Actually, that does sound like pokeweed, if the berries turn dark purple, almost black, then that's probably what you got. If they stain your hand a magenta pink color, that's pokeweed berries. You should check out the book by Euell Gibbons "Stalking the wild asparagus", he's got a few recipes for poke in the early stages of its growth.

Hi: I've not been impressed with the look of viburnums in online pics; might have to rethink them. I have thought about evergreen Rhododendrons and might use some. Our soil pH is fairly close to neutral, as I recall. I don't want to completely hide the fence; that type of fence needs patching up from time to time, and I'm pretty good-sized; trying to crawl through a dense hedge would be a but much. I don't mind seeing some fence here and there; the shrubs through break it up & distract the eye from it. We have a septic tank & leach field the side of which extends out maybe to that last Euonymus bush (and then runs across the yard, not long-ways); I don't want things that get way high, since I figure their rooting systems will be more elaborate. Since the fence is about 5'4" tall, a shrub or small tree needing be very tall, and since many shrubs are about as wide as tall, I'm leery of getting big stuff. Basically, I like planting shrubs 2 or 3 feet from the fence; I don't want to have to plant 5 or 6' out from the fence, and take up a lot of yard space. The shrub row will also look strange if some shrubs are 4 - 6' tall, and a couple are 20' holly trees, for example. Hence my preference for a pyramidal short holly, rather than a round bush (plus I like the pyramidal look better). The Emerald Green Arborvitae get 12 - 14' tall, they say, but are there for a reason; kind of like I'm holding my hand up to block the view of that dog kennel. Richard.

Tonight, it is scheduled to be 7degreeC which is above freezing but quite cold, here in zone 5 Canada. I am not sure what zone Colorado is, so it is hard to say. Your brug will not tolerate freezing, so you'll have to look into the weather channel to see if frost is forcast for your area. Here is a link that might be useful: weather for Denver Colorado

I also think that it is a Dracaeana deremensis 'Janet Craig.' And it is a beauty, too. It looks really nice in that tall pot. I don't usually like white pots, but that one goes nicely with the room.