[
UK
/ʃɹˈʌbəɹi/
]
[ US /ˈʃɹəbɝi/ ]
[ US /ˈʃɹəbɝi/ ]
NOUN
- an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- a collection of shrubs growing together
How To Use shrubbery In A Sentence
- Here we walked through a large lawn of uncut grasses dotted with early-summer bulbs and flowers following a winding, mowed path leading into shrubbery and woodland.
- The front garden slopes away from the house, with the incline packed with an interesting array of shrubbery and tall flowers - white flowering eucryphia and myrtle blend with statuesque hoheriay and elegant miscanthus grasses.
- The next thing I knew stentorian voices were to be heard outside, accompanied by high-powered torch beams piercing the shrubbery.
- With a little shrubbery or plants, such fences can provide very attractive barriers along property lines.
- A blinding coat of white blanketed the thick shrubbery that defined my garden.
- The garden is split level with a paved area, a well manicured lawn and a shrubbery with water feature.
- Dover, Delaware The house, overgrown with weeds and shrubbery, had no ostentation. MAMBO
- So saying, the Robin trilled out a pleasant farewell, and returned to the shrubbery grounds, where, in an ivy covered wall, he had found for himself a snug little winter's home. Parables From Nature
- Mother was a very keen gardener and under her supervision we grew all our own vegetables and looked after the flower garden and shrubbery.
- If it is dense enough, shrubbery can provide a home to ground-nesting birds such as doves and thrushes as well as small mammals like rabbits.