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Old 10-12-2011, 03:53 PM   #1
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A ruthless but necessary lilac pruning job

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Would you do this to your favorite lilacs? We did - and we did the deed in mid-July, about a month past the ideal time to prune. The shrubs in question are five Meyer lilacs (Syringa meyeri 'Palibin').Why? The pictures here illustrate the problem - the shrubs had walled us off from a lovely view of the garden.Meyer lilacs are supposed to be compact, and I suppose for lilacs they are, but they

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