I was looking for a shrub that would provide fragrant cut flowers in spring. We had grown lilacs successfully in the Chicago ...

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’s an ...

When I moved to Idaho a number of years ago, I would occasionally hear about syringa in reference to a plant. I thought, “Wow, all these people know the botanical name for lilac.” Of course, they ...