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Don't let your vacation ruin your garden. These plants for Southern USDA Zones are meant to stand up to drought, heat, pests, ...
When planning out a garden, we often think about color, contour, and attracting pollinators. But this popular shrub and hedge ...
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 ...
A partnership between Kent County parks and Calvin University aims to study ticks that may cause disease to better understand how to control the pests.
If you have identified a barberry shrub in your yard (barberry identification tips), dig it out, getting as much of the root as possible, and bring it to our Barberry Trade-Up Days for a $10 coupon ...
Japanese barberry, a woody shrub in the Berberidaceae family, is an understory invasive that can live in many different soil and light conditions. It has nitrogen containing roots (giving them a ...
“However, you don’t need to replace Japanese barberry with a shrub, per se. Grasses, trees, or wildflowers are also great options for folks who want to switch things up,” she said.
Berberine is a compound found in many plants, including European barberry, phellodendron, Oregon grape, goldenseal, and goldthread. These plants have historically served as treatments for a wide ...
— Elizabeth B., Pittsfield. A: For E. B., especially: My guess is that you are thinking of Japanese barberry, a shrub that has been a long grown as a yard shrub and often kept well kept and nicely ...