Our lilacs are in full bloom and look gorgeous. When we moved into our house, the lilacs were stunted and sickly as a result of a big, ugly fence which blocked much of their sunlight, and possibly hot bbq grill ashes which the previous owner appears to have dumped at their base. In the 8 years we've lived here, we removed the fence and improved the bed in which they reside. (We used to call it the gravel pit, because it was a nasty, weedy patch filled with gravel and broken up bits of asphalt.)
I like to look back at photos from previous years so that I can see when things bloomed. For instance, last year our lilacs were in full bloom on April 7th! A full month earlier. Crazy.
Morning, Those are beautiful!!! Things here are crazy with our weather and our winter in lingering till Summer. 70's, 80's, then 40's. ONly in Texas. Hope your garden does great...I didn't plant much this year but hopefully soon. I did however repot alot of my plants and that sure made them happy and growing even more. Take Care.
Posted by: Rowena PHilbeck | Friday, May 10, 2013 at 09:06 AM