I welcome you to ‘Zone 5 Favorites on the 5th’. I’ve started posting on the 5th of every month, redirecting visitors to a favorite posting relative to zone 5. Last month we visited This Garden Is Illegal for Tomato Tastings 2011.
This month I’d like to take you to Digging, but I can’t. Digging won the award for Best Gardening Blog from About.com. My thanks to those of you who voted for me. I would take you to Digging, but alas, we can’t go to a zone 8 garden from Austin, Texas today — that is not exactly zone 5.
We’ll trek over to A Way To Garden instead. Margaret’s blog is from zone 5, and took second place. I have chosen her posting on pruning lilacs. My lilacs are blooming, as you can see, so the timing is perfect. She even has tips about making the cut stems last longer. I wish my camera could have added fragrance to the photo; the flowers smell so lovely. Better yet, stop reading this and go cut some lilacs for your house.
I’ve invited other zone 5 bloggers to join me for Zone 5 – Favorites on the 5th. If that’s you, please leave a comment so everyone will know you are part of the gang.
If you are a reader hungry for zone 5 sustenance, please follow the blogger’s links to feed upon their favorite postings.
Hi Carol,
Love the lilacs! I have been bringing in huge bunches all over the house. You will have to check out my FB page to see the shots. Faith (16) has been really artsy with all of the spring flowers so I have enjoyed the fruits of my garden so much more this spring. It is amazing to see that with a little (back breaking OK) work how well it performs.
Carrie