We are open on the weekends, Mother’s Day to Father’s Day. This year, opening day is May 11, and we will close for the season on June 17. Saturdays we are open from 10 am to 4 pm. Sundays we are open from 12 pm to 4 pm. We are also open on Memorial Day from 10 am to 4 pm. We are also available by appointment in May/June, and in September/October.

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Once you have identified your sunny, well-drained location, dig a hole that is about twice the diameter of the pot-size of your lilac. When you remove the plant from the pot, you may notice that some long roots stick out beyond the hole you have dug. If that is the case, you can make little trenches to accommodate them. Lilacs should be planted shallowly, so make sure that your lilac is planted at soil height. If you choose to mulch, do not mound the mulch around the stem/trunk. Leave a ring of airspace around the stem/trunk to allow for good air circulation.

Lilacs take 4-5 years to flower for the first time. If your lilac is flowering at the nursery, you know that it is old enough to flower. Our plants vary in age from 1 year to 5 years of age, and it is sometimes hard to tell the age of a particular plant. In addition, lilacs may not flower if they are not happy in their new location. Be sure your lilacs are planted in a location that gets 5-6 hours of direct sun and has well-drained soil. As long as the soil drains well, lilacs can thrive in even in poor quality soils. However, they may not bloom as much in acidic soils or those that are low in phosphorus. The little-leaf and late season lilacs flower earlier in their lives than the mid-season vulgaris species.