If your garden is full of sun, many great shrubs will love it, producing fabulous flowers and interesting berries. If you’re ...

I can tell you from personal experience: you don’t want dead wood hanging around in pecan trees. It can fall without warning, ...

While most pruning work is done in the dormant season, these plants rely on a mid-summer trim to keep them healthy and ensure ...

For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard comments on the deliciously strong scent emanating from the two lilac shrubs f ...

If you prune these plants in summer, there’s a good chance you’ll clip away all those lilac buds and end up with flower-free plants next spring.

Don't prune too late: Pruning lilacs too late means you risk cutting off next year’s buds. "Pruning in the winter can cause stress to your lilac by making it susceptible to winter damage ...

Homes & Gardens This is the time to prune lilacs to keep them looking their best. Here’s how Published: May. 03, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

Tiny leaf buds are forming on the apple and dogwood trees in Chris Kuhlow’s Port Jefferson Station backyard, and leaves are appearing on his black raspberry bushes and lilacs. For 15 years ...

Avoid pruning too late: Pruning lilacs too late can remove next year’s buds. Winter pruning can stress the lilac and make it more susceptible to winter damage.

The purple gradient echoes the lilac's hue, and the emblem's lines suggest the Chinese character for "九 (Nine)," marking the 9th Asian Winter Games.