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, lilacs ...

Landscaping expert Todd Bowman shared essential pruning tips for various plants, emphasizing timing and techniques for ...

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 ...

I have three sugar maple trees in my yard. Is that enough to tap for maple syrup? Where can I find information on how to tap trees and make the syrup? - Nicolas, Kenosha. Yes, you can tap three maple ...

Pruning often feels like the most intimidating gardening job. It's easy to hesitate, standing over your plant with shears in hand, worried that one wrong snip could ruin it forever. The good news is ...

PERSONALLY, I AM so grateful for the frosty, cold mornings we have had this last week. The frost is exactly what our trees, bushes, shrubs and orchards needed. With that, let’s continue talking about ...

Q: I have a 3-year-old lilac bush that finally flowered last year, but had only one small bunch of flowers. It is located in the southeast corner of our yard. What can be done to help the bush along.