Lilac bushes need full sun, slightly alkaline soil ... Traditionally considered cold-climate shrubs, lilac trees and shrubs are now growing in milder areas as hybrids that can tolerate higher ...

The Bloomerang lilac tree is a hybrid that's been bred to grow smaller than other lilac bushes. The trees are low-maintenance and can be planted on their own or in groups. As for their growing ...

I will err on the side of conservation and stick with the plants that get the green thumbs up. Now, if you’ll excuse me, there are some lilac bushes out there in the sunshine calling my name.

And then, they’re gone. This is a feeling, not a fact, but it does feel as though Winnipeg has an uncommonly high number of lilac bushes, doesn’t it? Every other house has one, it seems ...

Big lilac bushes are everywhere on Mackinac. And by mid-June, you can usually smell their sweetness before you see them. They’re planted in the public parks, they grow over back fences in the ...

We hold trees in our imagination, where they grow in strange, wonderful ways in forests inhabited by fantasy and also by our fears. In fable and legend, a forest shelters spirits, witches ...

A peach tree, cherry tree and two fig bushes were all removed from the front yard of her property on 18th Street Northeast before 8 a.m. “Walked out the house and the trees were gone," she said.

Healthy, mature trees aren't at risk for permanent damage from eggs laid by cicadas this summer, but young trees should be ...

The best places to buy outdoor plants online from vegetables to perennials include The Home Depot, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, ...

Do you love the look of Mediterranean gardens? Here is Pattie Barron's guide to how to recreate a Mediterranean garden in ...

Editor’s note: “Lilac Time” has been reprinted annually in the Rutland Herald since 1929. The first part of this editorial, with one clause removed this year, was written, by way of introduction for ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Lilac festivities returned to the streets of Spokane this week for the 85th year, and the festivities will follow throughout the week and culminate with the Armed Forces ...