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 ...

With the right tools and techniques, you’ll get the tree pruning job done safely and keep your tree healthy and strong.

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 ...

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 ...

Q: My wife and I were out of town for most of March and three-fourths of April on family business. We missed all of our lilac and forsythia blooms and haven’t, as of yet, done any after-bloom pruning.

I have three sugar maple trees in my yard. Is that enough to tap for maple syrup? Where can I find information on how to tap trees and make the syrup? - Nicolas, Kenosha. Yes, you can tap three maple ...