How to Prune Lilacs in 4 Easy Steps

As requested: How to prune lilacs for shape and optimal bloom next spring!
Four easy steps to prune your lilacs to keep them in peak condition AND advice for rehabbing overgrown dead-in-the-middle neglected lilacs.
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[@debwalsh]

This is exactly what I needed to tackle my Mom's old lilac bushes - still blooming, but no tlc in about 20 years. Plus, I want to extend the line down the driveway to the sidewalk. You can literally get drunk on the scent of these gorgeous bushes, and this tutorial will help me make it even better!

[@dialarkingsley3924]

Agreed with comments below, one of the best tutorial I have seen on how to prune Lilacs. Clear and concise, great with showing the detailed visual on the actual branch. Thank you. Viewed from Ontario, Canada.

[@berecca90]

I'd love to see this shrub NEXT spring to see how many blooms come in!

[@kimberlybrown4284]

Lilacs often do not bloom the season after pruning. Especially a severe pruning.

[@jgates1027]

@@kimberlybrown4284 Did you watch the full video? If you did you would have learned how pruning this year produces the flowers next year.

[@carlaadams8317]

This is spot on for lilac care. I have 11 lilac shrubs that are old and woody. I thought we needed to dig them out and purchase new. I think all but one is salvageable after watching this video. I have many suckers and will start new, but am so excited to do the 4 steps plus fertilize and see what happens next year! Many thanks 🙏

[@elainevenditti1695]

Great tutorial!! Very thorough and comprehensive! Way better than most articles I've read.

[@mountainbutterfly8791]

Thank you for doing this video tutorial! This was the most helpful video I found. You explained the when, why and how! We just purchased a house and the lilac “tree” with trunks larger than my thigh! I hope to prune it back and let it have an amazing comeback in 2 years! I’m going to do my best to be brave as I watch my husband cut most of it back.

[@elysenapoli6395]

Perfect timing. We moved into a new house and we inherited an overgrown lilac.

[@philneubauer5612]

Thanks for your insights and I especially liked the red line highlighting of the plant areas that were being worked on.

[@chachadodds5860]

WoW! This was amazing! So appreciate that you addressed suckers, and covered propagation as well, since I've been wanting to do this recently. Thank you, Angela, for doing this very timely video. 💛 Hope your Mother's Day, was full of love and joy.

[@terrycarkner1698]

Glad I watched this again. I help maintain a garden at a state park in Washington, an old homestead with lovely gardens and lots of lilacs that haven’t been cared for years! And I can see that we have been pruning all wrong, cutting out the new stems and leaving old stems! And doing it in spring before blooming. Thanks for your wonderful detailed advice.

[@KristenK78]

Fantastic video! I bought a house with a HUGE shrub that has definitely seen better days. It’s been almost 4 years, and I’ve done what I can. There are a ton of suckers this year. There are also branches that look more like trunks, with old, rough, degraded bark. I now feel a lot more confident about saying goodbye to those! They’re resting on the chain-link fence, too, and so in danger of growing around the fence (as have other trees on the property).

[@mountaintopjoey234]

Yes! Finally a comprehensive tutorial. Thank you so much.

[@stephaniedangelo3658]

Super, straightforward steps with fantastic actual demonstration! Thanks so much!

[@debbiefuller-white80]

This is so clear and easy to follow. Thank you so much!

[@nancytanguay6290]

Thank you so much f just bought this home and there's a lilac tree out front but so many suckers growing straight up and out you can barely see the blooms so l am so glad l came across your video. Thanks again 🙂

[@onedazinn998]

Such a wonderfully detailed prune video & you helped me so much as I have a Lilac out of control with suckers & it's never been pruned. I had no idea they will root from prunings & I'd love to make some new starts. :) thank you so much. 5 star video!

[@redshop2003]

This was fantastic. Learned so much from this video. Not scared to prune anymore!

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

So glad it was helpful for you!

[@melindajohnson383]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Bought new hm and acquired an overgrown lilac. I knew nothing and didn't want to harm it. Now I have a lot of work to do. Thankfully, I LOVE it. Have a lovely day.

[@BlueGardenCottage]

Thank you. That's rally fascinating and informative. Here in Wales we tend to grow them as a tree and keep a trunk or trunks, just pruning the 'top' to keep it as a airy tree canopy. I saw one yesterday pruned as a hedge. Looks like you can do quite a bit with a Lilac. Good thing as I really love them . I will treat mine like a small tree (keeping the top only as high as I can reach) so I can keep the trunk clear and light underneath for my tiny garden so I can grow other plants underneath. The Lilacs in my aunts garden have self seeded all over the place and have become quite invasive. So to clip the blooms as soon as finished flowering is really good advice. Love your videos. Thanks.

