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 ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

Prune shrubs based on bloom time, cold tolerance, and variety—check what's best for each type. Cut back new wood hydrangeas in fall, but wait until after blooming to prune old wood ones. Remove dead ...

As the winter chill begins to wane and the first hints of spring emerge, many gardeners feel a familiar urge to tidy up their gardens. It’s a time for renewal, and for many, that means pruning.

When I was a child, my mother had three spirea bushes planted along the edge of our yard. Each spring, when they burst into bloom, my sisters and I would cut long arching, flowering branches and twist ...

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 ...