Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. white spirea flowers Spirea, or spiraea, are popular perennial shrubs with pretty blooms in spring and summer. They're generally ...

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 ...

According to an old saying, if you’ve properly pruned your shrubs, they shouldn’t look pruned. That’s sage advice — unless, of course, you’re pruning shrubs to look like Donald Duck at Disney World.

Prune these shrubs in spring for more flowers this summer.

Question: My lilacs and spirea did not have very many flowers this spring. My neighbor says I pruned at the wrong time. What is the best time to prune them? Answer: The best time to prune ...

Q: I read your article on spring yard cleanup on InForum and I have a question about the shrub in the photo. I’m wondering what it is and if I can trim it. If so, how far down I should prune it? Last ...

Spring-blooming shrubs like forsythia should be left alone until flowering is over. (Photo by Neil Bell) By Kym Pokorny, OSU Extension Service CORVALLIS, Ore. – You've got clippers in hand, a shrub in ...