Edges of path covered in European shrub (6)
I believe the answer is:
daphne
'shrub' is the definition.
(daphne is a kind of shrub)
'edges of path covered in european' is the wordplay.
'edges of' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'covered in' is an insertion indicator.
'european' becomes 'dane' (Dane is an example).
'path' with its middle removed is 'ph'.
'ph' inserted into 'dane' is 'DAPHNE'.
(Other definitions for daphne that I've seen before include "Had pen of the shiny shrub" , "Evergreen shrub" , "Bay" , "Laurel - girl's name" , "Greek nymph and ornamental shrub" .)