Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. white spirea flowers Spirea, or spiraea, are popular perennial shrubs with pretty blooms in spring and summer. They're generally ...

Spirea is a group of hardworking flowering shrubs that grow with gusto in all kinds of conditions. With all that growth, these plants benefit from an annual trim, but when to prune spirea? It depends ...

Q. Even though there has been some snow already and it is freezing, can I prune a little princess spirea and another spirea now? A. Spirea can be pruned almost any time of the year. They bloom on new ...

As planting season approaches, gardeners everywhere are contemplating ways to improve their landscapes. Spirea is a remarkably versatile, low-maintenance shrub prized for its graceful, arching or ...

Spring pruning can rejuvenate many types of plants and make way for fresh leafy growth. However, there are some ...

A: Yes, you can prune Spirea vanhouttei now. Remove old and weak stems at ground level to encourage this easy-to-grow shrub to retain its graceful, cascading habit. Q: My hydrangeas are starting to ...

If you have an overgrown forsythia or spiraea shrub and have been meaning to do something about it, now is the time to take action! Deciduous shrubs that are straggly, overgrown or just plain ugly can ...

Q: I have a Daphne odora that has grown over a walkway. I’ve heard they’re temperamental. How far back can I prune it without hurting it? A: Daphne odora is indeed a temperamental shrub. It’s one of ...

I've put it off far too long. I'm going to do it. I think. If I can bear it. I have two very old bridal wreath spireas in my front yard, probably not as old as my home, which is 98, but darned near.

Varied plants with colorful flowers blooming in a garden with white chair - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images Pruning — a term that invokes fear in the best of the gardeners, and for good reason. Pruning is ...

Most people can recognize a maple or an oak tree. If you start talking about lilacs or roses, one s mind may begin to stroll through the gardens of their past. Another group of plants that people know ...

A queen of the summer landscape border ... the family of Spirea. For years if you spoke the name Spirea, the vision folks saw dancing in their heads was that of the gracefully weeping white Bridal ...