shrubbery
Decorative planted bushes
Shrubbery refers to shrubs collectively, or to an area where shrubs are planted and cultivated as part of a garden or landscape design.
The word gained comedic immortality through Monty Python's demand for "a shrubbery" as a quest object, giving it an absurdist cultural resonance that persists decades later.
In ordinary use, shrubbery simply describes decorative plantings: The shrubbery along the front walk needs trimming.
Dense-grained ornamental shrub
- privetShrub for formal hedges
- yewToxic conifer, flexible timber
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
trimming · clipping · edging · border · maze · labyrinth · forsythia · lilac
Made of tree-stuff
- perennialRecurring each year
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- floraPlants of a region
foliage · leaves · branches · stems · roots · flowering · fruiting · canopy
Dense shrub cluster
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- brushBristled cleaning tool
bramble · copse · brake · bushland · shrubland · cover · tangled · overgrown
boxwood
Dense-grained ornamental shrub
topiary · trimming · clipping · edging · border · maze · labyrinth · forsythia · lilac · windbreak
woody
Made of tree-stuff
flora · foliage · leaves · branches · stems · roots · flowering · fruiting · canopy · growth
thicket
Dense shrub cluster
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
brush · bramble · copse · brake · bushland · shrubland · cover · tangled · overgrown · native
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
cultivar · bedding · trellis · planting · nursery · groundcover · flowerbed · border · rockery · azalea
privacy
Freedom from observation
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- concealmentAct of hiding something
barrier · fence · enclosure · windbreak · protection · border · boundary · shelter · hideaway · secluded
- undergrowthundergrowth, understory, thicket, underbrush, brush
- British GardensKew Gardens, cottage garden, walled garden, rose garden, kitchen garden
- Monty PythonMonty Python, Eric Idle, Holy Grail, John Cleese, Life of Brian
- palace gardensformal gardens, parterre, topiary, topiaries, boxwood
- garden villagecottage, village green, allotment, garden plot, vegetable patch
- chaparralmanzanita, scrub oak, greasewood, redshank, white sage