As May draws to a close, so has the blooming season for lilacs here, and what a glorious season it was. Each time I walked by our neighbors' large lilac, which borders our property, and caught a whiff of its scent, I was reminded of what my grandma told me years ago. She said that people used to plant lilacs near their doors so when people came to visit, they could enjoy the scent too, as they entered the house. . . .

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Lilacs, you either love them or despise them. Those who hold them in little regard usually complain about their dull leaves, lack of season interest, and short bloom while taking big space. Ah, but those that love them speak but one word with that glassy-eyed expression of infatuation: fragrance. . .

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This Miss Kim lilac is about 4 or 5 years old. I picked it up at a Kroger and left it in its 3 gallon pot for the first year. The following spring it went into this half barrel and has lived on the back porch ever since. Last year the flowers [...]

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Yesterday, finally, was the day. And a Mother’s Day brunch provided the necessary cover.
Roger, Nikki and their kids were off at brunch (apparently) when I let myself into their back yard with a pair of time-worn Felco’s and an earthenware vase that Buzzy gave me years ago as a gift. Kathy from across the alley offered a polite hello, but along with it, that questioning raised eyebrow that left me wondering whether it was more a look of disapproval, or chagrin, wishing she had thought of it first. . . .

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Lilacs are in full bloom today so what better plant to lauch the Plant of the Week series? (These full-size beauties were photographed along the Old Westbury Gardens lilac walk.)

We're coming up on prime planting season, and my inbox is flooded with requests for plant suggestions and questions about the needs of specific plants. So I've decided to launch the Plant of the Week series, starting today. . . .

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Posted by Jessica Damiano Reblogged by Old Roses to lilac on 2008-05-08, 04:58:12

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I went outside this morning, before the rain, to gather some lilac blossoms for my first ever lilac bouquet. The lovely fragrance just fills the room. I can't wait until my small shrubs grow and I have more of these delightful blooms. . . .

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When should I prune my lilacs? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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I am working all weekend, two long days. Here is the Lilac Tree buds yesterday thinking about opening. The strong gusts of wind stopped by last night, as though someone had switched them off.
The birds will keep an eye on my garden, and the bird seed when I'm out today and tomorrow. Enjoy your weekends wherver you are.

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Spring has passed into summer, and time has flown. I've been as busy as a bee, and too tired most nights to do much on the computer. With Daylight Saving we tend to stay outside and work in the gardens and yard, and then eat a late supper.

Thanks so much to all for your visits and comments. I so much appreciate hearing from you. I'll try to catch up on my blog reading this week.

I've been trying to sort out some of the hundreds of photos I've taken during the past couple of months....choosing just a few to put on the blog. You can well imagine what a job that is, because a good many of you can relate to being "camera-maniacs"! By the time I've sorted a few days worth I'm beginning to nod off, and too tired to do a post.

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MACKINAC ISLAND

~ Lilac festival

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In the townhouse complex where we lived 5 years ago there are three trees covered with white bunches of flowers blooming at this time of the year which I only noticed when I was walking the dog three years ago. The trees have dark reddish brown bark with light small lateral scars like some ornamental cherry trees. I had never seen these trees before and I wondered what they were. I had a gestalten and went to several nurseries to look for trees blooming in early June and there it was, a Japanese tree lilac. . . .

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While forsythia shrubs are harbingers of spring, common lilac bushes bloom in late spring. Plant lilac bushes in conjunction with the former (or other early bloomers), to extend the period...

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The lilac leaves a lasting impression on me

I cannot get enough!

It's luscious fragrance surrounds me. . .

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Spring-flowering shrubs seem to come and go so quickly that I think of them as fleeting moments in the garden.

Luckily, these "moments" last a week or two. The serviceberry and crabapple moments have come and gone, but now we're enjoying the Palibin lilac moment. . . .

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Manchurian Lilac
Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'
(si-RING-gah) (PAT-yoo-luh)
Oleaceae (oh-lee-AY-see-ay)

I have to admit to trying to take this picture a couple of days ago and when I wasn’t happy with the first results went back and took this picture (which still isn’t as I wanted it but not bad for running around during lunch). My ‘Miss Kim’ lilacs have been steadily improving over the years and have turned into beautiful shrubs. They require a good bit of water, I found out, and even the group I have growing in a little more than part shade is blooming this year. The ones that have more sun are flowering very heavily. They are not that great for cut flowers, because of the short stems, but they are of good size and very fragrant. I like them because they grow more compactly than most Lilacs. The foliage is for the most part disease and pest resistant and it turns fabulous colors in the fall. . . .

