The color red, often associated with love, glory, and power, grabs attention. So red shrubs are a must-have when you want a garden that stands out from others. Of course, that can include a bush with ...

Also called ‘Crimson Cutie,’ this new wine-dark barberry, reaching only 2 to 3 feet by 2 to 3 feet, fits any garden, from full sun to full shade. The rich color persists all year, and this sterile ...

Everyone seems to go wild for sugar maple trees in the fall because here in New England their leaves turn wonderful colors — yellow, orange and, best of all, red. But some trees and shrubs have ...

What’s that red in the woods? Sumac, most likely. “It’s a harbinger,” said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic Manager at The Morton Arboretum. “When you see those first scarlet sumac leaves, you know autumn ...

Early October is a time of much color. The trees that have been here in full foliage since May now give us a superb show before dropping their food-producing leaves. Using chlorophyll throughout the ...

The anticipated arboreal color show has mostly passed. Reds that prevailed in much of September were the first to wane. Bright-red maples (orange for sugar maples), dogwoods, cherries, sumac, red oaks ...

It’s hard to imagine the winter holidays without holly and its shiny green leaves and cheery red berries. The use of holly as decoration has its origin in pagan culture but was readily adopted as ...

Berries abound! The winterberry holly (right) will stand out more after the frost drops their leaves; and red clusters of Nandina berries (left) will be showy until the birds clean them off. Color in ...