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 ...

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 ...

Shoe button spirea is another favorite shrub in my yard. Right now it is still in its last stages of a simply gorgeous bloom cycle. Other names it may be called are bridal wreath spirea or popcorn ...

The National Garden Bureau has designated 2023 the Year of the Spirea, and the Garden Guy could not be happier. There is a spirea that is a landscape asset from spring through dormancy, but there is a ...

Spiraea alba (at top) and Spiraea tomentosa, two species related to a popular landscaping plant, could offer new options for gardeners. Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Hoping for an alternative ...

The winter was such that The Garden Guy’s house has some of the most beautiful flowers ever for mid-April. There are echinacea, coreopsis, dianthus, and salvias galore. The first plant you would walk ...

One popular question among home gardeners is when and how do you prune your flowering shrubs? Although it can seem tempting to prune in late fall and early spring, the type of shrub you have ...

On a Saturday morning in April, Salem Kiwanis Club volunteers pitched in to plant and mulch 58 spirea bushes at the Salem CHIPS center, beside the Roanoke River Greenway. Pictured here, left to right, ...

With summer upon us, lots of critters are out and about in the Granite State. It’s the perfect season to catch a glimpse of animals in the wild. Arnie - Canterbury, NH: I recently had a great ...