Pennsylvania falls within the defined USDA Northeast region of the U.S.: the western Pennsylvania specific USDA Planting Zone is 6 (6a and 6b). This means that plants should be selected that can ...

If you have ever wandered around a gardening center or greenhouse looking for some kind of ornamental shrub to put in your yard, you probably have come across Japanese Barberry. Highly acclaimed as a ...

Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii): In full sun ... Pennsylvania Native Plants for the Perennial Garden, and the PA Native Plant Society. When visiting a local nursery, don’t be afraid ...

A gardener moved into a new home, only to discover they had an invasive plant on their property. Their post on Reddit showed a picture of two Japanese barberry bushes, a highly invasive plant, but the ...

and hummingbirds — pollinators that keep the food chain going and add color or sound to a garden but aren't known for spreading disease. However, Japanese barberry is a habitat for deer ticks ...

As winter drags on with snow piled up more than knee-deep on our front sidewalk above the frozen waters of Little Traverse Bay, I find myself wondering what and how my garden is doing under all ...