Re: Off to the Garden/mock orange

Judy, are you talking about Lilacs (Syringa) or Mock Orange (Philadelphus)?
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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