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When and how to prune lilacs for a prolific show of flowers year after year

Pruning at the wrong time can cut off next season's growth. Many plants benefit from pruning, whether it’s a light reshaping or a more substantial cut to rejuvenate growth. Lilacs are among the shrubs ...
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A master gardener is urging you to prune these 5 plants in July—before it’s too late

Plus, the one plant you should NEVER prune this month.
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When to Prune Lilacs: How to Get Tons of Flowers

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 ...

7 Plants to Prune in July Before it’s Too Late – and Timing is Everything

Most plants need pruning in winter or spring, but these popular perennials need a midsummer trim if they're to flower and ...
Chicago Tribune

After bloom, give shrubs a trim

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. “We don’t prune these shrubs in winter because we’d be cutting off ...
Chicago Tribune

Prune lilacs soon after boom

Lilacs are an icon of spring, blooming in shades from deep purple to pale lavender to white all over the Chicago area. Yet lilac bushes can be monsters. Hardy and resilient, a lilac can live for many ...
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Large tree-form lilac would benefit from pruning

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 ...
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Spring pruning guide: What you can do right now to help your shrubs and trees thrive

AND HOW TO DO IT. WITH A HANDSAW AND A CAREFUL CUT, THIS CAN BE PRIME TIME FOR PRUNING. SO I’LL TAKE THIS BACK AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM IN BOSTON. HORTICULTURISTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A NARROW ...