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 ...

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 is ...

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 ...

Lilacs are one of spring's shortest-lived pleasures. For just a few weeks each year, their blooms appear in soft shades of lavender, mauve and ivory, filling gardens and arboretums with a scent that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s finally warm enough to sleep with the windows open and let the scent of lilacs drift in on the breeze. That inspired me to try something that swept ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Davis / Getty Images Lilacs should be pruned annually as part of your spring/summer garden maintenance checklist. If your ...