Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' is a deciduous, summer-flowering shrub native to Eastern North America, where it grows in damp shade along streams. Its flowers are usually white, but the cultivar 'Ruby ...

The Garden Guy has known of the summersweet or Clethra alnifolia for over 20 years when the variety Hummingbird was selected as a Georgia Gold Medal Winner in 1996. If I may pose the question however, ...

Q • I have just purchased a ‘Ruby Spice’ summersweet Clethra alnifolia. Can I plant that around the foundation of our home or should this be planted in a more open space? If you get suckers, can they ...

Many have flowers and fruit. Shrubs are making a comeback. What are shrubs? They are the woody plants that you put in the landscape between the annuals and perennials and the trees. They are usually ...

Plants can start to look tired in summer when you live in the South. Foliage burns and thirsty flowers wither away. Working in the garden loses any appeal. We'd much rather be sipping lemonade while ...