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 ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! What a change! The first week of May feels like March. Cool temperatures and rain have dominated our weather the last few days. However, do not give up ...

6 Little-Known Lilac Facts That May Surprise You Lilacs are of some of the hardiest and most fragrant flowering bushes in our gardens. But, there's more to this shrub than just beautiful, fragrant ...

This week's feature, Charles Joly lilac (Syringa vulgaris), is one of the earliest French hybrids and the finest of the double dark red lilacs. Its small purple buds turn to magenta during midseason.

Last year, the weather was not kind -- to say the least -- to so many favorite and important trees and ornamental plants. For those of us who love a long display of spring flowers, we recognized last ...

Lilacs are a much more versatile shrub than many people realize. In size, bloom color, bloom time, and scent they can range from 3 to over 12 feet, from white to deep magenta, from late April to late ...

The lush fragrance of lilacs is one of the delights of spring. Most neighborhoods have a few lilac bushes, covered in late April or early May with clusters of tiny purple flowers shaped like bunches ...

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 ...

It’s a sea of magenta on Mackinac Island. In Sights and Sounds of Northern Michigan, photojournalist Matthew Myers takes us out of the rain to a sunny day in Marquette Park for a look at the lilacs on ...

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 ...

Amazingly, it’s May and somehow we are on the brink of summer, a time when flowers — and flower shows — are blooming profusely around Southern California. If you don’t mind a little drive, take a day ...