The final part of our best-new-plants-of-2025 series concludes with a look at some of the top new trees and shrubs debuting ...

Lilacs can be very long-lived, and over time mature shrubs grow as high as small trees ... near your lilac, do your best to remove them. In spring, right after pruning, or in autumn, spread ...

Blotched by ages of summer and usually a little purple in hue ... Fridolin came into our home and our hearts in autumn, when the walnut tree had almost finished dropping its leaves.

There’s always one particular day when you can first smell the scent of spring growth in the air. Breathe it in deeply and ...

As a professional product researcher, I’ve seen my fair share of sleep accessories. But Purple’s pillows? These aren’t your run-of-the-mill head cushions. We’re talking proprietary grids ...

They are typically violet-blue but may be purple, pink, or white. Both flowers and leaves have a distinct spicy fragrance. Hailing from Europe and parts of Asia, the chaste tree is most often ...

As of Tuesday morning, the two new fires have been called the Lilac Fire and the Pala Fire. Both started in San Diego County in the early hours of Tuesday. A map of evacuation orders and warnings ...

Latest updates on the fires: Thursday, Jan. 23: Cal Fire San Diego announced the Lilac Fire in Bonsall was 100% contained by Wednesday evening. The blaze destroyed 85 acres, the agency said.

Also known as the powderpuff tree or silk tree ... has pretty pinkish-purple-blue berries on a vigorous, woody, tendril-climbing vine, somewhat resembling wild grape vines. It can reach up ...

The non-injury blaze -- one of two to erupt amid gusty Santa Ana conditions about five miles apart over a span of less than an hour -- began spreading shortly after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday off Lilac ...