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Hi everyone, As I write this the outdoor temp is reading -17 with a wind chill of about-39!I'm dreaming of my garden and wearing out the pages of the seed catalogs.So glad to find a fun site like this,and other people who are as passionate and crazy about their garden as I am.I have an unusual garden in that it is all on slope ground and good sunlight is only about 30% of it.When we purchased our home 10 years ago, my mother shook her head and said I'd never be able to have a garden.
Well thankfully I've amazed her and everbody and
am being asked to show my garden in our areas annual garden tour, but I am still declining as I still have many things I still wish to accomplish.
So dont ever let anyone tell you a gardens not possible,us gardeners see the possibilities whenever we look at the ground,RIGHT?

Shamarian,
Fellow Minnesotan's here, where abouts you located?? You Betcha' it's cold, I have -20 for a temp right now! Well as Weezie stated, join in have fun, I am an exp. gardener(outlaw Master Gardener), and Laura is a novice, she knows her houseplants. Ask us anything here at this site, Stay Warm

Wow, thanks everyone for the nice welcome and it looks as if us Minnesotans are not too far from each other,I'm 50 miles south of Minneapolis so we are indeed sharing the same weather.And thanks on the congrats concerning the garden tour but sometimes I wonder if their just getting hard up for gardens to tour I just like strutting a feather or two if someone tells me it cant be done.
I have a friend of mine thats in the master garden program and I've been waiting to run into her but this is so much easier and more fun.I do have a question already so I'm going to put all that time you've invested to good use.
I absolutely love lilacs in the spring so that was the first flowering shrubs [2 to the exact] that we planted, maybe 8 years ago now.Well I didnt do my homework and planted them under another tree and just learned now this year that they do require sun and that is I'm sure why I havent had on single blossom .
So my question is if its possible now to dig them up and move them to a sunnier location without killing them.I've waited soooo long for them to get to the size that they are now and so dont want to buy more if I dont have to.Are they tender ??Will I kill them ?? I know I would get as much root as I could,I'm ready for your expertise garden friends

Here's some info to start with...



Moving shrubs

Does that help any?

If you do manage to move them and
would like another lilac to replace
it that may work better for you is a

Miss Kim Korean Lilac
I have one under a huge maple tree, it only gets a tiny bit of morning sun and some sun, past 3:00pm. It's in a spot that's really wet in the spring/fall and dry in the summer,
I have had wonderful luck with it!!!
The flowers are beautiful, can't say much for the smell, it's okay, *my mom loves it* I preferr the regular ones, but it's full of flowers..
Might be a try???

Weezie

Thanks Barleychown, yes it did help,I think I'm probably going to go for it.And Weezie tell me what you dont like about the smell of the Kim lilac,the reason I love lilacs is their scent, is this one different?

Well, I'm not too sure.... I'm a little sensitive to smells since my last child?? Not sure why???

But the lilacs are a very pretty smell, and this is just a tad~bit different...

My mother absolutely loves them, she's over picking off my shrub all the time (she lives next door) So, it could very well be just me, but I don't think they smell the same...

I LOVE the bush though.........
Tons of blooms, well behaved, I trimmed it up a bit, the last two years I did clip off the dead flower buds, seemed to make it bloom more I guess.

But it's compact, and full of flowers!! I can't complain really!!!

I have two other light~purple lilac's in the back.
and 2 wild white ones on my property....
I would love the dark purple or yellow ones/?
Someday!!!!

Weezie

I moved a bush following those instuctions...it pouted for a while, but now is looking better than ever!

One thing, though...he is NOT kidding when he says it will be heavy! My husband was helping me, but right as we got it loose from the ground, he got called for work...

I figured 'hey, the bush is smaller than me, I can move it...' Only by sheer determination did I get it done, and I was soooo sore for days afterwards! And all I did was drag it!

So, make sure you bribe some friends to help you!