Saturday, April 30, 2011
Rescued Lilac
Last October, I wrote about how we rescued this lilac bush from an ad we saw on Freecycle. When we transplanted it, I was pretty worried about the trauma of digging it out of the ground and planting it in our yard. I thought it might be too much stress for the lilac bush since we had to cut off a lot of the roots to remove it out of the ground. It was so well established and the roots were really entrenched in the ground. Well, this plant truly bounced back this spring and started growing buds. And look at it now! It's blooming! I can't begin to tell you how incredibly happy I am that we were able to successfully rescue this plant! Look at this gorgeous bloom!
There are only 3 blooms on this bush. I wish there were more, but there are so few blooms because when we removed the bush out of the ground, we had to prune it back a lot so that it could fit in the car. I think we pruned off some of the branches that would of had buds. I'm crossing my fingers for more lilac flowers next year!
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Lilac can take a lot of abuse. So glad it bloomed this year.
ReplyDeleteThat's a success story :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on a successful rescue mission!! The lilac seems to appreciate your rescue too!!
ReplyDeleteI love to see rescued plants, especially something as gorgeous as a lilac. The blooms are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I LOVE lilac's :) We have tons of purple and white lilac bushes on our farm - they smell heavenly!
ReplyDeleteIt sure does have a pretty bloom! I bet there will be more next year.
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It's happy to be alive!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! What an awesome rescue :)
ReplyDeleteI love lilacs. They remind of my childhood. We used to pick them for our mother growing up. It's funny that I found your post. I've be thinking about adding a lilac bush to my yard. You just inspired me! Hope you can stop by A Diva's Garden.
ReplyDeleteRegarding lilac pruning: you want to prune right after the bush blooms, because next year's flowers bloom on year-old (this year's) growth. Pruning later in the season will chop off next year's blooms.
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