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Using Bushes in Your Landscaping
July 22, 2015
Most people think of bushes as things which are just there.
And that’s actually the furthest thing from the truth.
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# Using Bushes in Your Landscaping July 22, 2015 Most people think of bushes as things which are just there. And that’s actually the furthest thing from the truth. In reality, bushes can play a big part of your [landscape design](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/residential-landscape-design-services/landscape-kitchener-waterloo/landscape-design-services) plans and can provide a sense of order and structure to your outdoor living space. Whether you’re planning your [landscaping](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/residential-landscape-design-services/landscape-kitchener-waterloo/landscape-design-services) around existing bushes, or are looking to incorporate new shrubs into your garden, bushes have a variety of uses and functions. ## **Line a walkway or your swimming pool** Small shrubs or bushes – spaced evenly apart – can provide a nice border to surround a [walkway and front entrance](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/residential-landscape-design-services/landscape-kitchener-waterloo/front-entrance-landscaping-designs) or even a swimming pool or [pond](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/residential-landscape-design-services/landscape-kitchener-waterloo/waterfalls-ponds-landscaping). For a swimming pool, bushes can also create extra security, privacy and intimacy. ## **Create a shrub garden** Wait, [gardens](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/residential-landscape-design-services/landscape-kitchener-waterloo/garden-landscaping-planting) are for plants and flowers, right? Yes they are. But they can also be used for other things – including shrubs and bushes. If you have a small space in your backyard you want to full, a small shrub garden is the perfect option. Some tiny – but lovely – bushes include: - Boxwood - Wintercreeper - Hebes - Junipers ## **As a central focal point** A bush or shrub strategically located can be a central focal point for your backyard landscaping or [outdoor living](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/residential-landscape-design-services/landscape-kitchener-waterloo/patios-landscaping) space. From here, you can surround it with: - Garden benches - [Natural stone and interlocking](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/residential-landscape-design-services/landscape-kitchener-waterloo/interlocking-landscaping) pathways leading to and from it - Various garden areas (like a fire pit or children’s play area) ## **Espalier with it** Espalier (as a verb) means to train a shrub so that it can grow up against a flat [wall](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/residential-landscape-design-services/landscape-kitchener-waterloo/retaining-walls-design). Now, this isn’t something that can be done in a few weeks. To espalier properly, it may take up to two years with ongoing care and maintenance. Here are the basics on how to espalier: 1. **Plan a pattern:** This could be something as simple as a star, or something more complex and custom 2. **Choose a location:** A solid wall with enough light and room to plant should suffice 3. **Select the plant:** A shrub that features naturally spreading branches will work best 4. **Prepare the support:** Branches will naturally try to grow towards the sun, so you’ll need to install wires in the design you want that can withstand the branches’ pull towards the sun 5. **Plant the shrub:** Plant it about one foot in front of the wall support you’ve built 6. **Train the branches:** Remove all but two shoots on each branch and attach the remaining shoots to the wire support with soft ties It takes time and patience to properly espalier a shrub. But the results are simply spectacular. ## **Do more with your bushes** Bushes don’t have to be an afterthought when it comes to your garden. With proper planning and care, they can have a starring role. If you’re ready to take your yard from blah to bliss, we’d love to help! Download our our [backyard design checklist](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/checklist-landing-page/) and start planning the backyard of your dreams! Still looking for some inspiration? We’ve got you covered with a [free lookbook](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/design-inspiration/). ### Categories - [Landscape Design](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/blog/category/landscape-design/) - [Water Issues & Solutions](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/blog/category/water-issues-solutions/) - [Invasive Pests & Plants](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/blog/category/invasive-bugs-pests/) - [Lawn & Garden Care](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/blog/category/lawn-garden-care/) - [Property Maintenance](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/blog/category/property-maintenance/) - [Winter Maintenance](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/blog/category/winter-maintenance/) - [Company News](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/blog/category/company-news/)  ### Need inspiration? When you start to think about designing the perfect yard, deck, patio or backyard oasis, it can be helpful to have some solid ideas of what you want to achieve. We can help with that. [Download our Free Design Guide](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/design-inspiration/) [speak to an expert](https://www.wrightlandscape.ca/contact/) ## Latest News ##### Property Maintenance ### Why Fall is the Best Time for Core Lawn Aeration ##### Lawn & Garden Care ### Why Your Brown Lawn Isn’t Dead: Understanding Lawn Dormancy During Dry Conditions ##### Lawn & Garden Care ### When It’s Hot & Humid You May Have Rust in Your Lawn: Read This for Signs & Treatments
An agent gets this page whole: its own text is in the HTML the server sends.
