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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 ...

Planting flowering shrubs is a great way to add structure and interest to the garden. Their beautiful flowers can brighten dark corners of the landscape, some have delightful fragrances and many have ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flowering shrubs aren't just for adding beauty to your garden. They're wonderful attractors of important pollinators, and they can ...

Old-fashioned shrubs need love, too. Lilacs and bridal-wreath spireas have been around for a century, but neither are native to the Americas. Spirea and some lilacs are natives of China. Lilacs are ...

Lilacs are very popular shrubs thanks to their beautiful, fragrant flowers that bloom in late spring. Come fall, that peak performance is behind them, so thoughts may turn to what you can do to help ...

The common lilacs (Syringa vulgaris) are one my favorite landscape shrubs. They are perfect for southwest Montana because they prefer well-drained soil, require little nutrients, are hardy to — 40 ...

A: Yes, you can, but if you want all of your flowers next year — don’t do it! Lilacs are a spring blooming shrub. Most spring blooming flowers form their flower buds from August to October. So, ...

These petite shrubs are perfect for pots and patio gardens. Think small with the top picks for dwarf container shrubs.

Lilacs, along with most other flowers, seem to be blooming much earlier this year in Iowa. Flowers that we'd usually see on Mother's Day are in full bloom now. If your lilacs aren't performing well ...

I have several lilac bushes in the yard, and a couple of them have not bloomed for two seasons. When I have asked the local nurseries about it, they tell me to fertilize more. I have done this, but ...