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 ...

Lilacs are only in flower for a few weeks a year but they have inspired great art, music and literature. Van Gogh and Monet painted them, singer-songwriter Nick Drake sang about the ‘lilac time’, and ...

The purple lilac is New Hampshire's state flower and right now it is in full bloom or near full in the North.To celebrate the fragrant flower and its place in the state, Lisbon hosts an annual Lilac ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new line of high-performing mixed-species peonies, a super-sized new salvia, and several new varieties of pollinator favorites highlight the list of interesting new perennials debuting in the 2025 ...

Lilacs should be pruned annually as part of your spring/summer garden maintenance checklist. If your lilac bush is overgrown, it can withstand more rigorous pruning for rejuvenation. Lilac growth is ...

It’s finally warm enough to sleep with the windows open and let the scent of lilacs drift in on the breeze. That inspired me to try something that swept through social media last year: lilac sugar.

Walt Whitman holds the sprig of lilac by its supple woody stem, holds it to his great-bearded face and breathes in its sensuous perfume. The unmistakable scent works on his poet’s brain, conjuring ...