Garden work certainly slows down once autumn hits, but it’s not over entirely. Besides cleaning up your yard of debris and moving any sensitive plants indoors for the season, you’ll want to prune certain plants before winter to prepare them for their next bloom. However, you shouldn’t use your shears on just anything you have planted in your yard if you want them looking their best when temperatures start rising again. Before you make a major winter mistake, these are the trees and shrubs you should not prune until spring.

1. Lilac

The first sign of these pretty purple flowers blooming is one of the best reminders that spring has arrived. However, you might not have as many colorful flowers in your garden if you start clipping them during autumn or winter.

That’s because, as a spring-fl

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