I can only imagine what the tourists thought as they toured around Southcentral last week. What a year for lilacs, especially the plain old common ones, syringa vulgaris. You all know what I am ...

Lilacs are one of spring's most beautiful and short-lived blooms. While the shrubs stick around year after year, the flowers have a short bloom time of one to two weeks in the spring. However, ...

While lilacs are relatively easy to grow, you might be wondering whether or not these fragrant shrubs need deadheading after the flowers begin to fade and fall during spring. In my experience, while ...

Many plants benefit from some type of pruning, whether it's a conservative reshaping or a harder cut to rejuvenate. One plant that benefits greatly from pruning is the lilac shrub. Over time, lilacs ...

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 ...

I recently visited a charming old garden where many heritage shrubs were valiantly struggling. Though most were too far past their prime to salvage, several ancient lilacs were still going strong. Old ...

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Nothing takes me back to the Midwestern pastoral of my youth quite like the smells of springtime: freshly cut grass with an edge of lawnmower fuel, the sweet ozone of an imminent thunderstorm. Most of ...