I had been complaining that my burning bushes weren't turning red. Well all it took was a couple more frosts and in a week it turned. Yesterday when I came home the sun was shining on the bush and it was the brightest red I have ever seen it. 
The barberry bushes turn color too. If I had ever helped anyone trim their barberry bush, I never would have planted any. Since I was a novice with bushes I planted 5 of them. I have learned to wear heavily coated gloves when working around these bushes whether cleaning up in the spring, or removing dead branches.
Some years the evening primrose leaves turn color, some years they don't. This was a good year for them.
The goldmound spirea is dropping leaves pretty fast, but the ones left are turning into a showy display.
The barberry bushes turn color too. If I had ever helped anyone trim their barberry bush, I never would have planted any. Since I was a novice with bushes I planted 5 of them. I have learned to wear heavily coated gloves when working around these bushes whether cleaning up in the spring, or removing dead branches. Some years the evening primrose leaves turn color, some years they don't. This was a good year for them. The goldmound spirea is dropping leaves pretty fast, but the ones left are turning into a showy display.