Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I love bridal wreath shrubs, but I’m reading they are invasive. What ...

Sometimes you just have to … wait … for … it. There have been years when my row of old-fashioned bridal wreath spireas planted on the hill have bloomed ...

Q: My 30-year-old bridal wreath shrubs don't bloom as well as they use to. Should I cut them back? — J.B., Houston A: To gradually renew a shrub, select a few of the oldest, tallest branches and ...

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 ...

Old-fashioned shrubs need love, too. Lilacs and bridal-wreath spireas have been around for a century, but neither are native to the Americas. Spirea and some lilacs are natives of China. Lilacs are ...

When is the best time to prune golden vicary privet and bridal wreath spirea? The privets are on the south side of the house and have had a rough summer due to heat and drought. We have given them a ...

I've put it off far too long. I'm going to do it. I think. If I can bear it. I have two very old bridal wreath spireas in my front yard, probably not as old as my home, which is 98, but darned near.

NAME: Bridal wreath and spirea are common names for several white-flowering shrubs, especially Spiraea prunifolia, Spiraea cantoniensis and hybrid Spiraea vanhouttei. ORIGIN: Orient. CHARACTERISTICS: ...

Summers are getting hotter in much of the U.S., including our local environment. One way to counteract this change in climate is by planting trees to provide more shade in the summer months. But ...

A glorious holiday weekend afforded gardeners the ideal conditions for kicking off the summer growing season with high hopes and renewed enthusiasm. For many South Shore residents, the May monsoons ...