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Eliza Waters 
How beautiful!
Thank you, Anne!
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Glorious Eliza, thank you.
MJ
Thank you, MJ!
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One of my absolute favourites!
Lovely…
Same here– thanks, Dale!
I wish I could press a key and get a smell of the fragrance. Beautiful time of year.
Thanks, Judy. I always feel like I have to soak that scent in before it is gone for another whole year.
Glorious💐
Thanks, Val! ❤
oh! oh! oh! How I love lilacs!
IKR? They are simply wonderful!
We have an old white lilac that’s been blooming for weeks. I love how it scents the air.
They are just amazing this time of year!
If only I could smell them.
They are heavenly, for sure.
Such a pretty photo of a gorgeous flower. Saw a Hummingbird checking my pink ones out, yesterday!
Wonderful! Thanks, Alice.
Such a nice photo. I love lilacs.
Thank you, Diana. I look forward to their bloom all year.
I miss these as much as any northern flower. We have sort-of-substitutes, but there’s nothing like a lilac.
So true– they don’t last that long, so we enjoy them while we can.
I can smell them from here!
They are heavenly, to be sure!
Such romantic flowers
Indeed, the language of flowers attributes many meanings to lilacs, mostly love and passion.
We are on the same page today, Eliza. I have lilacs, also!
GMTA! 🙂
I can almost smell them! I grew up in a city that celebrated the lilacs with a festival named in their honor.
They may be common, but their scent is anything but! Definitely worth a festival in their honor. Thanks for stopping by, Loree.
A gorgeous shot Eliza. Such a wonderful, smell and so very beautiful. I hope these are in your garden 🙂
Thank you, Sylvia. Yes, there were several bushes in the yard when we moved in and I’ve been enjoying them ever since. 🙂
They’re spectacular flowers. California’s “lilacs”, aka Ceanothus, don’t hold a candle to these.
Thank you, Kris. There really is nothing quite like them.
Lovely photo Eliza. I hope yours last longer than mine did!
Thanks, Cathy. The common ones are nearly gone, but the French one is holding on a few more days.
Very beautiful. I loved seeing lilacs when I lived in the UK, but I don’t recall ever having seen any in SA.
They probably need cold temps for dormancy, as they originated in Eastern Europe.
Yes, few places are cold enough here in winter without being arid (and hot in the summer). Interestingly I did find online, one SA nursery selling it as “rare” and for quite a tidy sum, and warning that it is not suitable for warmer areas.
Lilacs remind me of childhood. We had one in our garden. Butterflies loved it.
I think lilacs were one of the first cultivated ornamentals. There are house ruins here in New England that still have lilacs blooming every year, even though the houses are long gone.
Lovely. Little reminders of the past
So beautiful. I can almost smell them. 🙂
Thank you, Robin. They’ve been a delight.
Lovely, Eliza. Like other fellow bloggers, their sweet scent immediately comes to mind (and nose).
Thank you, Tanja. Scent in the garden is such a pleasure.
Love lilacs and that color!🙂 I’ve been amazed by how many I see blooming this year.
Yes, it’s been a good year for them, despite those hot spells.
I love their heady scent. Lovely photo!
Thank you, Belinda!
Beautiful colors and capture, Eliza! Brings back memories of my big lilac bush and how wonderful mine smelled!
Thank you, Donna. It has no equal. 🙂
Mmm, So lovely! 🙂 They are the classic reminiscence trigger!
That they are, thanks, Allison!
So rich and full 💞
Thank you, Karen. They are a delight!
Ours are the pale color that most associate with lilac. The dark makes a wonderful contrast. We did not visit there this year but have you gone to Lilacland in Pelham? Lots of varieties there.
I haven’t been there in years. I remember my mother buying some there in the 70s. A bit more grown up now!
Absolutely lovely!!! 💜
Thank you, Barbara!
Very impressive photo of lilacs. I wish I could see them around here.
Thanks, Hien. Such a classic. You need to find an older neighborhood perhaps?
Look at the interesting etymology of lilac:
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=lilac
Interesting! Thanks, Steve.
Love these! Wish I could smell them, too!
Thank you, Debbie. I wish their season lasted longer!
These luscious colors, Eliza. And such pretty details close up. 💜
Thank you, Jane! x
So pretty and my favorite fragrance too!
Thanks, they are so heavenly!
Very Nice Eliza!!
Thank you, Reed!
Aren’t those colors beautiful together! Love this.
Thank you, Susie. An exciting annual event around here! Have a great weekend.
Very pretty shot of the lilacs Eliza, some of them do have a heavenly fragrance.
Thank you, Karen. The old-fashioned ones are the best!
Lovely 🌸💮
Thank you, Sarah!