Want to keep your lilac blooming its best? Follow these essential pruning guidelines for a full shrub and tons of flowers.

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 ...

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 ...

The Japanese lilac (Syringa reticulata) is a tree-form lilac known for its decorative white flower clusters, which bloom in early summer on its upright, rounded shape. As a mid-size, deciduous member ...

Q: We have a large tree-form lilac that needs to be trimmed back quite significantly. I can’t trim very far before I cut off a lot of leaves. What’s the best way to do this? Should I be concerned that ...

Dogwood, lilac, potentilla, ninebark, spirea and others can be rejuvenated, preferably before growth starts. It can be done ...