Late April and early May in the Northwest are high season for all kinds of lilacs. They are coming into full bloom and their heavenly fragrance is enough to put even this cantankerous gardener into a ...

“SCENTARA” lilacs (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) – With a dwarf form and some of the best fragrance from their parentage combined with good resistance to powdery mildew, they fit into any garden.

I moved into a new house last June and cut back a row of overgrown lilacs last fall. Much to my dismay, I never got a bloom in the spring. Also, these lilacs keep sprouting everywhere, and if I let ...

It was my mom’s favorite flower. She loved the vibrant colors, the prolific blooms, and especially the far-reaching, sweet fragrance of the lilac. In Michigan, we had cold winters, sunny, warm summers ...

Q. Last summer, we planted two small lilac bushes. Having grown up with lots of lilacs, I'm delighted to have them again. Some I have seen are more leaves than flowers in the spring while some are ...

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 ...

I was excited when dwarf re-blooming lilacs were introduced. They grew and bloomed well, but their display was never remarkable and the shrubs were unattractive. Last year, I took out all but one and ...

Q. Our neighbors have a hedgerow of lilacs that were planted about 25 years ago. Through the years, they have been kept to about a four-foot height by using the "buzz"method of pruning - basically, ...

It seems lilacs always have been in one part of my mother’s garden as it was with my grandmother. Most of the time you really don’t think much of the things that normally are a part of your life. I ...

As I’m sitting at home writing this column, a terrier snores on the ottoman next to me and the heady fragrance of lilacs fills the air. When the “Sensation” lilac burst into bloom this week, I ...

PALMERTON, Pa. - If you're looking for something to do now that it's getting nicer out, you could stop and smell the roses – and, if you're in the Palmerton area in Carbon County, many, many lilacs.