Viburnum bushes are unfussy, showy shrubs grown for their fall foliage, bright red berries and fragrant flowers. Chindo Viburnum This rapid-growing evergreen prefers full sun to partial shade and grows in a wide range of soil types, excluding wet soils. Chindo viburnum grows up to 15 feet tal...
Barberry shrubs are good as landscape plants. Birds love the small, red fruits. They’re too sour to enjoy fresh but are palatable when cooked with sugar. With over 400 different species, the berries come in a range of colors (black, purple, white, and yellow). Also, the tart taste ...
The barberry is one of the flowering shrubs we’re covering here that’s equally known for its flowers and berries. In the spring, you’ll enjoy seeing its pale yellow flowers. When autumn rolls around, those flowers turn to bright red fruits. Although you can eat barberry fruits, they’r...
StakingIt is not usually necessary to stake hedges, but where large bushes are planted, such as yews or hollies, then posts and one or two strands of strong string or plastic-covered wire will prevent movement at the base of the stem at soil level. Trees planted as screens or shelterbelts...