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 ...

The common purple lilac is a tough, reliable shrub that may reach a height of 15 to 20 feet. Unfortunately, as lilacs mature, the shaded lower portions of the shrubs usually lose their leaves. As a ...

Pruning lilacs properly is the key to getting the most flowers on these popular shrubs. A stunned Chicago Bears locker room asks, ‘What the eff just happened?’ after another last-second loss to the ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was ...

What you need to do when the blooming season ends to make sure next year’s crop thrives. Light pruning of dead or damaged lilac branches should be done right after flowering finishes, but there’s an ...

With the anticipation of spring and returning pops of color, you may find your forsythia and lilac a bit lackluster, if improperly managed. The early-blooming and free-flowing forsythia, if managed ...

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: How should I prune large, overgrown lilacs? A: Proper pruning can renew or rejuvenate large, overgrown lilacs and other deciduous shrubs. One way to prune old, neglected lilacs is to cut them back ...

I have three sugar maple trees in my yard. Is that enough to tap for maple syrup? Where can I find information on how to tap trees and make the syrup? - Nicolas, Kenosha. Yes, you can tap three maple ...

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