katsback
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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:20 am Post subject: a old lilac bush |
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this bush is over 50 years old,its been on the property since ron was a little boy.it still smells wonderful, and we had to pull alot of trumpet vine out of it last fall. i was worried it wasnt gonna flower this year,thank god it did.
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dooley
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I love lilacs. My bush isn't much of a bush. It hasn't bloomed much since we've lived here. Last year I hacked out dead wood and suckers. This year it looks a little better but I still don't see too many buds. It isn't exactly lilac weather around here. Too dry. Dooley
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katsback
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sorry arizonas not the right climate for them, but i bet you have things we cant grow too,but i bet you know the wonderful smell even still!
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glendann
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I just love Lilacs.Heather has lots of Lilac bushes on her back fence at least 6 and one on the left in Montana.Her yard smells so good.
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dooley
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Wehad such big old lilacs when we lived in Wisconsin. Dooley
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Frank
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Lilac smells gorgeous and with a bush that big it must be amazing. Thanks for posting your photo Kat.
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reggaefan
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My Grandmother had a lilac bush every time I smell one I have a yearning for fresh baked tea cake and milk.
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katsback
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glenda,moms got a bunch of lilacs too, that was one good thing god created ill say that.
dooley,i remeber 2 that my mother -in law had years ago at her drive way, they were huge, i dont see as many these days, but im glad for the one i have here.
thanks garden, it is amazing! and the smell heavenly..
reg,i know what the smell does to ya,though i havent had tea cakes,i relate it as childhood memories!
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eileen
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I have lilac trees dotted around the back garden so that wherever I go I can smell their lovely scent. 
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katsback
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eileen,i think when i get caught up i might look to planting some in the back yard, the big one in my photo is just to far from the house to fully enjoy..
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Desert Rat
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We had very old lilac trees when I was growing up in New York. I always associated the smell with spring and as they bloomed quite late, with the fact that school would soon be out for the summer. I still get those feelings when I smell lilacs. Like Dooley, I wish they did better here. Still though, we do get a few blooms.
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katsback
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new york, i grew up in new .hampshire.i remeber the smellas a kid too, but i also remeber the the white birch, i miss that, in missouri they have a river birch, not at all like the white..i know full sun is best for lilacs, i had one in partial shade years ago, it didnt do good, i moved it,and i went wild!
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Netty
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We have some lilacs that were probably planted about the same time the house was built in 1935. I will be sure to post some pics when they bloom.
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CritterPainter
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I love lilacs!!!But despite much trial and error, I simply cannot convince them to like my little biome.
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katsback
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oh netty cant wait to see, they must be as big!
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