shrubs

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COLCHESTER, Vt.—The financial troubles at St. Michael’s College hit home for biology professor Declan McCabe when he noticed Buckthorn shrubs encroaching on walking trails near the house of the campus president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“Items should lie out in the sun. Trees and shrubs stand all day long in the sun, don’t they?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

They build burrows at the base of shrubs or in spaces between rocks.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Trees and plants are well-manicured: officials prune, shape and clear the shrubs regularly, and parks are governed by an elaborate rulebook that includes bans on activities like cycling, skating and kite-flying, depending on the park.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

We follow, pushing and weaving through distracted people, stepping over spiky shrubs clinging to the dusty earth.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell