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 ...

Dwarf Korean Lilac (Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'): Compact, suitable for small spaces, and highly fragrant. Understanding these ...

Lilac bushes are the stars of the show for a few fleeting weeks in late spring, but if you choose the right variety and care for them properly they can play their part in the summer garden too.

If you see bare soil or grass, however, it is a good idea to mulch with small to medium bark chips or, best of all, leaves. Finally, there is a good chance your lilac will get hit by a powdery mildew.

John Salmon, of Antioch, knows what El Niño means for his garden. This lilac bush in his small backyard garden hadn’t bloomed for two years. Now it’s putting on a show, and the rest of the ...

I look forward to daily checking my mail because of the lilac bush by the mailbox. It is an old bush, planted a few generations ago, and produces an abundance of purple blooms during April and May ...

On lilac and viburnum, small spots expand to irregularly shaped brown lesions with yellow halos (Fig. 1). For most other hosts (cherry, pear, basswood, dogwood, hydrangea, high bush-cranberry, ...

Nestled in the cozy unincorporated Riverside County community of Idyllwild is a haven of sights, sounds and fragrances. Welcome to the Idyllwild Lilac Garden, some 100 miles east of Los Angeles ...