These shrubs bloom on old wood, so June pruning encourages plenty of fresh stems that will carry flowers next spring. Remove ...

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Mackinac’s lilac love runs deep. But what makes them so special? Some of the oldest lilacs in the United States grow here.

Time to break out those shears!

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June is the prime time to prune back these plants. Sharpen your pruners and get sni ...

Ah, the lilac. The lilac is a much-beloved plant, as evidenced by the number of questions about lilacs that we answer at the ...

Delphiniums are the classic example, with towering, brittle stems liberally studded with flowers in endless shades of blue or ...

A reader spotted a beautiful purple bloom downtown. Our gardening expert reveals its true identity, a seasonal showstopper ...

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It's pruning time for your spring-flowering plants!

Keep the blooms coming.