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 ...

CORVALLIS — The lush fragrance of lilacs defines late spring. These beauties are as durable as they are lovely. They are cold hardy, city-tough and not picky about soil. They make vigorous tall ...

Landscaping expert Todd Bowman shared essential pruning tips for various plants, emphasizing timing and techniques for ...

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 ...

Don’t ruin your spring blooms! Discover what not to prune now—and the right time to trim dogwood, lilac, azalea, forsythia, and more.

Early summer, specifically June, is a great time to prune for many gardeners. Ideal pruning times vary depending on the plant and the location and climate, but in most cases, it’s time to prune spring ...

Lilac bushes are not only fragrant, but they also add interest and color to any landscape, re-blooming year after year. Known as some of the hardiest shrubs around ...

I have some shrubs that have grown too large for the area where they are planted. Is this a good time to prune them? How about trees? Fall is one of the best times of year to prune. It is easier to ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

The sight and fragrance of lilacs, blooming in shades from deep violet-purple to pink to white, are among the splendors of spring. If you’d like to have that splendor in your yard, be careful about ...