Garden shrubs
A garden shrub or bush (garden plant) is a horticultural rather than a strict botanical category of woody garden plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5–6 m (15–20 ft) tall. A large number of garden plants can be either garden shrubs or semi-mature trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience. Small, low garden shrubs such as lavender, periwinkle and thyme are often termed ‘sub garden shrubs’.
An area of cultivated garden shrubs in a park or garden is known as a shrubbery. When clipped as topiary, garden shrubs generally have dense foliage and many small leafy branches growing close together. Many garden shrubs respond well to renewal pruning, in which hard cutting back to a 'stool' results in long new stems known as "canes". Other garden shrubs respond better to selective pruning to reveal their structure and character.
Johnson’s garden shrubs
Garden shrubs in common garden practice are generally broad-leaved garden plants, though some smaller conifers such as Mountain Pine and Common Juniper are also shrubby in structure. Garden shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen.At Johnsons, we have a large selection of quality plants like garden shrubs, box plants, hedging plants and imported specimen plants at your disposal. If you’re interested in our garden shrubs, please contact us. The dedicated employees of our garden centre will be happy to assist you with all your questions concerning garden shrubs.