Lilac bushes are classic spring flowering shrubs. From April, large conical panicles of fragrant blooms are a common sight in front and backyards, and for good reason. Yet it is not just for these ...

Frost and cold damage can cause browning of lilac leaves. Protect your plants with burlap or plastic tents, bring potted shrubs indoors during extreme cold, and plant in sunny areas. Lilac bushes are ...

Halloween is only a few weeks away but why wait until the 31st? Here is a list of haunted attractions and activities in and ...

At the far end of the meadow was the towering lilac hedge, skirting the lane that led to Judge Pillier's house, and the scent of its heavy blossoms met them like a soft and tender embrace of welcome.

Erik Bergstrom with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society has a lilac bush in his Richfield yard. It recently bloomed too. "Having no water and having this heat has really confused a lot of ...

A special deed restriction program run by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources allowed Ryan MacKay of Lilac Hedge Farm in Holden and Rutland to become the farmer he is now.

The unusual fall blooming of local lilacs is drawing crowds to see and smell the typically spring-blooming flowers.

This weekend's yard jobs include "cleaning up" some of the landscape, building a compost pile, and saying goodbye to the sale ...

It puts me in mind of a wonderful, sad poem by Walt Whitman, written after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, called “When ...

The National Weather Service is predicting lows in Reno-Sparks of 26 degrees early on Friday morning, Oct. 18, the area's ...

Q: Can I still prune down lilacs and early flowering shrubs this year? — Matt from Poland A: Yes, you can, but if you want all of your flowers next year — don’t do it! Lilacs are a spring blooming ...

Once everything is trimmed and ready for winter, be sure to take time to clean and oil your tools getting them ready for next ...