Q: I have an old lilac bush that looks OK, but its trunk and branches are coated with a yellow moss that doesn’t brush off easily. Will this hurt the lilac? How can I get it off? A: It’s most likely a ...

One early spring, our long-time friend, Ruth, offered my wife and me an opportunity to take a "start" from her dark purple lilac bush. We had admired its lovely deep purple blooms many times. Removing ...

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 ...

Taking a break from mowing, I inhaled deeply and practically fainted. Intermingling fragrances of cut grass, flowering crab apples, blooming lilacs and a potted heliotrope were heady and very nearly ...

WHAT a wonderful show of blossoms the lilac bushes have put out this year - the best for years. But such is to be expected after the really good summer last year. Practically every lilac bush is ...

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 ...