While most pruning work is done in the dormant season, these plants rely on a mid-summer trim to keep them healthy and ensure ...

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.

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.

The lilacs are done blooming, and the clock is ticking if you’re planning to prune them. Most shrubs that flower in the spring, including lilacs, should be pruned shortly after they have ...

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 ...

Lilac bushes bear flowers on last year’s growth, so if you prune in the late summer or fall when branch growth slows in preparation for dormancy, you’ll likely diminish — or extinguish ...

Lilacs need regular renewal pruning to thin them out and control their size. That means removing a couple of older stems every few years, Bachtell said, as well as removing dead wood.

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 ...

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; ...

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.