Really now that I have taken the time to learn that
lilacs like less acidic/slightly alkaline soil I am going to
plant 2 purple ones again. In a row behind the white one..Or maybe one in front and one behind...See I put horse manure in my vegetable garden....Horse manure is acidic. The original purple ones would have been getting direct run off from the garden. That may be why they died. I think the white one survived because it is on the corner, thus would not be getting so much direct run off. I think I will
plant one purple one on the other corner, east of the white one and another purple one west of the white one. That way none of the
plants would be exposed to the run off..I hope my plan works...
That is the spot where I want the
lilacs to be...