Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Thanks Caroline. I don't have any in my garden, they were growing beside the HWY on a trip we took a few years ago, the bush was very large and covered in butterflies, it was beautiful.
LOVE it. I too miss lilacs Looking at the banner I can almost smell my mother's double french...soon as they bloomed I filled a vase for my room. Thanks for the sweet smelling memory
Each cloud has a silver lineing if only you look for it.
What part of BC do you live in Margaret?? I go to the west part at least a couple times per year (Vancouver and nearby areas) and have been to Penticton a couple of times! I had cousins who lived in Chiliwack but never visited them!
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Greg, I live in Logan Lake, a small town SW of Kamloops, in the high country, we are 3500 feet above sea level. Challenging growing conditions here, short summers with cool nights, and long cold winters.
That's right pretty sure I asked you that before! That is challenging! Do you grow many alpines, since you're close to that already?
I am really getting into these types of plants!
I used to be able to handle that, but have gotten out of practice! Seattle is just cloudy/rainy and can feel very chilly, but it isn't that biting cold that I used to have in Michigan!
Looking at the banner I can almost smell my mother's double french...soon as they bloomed I filled a vase for my room. Thanks for the sweet smelling memory 
I'm glad you liked the banner and it brought back sweet memories. 
