You can plant California lilac in full sun or partial shade. If you live in USDA zones three through eight, you won't even need to worry about protecting your beautiful lilac tree in the winter ...

the lilac-ash borer, finds the plant as appealing as the pollinators do. If you live in regions that are often too warm for lilacs, namely zones 7b to 9, a chaste tree is a great stand-in that ...

I do that on a regular basis. Don’t start backing away, but I think plants respond to their environment just as animals do. Just more slowly. Could my lilac tree be moody? Some years it just isn ...