Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Huge Lilac Bush. Lilac bushes (Syringa vulgaris) are fragrant and lovely in the springtime. However, they tend to be invasive.

Cutting off dead and damaged wood and controlling the number of stems on the shrub are vital to lilac care. Left unpruned, mature lilacs become choked with old wood and deadwood and produce few ...

Each spring, my grandmother could tell when all danger of frost had passed. She watched her lilac bush. Today, we’d call it an “indicator plant.” Plants use temperature, precipitation and available ...

If you want to give your lilac bushes a little boost to help encourage large blooms and bright colors, all you have to do is take a look around your home and garden. Turns out, these flowers are ...

It’s my favorite time of year—when the spring breeze picks up the heady, ambrosial perfume of our fleeting lilacs. We open all the windows in our house and let our fluffy backyard bushes waft through ...

Lilacs have been filling my Instagram feed lately—lilac bushes in full flower, bountiful bouquets of cut lilac stems in the arms of smiling gardeners, and lilac blooms piled high in baskets or ...

One of the signature indicators of spring is the gently wafting scent of the common lilac (syringa vulgaris). I look forward to daily checking my mail because of the lilac bush by the mailbox. It is ...

Every spring, it happens almost overnight: lilac bushes burst into bloom and suddenly, people are stopping mid-walk just to smell their wonderful fragrance. For a lot of us, that scent instantly takes ...

Early white settlers planted Spokane's first lilac bushes, which thrived in Eastern Washington's dry environment. In 1912, Spokane Parks Director John W. Duncan planted more than 100 lilacs ...