Want to keep your lilac blooming its best? Follow these essential pruning guidelines for a full shrub and tons of flowers.

The Japanese lilac (Syringa reticulata) is a tree-form lilac known for its decorative white flower clusters, which bloom in early summer on its upright, rounded shape. As a mid-size, deciduous member ...

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 ...

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 ...

Is your lilac all leaves and no flowers? Here are the likely reasons it's not blooming, and how to fix it.