"Judith in France" wrote in message
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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

I would have said it was too early, Judith. It is usual to prune lilac
(Syringa) after flowering.

Spider