Bridal Bush

Bridal bush or Spirea vanhouttei is one of those plants that invoke a special memory for me. During the 1970s and early 80s my father and a friend of his invested in real estate along the Rhode Island coast in a small town call Misquamicut. The first property they bought was a year round Cape Cod style house situated approximately one mile from the beach. The yard was surrounded by a hedge of Bridal bush that was loaded down with blossoms each May/June. I can still picture it. Even on a foggy morning the hedge radiated its white beauty. I promised myself that I would have such a plant in my yard when I grew up.
A couple of years ago I purchased two one gallon sized plants and put them in the little hollow on the edge of my sun/shade gardens and there they have flourished. The spot is currently filled with white blossoms that are the envy of any bride's bouquet.