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 ...

Lilacs are a springtime favorite beloved for their fragrant blooms and cottage garden charm, but pruning them at the wrong time can leave shrubs nearly flowerless the following year. Unlike plants ...

Lilacs (Syringa vulgaris) are known as a low-maintenance and hardy woody shrub, providing vibrant blooms and filling gardens with their distinctive scent. Loved by gardeners across the country, they ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve pruned a lot of plants in my time as a gardener. Some I had to tackle from atop a wobbly ladder, and at least once I had to take shears with me in a cherry picker, to confront a rather ...