The sight and fragrance of lilacs, blooming in shades from deep violet-purple to pink to white, are among the splendors of spring. If you’d like to have that splendor in your yard, be careful about ...

Lilacs should be pruned annually as part of your spring/summer garden maintenance checklist. If your lilac bush is overgrown, it can withstand more rigorous pruning for rejuvenation. Lilac growth is ...

Instead of fall, many gardeners recommend pruning lilacs in late spring or early summer. "Always cut them back after they are ...

Lilacs are such a bright spot in spring, serving as a reminder to us that warmer days are ahead. If you are approaching a garden or neighborhood with blooming lilacs, you’re sure to smell them before ...

May 13—Ceanothus is a diverse group of shrubs called by the common nicknames "Wild lilac" and "California lilac", since the majority of species are native to California. It's easy to find a spot for ...

Lilacs have not been called “the mother of memory” without good reason: Their evocative aroma, one of the sweetest in the garden, brings with it the uncanny gift of recall. The first hint of lilac in ...

Q: I am interested in growing a lilac plant in a pot on my deck. Can lilacs survive the desert heat? What gardening tips can you provide for lilacs? Q: I am interested in growing a lilac plant in a ...

FARGO — Count the day lost you don’t learn something new, as the old saying goes, and today’s a good day because I learned something new. I didn’t know lilacs are edible. Fresh, fragrant lilac flowers ...

The month of April is almost over, which means that lilacs are blooming at many places in this area of the Northeast. This is another one of those plants that’s been in North America so long that most ...

The problem with Miss Kim is she doesn’t look like what you might expect. She’s a lilac (Syringa patula), but not what we usually think of as a lilac. Miss Kim, who is from north China and Korea, is a ...

In the Hampshire garden of my childhood, lilacs grew effortlessly because they love the lime-rich chalky soil. But I hardly ever saw them in bloom because I went to a boarding school in Berkshire, and ...