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 ...

Tips on how and when to cut back lilacs to keep your shrub healthy. When to prune lilacs is just as important as how you ...

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 show is over: Spring blooming shrubs and vines have strutted their stuff. With blossoms past, they are melding into other landscape greenery. Don’t turn your back on these plants, though, because ...

The deadliest thing that can enter any garden... is a gardener armed with a pair of secateurs — pruning clippers — but no sound idea of what to do with them. There are many reasons to prune: to remove ...

The show is over: Spring blooming shrubs and vines have strutted their stuff. With blossoms past, they are melding into other landscape greenery. Don't turn your back on these plants, though, because ...

Colorful blanket flowers usually won't live beyond a couple years, but as long as you have one plant, it's easy to replenish ...