Spirea, or spiraea, are popular perennial shrubs with pretty blooms in spring and summer. They're generally low-maintenance, but now and again, these plants benefit from a prune. Spirea tend to get ...

Fall pruning isn't for every shrub, but it's the key to lush blooms and healthy shaping for some. If you have these shrubs ...

QFall got too busy for me and I did not get my spirea pruned. Can I still do it? ASpirea can be pruned almost any time of the year. They bloom on new wood (wood produced that same year), so pruning ...

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 ...

Key Points Prune shrubs based on bloom time, cold tolerance, and variety—check what's best for each type.Cut back new wood ...

America’s heartland landscape plant. That’s the often-used description for spirea, a hardy group of shrubs that blooms gloriously each spring and often provides colorful foliage from blue to yellow, ...

Not all plants will benefit from a back-to-school season trim. If you've been pruning these plants in fall, you could be ...

Pruners give gardeners a sense of empowerment. With one quick cut, you control the destiny of your shrubs. Sharpened snippers can make the difference between an out-of-control eyesore or colorful curb ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs. There are several reasons ...

For 2023, the National Garden Bureau’s shrub of the year is spirea, which unfortunately often gets overlooked during the spring buying-rush as old-fashioned and uninteresting. In reality, spireas are ...