Lilac Planting Guide Lilac Planting Guide
Your Lilac plant is fresh, healthy, and ready to be planted. Note the top growth at this point will be minimal but expect the plant to grow well during this Spring and into Summer. During shipping, your plant likely will have experienced some shock and as a result may appear a little droopy. This is normal and not detrimental to the plant health; the roots are strong and ready to be planted and grow. If required, simply prune back as necessary and plant promptly.
Your Lilac plant is fresh, healthy, and ready to be planted. Note the top growth at this point will be minimal but expect the plant to grow well during this Spring and into Summer. During shipping, your plant likely will have experienced some shock and as a result may appear a little droopy. This is normal and not detrimental to the plant health; the roots are strong and ready to be planted and grow. If required, simply prune back as necessary and plant promptly.
Lilac Planting Guide
Lilac Planting Guide
What plant signals the beginnings of spring more than Lilacs? With their beautifully fragrant blooms, Lilacs are hardy, easy to grow, and low maintenance. Furthermore, their flowers are good for cutting and attractive to butterflies. Simply follow these care instructions and you’re on your way to enjoying these aromatic beauties.
What plant signals the beginnings of spring more than Lilacs? With their beautifully fragrant blooms, Lilacs are hardy, easy to grow, and low maintenance. Furthermore, their flowers are good for cutting and attractive to butterflies. Simply follow these care instructions and you’re on your way to enjoying these aromatic beauties.
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Planting For ease of transport, your lilac plant is shipped in a quart sized growers pot and will need to be replanted, either in your garden or into a larger container.
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Planting For ease of transport, your lilac plant is shipped in a quart sized growers pot and will need to be replanted, either in your garden or into a larger container.
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Select a site where your lilac will get full sun—at least 6 hours. Lilacs prefer fertile, humus-rich well-drained soil. Neutral to slightly alkaline soil preferred.
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Select a site where your lilac will get full sun—at least 6 hours. Lilacs prefer fertile, humus-rich well-drained soil. Neutral to slightly alkaline soil preferred.
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Dig a hole about as deep as the pot is or even a little deeper so you can add some compost to the hole. Take the lilac out of the pot and score the roots to get them ready to spread out in their new home. Plant and backfill the hole, adding compost on soil surface is helpful. Water thoroughly after planting. Space multiple lilac shrubs 4 to 6 feet apart.
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Dig a hole about as deep as the pot is or even a little deeper so you can add some compost to the hole. Take the lilac out of the pot and score the roots to get them ready to spread out in their new home. Plant and backfill the hole, adding compost on soil surface is helpful. Water thoroughly after planting. Space multiple lilac shrubs 4 to 6 feet apart.
After planting care • Each spring, apply a layer of compost around the base of the plant, followed by mulch to retain moisture and control weeds.
After planting care • Each spring, apply a layer of compost around the base of the plant, followed by mulch to retain moisture and control weeds.
• Water during the summer if rainfall is less than 1 inch per week.
• Water during the summer if rainfall is less than 1 inch per week.
• Lilacs won’t bloom if they’re over fertilized. After your lilac bush has finished blooming, spread some lime and well-rotted manure around the base. Trim the bush to shape it, and remove suckers at the same time.
• Lilacs won’t bloom if they’re over fertilized. After your lilac bush has finished blooming, spread some lime and well-rotted manure around the base. Trim the bush to shape it, and remove suckers at the same time.
• To improve the flowering of lilacs, keep the grass from growing around them.
• To improve the flowering of lilacs, keep the grass from growing around them.
• You can force a winter bouquet from cut branches of lilac. Bruise the cut ends and set them in water. Spray the branches frequently. Keep them in a cool place until they bloom, then move to a warmer area for display.
• You can force a winter bouquet from cut branches of lilac. Bruise the cut ends and set them in water. Spray the branches frequently. Keep them in a cool place until they bloom, then move to a warmer area for display.
• Lilacs bloom on old wood, so it’s critical to prune in the spring right after they bloom. If you prune later in the summer, you may be removing the wood. Every year after bloom, remove any dead wood. Prune out the oldest canes (down to the ground). Remove the small suckers. Cut back weak branches to a strong shoot. Cut back tall canes to eye height.
