Lilacs are such a bright spot in spring, serving as a reminder to us that warmer days are ahead. If you are approaching a garden or neighborhood with blooming lilacs, you’re sure to smell them before ...

A woman examines the leaves of a lilac shrub as she prunes it. - VH-studio/Shutterstock What happens when your usually dependable lilac shrub (Syringa spp.) starts developing yellow leaves? Is it time ...

Cutting off dead and damaged wood and controlling the number of stems on the shrub are vital to lilac care. Left unpruned, mature lilacs become choked with old wood and deadwood and produce few ...

This reblooming shrub brings color to the garden in mid to late spring. Reviewed by Debra LaGattuta Lilac lovers often feel that the lilac bloom cycle is just too short. Lilac bushes bloom for about ...

The sight and fragrance of lilacs, blooming in shades from deep violet-purple to pink to white, are among the splendors of spring. If you’d like to have that splendor in your yard, be careful about ...

If you want everyone to think your yard was professionally landscaped, these gorgeous low-maintenance shrubs are the closest ...

Somehow it’s May, and I hope you, unlike me, have already planted your warm-season veggies. As usual, I bought too many tomato plants and, as I write this in late April, they are still sitting on a ...

Historically, I don’t identify as a plant person. For houseplants, I tend to overwater and just LOVE them too much. For ...