tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post6775936347676004977..comments2024-03-20T04:42:47.764-04:00Comments on Country Gardener: A ruthless but necessary lilac pruning jobYvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-22706499262836604412015-07-22T16:14:39.391-04:002015-07-22T16:14:39.391-04:00They were about 5 or 6 years old. Yes, they make a...They were about 5 or 6 years old. Yes, they make an excellent screen.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-43452238813206624842015-07-22T15:44:45.116-04:002015-07-22T15:44:45.116-04:00Just how old were those plants that they achieved ...Just how old were those plants that they achieved such great growth? I'm looking for a good screening shrub and flowers would be a big bonus. Thanx for this post. Kris in NE Ohio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-58183599634374326432009-08-20T15:55:51.108-04:002009-08-20T15:55:51.108-04:00Hi GardenJoy: Just go for it. Sometimes you just h...Hi GardenJoy: Just go for it. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet. Cheers/YvonneYvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-45995660064025930152009-08-20T13:31:39.005-04:002009-08-20T13:31:39.005-04:00Hello Yvonne .. I'm so glad to read about this...Hello Yvonne .. I'm so glad to read about this .. I had let my Madame LeMoine get very bare and leggy .. I did the one third rule with a light "topping" this past Spring, but it is such a slow process doing it by the old rules .. I think next Spring after it has bloomed (if it will .. it might be very mad at me ? LOL) I will chop it all back to one meter as I have read in some otherCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-76165140996366637502009-08-19T22:18:07.814-04:002009-08-19T22:18:07.814-04:00Thanks everybody for your comments. I'm so ple...Thanks everybody for your comments. I'm so pleased at how well these shrubs are growing again. They have good strong root systems and I think they benefited from all the rain we've had this season.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-87628419628229703082009-08-18T11:24:04.221-04:002009-08-18T11:24:04.221-04:00Hi Yvonne
I would have done like you. At least if ...Hi Yvonne<br />I would have done like you. At least if it didn't work out, you could go back to your first plan! Looks like it worked very well. You'll keep your favourite lilacs by your bench - and your view too.Salixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567811443697981994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-65183205890407881222009-08-18T10:47:34.005-04:002009-08-18T10:47:34.005-04:00Brilliant move. (Although, if one didn't know ...Brilliant move. (Although, if one didn't know there was a view lurking behind it, one would be quite satisfied gazing at this wonderful vignette). <br /><br />I am simply lost for words. The view is indescribably beautiful.miss mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779663826025791655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-52686502110981803342009-08-18T10:30:41.316-04:002009-08-18T10:30:41.316-04:00Wow, what a transition! We've been growing our...Wow, what a transition! We've been growing our garden from 1-gal plantings for three years now. I think it's finally time to start pruning, but can't bring myself to do it. This is great inspiration for getting out the shears.Sarahhttp://doleaf.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-54110957770024661982009-08-18T10:13:55.521-04:002009-08-18T10:13:55.521-04:00I know it's hard, but sometimes you just gotta...I know it's hard, but sometimes you just gotta do it. I wish you much luck for next year.Dottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354627839665597319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-71919638524100856982009-08-18T10:12:35.515-04:002009-08-18T10:12:35.515-04:00I did that to my 'New Dawn' rose last spri...I did that to my 'New Dawn' rose last spring, and folks thought it would never recover. It has in spades. My 'Miss Kim' lilacs are also getting huge and taking over. Will probably whack them back after bloom next year. Thanks for the visual. Your view is beautiful again.~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-3695894019310483742009-08-18T08:27:35.236-04:002009-08-18T08:27:35.236-04:00You were very brave and it paid off big time! Now ...You were very brave and it paid off big time! Now you will enjoy that lovely view (and smell) towards the rest of the garden. Maybe next year, I will get brave as well and prune back the 10 foot high lilacs, on our fenceline, and I will be able to see the flowers one day in the future.Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-3264634895167632122009-08-18T06:31:55.717-04:002009-08-18T06:31:55.717-04:00Oh an what a view. Yes Yvonne...that was a good id...Oh an what a view. Yes Yvonne...that was a good idea. I look forward to seeing how they do in the coming years.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554593974838511759noreply@blogger.com