Forums Member List Calendar Active Threads Staff
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Trimming a Lilac Bush
#207758 May 9th, 2008 at 09:21 PM
GardenNewbie
Unregistered
GardenNewbie
Unregistered
Hey! I was hoping you all could give me some advice. My husband and I just purchased our first home. The yard includes three overgrown lilac bushes. I love having them, but they need trimming badly. How do I trim these without damaging them? What time of year should I do it?

Thanks for any advice you can give me.


Last edited by GardenNewbie; May 9th, 2008 at 09:23 PM.
Re: Trimming a Lilac Bush
#207768 May 9th, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,477
philly
Joclyn Offline
Deep Purple
2k Posts
Joclyn
Deep Purple
2k Posts
Offline
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,477
philly
they bloom on the previous years growth, so if you're going to prune them, i'd do it really soon so that they have time to grow a little and set buds for next year.

if you feel they really need to be taken back severely, you can cut them back to a few feet high...you almost definitely will not have flowers next year though.

it's worth losing flowers for one season if they've been neglected for a long time and are extremely unruly.

Zone 6b

Link Copied to Clipboard
Seasonal Ticker
Gardening Links
Gardening in April
Gardening in May
Gardening in June


Shop at Amazon and Support AGF
Are you shopping online? Click this link first and A Gardeners Forum will receive a commission for your referral at Amazon.com (shopping through this link to Amazon will not have any impact on your prices at Amazon).
Like Us on Facebook
Forum Statistics
Forums65
Topics14,331
Posts242,985
Average Daily Posts6
Members16,001
Most Online142,934
May 16th, 2026
Top Posters(30 Days)
Random Gallery Image
Privacy Policy · Community Guidelines · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · A Gardeners Forum
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 8.0.1