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 ...

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 ...

What did the gardener say when they bought the wrong type of flower? “Oopsie daisy.” Gardening is all about putting the right plant in the right place. If we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the signature indicators of spring is the gently wafting scent of the common lilac (syringa vulgaris). I look forward to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Violet lilac blooms on a lilac shrub Lilacs are popular backyard shrubs renowned for their sweet blooms and can be propagated in ...

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 ...