Extension educator Kathy Zuzek has written an informative article about the Japanese barberry. The plant is considered a nuisance now because it reproduces so rapidly. Avoid planting this bush in your ...

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 ...

We are awash with foliage color in fall -- along the streets of Seattle, beeches turn golden and maples light up crimson and orange. There's room in our gardens for fall color, too, from shrubs.