Pieris are easy-to-grow and cold-hardy evergreen shrubs with dark fingered foliage that is attractive all year round. This plant (also known as the andromeda bush or the lily-of-the-valley bush) ...

I read that spring flowering shrubs should be pruned soon after they are through blooming. Why can’t I wait until fall to prune after they have made their growth for the year? Spring flowering shrubs ...

Spring-blooming shrubs like forsythia should be left alone until flowering is over. (Photo by Neil Bell) By Kym Pokorny, OSU Extension Service CORVALLIS, Ore. – You've got clippers in hand, a shrub in ...

We are truly blessed here in the PNW with so many useful and attractive spring blooming botanical treasures. These early ...

What: Smothered in snow-white flowers, Pieris japonica “White Cascade” is a herald of spring. When in full bloom, one can hardly see the delicate evergreen foliage hidden beneath the trusses of ...

M.B.: You are right. Poor Pieris is a lovely shrub but does have some blemish problems at certain times of the year. If you remove all the faded flowers in late spring, you can avoid these cranky ...