lilac time

One of my very favorite things to do at the end of the working day in the gardens is to cut whatever is ready and make a bouquet for my clients.  For them, after a long day at their jobs, it's nice to come home to a treat like that.  Plus I just love to do it!

Here, I used lilac and dogwood. But each week it's something different.  Spring blooms don't last long, so I make the best use of them by bringing them in and putting them all over my house.  As I type this, I can smell the white lilac (which reminds me of my mother) and crimson azalea in the mason jar on the table beside me.  (And that is a very good thing because it is so windy and cold outside, I am doing my work from inside the house today!  Even my poor puppy is on his own.)