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lilacs

  • If you are looking for deer resistant shrubs to plant in your unfenced yard, the safest evergreens are spruce, juniper, and boxwood.
  • Fall is a good time to plant shrubs. If you are eager to have more perfume in your garden there are many shrubs from which you may like to choose.
  • If you are planting a garden this spring around a condominium or in some other small garden space, you may want to consider some of the shrubs that have been developed to grow into a compact shape and size at maturity.
  • Many of our best lilacs resulted from the work of Isabella Preston, who spent her career hybridizing plants.
  • Although non-native, lilacs are a much-loved and well-behaved import to North America.