Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: LILACS-Time to Dream!, 0 by boojum

boojum wrote:
Thanks for your interest in all this oceangirl! Maybe I'll mix in some dwarfs like Kim next year! I didn't know about the lime. I trimmed my common lilac "tree" late last year so it didn't bloom, or maybe it needed lime. Maybe your book would talk about this. I know that spent blooms should be deadheaded to encourage the next year's bloom. I also have a nice dark red (not much scent) that was here that got brush hogged 2 years ago by mistake. It must have liked that because it's speading into a clump and I am thrilled.

Didn't know about the Lilac Day. I should check on the website.

My annual ritual is to get to the High Ledges 2 miles away on June 1st week to see hundreds of pink ladyslippers and a few clumps of yellows.