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 ...

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 ...

It used to be that everything came in “supersize” — from extra-large boxes of cereal to cars the size of whales to homes on half-acre lots, and more. Today, of course, it seems like everything is ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. A: A myriad of choices come ...

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 ...

Not everybody enjoys getting dirty in the yard – the planting, trimming, groundhog-chasing and all of the other fresh-air activities that make gardening so, well, entertaining. Yet if you have a yard, ...

I'm kind of a fickle girl. I have a roving eye -- at least when it comes to plants. Yesterday I wrote about the new Adonis ... er, I mean Agonis. I'm truly in love. That doesn't mean, though, that ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. But along with size, there ...

High summer is no time for revamping the yard; that requires the freshness of spring. No, what's called for now is the small-scale project, something that demands more artistry than energy, more ...

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 ...