Hello everyone, I have a mature lilac in my yard that is suckering like mad. Is there some kind of ancient gardener's secret to controlling these things? It's getting tedious to get in there and prune them out all summer long. Right now, I don't have any mulch or ground cover over the top. Would that help? Thanks for any advice.

steviewonder

Sorry if this is a silly question, I guess along the lines of "I fertilized and watered what I thought was a clematis and found out it was a bindweed" variety. (Yes, I have done that.)