Cutting off dead and damaged wood and controlling the number of stems on the shrub are vital to lilac care. Left unpruned, mature lilacs become choked with old wood and deadwood and produce few ...

The perennial question of when to prune depends on when your shrub blooms, and what your goals are - with special attention ...

It’s late May and that means the beautiful -- although fleeting -- bloom time of lilacs. On a recent walk around my neighborhood, I was taken aback by the diversity of colors and fragrances these ...

I got an email from one of my readers a couple of weeks ago who has enjoyed my column for a number of years, and she asked me whether she should prune her lilac now and how she should go about pruning ...

Can you prune French or Korean lilacs now? I don't know what kind I have, but it's supposed to be little. I prune it every spring, but with all the rain, it has grown way too much for its spot in the ...

Did you know that the life expectancy of lilacs is 350 years or more? Lilacs planted by French missionaries in 1650 on Michigan's Mackinac Island are the oldest surviving lilacs in America. Lilacs not ...

The common lilacs (Syringa vulgaris) are one my favorite landscape shrubs. They are perfect for southwest Montana because they prefer well-drained soil, require little nutrients, are hardy to — 40 ...

Mae asks: What is the difference between a Korean lilac and a French lilac? Answer: Syringa vulgaris, or common lilac, grows up to 20 feet tall. Varieties of the common lilac are referred to as French ...

Tips on how and when to prune lilacs to keep your shrub healthy. When to prune lilacs is just as important as how you prune these shrubs to ensure they produce lots of beautiful, fragrant flowers in ...