Key Points Prune shrubs based on bloom time, cold tolerance, and variety—check what's best for each type.Cut back new wood ...

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 ...

QFall got too busy for me and I did not get my spirea pruned. Can I still do it? ASpirea can be pruned almost any time of the year. They bloom on new wood (wood produced that same year), so pruning ...

Many shrubs benefit from pruning each year. We prune them to remove stray branches and suckers, keep the plants to a manageable size, and maintain an attractive shape. For some shrubs, pruning also ...

Q. Even though there has been some snow already and it is freezing, can I prune a little princess spirea and another spirea now? A. Spirea can be pruned almost any time of the year. They bloom on new ...

America’s heartland landscape plant. That’s the often-used description for spirea, a hardy group of shrubs that blooms gloriously each spring and often provides colorful foliage from blue to yellow, ...