I love lilacs. Love them... love the look of them and the smell of them. Love having them in the house... just not in an enclosed room because then they give me a headache. And now is the season for lilacs here... they are everywhere, in full bloom, and the whole atmosphere seems fragrant with their perfume. I love the various purples that they come in... and the odd white bush. There are also "fake" lilacs out there, some other bush, that pretends to be a lilac, but there is nothing like the real thing.
When I was a toddler, we lived in a little house that was surrounded by lilac bushes/trees. Maybe that's what started my lifelong love-affair with lilacs? Maybe it's ingrained in my genes at this point.
I read up on how to cut lilacs so that they will stay fresh longer in a vase, and so far it is working... cut them in the mornings. Cut the stem on the diagonal, and immediately put them in a bucket of warm water with some flower preservative. When you get them home, do not crush the ends of the stalk - that will damage the vascual tissue. Instead, slice the bottom inch of the stalk lengthwise with a knife, so that it is split. Put them in water with flower preservative... and voila... lilacs that stay fresh longer...
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