Many plants benefit from some type of pruning, whether it's a conservative reshaping or a harder cut to rejuvenate. One plant that benefits greatly from pruning is the lilac shrub. Over time, lilacs ...

Q: What is this bush with the black berries that's growing right next to some chokecherry trees? - Judy and Tim Hansen, Sabin, Minn. A: Thanks for the chance to discuss one of the most invasive, yet ...

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 is ...

Discover our selection of plants to never prune in December, including spring-flowering shrubs that won't bloom and trees ...

These shrubs flower in the spring on buds that formed the previous year. Prune them in the winter, and you'll be removing ...

Pruning lilacs in fall can ruin next year’s blooms since flower buds form from late summer to early fall. The best time to prune lilacs is right after spring flowering—within about six weeks—to shape ...

Q. Last summer, we planted two small lilac bushes. Having grown up with lots of lilacs, I'm delighted to have them again. Some I have seen are more leaves than flowers in the spring while some are ...

QHolidays are over and the winter has already begun, so my thoughts are running to spring. I have a lilac hedge that is nearly 10 feet tall. How can I bring them down to eye-level height? AThere are ...

Answer: Good news — you can wait even longer. For maximum flowering effect, keep your clippers in their scabbard until after the lilac flowers have senesced (faded). Lilac bushes bear flowers on last ...

Shrubs like hydrangeas and lilacs can be started from cuttings, but they require some work and a lot of patience. Cuttings can take 8 to 12 weeks to root and several years to reach blooming size.