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 ...

Japanese barberry is a “popular, non-native, ornamental shrub” that you can often find in nurseries, but yet another state is banning it. The newest state to announce a phased banning of the plant is ...

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 ...

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 trimmed; even shared among ...

A large firm was so badly hit by a Japanese Knotweed outbreak that removal experts were forced to bury hundreds of tonnes of the shrub in the ground beneath its premises. The firm, located in Longton, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. --- The Japanese Barberry is known as a hardy, easy to plant shrub this is resistant to disease, insects and deer. However, forestry experts like David Jackson with Penn State ...

At garden centers, on garden tours, over dinner and in emails, people are asking about a tree with fragrant white flowers. It's a Japanese lilac tree (Syringa reticulata), a gorgeous beauty that ...

Learning how to grow lilac in pots is a good idea if you are looking to elevate container displays in compact yards. While ...

6 Little-Known Lilac Facts That May Surprise You Lilacs are of some of the hardiest and most fragrant flowering bushes in our gardens. But, there's more to this shrub than just beautiful, fragrant ...