So, though you’d like your fragrant lilac in the dooryard, as in the Walt Whitman poem, it’s better to plant it somewhere it can fade into the background when the flowering is over.

A: There are a number of dark purple, very fragrant lilacs that are worth searching for, including Monge, which is a single flowering, heavily scented lilac, and Adelaide Dunbar, with double ...

What you need to do when the blooming season ends to make sure next year’s crop thrives. Light pruning of dead or damaged lilac branches should be done right after flowering finishes, but there ...

The purple lilac is New Hampshire's state flower and right now it is in full bloom or near full in the North.

Get close to them, and you’ll notice the sweet fragrance. The purple color and fragrance cause some to think a princess tree is some kind of lilac bush on steroids.

Q. I would like to ask about the possibilities of growing in Houston: flowering crabtree and a purple lilac tree or bush. Will they thrive in this climate?

Will My Mom’s Lilacs Love Texas? Question: My mom has a lilac bush she loves, but she is planning on moving from New York to Houston. Can lilacs grow in Texas, or should she just leave it behind?

My lilac blooms every year, and I do prune the tree after the blooming season. The problem is that the tree has very few leaves!

Gardening This purple-blooming perennial gives a late-season snack to pollinators: George’s Plant Pick of the Week Published: Sep. 10, 2022, 7:00 a.m.

The Princess Tree, or Empress Tree has been given a royal pedigree since it was named after the Russian Princess Anna Pavlovna who became the wife of Prince Willem of the Netherlands.