Lilac Blooms - Just a Few - April 2024
In our old house in Elmhurst, our neighbor to the South had a massive hedge of mature Lilac shrubs. They provided plenty of screening, but they also threw off a profusion of blooms each Spring. When we moved, having Lilacs were on Nat's wish list. Over the years, I've ended up planting four (two 'common' and two 'Nocture' ) and transplanting them, too. The Common ones went in the ground in 2018 . The Nocturne variety went in the ground in Summer of 2019 - a year later . They never bloomed. Too much shade, I suspected. In the Spring of 2022, I opted to replace them with something that can tolerate the shade a bit more - and is evergreen . That meant that I dug-up and moved all four Lilac across the yard to an area that gets more sun. Their first year (in their new location), the Common Lilacs threw off blooms . Surprisingly. That was 2022. Last year, I don't seem to have posted about them. But this Spring? We have blooms. More than in 20