Looking for an easy shrub to grow? You must try a spirea — pronounced spye-REE-ah. There are basically two types. One is the bridal wreath with cascading branches of numerous crisp white flowers that ...

Most gardeners think fall means shutting down for the season, but planting now sets up explosive color displays when ...

Looking for an easy shrub to grow? You must try a spirea — pronounced spye-REE-ah. There are basically two types. One is the bridal wreath, with cascading branches of numerous crisp white flowers that ...

Ever since Double Play Candy Corn spirea made its debut, it has been slaying dragons or naysayers regarding its abilities.

Flowering shrubs can bring color, interest and fragrance to your garden even after the spring-blooming forsythia, viburnums and lilacs have had their day. “There doesn’t need to be a lull until the ...

It’s the Year of the Spirea, as designated by The National Garden Bureau, and The Garden Guy could not be happier. There is a spirea that is a landscape asset from spring through dormancy, but a lot ...

It’s easy for home gardeners to double or triple the number of blooms on flowering shrubs like Lilac, Hydrangea, Spirea, and Weigela. All it takes is regular shearing once a year, particularly when ...

I thought about titling this column "A Shrub for All Seasons." It would be kind of a verbal take off the "Man for All Seasons ...

Spireas are used extensively by landscapers and homeowners alike because of their awesome bloom, interesting foliage, virtually pest-free existence, low maintenance, hardiness and variation in mature ...

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 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I love bridal wreath shrubs, but I’m reading they are invasive. What ...