I usually rub off my pathways when planting bushes adjacent to them and it's a pain going an all my characters to fix them. I was wondering if it matters? Will it wilt if I don't rub them off or?
Yep. Bushes will grow next to other bushes, trees, bamboo, patterns, and even next to the cobblestone that's in front of the train station/retail and around the town tree.
Just don't plant them on the beach or next to rocks, buildings, water or cliffs and you should be good c: