Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is probably the species you're most familiar with. But you'll find that this outstanding plant is far too large to grow successfully in a container.

Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, ...

In my family garden in South Wales, we have an old, gnarled lilac tree that can't be far off 20 feet. When covered with ...

MANY PEOPLE LOVE lilac trees, mostly for their scent. However, if you don’t get the right variety and care for it properly, growing a lilac can be a frustrating experience. In the first place ...

Lilac Varieties . Treehugger / Sanja Kostic. There are so many great lilacs on the market today. You can find dwarf varieties like the Bloomerang that only reach 4-5 feet.

Q My lilac tree, planted two years ago, has yet to blossom. It is about four feet high and very healthy, and though it seems to get full sun for a fair bit of the day, it is planted under large ...

Although lilacs have been around longer than any of us can remember, plant breeders are still coming up with new varieties. The latest offerings tempt buyers with different colors, sizes and bloom… ...

Syringa reticulata is native to Japan and is commonly called Japanese tree lilac. Although a lilac, this member of the species is quite different in appearance than those with which gardeners are ...

There are more than 1,000 varieties of lilac and fragrances ranging from strong to minimal. Weather, temperature and time of day also affect the intensity of the fragrance. The scent is a mixture ...

Dear Carol: Our lilac tree is almost 15 years old. ... Lichens are made up of a fungus species and either an alga or a cyanobacterium (or sometimes more than one other species).

Two Asian species, Syringa reticulata and S. pekinensis, are tree forms; the rest are of shrubby stature, in varied sizes. Image. Soil acidity can affect how blue the blue-flowered lilac varieties ...