Lilac season is here! 💜 Two of the most important steps when growing lilacs: Lilacs are sun lo

Lilac should only be pruned within two weeks of the flowers fading. Many people prune their lilac in the fall or early spring, and they cut the flower buds off. Shrubs also have way too many stems coming out of the base. Each plant every season has a finite amount of energy that it can produce with the roots and leaves that it has. If we have too many stems, then each stem is not getting very much energy out of the bank account and that is why we only get very small flowers on our lilac. So we n

Candied Lilac Recipe… Folklore, Facts and more! The blooming season of Lilacs may be short-lived, but it is highly loved! These white to deep purple blossoms not only decorate the sky with their vibrancy, but do so with their potent, floral fragrance that wafts through the air. Blooming usually between Beltane and Litha, the summer solstice, lilacs are actually a member of the olive family. Did you know? 😲 They are native to the Balkan Peninsula in Eastern Europe and are believed to have arrive