Pruning Snowball Bush, Deadheading Lilac, Saving Over-Fertilized Honeysuckle

Three Shrub Questions

Snowball Bush (Viburnum)

Prune right after bloom. Can cut to ground (loses next year's flowers) or remove dead wood and trim leggy growth (reduces but keeps some bloom).

Lilac

Deadhead spent blossoms by cutting just the flower head.

Honeysuckle with Yellow Leaves

Root starter (fertilizer) burn. Stop feeding, soak soil to leach excess, leave alone. May defoliate but often recovers by late summer.