and let the plant receive light. Shaping the shrub, while important, should be one of the last steps. Trim most deciduous bushes in late winter or early spring. Prune lilac bushes, forsythia, and ...
Why are lilacs, ornamental crabs, and some apple trees blooming now? Plants flower when they’re happy, but also when they’re not happy. Stress, either from disease or weather, can cause plants’ ...