All our yesterdays from the AG archives Shrub roses
SHRUB roses can be grown with the minimum of attention. All are bushy plants, usually larger than bush roses, and require little pruning beyond the removal each winter of old or diseased branches.
They make excellent individual specimens, perhaps planted on a lawn so that each can be viewed from any side. They can also be used with other shrubs in borders, usually in informal arrangements, so that the whole effect is natural and unforced.
Some kinds make excellent hedges, though they should not be clipped
