After many years working as a professional gardener, these are my go-to plants to prune in July, for a thriving yard in the ...

As far as summer perennials go, catmint is at the top of horticulturist Christine Froehlich’s list for pruning. "The number ...

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 ...

Rejuvenation pruning is for old or overgrown lilac bushes that have been neglected, says Langelo. Neglected bushes are overgrown with dense stems, little growth at the bottom, and few blooms.

Every seasoned gardener should know how to prune lilacs. These traditional bushes can produce some of the most stunning and scented blooms year after year. From purple, to white, to pink, the ...

Lilac bushes bear flowers on last year’s growth, so if you prune in the late summer or fall when branch growth slows in preparation for dormancy, you’ll likely diminish — or extinguish ...

Lilacs need regular renewal pruning to thin them out and control their size. That means removing a couple of older stems every few years, Bachtell said, as well as removing dead wood.

Last summer, we planted two small lilac bushes. ... But if you prune your lilac annually, you probably won't have to get heavy-duty with the pruning shears. Once flowers fade, ...

In season, lilacs are an extravagance of color and fragrance — especially when you have something like 437 plants, representing 138 different species and varieties, as the New York Botanical ...

French lilac or Syringa vulgaris cvs produces the most and the largest flowers on stems that are not more than 5 to 6 years old. As the stems get older the flowers get smaller and more out of reach.

The lilacs are done blooming, and the clock is ticking if you’re planning to prune them. Most shrubs that flower in the spring, including lilacs, should be pruned shortly after they have ...

Q. Our neighbors have a hedgerow of lilacs that were planted about 25 years ago. Through the years, they have been kept to about a four-foot height by using the "buzz"method of pruning - basically ...