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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

As a rule, trees in North Florida can be pruned any time of year. However, the winter months seem to bring out the pruning bug in many folks. Winter can be an easier time to prune as many trees have ...