Syringa, Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Madame Lemoine'

Mine is about 10 years old and gives me lovely blooms every year, as long as I prune it correctly. The scent is, well, heavenly. True l...Read Moreilac scent. Growing in full sun, good drainage, cedar mulch all around, little fertilizing (some rose fertilizer once a year or so).

This lilac has a wonderfull scent and I'm looking forward every year for its blooming. Ater blooming I break out old blooms directly afte...Read Morer flowering . Every three years (about) I give it a trim to keep it as a small tree in my garden and to stimulate an overall new growth.
I live in an old neighbourhood..houses were build for the miners around 1900. Neighbours gave each other cuttings from their syringa in different colours and the most of them are still growing in these gardens. There are Syringa trees blooming up to 6 meters and 6 meters across. So Syranga blooming time is a beautifull sight and my neighbourhoods air is lovely scented..specially after a spring rain.