Lilacs were introduced to the island 150 years ago, now there will be more than 250 kinds of the familiarly fragrant flower all over town and along trails. This year, festival organizers are planning ...

There was a paradise of purples, and lavenders and whites on Mother’s Day at the Arnold Arboretum for Lilac Sunday. Visitors to the grounds were able to experience the sight, and fragrance, of one of ...

There is nothing more enticing than the scent of lilac wafting through the door on a warm spring morning. These very fragrant lilacs outside my door belong to a large group of flowering shrubs and ...

Tips on how and when to prune lilacs to keep your shrub healthy. When to prune lilacs is just as important as how you prune these shrubs to ensure they produce lots of beautiful, fragrant flowers in ...

It’s late May and that means the beautiful -- although fleeting -- bloom time of lilacs. On a recent walk around my neighborhood, I was taken aback by the diversity of colors and fragrances these ...

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 ...

Many people have cherished memories of time spent in their grandma or great-grandma's garden -- beautiful, sunny days spent on the porch drinking lemonade, eating snap-peas right out of the shell, and ...

I have a Japanese lilac “tree.” How can I get it to have more blooms on it? This year there were hardly any. The trunk of the tree is about three inches around and about 4½-feet tall with the round ...

Pruning lilacs in fall can ruin next year’s blooms since flower buds form from late summer to early fall. The best time to prune lilacs is right after spring flowering—within about six weeks—to shape ...

Lilacs (Syringa vulgar is) can be stunning in early summer when in full bloom, but this time of year they tend to look a bit worn out. There are three common problems that can impact the health of ...