There are 12 species within the lilac, or Syringa, plant family, most of which can be grown from US hardiness zone 3 to US ...

Are there damaged stems or signs of last season’s handiwork by pests such as lilac borer? Syringa x chinensis Lilac Sunday’s flower clusters form along the stem’s length, creating the ...

If you have a lilac bush and want to enjoy its aromatic flowers longer, whip up a simple syrup to add to spring cocktails and other drinks. Here's how to do it.

One of the signature indicators of spring is the gently wafting scent of the common lilac (syringa vulgaris). I look forward to daily checking my mail because of the lilac bush by the mailbox.

Here is a list of some of my favourite varieties that are more than worthy of trial in your garden: • Dwarf Korean lilac (Syringa Meyerii ‘Palabin’ or Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim ...

When shopping for a lilac (Syringa vulgaris), choose between varieties with purple, white, rose pink, deep wine and yellow blossoms — but why would you want a yellow lilac? It seems wrong somehow.

There’s nothing better than a lilac-perfumed breeze on a golden-hour-dappled evening in May. It’s the annual reward we wait all winter for. JOE BRYKSA/ FREE PRESS FILES Syringa, lilac's genus ...