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Judith in France writes
Today I have a gardener working for me for half a day, he did in 4
hours what would take me a week to do. He pruned a lot of stuff and I
asked him to prune the Lilac, which although beautiful, is obscuring
my view of the forest. He refused!! He said it was too late, it's
not in bud yet, would you say that was too late? I should add he does
this for a living, so maybe he knows much more than I.

Judith

Lilac is a spring-flowering shrub (which flowers on the previous years
growth). If you were to prune it now you'd lose this years flowers. The
time to prune lilac is after it has flowered.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley