If you've always wanted the intoxicating scent of Lilacs in your garden, but didn't have room for them, take a close look at 'Prairie Petite'. Its upright, dense form remains under 4ft, and its lovely pink flowers a heady fragrance before fading to lavender. Plants give a neat show of early color for containers, formal borders, and intimate spaces.
Lilacs are among the best-known classic spring-flowering shrubs. For reliable bloom and sweet fragrance, generally before Memorial Day, these sturdy shrubs are in a class by themselves. Most Lilacs prefer full sun and neutral to slightly alkaline soil.