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 ...

It seems lilacs always have been in one part of my mother’s garden as it was with my grandmother. Most of the time you really don’t think much of the things that normally are a part of your life. I ...

Dear Master Gardener: I have an old, overgrown lilac that doesn’t bloom very much anymore. Is there a way to rejuvenate it? Answer: Yes, it’s called renewal pruning — a technique used for older or ...

Garden tip Sharpen or replace the blades on all pruning tools. Oil the moving parts. A pair of secateurs or hand pruners, a pair of loppers and a folding pruning saw will take care of most jobs.

If you grow lilacs in your landscape, chances are that you are enjoying that heavenly fragrance that lilacs are known for. Lilacs ( Syringa vulgaris) are one of the most popular deciduous shrubs ...

I receive many letters from readers in late summer and fall about pruning. That's understandable because plants grow during the summer, and they often get much bigger than anticipated. Fall is not the ...

Winter is a good time to prune trees and shrubs. Overgrown deciduous woody shrubs can be aggressively pruned this and next month to rejuvenate them. Start by removing all dead wood. Prune old canes ...

What’s a good winter project for gardeners? Pruning! In winter, you can clearly see structural problems in trees and shrubs when the leaves are gone, and you can prune more aggressively without ...

Heat, drought, and pest obstacles aside, landscape plants now have completed most of this season’s growth. The result in some cases is a landscape that’s blown past ideal sizes and is now bordering on ...