This post was originally posted on April 20, 2010. The lilacs in 2011 are blooming at about the same time!
It is definitely a lilac year. The bushes are filled -- absolutely filled -- with blooms and the fragrance as you enter or leave by the back door is heady! For there are 3 bushes that line the drive and they are a mass of lilac.They're the "children" of some forgotten bushes at an abandoned house in Nevada, Missouri, and after we moved to Linderhof, I would pick the blossoms off of the bushes and one day I got brave and dug up three starts. (Yes, I know I was trespassing -- but no one appreciated the bushes and I certainly did).
Two of the bushes I planted between our driveways and the other by the back window of the dining room. They grew and flourished. And they bloomed -- but never as profusely as in 2010 -- A Lilac Year.
The third bush that lines the drive is a descendant of the lilac bush that was under the bedroom window in the apartment that my parents lived in when I was born. A start was taken from that bush when my parents moved into a house across the street and when they moved to suburbia six years later, a start of that bush went with them.I got a start of the suburbia descendant the year my mother died. The following year, this wee bush bloomed -- one bloom. I think it was a message from my mother. For it didn't bloom again until it was of blooming size.
It's a big bush now and this year, it's loaded with the old fashioned lilac lilacs!
No fancy cultivars for me -- the old fashioned farm lilacs are perfect for Linderhof's old fashioned garden. And what to do with an abundance of lilac blooms.
Cut them and bring them in . . . . so that the breakfast room and living room smell like lilacs as well as the outside! They make a spectacular bouquet in the blue and white Spode milk pitcher.
And I think you can almost smell the lilacs . . . can't you?
No fancy cultivars for me -- the old fashioned farm lilacs are perfect for Linderhof's old fashioned garden. And what to do with an abundance of lilac blooms.
Cut them and bring them in . . . . so that the breakfast room and living room smell like lilacs as well as the outside! They make a spectacular bouquet in the blue and white Spode milk pitcher.
And I think you can almost smell the lilacs . . . can't you?
11 comments:
I "LOVED" your post!!! Lilacs are one of my VERY,VERY Favorites. I sure wish I had an heirloom to my childhood bushes. How LUCKY you are...We had SO MUCH winter damage with the heft of our snow that this is going to be a sacrificial PRUNING year...I wish I had all the lilacs you do. Their scent is heavenly!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Hugs,
Donna
Absolutely beautiful! I remember lilacs when we lived in Maine. Gorgeous!
Hope y'all are having a great weekend.
Karen
Ladybug Creek
Wish I could somehow smell those gorgeous lilacs through the computer. At least I have your lovely pictures to look at :^)
Thanks for sharing!
:o) A lovely post!
I wish I had the old fashion color, mine is white and I am anxious for it to bloom!
What a wonderful way to save memories. Yes, I can almost smell them. Our lilac is just putting out its first tiny green leaves.
When we lived in England, the old (and I do mean old - 92) lady who lived next door had a lilac that was as high as our house. It was next to our garage and was half again as tall. She encourage me to pick all I wanted. I always do what I'm told!
My favourite too!
Ours are still buds - or they were last week when I left. I can't wait for the blooms outside the dining room window!
Your lilacs were beautiful last year! And I agree, the simple old fashioned ones are just the best! I wonder what's making yours underperform this time around?
Beautiful. I can't wait for our Lilacs to bloom here to see if it is a Lilac year or not. It may be a while though as it is snowing as I type this....
Beautiful and I bet the perfume is divine.
Post a Comment