For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard comments on the deliciously strong scent emanating from the two lilac shrubs ...

Lilac shrubs and trees are susceptible to certain insects and diseases which cause unwanted damage, according to the Ohio State University's Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine program.

Your lilac bush should respond and fill in with lush, healthy new growth from the base, with more flowers on the lower stems. Once you have your lilac looking good, ...

In season, lilacs are an extravagance of color and fragrance — especially when you have something like 437 plants, representing 138 different species and varieties, as the New York Botanical ...

2. Harvest blossoms for culinary delights.. With a few bushes in our backyard, my favorite thing to make this time of year is lilac simply syrup—I use it in tea, lemonade, cocktails, even ...

The plants were given to him by another Idyllwild resident, concert pianist and lilac collector Reva Ballreich, former president of the International Llilac Society, who grew or hybridized more ...

Parton has Ballreich to thank for his first ever Lilac plants. “She gave me much of what I have growing here,” Parton said. It took five years for his own lilacs to establish, and once they ...

If it's an intoxicating perfume you're after, there are still some flowers that will make your nose — and your heart — happy.