If you’re looking for easy-to-grow flowering shrubs that also feature fantastic foliage to give color from spring to fall - then search no longer. Spiraeas (sometimes spelt spireas) are the answer.

These petite shrubs are perfect for pots and patio gardens. Think small with the top picks for dwarf container shrubs.

and white meadowsweet (Spiraea alba). You can also brighten your garden with other species of pink-flowering native shrubs like pink honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula), mountain laurel (Kalmia ...