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 ...
Most plants need pruning in winter or spring, but these popular perennials need a midsummer trim if they're to flower and ...
Lilacs are an icon of spring, blooming in shades from deep purple to pale lavender to white all over the Chicago area. Yet lilac bushes can be monsters. Hardy and resilient, a lilac can live for many ...
I’m not sure how to prune them. Some are sparse in the middle, but the tops have better branching. Do I need to prune them ...
Plus, the one plant you should NEVER prune this month.
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 ...
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 ...
June is a busy month in the garden. Keep reading for the top plants you should prune in June for a better summer display.