Description : when can i cut back a lilac bush
Last Answer : You can cut your lilac back after the blooms have dried. There are two ways to do this: one is to cut 1/3 of each lilac stem to reduce and strengthen the bush. The bush will bloom next ... about 2 feet above ground level. It will take the bush 2 years to come back renewed with beautiful blooms.
Description : If I cut down a lilac bush that was 20 yrs old and little ones are coming up will it be alright?
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : when can you trim back a lilac bush
Last Answer : after blooms spent before fall when new buds form i did mine this morning
Description : WHEN DO U TRANSPLANT A LILAC BUSH?
Last Answer : I live in zone 4-- I have dug roots out all summer long -- very hardy plant-- just make sure to have moist -well amended soil until it becomes established--mulching also helps in the early stages to help retain moisture
Description : My 8 year old lilac bush is suddenly dying.
Description : something is eating my lilac bush from the inside,what could it be ?
Last Answer : It could be a chipmonk, a mouse or a groundhog.............they do have small save-a-heart traps to put one close and see what it is or one of those trail cams that takes a pictures with motion action.
Description : Potted Miss Kim lilac bush leaves are turning brown on the edges.
Description : My lilac bush only gives a few flowers every year. Help
Description : how to prune old lilac bush
Last Answer : The horticultural news suggest cutting 1/3 each year for 3 years so that you still get blooms every year. Trim after blooming. PH should be 6.0-8.0.
Description : Lilac bush dead on one side
Description : can take a branch from my lilac bush and replant it
Description : Why are the leaves on my blue lilac bush turning brown.
Last Answer : You need to check the ph levels of your soil, especially in Ohio.
Description : I found worms in my lilac bush
Last Answer : You can cut out that branch and trash it...............you could try when the sun goes down have ready a mix of 1 teasp liquid soap & 1 qt water and spray under & over each............. ... windless day.................read container for next application. Keep children & pets away until it is dry.
Description : Should I mulch around my lilac bush?
Description : what are the soil requirements for the lilac bush?
Last Answer : amended soil, mix leaves, hay, grass, old horsemanure, some lime and ground soil...........ph should be 6.0-8.0 after mixing test ph, might need more lime.
Description : how to get my lilac bush to bloom
Description : can you root a limb from a lilac bush in water
Last Answer : I tried that no luck doing it that way. But if you bend a branch down still keeping it on the bush...you can lay it down on the ground and put dirt over part in the fall and then in the spring it will grow a root.
Description : my lilac bush has curling and brown leaves what is it and what do i do?
Last Answer : it is too hot & too wet...........there is nothing you can do right now.............wait until fall to trim it............get it some fertlizer at the bottom
Description : what do leaves look like on a donald wyman lilac bush.we just planted several and they dont look like a lilac,thanks
Description : can u cut a branch from a lilac tree andplant it?
Description : why do Lilac wilt after they are cut
Last Answer : Because lilacs are a woody plant you have to pound the stem with a hammer to give it more surface to allow water in. Use a hammer and crush the bottom of the stem -maybe an inch or two. this should help. Same thing with forsythia and any other woody plant.
Description : My blueberry bush was cut to the ground. Will it come back if the roots are intact?
Last Answer : Indeed. Make sure that the trunk (or what is left) is bound with newspapers soaked with water and a wee bit of sugar, and just make sure that this part it kelp covered and moist, you should ... coming from the stump within abiut 2 weeks, but that depends on how much above ground is left. -Birdy
Description : when is the best time to cut back a gardenia bush?
Description : my butterfly bush seems dead, Should I cut it back to the ground ?
Description : voles have almost killed my Gardenia Bush, is it ok to cut back the limbs without leaves
Last Answer : You need to sink a tight woven fence around that and try some blood meal. Voles are not good. Use gloves with the blood meal, it stinks. I read that they also do not like mint.
Description : Hibicus Bush I cut back long dead stalks and now bush has lost all leaves and looks like it is dying.
Description : When should I cut my Oleander bush back to make it bush out
Description : I have a very large juniper bush and would like to know how far back I can cut it.
Last Answer : It is best to trim in fall, but if this is a safety issue, you might have to trim a little now and do the rest in the winter................total cut could be up to 1/3................but cold weather is best to trim it. You did not say what state you live in.
Description : Anyone read the book "The Lilac Girls" and what did you think?
Last Answer : I only read about half of it but then I’ve read and known a lot about the Holocaust.
Description : What is the best lilac fragrance?
Last Answer : answer:The fragrance of lilacs is almost impossible to extract naturally from the blooms. There are one-key synthesized lilac essential oils, but to me they smell nasty. Google “essential oils” and burrow down to lilac.
Description : Have you stopped to smell a lilac today?
Last Answer : I live in Florida. I don’t think lilacs are native. I did stop to smell the remnants of a bonfire in my backyard, and the bottom of a bottle of Newcastle. ^_^
Description : Is it a fashion faux pas to wear a lilac colored shirt and green plaid boxers?
Last Answer : You look good to your woman, she bought you the shirt! That is what matters, not want strangers think. Green plaid boxers! Anyway, like I said, it’s what your s/o thinks.
Description : When is the best time to prune Lilac Bushes
Description : lilac leaves are browning, dark brown spots, what is it? how do i treat it?
Description : what bug is eating my japenese lilac tree frrom the edge inward in a circle?
Description : one branch of my lilac has a split right through it but it still has leaves.can it be saved?
Description : what would cause my Lilac to just die
Description : I have a lilac tree that produced many buds a few weeks ago, bur now many weeks later no blooms
Description : how do i get rid of old rampid wild lilac bushes in my garden
Last Answer : Get out the long handler loppers and cut it back to the ground box it up as you go. Then use a heavy duty culivator or rototiller and run it thru the roots, then rake them up and box and trash them ... smooth. Any other that start to grow cut them and do hot water & vinegar on them at the roots.
Description : why are my lilac leaves turning from green to a lighter green?
Description : Pruning dead lilac branches
Description : When planting lilac trees do you need two to paulinate
Last Answer : You should plant 2 at the same time.
Description : whereabouts on a lilac bush's stem do I deadhead?
Description : Why are some leaves of my Lilac turning brown
Description : What can I do to help this lilac?
Description : can you name a T/B Iris . she is a solid mid purple,has ruffles and the beard is soft lilac to yellow in the throat
Description : When do i prune the dead blooms off of lilac bushes?
Description : How do I care for a recent lilac planting that seems to have windburn what & when ?
Description : lilac leaves turning brown
Last Answer : Add 12/2 cup of rotten milk to your watering of your plants for around 6 to 8 days, and you should be fine.
Description : how do I identify and kill the small white pest that is killing my lilac?
Last Answer : You could spray with dormant or neem oil before they open.