Ann’s Weblog

Just got back inside… ran out after supper and planted four small lilac bushes from my “garden centre”. I chose Vesper, Montaigne, and two which had lost their tags; it’ll be a year before I know what the other two could possibly be.

I was inspired to plant some more lilacs after our visit to Bonnie Culp’s farm last night. Bonnie has 180 varieties of lilac in her own yard! She tells us that there are 2000 kinds in existence. Bonnie and a friend just travel thousands of miles to see some lilac conservatories in Ontario, and, I think, the U.S., so of course saw innumerable specimens of lilac. I’ll be content just to have a few in my yard, but I can understand how the passion can take hold.

I have sold my last “Miss Canada” and my last “James McFarlane”, which are both lovely pink lilacs… I think I will plan next year to keep one of those for myself.

Today in my small town there was a “Garden Walk”. Several of us in two groups went around to some homes to see how others did things, and what they had for plants, ponds and the like. At first I thought there were too “few” gardens scheduled for the Walk…. but after 3 hours of walking, and visiting gardens, I was tired! I visited gardens that I’d been promising to see for years.

I’ve been trying to get at the weeding of my perennial beds, but other work often prevents me getting to it.