If there are any flowers I like nearly as much as roses, they would have to be lilacs. In our yard there is just one lilac bush, and it struggles to provide us with these beautiful and aromatic blooms. Probably it doesn't receive enough sunlight, or fertilizer, or something, because we're doing good to get a couple little bunches of tiny flowers.
Their scent is just heavenly. Too bad this isn't a scratch and sniff screen so you could enjoy them with me! Glory! A few days, and they'll be gone. It's probably just a tad warm for lilacs here in sunny, South Carolina.
See that yellow powder on the leaves? No exaggeration, here. EVERY thing in our yard is fairly covered in fine yellow pine pollen. NO thing....plant, animal or man, escapes wearing this yellow blanket of dust every spring. Thankfully it only lasts about a week. And a good spring rain, which we are expecting this evening, should wash it all away for another 51 weeks, or so.
Oh! The dainty smocked baby dress is coming along nicely. I thought I'd give you a sneak peek since I keep mentioning it. I snapped this picture right after I finished pleating it. I've made a lot of progress since this was taken. Another few rows of smocking, a neckband, placket, and hem are all this lacks now. I'd been working on this outside in the sunshine, until the heavy pollen drove me inside to finish. Don't want this covered in yellow powder.
So, what are you doing on these warm, Spring days?
Love,
2 comments:
I LOVE LILACS, TOO. I WISH WE HAD A BUSH IN OUR YARD.
THE DRESS IS PRECIOUS. I'M SURE LITTLE LACEY ANN WILL LOOK ADORABLE IN IT.
G~MAMA
The fabric for the dress looks very pretty, can't wait to see the finished product. I know they will love it.
Our roses are growing gangbusters. I have at least 20 buds on my tree rose, one bush has 12 and several others have at least five or six. I saw the first little pink bud on one of my hedge roses, this evening, all the others thus far have been yellow. Can't wait till the whole garden is bursting forth in its rainbow of color! :-)
Try giving your lilac some fertilizer. I put some 8-8-8 around the baby maple in our yard that just looked sickly last summer and in less than a week it went from being the last to even look like it was going to sprout leaves to COVERED in green leaves, the grass around the base of it is DARK green and three inches taller than the rest of the yard. I need to mow it! HA! Just an idea.
Rochelle
PS Also epsom salt is supposed to increase the clorophyll production of the leaves, resulting in larger, more vibrant blooms, try a 1/4 to 1/2 cup around the base of the lilac bush. I've just done it for my roses.
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