Lilac blossoms are a sign spring season is well underway, with your garden beginning to put on displays of color and fragrance. The large white, pink, and purple flowers of well-cared-for lilacs ...

Rejuvenation pruning is for old or overgrown lilac bushes that have been neglected, says Langelo. Neglected bushes are overgrown with dense stems, little growth at the bottom, and few blooms.

It seems lilacs always have been in one part of my mother’s garden as it was with my grandmother. Most of the time you really don’t think much of the things that normally are a part of your life.

Dear Master Gardener: I have an old, overgrown lilac that doesn’t bloom very much anymore.Is there a way to rejuvenate it? Answer: Yes, it’s called renewal pruning — a technique used for ...

I have been writing about the importance and how-to’s of pruning and today, the topic is one of my favorites – rejuvenation pruning. This is an easy technique and one that brings new life into ...

The Lombard Park District features an online "Bloom-O-Meter" that tracks the nearly 675 lilac bushes in Lilacia Park at 150 S. Park Ave. via the official Lilac Time website at lombardlilactime.com.

For fragrance, for sentiment, as a symbol of spring, lilacs are as popular now as in Grandmother’s time. Old homes usually have one (typically overgrown), and nurseries offer a broad ...

Many plants benefit from some type of pruning, whether it's a conservative reshaping or a harder cut to rejuvenate. One plant that benefits greatly from pruning is the lilac shrub. Over time ...