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 LILACS: PRAISE FOR A
MODEST SHRUB
By Niki Hayden
Lilacs show off their finery once a year. Bold, pendulous blooms studded with
tiny flowers perfume the air. The scent is heady, luxurious and familiar. For a
few weeks each spring we’re forced to praise this modest shrub.
A favorite in Thomas Jefferson’s garden and a tough plant that journeyed
to Colorado with the pioneers, old-fashioned lavender lilacs still can be found on abandoned
homesteads, along with Harison's yellow rose and heirloom bearded irises. None is native to North America but all have adapted to conditions
in the West.
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rest of this story is now contained in "Colorado
Home and Garden Lover's Guide" by
Front Range Living and Fulcrum Publishing. It can be purchased through www.fulcrum-books.com
or at bookstores, such as: www.tatteredcover.com,
www.barnesandnoble.com,
www.borders.com
or www.amazon.com.
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