If you grow lilacs in your landscape, chances are that you are enjoying that heavenly fragrance that lilacs are known for. Lilacs ( Syringa vulgaris) are one of the most popular deciduous shrubs ...

Every year and without fail, the lilacs bloom to reassure us that summer is coming. A fragrant flower, New Hampshire residents can enjoy them for only a couple weeks. The robust flower historically ...

Although lilacs have been around longer than any of us can remember, plant breeders are still coming up with new varieties. The latest offerings tempt buyers with different colors, sizes and blooming ...

Lilac bushes are not only fragrant, but they also add interest and color to any landscape, re-blooming year after year. Known as some of the hardiest shrubs around ...

Not only are our gardens bursting with color right now, they are also giving off heavenly fragrances that sweep away the last vestiges of winter doldrums and COVID blues. Right now, Spokane’s namesake ...

Did you know that the life expectancy of lilacs is 350 years or more? Lilacs planted by French missionaries in 1650 on Michigan's Mackinac Island are the oldest surviving lilacs in America. Lilacs not ...

Have a gardening question? We will publish gardening questions sent to lqualls@mdn.net or mailed to the Midland Daily News, Ask the Midland County Master Gardener, 124 S. McDonald St., Midland, MI ...

Q. Our neighbors have a hedgerow of lilacs that were planted about 25 years ago. Through the years, they have been kept to about a four-foot height by using the "buzz"method of pruning - basically, ...

This time of the year, you might be feeling a bit of plant envy looking around at all of the flowering trees and shrubs — and the lilacs could be at the top of your list. Full disclosure on my opinion ...