Lilac
By Kate123

7 May, 2019
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Planted my first lilac yesterday, taken advice, it's in full sun until around 2pm or thereafter.
It's a syringa josee, dwarf variety.
Pretty mauve pink flowers.
Deciduous.
Planted in a small bed in my postage stamp back garden.
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The dwarf Lilacs are really useful for a smaller area....mine was planted a few years ago, but never seems to outgrow its place.Lovely tree fern in the background.
7 May, 2019
Very eye catching. Will look better every year.
7 May, 2019
I do love a lilac. I’ve had them in all three of my gardens. They can be a bit unreliable, but as long as you resist pruning them ( they tend to make lots of new non-flowering shoots if you do) they seem to do well. The dwarf ones are very useful.
7 May, 2019
Thank you Thrup, Meadowland, Bathgate and Karen.
Appreciate all your feedback, advice taken on board too :)
7 May, 2019
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That's very pretty your garden looks lovely hope it grows well for you.
7 May, 2019