lilac

[blackfish]

I was advised to cut my lilac flowers off after they had flowered, idid as much as I could reach
now I have flowers at the top where I could not reach and my neighbour who did not prune her side has loads of blooms. Was I given wrong advise.

[paddywak]

not much of a gardiner but perhaps this site will help you
http://gardening.abou.../a/Pruning_Lilacs.htm

[LoftyLottie]

Not it's not necessary to dead head lilac. Paddywak's link will tell you how to prune though. I do nothing to my lilac and it stands in a huge garden so can grow huge and this year is is absolutely full of flowers.

[I.Don No]

we have lilac bushes in our garden, been there for over thirty years, no pruning, except bits overhanging pavement, loads of flowers