How can I start a lilac bush from a bush clipping?
Hardiness Zone: 7a
By ruth wheeler from Hunnewell, KS
I took shoots from my 60 year old lilac bush last summer to plant at a new house and they are growing nicely. All I did was chop shoots with a shovel and stick in the ground with a lot of water. I didn't water again and never fed. No blooms yet but I understand it takes a few years of growth before they bloom.
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How do I root and/or transplant a cutting from a lilac bush?
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I am disabled and on Medicaid and hence have no dollars to spend on my garden. Many of my neighbours have lilac bushes and I'm sure a request for some part of their bushes for rooting or transplanting would meet with generous approval.
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