Spring-flowering shrubs such as lilacs,
bridal wreath spirea, forsythia, and the summer-blooming blue and pink hydrangeas bloom on old wood," explains Myers.
The shrubs, planted to camouflage the fence, remind her mother of the
bridal wreath in her home garden and allow her to again enjoy the beautiful show of white flowers in the spring.
A ADRIENNE SAYS: Stunning spring blossom can be provided for a few weeks by trees such as crab apples and cherries plus shrubs such as lilac, deutzia,
bridal wreath spiraea and viburnums.
The walk to
Bridal Wreath Falls is a little over 5 1/2 miles round trip.
It bears a wreath of wheat spikes and wild roses, inspired by the first book in the Kristin Lavransdatter series, The
Bridal Wreath.