The lilac that Andy’s Mom had gifted us almost a quarter of a century ago is once again in bloom, along with all of its descendants in three different areas of the yard. So prolific has its growth been that we’ve had to cut it back as it attempted to take over an entire corner of lawn in the backyard. In the process, I transplanted several suckers over the years, each of which has developed into a sizable shrub.
This hybridized version – all fancy double blooms adding to the florificence (a word I just totally made up but that should totally exist) – is like a supercharged lilac – packing perhaps even more fragrance than the old-fashioned variety. There are all those extra flower petals to emit even more perfume. Blessings upon blessings.
