Drive by farms in the northern tier of the United States and much of rural Canada, and you’ll see groves of lilac bushes next to outhouses. Or, more probably, next to the places where outhouses used ...

Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha) leads the purple parade each fall. This robust perennial will persist in the garden for up to ...

If you've been working through your fall to-do list for the garden of your dreams, you may be busy removing damaged or diseased foliage, raking up leaves to use as mulch, and composting any spent ...

Native plants are often known for grand springtime displays followed by dismal summer and fall foliage. But that isn’t true ...

ST. PETER — Minnesotans who go outdoors to enjoy fall colors this week may be surprised to find shades of delicate purple mixed with the autumnal oranges, yellows and reds. “Every now and then, lilacs ...

Park staff estimate the blooms in the Manito Park Lilac Garden will be at their best on May 20th. The purple and pink flowers are ready just in time for the Lilac Festival and to usher in spring in ...

And yet... if some of the most fragrant flowers to rock the month of April appear in profusion, the sort of blossoms that are so famous that oodles of perfumeries ...

A research team has unveiled the molecular mechanism behind the fading of lilac (Syringa oblata) flowers, a long-standing mystery in ornamental plant ...