Although in this case, the color is very much purple, and shades of purple in all of its delicate prettiness: It's the lilac we are loving upon, a flower that is now peaking at historic garden.

This year, those lilacs are blooming again, but in the fall. The likely culprit? Some early cool temperatures followed by a late-season warmup. “We’d rather not see too much bloom this time of year,” ...

Rochester, N.Y. — Experts are hopeful the Flower City's signature blooms of spring will be ready in time for the 127th annual Rochester Lilac Festival next month. Thursday marked the annual ...