Knowing the best time to prune your lilacs is important for keeping the plant healthy. If you miss the timing, you can ruin next year's blooms or mess with the future growth of your lilac. Typically, ...

Lilacs should be pruned annually as part of your spring/summer garden maintenance checklist. If your lilac bush is overgrown, it can withstand more rigorous pruning for rejuvenation. Lilac growth is ...

Many plants benefit from some type of pruning, whether it's a conservative reshaping or a harder cut to rejuvenate. One plant that benefits greatly from pruning is the lilac shrub. Over time, lilacs ...

Lilacs are an icon of spring, blooming in shades from deep purple to pale lavender to white all over the Chicago area. Yet lilac bushes can be monsters. Hardy and resilient, a lilac can live for many ...

If you have an overgrown forsythia or lilac, now is the time to get it under control by using proper pruning techniques. It’s not uncommon for some of these large shrubs to get out of hand, especially ...

It seems lilacs always have been in one part of my mother’s garden as it was with my grandmother. Most of the time you really don’t think much of the things that normally are a part of your life. I ...

Heat, drought, and pest obstacles aside, landscape plants now have completed most of this season’s growth. The result in some cases is a landscape that’s blown past ideal sizes and is now bordering on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Davis / Getty Images Lilacs should be pruned annually as part of your spring/summer garden maintenance checklist. If your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Knowing the best time to prune your lilacs is important for keeping the plant healthy. If you miss the timing, you can ruin next ...

Pruning at the wrong time can cut off next season's growth. Many plants benefit from some type of pruning, whether it's a conservative reshaping or a harder cut to rejuvenate. One plant that benefits ...