The figures
100 pages, set against the 167,893 sites with figures and 553 in trades.
- Readablehigher is better
- 100%100 of 100 pages
- All 167,893 sitesBetter than 47%553 trades sitesBetter than 41%
Pages whose own text is in the HTML the server sends, enough of it for their kind.
- Cleanhigher is better
- 64%middle page
- All 167,893 sitesBetter than 41%553 trades sitesBetter than 43%
Of the words before script, the share that are the page and not menus, footer and forms.
- Costshown, never scored
- 154,131tokens
- About 1,541 a page
To read every page once. A long page that answers well is not worse for it. Tokens are estimated at about 4 characters each.
How its pages spread on Clean
100 pages measured.
Against its rivals
The sites nearest it by what they do, with figures. Close means similar work, not better.
| Readinghigher is better | Costnot scored | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Site | Readable | Clean | Tokens a page |
| wrightlandscape.caThis site, 100 pages | 100% | 64% | 1,541 |
| elitedesignandlandscaping.com61 pages | 100% | None | 2,122 |
| foranlawnandyard.com47 pages | 100% | 85% | 1,856 |
| jimslandscaping.com33 pages | 97% | 90% | 1,442 |
First of 4 on Readable, third on Clean.
AI crawler access
What robots.txt says to each, as read on October 24, 2026. 8 of 8 may read the site.
| Crawler | robots.txt says | Used for | The line that decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPTBotOpenAI | Not named | Training models | Falls to User-agent: * |
| OAI-SearchBotOpenAI | Not named | ChatGPT search | Falls to User-agent: * |
| ChatGPT-UserOpenAI | Not named | A page a person asks about | Falls to User-agent: * |
| ClaudeBotAnthropic | Not named | Training models | Falls to User-agent: * |
| Claude-SearchBotAnthropic | Not named | Claude’s search | Falls to User-agent: * |
| PerplexityBotPerplexity | Not named | Perplexity search | Falls to User-agent: * |
| Google-ExtendedGoogle | Not named | Training Gemini | Falls to User-agent: * |
| bingbotMicrosoft | Not named | Bing and Copilot | Falls to User-agent: * |
Every AI crawler mttr checks may read it. Not named means the rules for every crawler apply.
Every page
Worst first. Each opens in Agent View at the top.
No page loses anything an agent needs.Open the action plan
Show where it stands
A card, a badge and a line, each with the figures.
A badge for the site
<a href="https://mttr.si/agent-view/wrightlandscape.ca"><img src="https://mttr.si/agent-view/wrightlandscape.ca/badge.svg" alt="Agent View: 100% readable, 64% clean" height="20"></a>
The figures in one line
wrightlandscape.ca in Agent View: 100% of pages readable, better than 41% of trades sites; 64% clean; 154,131 tokens to read all 100 pages. mttr.si/agent-view/wrightlandscape.ca
What to do next
Fix the pages, let an agent do it, and read the site again to see the figures move.
Fix what agents miss
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Claim the siteDrawn from the HTML mttr fetched on its read of October 24, 2026, not a screenshot, and only from the 100 pages read, where the read stopped at its page limit. An assistant’s own reader may differ. Tokens are estimated at about 4 characters each. A site an agent reads well is not a site an assistant cites.