] and many small leafy [[branch]]es growing close together.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a93TcRVsqLwC&q=topiary+pruning+dense+foliage&pg=PA100|title=Pruning for Flowers and Fruit|first=Jane|last=Varkulevicius|date=17 May 2010|publisher=Csiro Publishing|access-date=19 December 2017|via=Google Books|isbn=9780643101975}}</ref> Many shrubs respond well to renewal [[pruning]], in which hard cutting back to a "[[Living stump|stool]]", removes everything but vital parts of the plant, resulting in long new stems known as "canes".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-21 |title=Rejuvenation or Renewal Pruning to Restore Overgrown Shrubs |url=https://organicplantcarellc.com/rejuvenation-or-renewal-pruning-to-restore-overgrown-shrubs/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=Organic Plant Care LLC {{!}} Organic Lawn & Plant Health Service in Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset & Union Counties, NJ and Bucks County, PA |language=en-US}}</ref> Other shrubs respond better to selective pruning to dead or unhealthy, or otherwise unattractive parts to reveal their structure and character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turpin |first=Jason |date=2018-08-29 |title=What is Selective Tree and Shrub Pruning-How to Prune Correctly! |url=https://www.turpinlandscapedesign.com/what-is-selective-tree-and-shrub-pruning-landscape-experts-answer-your-questions/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=Turpin Landscape Design/Build |language=en-US}}</ref>

Shrubs in common garden practice are generally considered [[flowering plant|broad-leaved plants]], though some smaller [[Pinophyta|conifers]] such as [[mountain pine]] and [[common juniper]] are also shrubby in structure. Species that grow into a shrubby habit may be either [[deciduous]] or [[evergreen]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vlDxSBGB0cYC&q=shrub+deciduous+or+evergreen|title=Popular Deciduous and Evergreen Trees and Shrubs|first=Franklin Reuben|last=Elliott|date=1 November 2008|publisher=Applewood Books|access-date=19 December 2017|via=Google Books|isbn=9781429012904}}</ref>