This year, the National Garden Bureau, founded in 1920, designated 2022 the year of the lilac.
There’s a nostalgia associated with the bush, part of the olive family. In the Midwest, they’re easy to grow, much easier than an olive tree and will live up to a hundred years.
This enduring quality may be why there’s so much literature, filled with nostalgia, about the lilac, always mentioning its special fragrance.
CREDIT the Source: ‘Lilacs ’round my door’ 2022 is the year of the lilac. Can you smell them?