Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I love bridal wreath shrubs, but I’m reading they are invasive. What ...

If you grew up in the 1950s and early ’60s like me, your parents’ yard probably featured at least one bridal wreath spirea — we had several in the foundation planting in our front yard. In late spring ...

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 ...

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 the past couple of years. We have given them a ...

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 ...

Are there certain flowers, trees or shrubs that bring back childhood memories for you? The one that stands out in my mind is the Bridal Wreath spirea that my grandparents had on the corner of their ...