WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Lilacs are a sign of spring. They typically boom in mid-to-late May in northcentral Wisconsin. Lilacs are among the best-smelling blooms of the entire year and they’re so tough ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! What a change! The first week of May feels like March. Cool temperatures and rain have dominated our weather the last few days. However, do not give up ...

Advice on lilacs, Scotch Broom, pruning olive and one special shrub. Mae asks: What is the difference between a Korean lilac and a French lilac? Answer: Syringa vulgaris, or common lilac, grows up to ...

Here begins the story of a flower, a tale of identity, pride, and hubris. I. Pride Mary Colvard and her husband retired to Nottingham, New Hampshire after living and working in New York. Driving into ...

CORVALLIS — The lush fragrance of lilacs defines late spring. These beauties are as durable as they are lovely. They are cold hardy, city-tough and not picky about soil. They make vigorous tall ...

Somehow it’s May, and I hope you, unlike me, have already planted your warm-season veggies. As usual, I bought too many tomato plants and, as I write this in late April, they are still sitting on a ...

If you grow lilacs in your landscape, chances are that you are enjoying that heavenly fragrance that lilacs are known for. Lilacs ( Syringa vulgaris) are one of the most popular deciduous shrubs ...

ACTON — With a deft, strong flip of her wrist, Elizabeth Billet wrenches a branch from a 7-foot-tall lilac bush, then instinctively sniffs the aroma of the heavy red-purple buds just barely hinting to ...

It's 3 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon and crowds are lining up at Sainte Anne's Catholic Church on Mackinac Island during the island's annual Lilac Festival. They're waiting for the man of the hour to ...