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5 invasive shrubs to avoid at all costs, and the best native alternatives to plant instead

A native alternative to Japanese barberry is Fothergilla, a glorious spring-flowering shrub that thrives in sun or semi-shade ...
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How to pick the perfect bush and shrub roses for your garden

Roses have excelled this summer, preferring a climate rather warmer than the usual British summer, while the dryness deterred diseases. Drought does not greatly trouble them either, at least in ...