Here's a garden expert's advice on how and when you should prune lilac bushes to enjoy fragrant spring flowers.

For a tidy, full-bodied plant, Wood recommends pruning shoots back within the framework of the shrub’s habit. “I recommend pruning hard and shaping them early in the season, and once again ...

Pruning is essential if gardeners want to get the most out of their roses once winter is over. A rose bush will survive without ... For those gardeners who have pruned hard in the past and found ...

Always test-prune on a small part of a shrub before a drastic cut. Not all shrubs behave the same way. The Four Seasons Camellia seldom requires hard pruning. At best, prune a node or two before ...

Many of us would love a beautiful garden but lack the time and energy to devote to it. Unless you have spare funds to hire an outside contractor, you may be stuck with your dull and uninspiring yard.

"Otherwise, the blossoms will be pollinated, and the annual plant will set seed and die back." Snapdragons will even reward you for a hard prune early in the planting season. "Once the seedling ...

Cutting back or pruning requires a certain amount ... benefit from a hard cut-back in spring. But what about other shrubs. We have started growing Hebes again, we stopped after they became ...

As time passes, I have come to regard the African bush daisy (Euryops pectinatus ... a wallflower with clusters of deep lilac blooms; they are just a few feet away from Polygala dalmaisiana ...

New hydrangea blossoms generally appear in late spring or early summer but the flowers can last up to six months on the plant ... so know that hard pruning on these may reduce blooms the following ...

I used to prune my several bushes down to around 8 inches but am not quite so severe these days. Watch out for any cut hard stems left behind as you prune, as they can give you a nasty jab in the ...