Most people can recognize a maple or an oak tree. If you start talking about lilacs or roses, one s mind may begin to stroll through the gardens of their past. Another group of plants that people know ...

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 ...

I recently ran across some information that I wish I had known about 10 years ago and thought it would be a good idea to share it with you. It was a plant care guide for ‘Sem’ Ash Leaf Spirea. When I ...

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 ...

Every gardener has heard of the plant spirea. I remember as a child having some in my mother’s garden and how I loved to pick those long branches with the delicate white flowers. The one we had was ...

Turn up the heat in your cool-weather backyard with fiery foliage. These fall bushes and shrubs will make a bold impact in ...

Not all plants will benefit from a back-to-school season trim. If you've been pruning these plants in fall, you could be ...

Fall is the ideal time to plant ornamentals as cooler weather allows for strong root establishment before spring.

Learn from garden experts which plants to cut back in November. To keep your perennials healthy and thriving, find out the ...

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, ...