lilac

New piercing hubs now rolling out feature Claire’s new hero shade of lilac; bigger, comfier chairs than the ones of my youth; and an Inspiration Bar to help customers design their “ear stacks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Infiniti oozed glamour in a lilac sleeveless Louis Vuitton dress with a fitted bodice and a cascade of ruffles tumbling from her hip to the floor, creating a long train.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

Once cooled, they went into crinkly cellophane bags from Party Central, each one tied with a bit of lilac curling ribbon.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025

But the pond back home had lilac and forsythia behind it, with picnic tables, a small playground, and a winding bike path off to the side.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Plant lilacs where they will get full sun, and water new plants well for the first few seasons, after which they will be quite tolerant of dry months.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024

She described her childhood within the island's forested expanse, making dirt-pies and chasing garter snakes next to "fragrant purple lilacs, sour grapes in vines strangling the trunks of tart green apple trees".

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023

This almost fluorescent purple-red beauty has aromas of berries, pomegranate and smoke embracing violets and lilacs.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022

Red-and-white crime scene tape stretched across an entrance to Byskovy Park — named for the lilacs that used to grow there — on Kherson’s southeastern outskirts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022

Here’s one from a few years earlier: Mrs. Roodveldt’s bridal portrait, her eyes lowered, a lace veil covering her hair and a small bouquet of lilacs in her hands.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse