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This article throws light upon the three ways for planting of shrubs. The ways are: 1. Specimen Shrubs 2. Standard Shrubs 3. Shrubbery Border.
Way # 1. Specimen Shrubs:
These shrubs are planted singly or in group in the beds on the lawn to create a picturesque effect. These shrubs have elegant foliage and produce beautiful flowers. For the best effect different shrubs can be selected for different landscaping setting. Suitable shrubs are: Bougainuillea, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hamelia patens, Theuetia peruviana, etc.
Way # 2. Standard Shrubs:
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Any shrub can be trained as standard shrub. In case of full standard shrub, main stem is clean up to 100 cm whereas in half standard shrub stem is clean up to 50 cm.
Way # 3. Shrubbery Border:
The area of the garden devoted exclusively to shrubs is called as shrubbery border. In the garden, to secure privacy and provide partition, formal hedges are used. The labour and cost of maintaining hedges is much more than keeping a well-planned shrubbery.
Therefore, the shrubbery is preferred which also adds beauty to the garden. In planting shrubberies, consideration of foliage and colour effect should be kept in mind before planting. Prior to laying out shrubbery border, the following points should be kept in mind.
1. By keeping shrubbery in front of the trees, a very pleasing effect will be obtained.
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2. Best result is achieved by facing east or south.
3. Allow greater width where greater height is desired. Greater height is necessary when shrubbery is away from the house. But when it is near to the house, the low height is needed.
4. The shade of trees should be avoided as far as possible.
5. Shrubbery is also used to limit the gardens especially in case of large gardens.
