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 ...

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 ...

InForum gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers why a kohlrabi has begun growing bulges, the best time to prune lilacs and where to get soil tested. A reader asks gardening columnist Don Kinzler why ...

What to Prune in June (and What to Leave Alone) originally appeared on Dengarden. Pruning is a common gardening practice where cutting away certain parts of a plant, such as its branches, buds or ...

Q: My lilac shrub has grown taller than I am. Consequently, I can no longer see or smell the flowers well enough to enjoy them. Pretty soon it will be time to prune our trees and shrubs. Is winter the ...

Question: We have two old and tall lilac bushes. They do not flower much anymore and do not look healthy. Also, can I trim back rhododendrons, and how far back can I trim? Thank You. You always have ...

Many plants are best left alone in November as they go dormant for the winter. As these ten are especially prone to damage, ...

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 ...

Q. I recently moved to a new place with lots of large lilacs. Unfortunately, the previous owner pruned them improperly. Now they have lots of large suckers on the outer edge and no growth in the ...