[@dalsmoua]

Thank you for such a thorough video!! I just started pruning this year and didn't know i should deadhead them. I may need a total rehab next spring!

[@MolissaJane]

Thank you! I'm heading out with my pruning shears now and feel much more confident about the job.

[@estrogendiaries]

I love your recent videos. It seems like you’ve gotten inspired this spring! Love seeing your face more often too-makes such a big difference in vlogs, though I know it’s challenging at times.

[@AuraDawn_Health]

This was very helpful! Thank you! I have two big lilac bushes at my new house, looks like they've been neglected. I didn't know they were so easy to root also😊✌️

[@lucev7497]

Very informative, clear and simple, thank you, much appreciated

[@donnao8950]

I’m a beginner gardener and I found this really helpful!

[@comiksitran6437]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is the most complete and easiest to understand tutorial on the care of lilacs that I have found. I inherited my parents home fifteen years ago which included four lilacs, which were always thick, lush and beautiful, well cared for by my parents. Unfortunately none of us thought to teach me the 'tricks of the trade' and so the past several years that has become apparent by the looks of the bushes. Yes I deadheaded the blooms but never sure exactly where to cut, and I removed dead branches but that was it. I watched many videos but they usually talked as if I was already supposed to know what they meant with no close-up good pictures of what was being done. Now, thanks to you my lilacs are going to get the TLC they've been missing. Thank you ❣

[@rachelholdt6840]

I was just looking at my mom's lilac and thinking I need to prune it. Thanks for showing me how!

[@andrelamoureux6167]

Just bought a lilac so this is a great learning video thank you

[@Okla0212]

So easy to watch and listen to! Love your way of presenting.

[@rosecocchiarella2009]

Thank you so much. This is exactly what I needed to know to care for my lilacs!

[@pattyszymczak2792]

thank you so much for this video i definitely feel more confident about pruning my lilac

[@jgates1027]

I used your process last year and I had wonderful luck with the 5 bushes down my driveway.

[@tkosse]

Great video. Very informative. I just planted two lilacs and will follow your suggestions in future years.

[@marciacoco9549]

Thank you so much for this video. I have a big lilac tree that I really never knew how to prune. Great video ❣️

[@daraneetang5698]

Your video was so good and informative! It was straightforward, clear and loved the explanations!

[@a.m.l.8760]

Thank you very much for your knowledge, it is just what I needed to hear about my blooms! Good job.

[@GYH.2023]

Thank you for encouraging me to do the job with confidence

[@wonderwoman4875]

Thank you for this video! I bought my home over a year ago and I have four bushes and that didn’t bloom last year for some reason but this year.. wow! I love lilacs and plan to root the small stems around my backyard.

[@freddavis422]

Thank you so much for this desperately needed information I have been wondering how and when to prune my lilac for some time now this was very helpful again thank you

[@SharonWadsworthSmithart]

Awesome and very detailed! Thanks so much.

[@jaynebahler9696]

Very good explanation on pruning lilacs! I never knew how to propagate lilacs either Thankyou I will try that 👏🏻👏🏻

[@LookNook2020]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you very much. I bought a property with a very leggy lilac and now I know how to rejuvenate it without killing it. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@n.w.414]

Thank you for showing such good details.

[@Anikanoteven]

Soooo helpful! you got right to the point, and your steps are logical and takes the scary out for newbie pruners!

[@jomoreno9134]

Thank you for the lilac pruning info!! I am now a subscriber!

[@PegsGarden]

Hi Angela, never grew lilacs before, this was very interesting , hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day 🌸🌼

[@rolexk3de]

Thank YOU! This was so helpful!

[@user-vh5xd4if4x]

This video was extremely helpful. The demonstrations were excellent and your explanations were clear and easy to understand. Just what I needed, as my lilac blossoms are fading. You have inspired me and I am anxious to get going with my pruning this beautiful sunny day. Blessings to you.

[@angiemcdermid4845]

Exactly what I needed. Thanks

[@janineaggott6741]

Thanks so much. I have a gorgeous lilac which I always deadhead so I have tons of blooms but it’s getting too large. You gave easy instructions and explained everything on how to cut back and why.

[@deborahcoyle7612]

This was very helpful. Thank you!

[@annh9225]

Thank you - most informative.

[@wyominghome4857]

Thanks! We bought property last year with several old lilacs with thick stems. I've been so excited because the last time I had lilacs was in Virginia, where mildew was a constant problem because of the humidity. Here it's so dry these look plenty healthy, just leggy. Also, they have lots of suckers coming up at the base.

[@kayteeflick]

Love this. Going to go make my cup of coffee and get pruning!

[@RJ-eg2nx]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial. You explained clearly what to do for many different possibilities with the lilac. I look forward to more videos.

[@nikleigh456]

very good job . your vid is the best one i found yet!! thank you.

[@margaretchiodo-keller4495]

Thank you for posting this very informative video. I will be taking your advice, and trimming back my lilacs after they are done blooming here in my zone 7A garden.

[@LisaKnobel]

My property has quite a few lilac bushes that are very old and neglected. Since I live in a desert environment, I have hesitated in cutting out all of the old branches. Each year, I have been taking out a few of the largest ones and reducing the overall height of the bushes. A heavy we snowstorm pushed me to take out more as I lost many of the biggest branches from that. My mother keeps telling me the story of the time a car plowed down the old lilacs at my grandmothers. They trimmed it back to the ground and the next year the blossoms were amazing. But, then again she lived in a swampy area. I appreciate your steps. I kind of did a mix of all of them. Unfortunately, I was a bit late getting to it. But, we also have a long fall season with mild temps for encouraging late season growth. Now, I need to find one on forsythia. My neighbor has a huge bush that is overgrown and no longer blooms. I really want him to take it down to the ground and start over.

[@aeastman59]

I did not know any of this, very helpful thank you!

[@lordfolgers5285]

Thank you! Great detail

[@JackAgainski]

Best video I've seen on pruning lilacs. You covered everything, great job!

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Wow, thank you!

[@isaacbrascoupe]

Can't wait for next year 🥳

[@emmaapplegate1970]

Great tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@annettewoodbury9949]

Excellent video. Great information. Thank you.

[@daisyq2501]

Excellent video. Clearly explained and shown with markings. Excellent!

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PedroSerrazina]

This is the ultimate lilac pruning video. I refer to it often. 👍🏼

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

🥰🥰🥰

[@danham3344]

Excellent video with great useful info. Thanks!

[@jjeennnnnn]

This video was awesome!

[@barbaraclark9423]

Very well explained! 😊

[@misstinytrader88]

Thank you! I got to do this for the first time! Now I have a clue! ❤

[@carolmoreau603]

Thank you so much for this video. It was so helpful and explained in a way that I could understand and follow easily. Look forward to your tomato video next.

[@annepahler8726]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@haliburley4153]

So helpful!

[@kasban8672]

Last year i did a total rehab on a lilac that i inherited. Took out more than 1/3 of the old trunks for sure. Got sooo many suckers this year!! Now that the blooms have bloomed, im here to refresh my memory what to do now hehe. Thanks for a great video!!

[@nickvelluzzi]

thank you i appreciate your knowledge!!

[@josephmcgee8450]

Thank you for your help! You are so Pretty!

[@Blissed-Out]

Thanks great video!

[@elviragomez5703]

Got it! A good cup of coffee ☕️

[@heloshark]

Very informative - great content!

[@maryhewitt5645]

Visuals r so good thank u

[@paultavener825]

very helpful and clear thank you

[@irinamatveyeva7626]

Great video!

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

Thanks very helpful, I'll be doing this today.

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

Cut off all the old blooms this evening.

[@Su-du8rx]

Thanks I will try this. Haven’t had blooms for a few years Need to cut down greatly appreciate. I love in Ca up in Mtns. Hopefully this will work.

[@suebehari8540]

Appreciate this very much. ❤

[@jamie.sherryotis-farley6078]

Great information

[@robertcotrell9810]

This was a fantastically informative video! I planted a lilac last Spring, and I'm very excited for blooms this coming season!

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Glad it was helpful!

[@julieirmer5365]

Very helpful. I have tall, gangly tree-ish lilacs that need drastic pruning. I will try the total rehab!!

[@kittygailey5028]

Brilliant! thank you❤

[@PureBlooded]

Best Lilac info on the web thank you

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

You're so welcome!

[@guitarsnfirebirds]

Thank you!

[@Stewart-zk1fg]

Great video. Hopefully I can figure out what to do, and I have the correct plant.

[@deboje1]

Thank you, I Appreciate this video. Lilacs are my favorite I at my new house I really needed to know how to care for them. Your information was clear and will be easy to follow. I did like and subscribe, see you in the next video.

[@hayleyshull4703]

Very helpful video! Thank you so much!!! I inherited a lilac from a very dear older lady whom I loved. She has passed, which is how I got the lilac. And I have been trying to learn how I can save it so I can have a piece of her in my garden. Thank you so much.

[@Beatlesfan1076]

Thank you!!! 😀

[@connieegerer8139]

very detailed and helpful thank you

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

You are welcome!

[@chantal5051]

You're awesome. thank you. best tutorial!!

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

You're very welcome!

[@user-cw4ph5se6p]

from canada 🌱thank you very much angela that help me alot

[@donaldauguston9740]

I LOVED this video. Thank you!!!! DA

[@dbpieper8597]

This was really easy to follow and to understand for us newbies. The only thing I would have liked to see was a close up of a cut of the "oldest, thickest" branches.