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 ...

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" ...

Someone who lived in our house long before us, planted three lilac bushes along the border on one side of our yard. More than fifteen feet tall and nearly six to ten feet wide now, these mature, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A number of years ago I worked in a yard just off the main road in Kent. At the time I was working as a landscape designer for ...

BLOOM. [CAMERA CLICKING] THEY ARE PICTURE PERFECT. AND THEY SMELL AMAZING THE LILACS FILLING HARVARD’S ARNOLD ARBORETUM ARE AT PEAK BLOOM AND READY FOR THEIR CLEOS UP. >> WE WILL BE HAVING LILAC ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - Mackinac Island’s biggest event - the 10-day summer extravaganza that is the Lilac Festival - is ready to kick off its 77th year this weekend. The packed schedule from June 6-15 ...

PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, Calif. (KERO) — Pine Mountain Club prepares for its annual Lilac Festival, welcoming the new spring season for its 40th year. The lilacs are blooming in the mountains, and for Pine ...

Ivor Novello’s famous song promised ‘We’ll gather lilacs in the spring’ – and you could be doing just that in your own garden ...