If you want to give your lilac bushes an additional boost to keep them healthy and grow beautiful lavender flowers, try ...

Lilac bushes, Syringa vulgaris, are native to southern Europe and Asia, thriving in US hardiness zones 3 to 7 and tolerating winter temperatures down to -40°F.

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, lilacs are low-maintenance and ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I have two lilac bushes that have never bloomed. They are several years old and about 3 to 4 feet tall. How do I get them to bloom? — BarbS575, New Mexico A: It would break my heart to have ...

COLD SPRING, Minn. — Thin branches — bowing at the weight of lush purple flowers — stretch over 12 feet high in Mike Nistler's "lilac labyrinth." Stepping onto the path between bushes, the ...