Finally! Growth -and flowers to cut!
I had planted one of these about 5 years ago and it didn't survive.
I planted it right under my bedroom window, in hopes that I could one day open my window and the wind would blow the lovely scent of the lilacs into my room.
Well, I don't have this one quite tall enough yet and I had to move it out several feet from my window, in hopes of a better survival this time.... but I am getting to cut the flowers from it now.
They smell heavenly!
The bundle above is hanging upside down in a paper sack in my bathroom, with slits cut in the sack so as to make sure the scent gets out!
Once the flowers dry and fall off into the sack, I will likely make sachets with them for the clothes drawers.
You don't think the boys will mind, do you? ;-)
4 comments:
Your lilac is beautiful! I planted one last year under my living room window, it survived and has pretty flowers this year. I can't wait till it gets much bigger! I love the smell of lilac! Flowers are such a welcome sight after a long hard winter at my house, and in my home.
Joy
Mine is a little smaller than yours; the lilac picture I put on my spring page was all of the lilacs I got this year.
I grew up with a lilac bush near my window as a child, and I could smell the flowers when the window was open. It was WONDERFUL.
I only wish the flowers lasted longer!
I looked out this morning, and they're gone already.
But I have the dried ones on the bath room :-)
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