The poet Longfellow said, “I shall not go to town while the lilacs are in bloom.” Meaning, he would not miss the once-a-year bloom on his farm. And that's the only bad thing about lilacs. Over too soon, and for the rest of the year they look like a rough shrub.
They aren't popular landscaping plants in Seattle. I certainly don't see homey lilacs (or camellias) planted in front those big box houses going up, where there's barely room for a postage stamp lawn.
But we still have old lilacs growing on almost every block in West Seattle, and they can live to be over 100. As you walk along, the strong but light fragrance is evocative of every spring you can ever remember. Lilacs are associated with getting rid of negative energy. The scent is calming and used to ease anxiety in aromatherapy.
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