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 ...

Editor's note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – There are two widely popular landscaping shrubs wreaking havoc on forests across Michigan and the Midwest: Japanese barberry and winged burning bush. The bushes are known to ...

This is the first installment of "Take on Invasives," a monthly series submitted by conservation-focused nonprofit Huron Pines. Articles will focus on invasive plants commonly found in Northern ...

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 ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Local environmental advocates will host a trade-up event for the landowners to rid their property of invasive Japanese barberry plants known for spreading and crowding out native ...