Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Ranchana P, Mangaiyarkarasi R, Baranidharan R, Mirunalini SP and Arunkumar M

Abstract:
In the Floriculture industry apart from cultivation of loose flowers and cut flowers, the landscape gardening industry is a fast emerging and an innovative industry. In landscaping, plant components play a major role to make it more creative. Of these plants, ornamental shrubs play a key role in landscaping. Shrubs are the most diverse group of ornamentals grown in gardens. It may be defined as a perennial plant having many woody branches arising from the base of the plant while their upper shoots are soft. The growth habit of the shrubs is generally erect and bushy, attaining a height of 0.5 to 4 meters, while some shrubs grow prostrate in habit. They vary widely in stature and include dwarf bushes to those attaining the stature of small trees. It forms an integral and major part in landscaping. Any indoor or outdoor garden is incomplete without a shrub. Hence, ornamental landscaping is a commercially important element of the floriculture industry.