Rejuvenation pruning is for old or overgrown lilac bushes that have been neglected, says Langelo. Neglected bushes are overgrown with dense stems, little growth at the bottom, and few blooms.

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 ...

The best time to prune a lilac bush is once the flowers have finished blooming, which is usually between April and June. This gives the new buds a chance to develop in time for the next season.

Flowering shrubs that bloom in summer or early fall (i.e. butterfly bush, caryopteris, rose-of-sharon, panicle hydrangeas, etc.) are best pruned at the end of winter (going into the new growing season ...

Pruning lilacs properly is the key to getting the most flowers on these popular shrubs. A stunned Chicago Bears locker room asks, ‘What the eff just happened?’ after another last-second loss ...

In season, lilacs are an extravagance of color and fragrance — especially when you have something like 437 plants, representing 138 different species and varieties, as the New York Botanical ...

Q: Can I still prune down lilacs and early flowering shrubs this year? — Matt from Poland A: Yes, you can, but if you want all of your flowers next year — don’t do it! Lilacs are a spring ...

But the horticultural truth is, many times you don’t need to prune your flowering shrubs at all. Viburnums, spiraeas, lilacs, and a list of other shrubs, do perfectly fine in the wild without ...

Lilacs: Lilacs are delightfully tricky characters in your yard. ... so post-flowering or post-fruiting is usually a safe time to prune. Some plants are singular bloomers, like sunflowers; ...

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.

Rejuvenation pruning is for old or overgrown lilac bushes that have been neglected, says Langelo. Neglected bushes are overgrown with dense stems, little growth at the bottom, and few blooms.