Pruning at the wrong time can cut off next season's growth. Many plants benefit from pruning, whether it’s a light reshaping or a more substantial cut to rejuvenate growth. Lilacs are among the shrubs ...

Learning how to prune a lilac bush is one of the keys to growing strong, healthy shrubs that look good and bloom every year. Lilacs aren't delicate or needy, but pruning them the right way is how you ...

Most plants need pruning in winter or spring, but these popular perennials need a midsummer trim if they're to flower and fruit well next year.

What you need to do when the blooming season ends to make sure next year’s crop thrives. Light pruning of dead or damaged lilac branches should be done right after flowering finishes, but there’s an ...

A guide to plants to never prune in July, including spring- and summer-flowering shrubs, trees at risk of disease, and ...

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 ...

Lilac blossoms are a sign spring season is well underway, with your garden beginning to put on displays of color and fragrance. The large white, pink, and purple flowers of well-cared-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 ...

April is a good time for pruning shrubs, but you need to do a little reconnaissance before getting out the loppers because when you prune can affect flowering. Homegrown New Hampshire host Emma Erler, ...