Niemiera, Alexander X.2016-04-222016-04-222015-08-10http://hdl.handle.net/10919/70762Provides descriptions of several species of shrubs. Discusses reasons for selection of kinds of shrubs including hardiness, size, landscape functions such as hedging, privacy barrier, beautification, and environmental functions such as erosion control, windbreaks, shelter and food sources for wildlife.20 pagesapplication/pdfenVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Trees, Shrubs & GroundcoversSelecting Plants for Virginia Landscapes: Showy Flowering ShrubsExtension publicationhttps://pubs.ext.vt.edu/HORT/HORT-84/HORT-84-PDF.pdfshrubslandscapingpruninghardiness