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I wandered over into Roger’s yard for a while this afternoon where Harrison, Jeffrey, Josh and Emma were playing and Mike and Roger talking. And believe it or not, while listening to and taking part in the several conversations and games all these various parties were carrying on simultaneously, something fascinating caught my eye back by the fence. Roger’s deep purple lilac was all covered with new buds that had opened just enough on this springlike spring day to begin offering glimpses of what is to come. . . .
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Can we grow Japanese tree lilacs in Georgia, and are they easy to grow? (answer).From The Old Farmer's Almanac.
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The leaves on my lilac have been turning yellow, then brown, and then falling off, but the flowers are fine. What is wrong with it, and how can I save it? (answer).From The Old Farmer's Almanac.
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via Wooded Paths on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Southview asked me in the previous post:
"I bought a couple of lilac bushes (just stems with a couple of leaves) and they just arrived. Should I stick them in the ground now or pot them till spring then plant them?"
Here's my quick advice. . .
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via Doug Green's Garden on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Growing lilacs and their fragrance is one of the things I’ve always dreamed of in my ideal garden. My new garden is almost ringed with them and they’re coming into bloom right now. The fragrance last night in the still air was nothing short of stunning and I sat outside and sucked it in for some time. There is something about this fragrance that speaks to me of my grandmother; don’t ask me what it is (my grandfather had several massive old bushes in his garden) but I think of this spirited Scottish woman whenever I smell this plant. . . .
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via Digital Flower Pictures.com on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Cut-leaf Lilac
Syringa laciniata
(si-RING-gah) (la-sin-ee-AY-tuh)
Oleaceae (oh-lee-AY-see-ay)
You don’t see this plant too often (well I don’t anyways) and I often wonder why. It has been a welcome addition to the garden. I originally bought 3 plants but only 2 made it. The two that did make it have really turned into handsome plants, although one is getting a little crowded by a Sargent’s Crabapple (Malus sargentii). I planted my Cut-leafs on either side of a broad Granite staircase. It has been nice to enjoy the fragrant flowers and unusual foliage up close. They are quite vigorous and I have started to prune them a bit more. I have been holding mine at 4.5 feet but have read that 6 to 8 feet is a more normal height. The foliage seems fairly resistant to the dreadful Powdery Mildew but it can get it. Overall I am extremely happy with my Cut-leaf Lilacs. . . .
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via North Country Maturing Gardener on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
I hope you read my previous post on pruning. It hits all the very basic ideas. However, now your lilacs are about done blooming, and it's time to think about dealing with them specifically. Mine are in full bloom right now. I took this photo just a couple of days ago.
However, when you are done enjoying them, IT WILL BE TIME TO DEAL WITH THEM. . .
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via Sign of the Shovel on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
I'm out in the country now, in Washington County, New York. The lilacs are fading now, but there are so many of them and they are so old and tall that they form fragrant walls along the roadside. To drive with a window open in May here is to risk passing out from pleasure.
I remember the first time I experienced the Washington County Wall of Smell. It was after the really torturous winter when we first moved to this part of the world from New York City. It had gotten down to minus 30 for many weeks in a row, we'd recently flunked out in Hollywood, I couldn't find a job, we could barely feed ourselves, and my husband was absolutely dumb with misery. He was a native Californian who loved New York City, and he could not, for the life of him, figure out what he was doing, suddenly living in a crumbling 18th century house that he couldn't afford to heat in the middle of frozen cow country. Me, I'd been itching my whole life to live in frozen cow country, and I racked my brains every day for a way to show him how beautiful it was. . .
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via Doug Greens Gardening on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
It was an overcast day last Sunday but our hosts suggested we go for a walk before drinks and dinner. They even outfitted us with "wellies" so we could plow through the swampy area behind the barns. OK - I'm up for a short walk before drinks on an otherwise yucky day I sayz to myself. We wandered back through scrub and brush to an unused township road (with speed limit signs for snowmobilers but we didn't see any of them. . .
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