{"id":7382,"date":"2020-05-12T01:12:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T01:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=7382"},"modified":"2020-05-12T01:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T01:13:02","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-129-syringa-vulgaris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/12\/plant-a-day-2020-day-129-syringa-vulgaris\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 129) Syringa vulgaris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019m sure most lilacs smell wonderful, but the old-fashioned lavender ones smell the best\/strongest to me. We were lucky to have two of these shrubs on the property when we moved here, one right near Burke Avenue on the property line to the north, and one at the southeast corner of the house. I\u2019ve tackled them both at various times, pruning out old stems and trying to maximize their bloom power and minimize their size. They can be overlooked, but not during those three glorious weeks in May when they sweeten the entire yard with their scent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n