Re: Off to the Garden/mock orange

I have 2. One I bought as a "native" syringa. They lied. It is a lovely
double, but not what I wanted at the time so it got chopped, ripped out &
moved to the far SW corner of my property, full sun. It has never grown tall
again, but is getting wider, blooms profusely & smells heavenly. The other
is a local syringa, Philidelphus lewisii, single like the ones in the woods
and smells even better. Sucker from one in a friend's yard. It is on the
east side full sun most of the day. Wish I could send you some of the
perfume. Want to try a cutting?
----- Original Message -----
From: "pdickson" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 3:19 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange


> Kitty,
> What did you do to get it to bloom?  I have had one about 25 years ago
that
> was wonderful... huge, smelled wonderful and bloomed every year.  I have
> tried now for 4-5 years to get one to bloom but never have had one bloom.
I
> moved it this last fall and it lived but still no blooms.
> I moved it into more sun so I thought that might help.
> Tricia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 1:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden
>
>
> > We were supposed to get rain Fri-Sat-Sun, none so far except Thurs
> > overnight.  I spent about 6 hrs in the garden yesterday and got a few
> > things
> > done.  While looking for spaces to tuck things in, lo and behold, my
Mock
> > Orange was blooming!  No fragrance, but at least it bloomed.  It's a
> > sprawling, leggy thing with little to its credit, so it may still get
> > yanked
> > someday.  But after trying for 15 yrs to get a Philadelphus to flower, I
> > did
> > derive some pleasure from this one blooming in its third year.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Hollikft@aol.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:19 AM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Off to the Garden
> >
> >
> >> Thanks to Rich's rain dance..  we had a good amount of rain last night
> >> so
> >> weeding will be easier.  Hey anyone want some very invasive
BAMBOO!!!??
> > Have
> >> to go cut some down..  No I wasn't the one who  planted it.. the owners
> > before
> >> me did, and my guess is they knew nothing about  gardening.  ;(
> >>
> >>
> >> Holli
> >> Long Island, New York
> >>
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