Yearly Archives: 2014

[gallery ids="7984"] Large shrub with intense, dark red-violet buds that open to lighter hued single flowers in mid spring. While fragrant, it is more subtle than some other cultivars. Another old cultivar that has retained popularity. It prefers full sun and a well-drained soil. Prune after flowering to encourage next years blooms....

[gallery ids="4694"] Large panicles of double, lavender-pink flowers on a large, suckering shrub with dark green, heart shaped leaves.  Blooms in mid-spring with that classic lilac fragrance. Like all French hybrids, prune after flowering. It prefers full sun and a well-drained soil....

[gallery ids="7985"] Very cold hardy selection with highly fragrant clear pink flowers. It blooms in late spring to early summer. The flowers are held at tips of the branches and attract butterflies. Prune right after blooming. It does best in full sun in a well-drained soil....

A large shrub that has been popular for centuries, having been introduced to the New World by Colonial settlers. They have that unmistakable sweet fragrance many remember from grandmother's garden. The flowers will vary from white, to pink, to the most common light purple. It will grow best in full sun and a well-drained soil....