Cutting off dead and damaged wood and controlling the number of stems on the shrub are vital to lilac care. Left unpruned, mature lilacs become choked with old wood and deadwood and produce few ...

When my husband Daniel gave me a tiny lilac bush for our first wedding anniversary, he apologized because he thought it was not much of a gift.

Lilacs (Syringa spp.) are a popular landscaping bush prized for their clustered flowers and pleasant fragrance. While these plants are best known for their signature light purple blooms, they can also ...

Lilacs are an icon of spring, blooming in shades from deep purple to pale lavender to white all over the Chicago area. Yet lilac bushes can be monsters. Hardy and resilient, a lilac can live for many ...

It’s my favorite time of year—when the spring breeze picks up the heady, ambrosial perfume of our fleeting lilacs. We open all the windows in our house and let our fluffy backyard bushes waft through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Several young plants, including a lilac bush and a cherry tree, were lost when a homeowner said a neighbor ...

Somehow it’s May, and I hope you, unlike me, have already planted your warm-season veggies. As usual, I bought too many tomato plants and, as I write this in late April, they are still sitting on a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Lilac Festival is less than a month away, and the lilac buds at Highland Park are starting to flower. News10NBC went to the park on Monday to check out the lilac bushes, which ...

ST. PETER — Minnesotans who go outdoors to enjoy fall colors this week may be surprised to find shades of delicate purple mixed with the autumnal oranges, yellows and reds. “Every now and then, lilacs ...