Dogwood and Lilac

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“Come spring, in the shaded forests near my home
Blooms the elegant and lovely dogwood tree…” — Shakespeare

“In another world and another day.
Moonlight turns the purple lilacs blue...” — Conrad Aiken

These are two of my favorite flowers. I really wish they thrived in Southern California, but sadly, they don’t. I have to see them in photos from the Pacific Northwest and try to recollect the alluring fragrance.

The Lilac Fairy, Cicely Mary Barker

2 thoughts on “Dogwood and Lilac”

  1. Lovely! My lilacs are just beginning to wane, and our rhodies are doing their thing. We have one rhododendron that’s very fragrant and reminds me of something heavenly I smelled years ago in SoCal (but I don’t know what). I love dogwood blooms too.

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