Lilacs are popular flowering shrubs for their fragrant colorful blooms. Many gardeners wonder exactly how and when to prune lilacs. Birds & Blooms reader Ken Kuhnen of Machesney Park, Illinois ...

Begin by removing any dead or diseased wood from your lilac bush. This not only enhances air circulation but also helps ...

Learning how to grow lilac in pots is a good idea if you are looking to elevate container displays in compact yards. While ...

Is it time to prune yet? It can be, depending on the shrub. Here are some tips that can help determine the best timing for ...

I was talking to someone about lilac bushes, the bank I’d seen, and the ones at Dad’s house, and this person told me to prune Dad’s bushes. My comment was that if I pruned all the dead ...

or lilac, it would be best to wait until after flowering to begin pruning. It won’t be the end of the plant if you prune them outside their ideal window. However, there will be a smaller number ...

Pruning woody plants: Red- and yellow-twig dogwood and shrub willows are prone to canker diseases that infect the branches, causing discolored sunken areas in the bark while ninebark and lilac shrubs ...