Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Lilacs in Missourahhh

I've been lazy busy of late and haven't taken the time to do much on the www. I'm in my Missourahhh right now visiting my parents for spring break. As much as I adore Connecticut this time of year, there is nothing prettier than Missouri in the spring. As I've written before, my mom and dad are gardeners extraordinaire and their entire place is one big flower garden/vegetable garden that is one ongoing burst of different colors and vegetables as the spring/summer/falls seasons roll along. At the moment, it's lilac time!

There are at least 12 different varieties of lilacs - along with one rogue snowball hydrangea bush - in the hedge alongside their driveway. Everything from deep purple to white from small to large blossomed, then there's white rimmed, double flowered, and on and on.

Just when I think I've picked my favorite, another one catches my eye and that one is my favorite! (If you'd like to see more of all the lilacs, please visit my flickr here!)

Missouri Lilacs, 4/19/10, click on photo to see more!

(Above is the hedge that greets you as you come up their driveway to their home.)

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xoabb

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16 comments:

  1. Absolutely glorious! Enjoy every minute...but know we miss you;)

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  2. A little bit of heaven .. missing you ... not as much as MPM but still...

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  3. What gorgeous flowers! Heavenly indeed! Hope you're having a great visit as I'm sure you are! Enjoy your week!

    Sylvia

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  4. You already know how much I love lilacs. These are incredible, Annie. Have fun!

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  5. Oh my gosh... it's beautiful, Annie! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your spring break!

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  6. How beautiful, good for them to have a passion like gardening.

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  7. Hello to you and your folks...lilacs are one of my favorites:)

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  8. Great time to be here in the midwest! Those lilacs are gorgeous! mine are so tall I can barely see the flowers. I wish mine looked that good! All the different colors are great.

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  9. Beautiful...it would have needed one hell of a effort to grow this!!!

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  10. So pretty - I can almost smell them. Enjoy your visit.

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  11. I can almost smell the flowers...

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  12. Such grandeur. What a treat, enjoy every moment. I have a snowball bush. We had one when I was a kid. It is intermingled with my dwarf Meyer lemon tree which is flowering right now and my Henry Fonda rose bush. Such grand fragrances.

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