Lilac Frenzy – Sensation, Miss Kim, Miss Canada and Yankee Doodle
Posted by Sarah O. on May 12, 2009
We went a little overboard and bought 4 lilacs yesterday.
I had been wanting a sensation lilac, but at the same time I was nervous since I’m sensitive to some fragrances, and I didn’t know how I’d handle the fragrance since the lilacs are going on the other side of the fence from my favorite (and only) Moon Valley swing.
Although I’m getting a hankering to move the swing DH likes it where it is, and I’m tired of the grass dying underneath it, so I’d like to keep it where it is for a few more years.
Anyways, we found out that the large sensation lilac was $34.99, and it was only twice as big as the $10.99 lilacs, so I decided that three lilacs were better than one – we also were planning on putting them in front of a big fence, so we really did need more than one.
I picked out a sensation lilac, and told Jeff he could pick out the others since he’d told me he’d wanted lilacs but I wouldn’t let him have them before.
He picked out the yankee doodle lilac, which was my second favorite, and then the Miss Kim, which I thought was pretty, but I’d read a few message board posts from people who weren’t happy with it because the flowers aren’t traditional lilac flowers, so I was a little unsure about it.
If only people would take pictures of the whole tree/bush/flower instead of just the blooms, it would make deciding so much easier.
Then I read that the Miss Kim lilac had burgandy leaves in the fall, so I was sold.
But then I went back and had to look at the Miss Canada lilac, and it is a pink late season bloomer since all of the other ones are purple or purple and white, and didn’t say anything about the blooming period I started wanting that one, and trying to decide if I would trade another one for it.
Then my wonderful husband decided we should get a Miss Canada in addition to the others, since I was torn, and we both liked it, and it was a good thing we did – we had enough room for it when we got home, and three lilacs would have probably looked to bare in the area in front of the fence.
We ended up planting the trees in reverse order of size, because we don’t want them to grow too big and get in the neighbors yard.
Hopefully they won’t look bad since they range in size from 6-10 feet with a 6-10 foot spread, and since they’ll all have different colored blooms, at some different times.
The Miss Kim and the yankee doodle have buds on them now, so did some of the common white and common purple lilacs at the store.
There was one smaller and one larger sensation lilac with buds, but they looked kind of crunchy, and I wasn’t sure that was how they were supposed to look so I didn’t get them.
I can’t wait to see them in bloom, and to smell them!
Now my only question is will the rabbits eat them?
If they will, I’ve got to get some protection up ASAP.
Sarah A. said,
Sounds like you have a good garden started. Hope you are not allergic to the blooms. Happy Gardening!
ChrisND said,
I hope the rabbits don’t eat them! Sounds like a fun project. We want to make plans to add some shrubs and maybe a small tree or two to our landscape. Lilacs sure add a nice scent to the air.
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Avis said,
Fragrance is very important in the garden. Can’t wait to see pics of your lilacs. Happy blogging!
Sarah O. said,
Thank you Sarah, Chris and Avis.
So far the rabbits haven’t bothered them, but we have new neighbors who let their cat out every now and them, so that might help with the rabbit situation too.
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