After a long, harsh winter, Upstate New York’s flower festivals offer a colorful reprieve, and one has just been recognized among the best in the country. Rochester’s Lilac Festival ranked No. 4 on ...

An in-depth view into the life of Lilac-breasted rollers. From physical appearance to tips for birdwatchers, this article has it all ...

Learning how to grow lilac in pots is a good idea if you are looking to elevate container displays in compact yards. While ...

The annual 10-day festival was named one of the best flower festivals in the nation in the latest USA Today Readers' Choice ...

Forcing flowers, or making them bloom before their usual time, has been done for centuries, and it isn’t hard to do. Some favorite plants for forcing are forsythia, redbud, pussywillow ...

Lilacs don't need heavy fertilization, but a yearly application of a balanced fertilizer ($10-$20 per bag) can encourage healthy growth and flowering ... can damage your plants instead of helping ...

Grow them alongside other late spring or early summer flowering shrubs such as ceanothus or underplant with perennials like hardy geraniums. The best time to plant lilac is in autumn or spring, when ...