Collocations for shrub - noun

deciduous, evergreen
dwarf, large, low, medium-sized, small, tall
spring, spring-flowering, etc.
flowering
thorny, woody
dense, thick
fast-growing, vigorous
native
ornamental, wall
overgrown

grow
plant, put in
dig out (AmE), dig up, take out
replant
cut back, prune, trim (esp. AmE)
Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.

grow
These shrubs don't grow well here.

flower

species
rose

be planted with shrubs
The bed is planted with flowering shrubs.

a variety of shrub