Cutting off dead and damaged wood and controlling the number of stems on the shrub are vital to lilac care. Left unpruned, mature lilacs become choked with old wood and deadwood and produce few ...
The perennial question of when to prune depends on when your shrub blooms, and what your goals are - with special attention for lilacs.
Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. “We don’t prune these shrubs in winter because we’d be cutting off ...
A: Yes, you can, but if you want all of your flowers next year — don’t do it! Lilacs are a spring blooming shrub. Most spring blooming flowers form their flower buds from August to October. So, ...
The common lilac is a tough, reliable shrub that may reach a height of 15 to 20 feet. Plants begin forming flower buds in fall, which overwinter then bloom in late spring, which makes pruning a ...
Tips on how and when to prune lilacs to keep your shrub healthy. When to prune lilacs is just as important as how you prune these shrubs to ensure they produce lots of beautiful, fragrant flowers in ...
Morning Call PA: Help for Gardeners: Reader asks whenand how how to trim lilac bushes
Q: When and how should lilac bushes be trimmed? I have a few lilacs that are 12 feet tall. I’d like to cut them back a bit because they look out of control. I’d like to achieve the most flowers. A: ...
Help for Gardeners: Reader asks whenand how how to trim lilac bushes