Pruning time has arrived, but there's no rush. You have the month of April, at least until the buds come, to get it done.Amy Ivy and Martha Foley share some tips for a good pruning strategy. Get the dead stuff out, obviously, but with flowering shrubs like lilac or mock orange, you might want to get rid of dominant gnarly older stems, too, since young growth flowers more abundantly.And lopping shears are fine for smaller branches, but move up to a saw if you find you are straining yourself, or your tool. [full story]