Some people may think I've gone overboard, but that's okay. I just planted three new lilacs in our landscape. I already have five lilac bushes planted in our front and side flower beds, but I discovered a new variety that I couldn't resist buying.
They are called a Bloomerang Lilac and are sold by White Flower Farm in Connecticut. I found an article about them in Better Homes and Gardens and bought a set of three. This variety is supposed to bloom again and again until frost. Although lilacs are my favorite blossom, they have a brief, marvelous blooming in early May that only lasts two or three weeks. Having a re-blooming variety is the most brilliant botanical idea I've ever heard of!
Two are planted right outside my home office window, and one is planted in our north flower bed along the driveway. Hopefully, in four or five years, I'll be posting a photo of all three of them, covered in glorious blooms.
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