The right time to prune lilacs is after flowering. You can prune the shrubs in the fall to renovate older, overgrown lilacs.

Arch Merrill was upset, or at least pretending to be. In May 1948, the Democrat and Chronicle columnist described how he had been upstaged by the Rochester City Council Just as he about to launch a ...

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 ...

Did you know that the life expectancy of lilacs is 350 years or more? Lilacs planted by French missionaries in 1650 on Michigan's Mackinac Island are the oldest surviving lilacs in America. Lilacs not ...

Heads up, you backyard botanists. Take a look at your region's native plants. Are the bloodroots budding? The saguaro cactus blooming? If so, Project Budburst needs you. The online "citizen science" ...

Thousands of people are expected at Highland Park for opening weekend of the 10-day Rochester Lilac Festival. The Flower City's signature festival is set amid the fragrant backdrop of North America’s ...

COLUMBUS — Janet Zulkoski held a white and purple sign reading "Janet's Lilac Lane." The keepsake was hers to take home, and the six lilac bushes waiting to be planted are the public reminder of the ...

Writes Full Heart and Hands Full: “I no longer need the numbers to guide me, although U-1578 is permanently embedded in my mind. “I drive to the last boulevard tree in the section, stop my car and ...

No one can deny that summer is the most vibrant and 'Grammable season of the year. We're finally able to break out those floral sundresses that have been chilling in the backs of our closets, and bask ...

Want to help track climate change? Project Budburst's downloadable activity-guide will walk you through six simple steps to become one of its amateur naturalists. Heads up, you backyard botanists.