Lilac Flower

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• Trimming lilac bushes

  ...I am not a big fan of lilac bushes. I do love the flowers, but the bushes I have inherited are about 16 foot tall. They are scraggly and very little foliage at the bottom. The blossoms are sparse and few. Can these things be top trimmed?… More

• pruning lilac, coffee grounds and slight bragging on new beds! LOL

  ... a bunch of other things...I just put in my first lilac (dark purple flowers). It is already a good sized shrub (about 4 1/2 - 5') and currently has flowers on it (was blooming when we bought it). When do I prune it so that it will leaf… More

• hummingbird flowers and feeder

  I am looking for flowers that humming birds like, either plant or seeds. I would like this to be somthing that is proven to attract hummers. I also would love to get a nice hummingbird feeder and bird feeder....I want the bird feeder to be made of wood and look… More

• Lilac or Lavender?

  ...oom lavender bush. However, the flowers look like lilac to me. Can anyone confirm which it is? Thanks! (P.S. These are his photos, not mine.) ;) More

• Ordering plants...

  ... and want to buy some lilac bushes and some other flowering shrubs. Should I wait until I can actually plant them outdoors or can I stick them in a pot near a sunny window until it's safe outside? More

• One year old lilac bush

  Hello, last spring I purchased a lilac bush (light purple) and planted it in a huge container (we don't have a garden). It is in the sun for most of the day and I have followed the watering directions. Last year it didn't bloom which I understand is normal. I… More

• New from Northern IL

  Hi Everyone, My name is Kelly, I'm from Northern Illinois, and I'm new to the board and pretty new to gardening. When I was a kid, my mom did some fantastic work to our yards...creating amazing landscaping and my Grandmother's yard was sort of famous on her street for having… More

• Companions for lamb's ear and heather

  I'm finally starting to work on my front yard after three years in the back gardens. I need suggestions for something colorful in front of my heathers. It's very hot and dry there in summer. I put lamb's ears in yesterday and I need something to fill in between them… More

• Keeping woody shrubs bushy

  ...dest first) after they flower? I am talking about lilacs and a honeysuckle specifically. More

• Lilacs need info

  ...st year, or do I have to wait 2 or 3 years to see flowers? I'd really love 'instant' lilacs. More

• Lilac blooms

  Any suggestions on how to get a lilac to bloom profusely? The lilac bush in question is quite old; it belonged to an old mountain cabin that my wife and I bought and was quite overgrown when we found it. The first year after clearing around it, it produced a… More

• New to Garden Guides

  ...0 sq ft of veggie space. We also have a couple of flower beds and some… More

• Unknown Passion Flower

  ...y this Passflora variety which I purchased as P. 'Lilac Lady which it obviously is not. Lawrence More

• my lilac hasn't flowered in over 3 yrs any thoughts?

  ...ac about 3 1/2 years ago and we have never seen a flower on it yet.. Its so frustrating it gets full sun? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!1 More

• Updated Trade List

  ...Double Purple – 1 Purple – 3 Fleur De Lilac – 8 Double Yellow - 10 Seeds · Achillea - love… More

• Seeds

  ...Aruncus dioicus-goats beard Baby's Breath Balloon flower-purpl/blue Black eye susan Butterfly Bush-Black Knight, pink & wt., pink Calendula-yellow&orange Castor Bean-red Celosia- tall pink Ceratotheca trilob-South African Foxglove Chimes Crabapple Columbine-white Coneflower-purple, prarie, Coreopsis-tall yellow,red plains,lance leaf,sunray, Cosmos-yellow… More

• 2008 Trade and Want List

  HAVES Seeds Seeds · Achillea - love parade – 2 · Alyssum – 2 · Bleeding Hearts – wild – 1 · Campanula medium - Canterbury Bells – 2 · Cherimoya – 1 · Clematis – Sweet Autumn – 1 · Cleome – Rose Queen – 1 · Crepe Myrtle… More

• New Updated Trade List

  Haves Seeds · Achillea - love parade – 2 · Alyssum – 2 · Bleeding Hearts – wild – 1 · Campanula medium - Canterbury Bells – 2 · Cherimoya – 1 · Clematis – Sweet Autumn – 1 · Cleome – Rose Queen – 1 · Crepe Myrtle –… More

• Good List of Hummer Plants

  If not for this year, for next. This covers the whole hummer regions From my newsletter several weeks ago. Some of these plants are very regional and some are not allowed in certain areas. Buckeyes are not allowed in California. Some tender perennials are sold as annuals. For example, Lantana… More

• lilac question

  ...shrubs. I think they were immature and they didnt flower at all. Anyway tis the season for lilacs and again I have no flowers. How many years does it take before you can expect flowers? The trees are about 4-5 feet… More

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