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 ...

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 ...

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? 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.

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 ...

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 ...