Yes... We enjoy our lilacs. This row was planted around forty years ago. The drought of the 2000 - 2007 really took a toll and the blizzards that followed nearly did them in. But after years of pruning and caring... They are beautiful.
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Lilac flowers belong to the Oleaceae family and is a genus of about 20 to 25 flowering species with over 1,000 varieties of lilac bushes.