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I’ve decided that I am going to start posting a “Plant of the Week” blog. I am starting out with one of my absolute favorites- Lilac bushes. I can still remember smelling the Lilac bush at our family’s old cabin when I was about 4 or 5 years old. It has always been my favorite, and the cute little purple flowers will bloom for about two weeks every spring. They have a wonderful scent, and I always make sure to cut a few blooms to bring inside because they make the house smell so good. . .

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I love the smell of lilacs. I enjoy being outside and catching the scent of our next-door neighbor's bush as it drifts over to where I am. I'm thankful they let me cut all the blooms I want so that I can bring that luscious fragrance into my house. One bouquet can perfume the entire downstairs for days. . .

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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to lilac on 2007-04-30, 00:53:02

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My lilac bushes didn't bloom last year. Is there something I can do to get them to bloom? Also, when is the best time to cut them back so they don't get too leggy? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Roger, forgive us, though we know well what we do. We have stolen some of your lilacs, ...and been

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Early Flowering Lilac
Syringa × hyacinthiflora ‘Pocahontas’
(si-RING-ga) (hi-a-sin-thi-FLO-ra)
Oleaceae

Okay I have decided to quit complaining about what a crummy early spring we have had, even though there is a chance of snow here for Thursday. Yesterday was a little better weather wise and today it is actually suppose to reach 50 degrees F. I noticed a lot more daffodils out yesterday and that is a good sign. I have been cleaning up one of the large gardens I care for. I spent most of the day pruning some big Junipers. . . .

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Of all the plants that bring memories of childhood for some the lilac is definitely one. Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' is a variety of the Manchurian Lilac, native to China and Korea. This hardy (Zone 3) dense variety reaches 6 feet by 6 feet at maturity. The small leaves are a medium green, turning bronze/burgundy in the fall and offer a even texture for this mounding shrub. Of course one of its striking features are the profuse panicles of flowers the emerge early summer and pink in bud and open up to a pale lavender/blue at maturity, the fragrance is quite strong. The flowers last well into late summer. I personally find the fragrance refreshing, but I know a few that find it a bit overwhelming. With preference to full sun you cant go wrong with this lilac in any landscape. The compact habit of this shrub lend itself to...

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Q. The four-foot lilac I planted last May has grown a good two feet taller and is very healthy, but clearly will not bloom. What is wrong, and what should I do?

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Posted by LESLIE LAND Reblogged by Old Roses to lilac on 2006-05-27, 14:13:53

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Arghh I am so frustrated, I took some wonderful pictures of my Lilac bush the other day and they have gone missing in action on the computer.

I will go out and take more of the blooms and hopefully they will end up in a folder where they can be located easily. . .

Try saving them in a folder on your desktop! -OR

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Posted by crazygramma Reblogged by Old Roses to lilac, snapdragons on 2006-05-16, 23:22:22

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Lilac tree cute little leaf buds..

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Q: My lilacs are blooming much later than last year, but they're beautiful and very fragrant. However, they are very leggy. Can I prune them severely to bush size and still get lots of blooms next year?

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Grandma M's White Lilac. 

A white lilac! There's something you don't see very day! -OR

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Posted by Beverly Reblogged by Old Roses to lilac on 2006-05-07, 23:18:13

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Just out -- two new lilacs from the US National Arboretum.  'Old Glory' (left) (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) has been in testing for 25 years.  It has fragrant, bluish-purple blooms, a rounded growth habit, and foliage that has better than average tolerance to powdery mildew (a particular problem in warmer climates) and it's also tolerant to Cercospora blight. This lilac is 11.5 feet tall and 13 feet wide, so give it plenty of space. . .

My lilac is finally blooming! It only took a decade. -OR

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The lilacs are blooming. 

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It gives me a headache, but I love the smell of lilacs. 

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Lilac tree 

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Can we grow Japanese tree lilacs in Georgia, and are they easy to grow? (the answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Stephanie in Florida requested I take a photo of lilacs. So here ya go, Stephanie! These are not my lilacs but I do pass by this bush each day on my way home and particularly enjoy the purple blooms against the backdrop of a barn and foggy hillside. I'm waiting on someone to invent an internet smell button....

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Lilac tree bursting into life... 

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Last week I mentioned that lilacs in bloom mean it's time to treat your lawn for crab grass. How silly of me. When the lilacs are in bloom,...

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It's getting close to Lilac time! Although my garden is still tucked into frozen ground, I'm sure others of you are beginning to see lots of "green" around the garden. I have gotten a question about lilacs and how to treat them, so I thought I'd address it in a posting here.
My lilacs have swollen buds, but that's IT! How about yours. . .

Yup! Buds on mine too!

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Can we grow Japanese tree lilacs in Georgia, and are they easy to grow? (the answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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