What: Dwarf Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry, or berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Concorde, was selected for its small, compact size and dense growth. In spring, deep red-burgundy foliage emerges as ...

One outstanding shrub choice for spring color is the barberry. Not only do these offer us showy spring flowers, they also provide us with numerous foliage color options and growth habits. All thrive ...

Japanese barberry has become a mainstay of Pennsylvania landscaping because it is uninhibited by weather, poor soil or natural predators. But, for those same reasons, a panel of agriculture experts is ...

PITTSBURGH — As temperatures outside rise, many people are heading to nurseries to buy plants to beautify their yards. But there is a shrub available that, while beautiful in a landscape, has become a ...

Barberry, the common name for berberis, are versatile deciduous or evergreen shrubs renowned for their foliage, flowers, berries, and sharp spikes. There are hundreds of different shrubs within the ...

I am tired of pruning my overgrown barberry and Spirea shrubs in my front landscape. What would you suggest for replacement shrubs that will stay under 4 feet without pruning and keep their leaves all ...

Were are planting suggestions from the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, and the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, Rolling Meadows. Remember that these trees and shrubs must be ...

Versatile and attractive year-round, heavenly bamboo has carved out its place in Northwest gardens. No need to fear Nandina , either. Although it resembles bamboo – hence, its name -- it belongs to ...

Alas, landscapers. One of those attractive and hardy shrubs in your yard — the kind you plant and forget — has a dark side. It’s called the Japanese barberry. Pennsylvania may soon join a number of ...

Pennsylvania is considering banning the Japanese barberry because its aggressive growth crowds out native plants and — more alarmingly — it’s an ideal home for the kind of ticks that carry Lyme ...