This undemanding shrub requires little in the way of care. It has few problems and needs minimal pruning other than removing suckers if you want to limit its spread. In addition, it attracts many ...

If you're set on creating the perfect border for your yard or walkway, it's hard to go wrong with Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica). During early summer, the gracefully arching shrub is covered ...

If you're like me and most other home gardeners, you want shrubs to have multiseason interest and be versatile, beautiful AND low maintenance. This is no small list to consider when looking for shrubs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird with fall color in background - Monika Surzin/Shutterstock Shrubs that offer year-round interest can be hard to come by, so ...

Virginia has many beautiful native perennials, trees, grasses, ferns and shrubs. These plants display a variety of colors and textures that are pleasing to the human eye and are essential for the ...

Q: My Virginia sweetspire plants have looked awful by summer's end the last two years. The leaves have been getting black spots, and now my tree-care company told me they noticed scale insects. They ...

A Virginia sweetspire is not traditionally a shrub for a container, but there are compact varieties that can bring seasonal interest and attract pollinators into a smaller space. The native shrub will ...

I planted some Virginia sweetspire a couple of years ago. It's pretty, but it has taken over several of my flower beds. No amount of spraying/killing gets rid of it. It just keeps coming. What should ...

Back in 2012 for our publication on plants that thrive in East Tennessee, I wrote “A versatile and multi-faceted shrub, Virginia sweetspire will satisfy many gardeners’ needs, tolerating wet or dry ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Here's an easy-to-grow native shrub with multiple seasons of interest from spring flowers to show-stopping fall color. Itea virginica, also known as Virginia Sweetspire. In May, ...