"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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Lilac that's never been pruned? How do you even go about working out which
third of the stems need doing. Is it best to take out weedy growth first
then 1/3 rest of stems? Looked it up in books but though they say in a
cavalier manner, that you just pruned after flowering and take out a third
it doesn't help much if you can't see the wood for the trees! Can't find
anything much on the smaller rarer lilac
either.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I have the same problem. I inherited some when I moved here and they are
out of control.
Tina