Thank you Gary. I’m not much of a gardener,but have had my Lilac for over 30 years and admit that I have not pruned it for some time. Apart from cutting dead wood away. Now that I have watched you video I will follow your guidance to improve the health and height of my Lilac. Thanx again
So happy to hear you are recovering! I've known for years that my 100' lilac hedge needs a renovation prune, but it's just too overwhelming. It's a fight to get anything out of the tangled growth. Those tools are cool. Definitely going to check into them.
Thanks Gary. I have one that is at least 2 times this size and the flower production is mostly out of reach and the flowers are less and less each year. It has some tree sized trunks that must go due to age and the way they have grown.
Great job with this video, I will subscribe and watch more. Just wanted to let you know your amazon links don't work. I thought the first one just needed a space between the title and the URL but even when I paste it into a browser it still just takes me to google search.
I have a old lilac tree that had been neglected for years. I’ve finally started on this selective pruning goal since last year. It’s coming along but a few more old branches to go. New shoots has sprung which I wanted it to do. Waiting to see how it fills in.
So.. I pruned my lilac to 3 feet hight last year and it did not leaf out much. Now it has a few leaves and the blooms are so small - like Muscari !! What do I do with it ? :/
Thank you Gary for your fine video I am also from Michigan We have a very large 12-ft plus lilac I did see flowers on it this year but we do not want a lilac this huge! I know you said cut it back late winter if you're going to take it all down I was just going to kill it but cuz I figured it was too old but my question is since it's almost the middle of July what would happen if I cut it way back to just above ground level now? I'm not concerned about not having flowers next year know that I understand that they can live to be really old and flower I just don't want to kill it I just want to have it short again
Hi, I’m in Vermont. In my experience it’s difficult to kill off a lilac. I do essentially what Gary describes here while trying to keep the bush in a shape that fits well with its surroundings.
Thank you Gary. I’m not much of a gardener,but have had my Lilac for over 30 years and admit that I have not pruned it for some time. Apart from cutting dead wood away. Now that I have watched you video I will follow your guidance to improve the health and height of my Lilac. Thanx again
Great job. Got right to it: not a lot of needless chatter. I appreciate that so much.
Learned alot from the video. Thank you.
Hey Gary, thanks for this video. Any chance you can show us the bush in bloom next spring?
So happy to hear you are recovering! I've known for years that my 100' lilac hedge needs a renovation prune, but it's just too overwhelming. It's a fight to get anything out of the tangled growth. Those tools are cool. Definitely going to check into them.
Showing us where you make your cuts would have been necessary for me to learn from this video.
Super helpful, Gary! Many blessings to you. ❤
Your videos are excellent! Short and to the point 👍🏼 Thank you!
Thanks! That is a big help because I never knew they needed help but noticed mine are becoming more bedraggled every year.
Thank you. Wish we could also learn about getting rid of lilac suckers that continue to produce.
Clear and concise video. Thank!
Thank you. Very helpful.
I'd also like to know if fertilization matters, and with what if so.
I have 2 yr olds,in Texas! No blossoms! How do I prune them for bloom next year???😊
Thanks Gary. I have one that is at least 2 times this size and the flower production is mostly out of reach and the flowers are less and less each year. It has some tree sized trunks that must go due to age and the way they have grown.
Great Michigan content! Thank you!
Thanks, Garry! I needed that info!
Great job with this video, I will subscribe and watch more. Just wanted to let you know your amazon links don't work. I thought the first one just needed a space between the title and the URL but even when I paste it into a browser it still just takes me to google search.
I have a old lilac tree that had been neglected for years. I’ve finally started on this selective pruning goal since last year. It’s coming along but a few more old branches to go. New shoots has sprung which I wanted it to do. Waiting to see how it fills in.
This is good stuff. Thank you.
So.. I pruned my lilac to 3 feet hight last year and it did not leaf out much. Now it has a few leaves and the blooms are so small - like Muscari !! What do I do with it ? :/
Thanks, Gary.
Another great video, did you have any luck with the apricot this year?
Glad you are back! What about Korean lilacs?
Thank you Gary for your fine video I am also from Michigan We have a very large 12-ft plus lilac I did see flowers on it this year but we do not want a lilac this huge! I know you said cut it back late winter if you're going to take it all down I was just going to kill it but cuz I figured it was too old but my question is since it's almost the middle of July what would happen if I cut it way back to just above ground level now? I'm not concerned about not having flowers next year know that I understand that they can live to be really old and flower I just don't want to kill it I just want to have it short again
Hi,
I’m in Vermont. In my experience it’s difficult to kill off a lilac.
I do essentially what Gary describes here while trying to keep the bush in a shape that fits well with its surroundings.