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 ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

When is the best time to prune golden vicary privet and bridal wreath spirea? Is it OK to prune them now? To be honest, the "proper" time to prune isn't all that important. There are some advantages ...

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 ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

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 ...

Spirea (Spiraea spp.) is a shrub that's hardy in USDA Zones 4 to 8, though some of them can tolerate a wider range of regions. There are several varieties, and depending on which one you get, they can ...

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 ...