10 Comments

1. katie on 6 May, 2008 at 5:57 pm

   I can smell them from here… mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

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   I ended up putting this bunch on my bedside table and waking up to that smell. Lovely. ~W

2. Margaret on 6 May, 2008 at 6:03 pm

   Beautiful color! I’m loving all the flowering cherry and dogwood trees. They are spectacular.

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   The Puget Sound in the Spring is marvelous! ~W

3. Miz S on 6 May, 2008 at 6:16 pm

   I need a lilac bush.

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   I think everyone does. ~W

4. Stacey @ Happy Are We on 6 May, 2008 at 7:19 pm

   I’ve seen that those grow here, too! The little spot of color makes it feel like home. 🙂

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   I was surprised to see them thriving here on the coast–considering our rain! ~W

5. Liza Lee Miller on 6 May, 2008 at 9:15 pm

   Hmmmm. My lilacs just don’t do anything — neither do my jasmine. Not sure why. I am planning to tear them out and put in something that likes my yard and does nice things like bloom and smell pretty! 🙂 I can enjoy the spring lilacs of other people!

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   Did you plant the lilacs? How long ago… I think it can take time for them to establish? I’m not really sure about that, it just seems like a familiar tale. The jasmine is confusing! It should grow beautifully where you are, right?? ~W

6. tricia on 7 May, 2008 at 12:51 pm

   So lovely. I grew up with lilacs and they were my favorite flower…. sadly, they don’t grow in Florida, but gazing at your photos, I can almost smell them.

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   Yeah, it probably doesn’t get cold enough there, does it? Bummer!! But I bet jasmine grows like a weed. ~W

7. Kimberly C. on 7 May, 2008 at 3:43 pm

   I had to do it. I could not put it off any longer. I bought my first lilac bush today. However, I will have to wait till next year to enjoy the blooms.

   Beautiful photos Wende!

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   Thanks!! And the lilacs are worth the wait. 😀 ~W

8. kat on 8 May, 2008 at 6:31 am

   Lilacs are my favorite flower. (well, next to peonies) I can not wait for ours to pop! Yours are just beautiful.

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   I’m partial to both, but the smell of lilacs… LOVE THAT. 😀 ~W

9. IZ on 9 May, 2008 at 12:33 pm

   Those are some lovely pics. Lilacs are beautiful. Thanks for the up-close photos… they are kind of a blur to me when I’m in the garden… the detail is amazing.

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   You’re so welcome! Our room smells amazing in the morning. 😀 And it appears you fixed my spam problem. THANK YOU!!~W

10. cindy on 11 May, 2008 at 9:25 am

    Holy Smokes. Those are GORGEOUS. Spring is still trying to start here. I think the long, cold, extra snow covered winter really did a number on the plants. I just wish it would have killed off the dandelions. Oh well, they are good bunny food! 🙂

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    Yeah, it killed off a ton of my plants. My peonies are GONE. Spring has been slow to arrive. ~W