What does "I cut the back entrance" mean?

Holy smokes. Dictation didn’t work. I cut them back and transplanted in the Fall

Leave them in peace but make sure they have sufficient water. (I’m not completely convinced they're actually alive from the photo. Can you see any new growth?)

I haven’t seen new growth but there is green in there. They do look pretty sad 😞

"spires" ? Spireas? Fall is not the right time to cut back any woody plant.

soil warmth must get deep enough to go thru the whole root mass moved ... so be patient ..

and no matter how warm the days might be ... soil temps at depth are all about how cold it gets at night ... it really doenst matter if you have some freak 70 degree day ... when that night it still falls into the 30s ... the soil heat just isnt retained ...

dont ask me.. why it matter more to transplants.. than established plants.. but it does ...

ken

ps: spirea .. crikey.. ive cut them back 75% in august.. dr agged them across 5 acres with the lawn tractor ... and threw them ina hole.. and they lived.. just be patient ....

The picture looks almost exactly like my spirea. Since in the three years I've had it, it has yet to die, it is far too early to worry about anything :-)

I wonder where the OP is located? That makes a difference. Where I am they're well into leaf burst.

I’m in NW Illinois. We’ve had some nice days but definitely not enough to get soil temps up

time will tell what.. its seems apparent right now..

crikey ... my spring ephemerals are finally blooming today .. so it doesnt surprise me.. that your shrub is finally showing some signs of life.....

one of the biggest downsides of this platform.. is the warm one peeps telling us cold zone peeps.. that this or that should have happened in february.. or some such nonsense.. lol ...

for us.. the ground thaws in very late march.. and as warmth penetrates down to the root zone.. this start happening... and since the ephemerals are in the first 3 inches of the soil.. they are the best indicator of how far along the soil warmth is ... and when it gets to 6 inches.. the tulips and daffs will start moving faster ...

sooo.. in fall.. plant a variety of spring bulbs.. so you will have indicators of such ...

ken

Ken, I was just concerned I butchered them. I’m sure they won’t flourish this year as they have in the past but I’m just happy to see buds.

Agreed. I thought they looked somewhat deadish but where there's life, there's hope.

Spireas will regrow from very severe pruning IME. I was just looking at mine because they have some winter damage, and I will hard prune them this week. In 6 weeks they will have regrown to their original size.