tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post1568794634266427504..comments2023-08-01T07:01:24.334-06:00Comments on Tiny Old House: Lilac Mayhem and RejuvenationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-73255720907563526192009-05-04T08:16:00.000-06:002009-05-04T08:16:00.000-06:00Thanks for the lilac bush photos. I too have a hou...Thanks for the lilac bush photos. I too have a house with a lilac bush the PO neglected. The THICK stalks made me think it was a tree! so i guess i will cut 1/3 of the thick stuff down after it done blooming. Thanks again!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />1893 colonial south of Boston :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-14659294435142019222009-02-26T22:35:00.000-07:002009-02-26T22:35:00.000-07:00I'm on the third year of removing 33% of my lilac ...I'm on the third year of removing 33% of my lilac branches. The first year they protested, the second year they bloomed lightly. I think this year they are in the groove and should bloom ok. Good luck w/ yours!StuccoHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608839109697874015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-8848510384457178672009-02-24T18:00:00.000-07:002009-02-24T18:00:00.000-07:00I love lilacs! They smell like spring, which I wis...I love lilacs! They smell like spring, which I wish would hurry up and get here.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414416231961038483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-12188044209050368642009-02-24T08:19:00.000-07:002009-02-24T08:19:00.000-07:00I love lilacs!!! They smell great!!!I love lilacs!!! They smell great!!!goddessof4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07329045486924544092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-4316765345155663402009-02-24T08:17:00.000-07:002009-02-24T08:17:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.goddessof4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07329045486924544092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-51371471174147139952009-02-24T01:17:00.000-07:002009-02-24T01:17:00.000-07:00I love lilacs. My mom has a row of them at the ba...I love lilacs. My mom has a row of them at the back of her property and I'm hoping to plant some shoots at my own house.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564514698418229865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-3282029091948040192009-02-24T00:42:00.000-07:002009-02-24T00:42:00.000-07:003 years? We'll be patiently waiting for the updat...3 years? We'll be patiently waiting for the update.Why S?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16430725193750271819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-91159673654318701392009-02-23T20:31:00.000-07:002009-02-23T20:31:00.000-07:00I discovered lilac shoots in the side yard that ha...I discovered lilac shoots in the side yard that had been mowed down for years by the PO. I let them grow and now have a forest of 20' tall white lilacs.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981165196778882484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-77933490355479900102009-02-23T13:04:00.000-07:002009-02-23T13:04:00.000-07:00My experience with my damn lilac is when you cut i...My experience with my damn lilac is when you cut it back, It will grow back bigger than ever, so I doubt you will have any problems with yours.Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103061776704295860.post-56131122404213640642009-02-23T10:03:00.000-07:002009-02-23T10:03:00.000-07:00We had 7 or 8 huge overgrown lilac bushes when we ...We had 7 or 8 huge overgrown lilac bushes when we purchased our home. R cut them down to about 5 inches with a chainsaw. In 3 years they were full, blooming, and almost 10 ft tall. <BR/><BR/>I love lilacs.Jan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200868370970054076noreply@blogger.com