There is nothing like the sweet scent of lilacs. Their bright green foliage and tiny flowers bring beauty to the landscape. Lilacs are a fairly low-maintenance plant; however, there are some tips for ...

Q. We planted several old-fashioned lilac bushes in our backyard about three years ago, but they aren't growing very well. I see all the beautiful tall lilac bushes around the area and am wondering ...

I have four lilac bushes. One is 15 years old, the others are over 20 years old. The first two are close to the house. This past year they all bloomed. But late summer, early fall, I noticed the ...

Someone told me I should cut my lilac entirely to the ground every 5 years to encourage blooming. Is this right? I wouldn’t recommend this method, since it will take two to three years for the lilac ...

THE FRAGRANCE OF lilacs, an old-fashioned cottage garden favorite, is potent and deeply nostalgic. Previous generations freely shared lilac slips with friends and neighbors, producing purple threads ...

Yellowing leaves on your lilac shrub can be alarming, and there are many possible reasons it could be happening. Here, we ...