• Lilacs bloom on old wood, so it’s critical to prune in the spring right after they bloom. If you prune later in the summer, you may be removing the wood. Every year after bloom, remove any dead wood. Prune out the oldest canes (down to the ground). Remove the small suckers. Cut back weak branches to a strong shoot. Cut back tall canes to eye height.
Your Lilac plant is fresh, healthy, and ready to be planted. Note the top growth at this point will be minimal but expect the plant to grow well during this Spring and into Summer. During shipping, your plant likely will have experienced some shock and as a result may appear a little droopy. This is normal and not detrimental to the plant health; the roots are strong and ready to be planted and grow. If required, simply prune back as necessary and plant promptly.
Lilac Planting Guide
Lilac Planting Guide
What plant signals the beginnings of spring more than Lilacs? With their beautifully fragrant blooms, Lilacs are hardy, easy to grow, and low maintenance. Furthermore, their flowers are good for cutting and attractive to butterflies. Simply follow these care instructions and you’re on your way to enjoying these aromatic beauties.
What plant signals the beginnings of spring more than Lilacs? With their beautifully fragrant blooms, Lilacs are hardy, easy to grow, and low maintenance. Furthermore, their flowers are good for cutting and attractive to butterflies. Simply follow these care instructions and you’re on your way to enjoying these aromatic beauties.
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Planting For ease of transport, your lilac plant is shipped in a quart sized growers pot and will need to be replanted, either in your garden or into a larger container.
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Planting For ease of transport, your lilac plant is shipped in a quart sized growers pot and will need to be replanted, either in your garden or into a larger container.
•
Select a site where your lilac will get full sun—at least 6 hours. Lilacs prefer fertile, humus-rich well-drained soil. Neutral to slightly alkaline soil preferred.
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Select a site where your lilac will get full sun—at least 6 hours. Lilacs prefer fertile, humus-rich well-drained soil. Neutral to slightly alkaline soil preferred.
•
Dig a hole about as deep as the pot is or even a little deeper so you can add some compost to the hole. Take the lilac out of the pot and score the roots to get them ready to spread out in their new home. Plant and backfill the hole, adding compost on soil surface is helpful. Water thoroughly after planting. Space multiple lilac shrubs 4 to 6 feet apart.
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Dig a hole about as deep as the pot is or even a little deeper so you can add some compost to the hole. Take the lilac out of the pot and score the roots to get them ready to spread out in their new home. Plant and backfill the hole, adding compost on soil surface is helpful. Water thoroughly after planting. Space multiple lilac shrubs 4 to 6 feet apart.
After planting care • Each spring, apply a layer of compost around the base of the plant, followed by mulch to retain moisture and control weeds.
After planting care • Each spring, apply a layer of compost around the base of the plant, followed by mulch to retain moisture and control weeds.
• Water during the summer if rainfall is less than 1 inch per week.
• Water during the summer if rainfall is less than 1 inch per week.
• Lilacs won’t bloom if they’re over fertilized. After your lilac bush has finished blooming, spread some lime and well-rotted manure around the base. Trim the bush to shape it, and remove suckers at the same time.
• Lilacs won’t bloom if they’re over fertilized. After your lilac bush has finished blooming, spread some lime and well-rotted manure around the base. Trim the bush to shape it, and remove suckers at the same time.
• To improve the flowering of lilacs, keep the grass from growing around them.
• To improve the flowering of lilacs, keep the grass from growing around them.
• You can force a winter bouquet from cut branches of lilac. Bruise the cut ends and set them in water. Spray the branches frequently. Keep them in a cool place until they bloom, then move to a warmer area for display.
• You can force a winter bouquet from cut branches of lilac. Bruise the cut ends and set them in water. Spray the branches frequently. Keep them in a cool place until they bloom, then move to a warmer area for display.
• Lilacs bloom on old wood, so it’s critical to prune in the spring right after they bloom. If you prune later in the summer, you may be removing the wood. Every year after bloom, remove any dead wood. Prune out the oldest canes (down to the ground). Remove the small suckers. Cut back weak branches to a strong shoot. Cut back tall canes to eye height.
• Lilacs bloom on old wood, so it’s critical to prune in the spring right after they bloom. If you prune later in the summer, you may be removing the wood. Every year after bloom, remove any dead wood. Prune out the oldest canes (down to the ground). Remove the small suckers. Cut back weak branches to a strong shoot. Cut back tall canes to eye height.
