I fly away for ten days on Friday afternoon, and figured I was going to miss the white lilacs in the back yard this year. But lo! they bloom! I will cut some just where the branches need to be trimmed back and enjoy their light scent for a couple of days. In other gardening news: A few weeks ago, we loaded the bottoms of three big black plastic bags with soil, added cut up potato pieces with well-developed eyes, and layered a few inches of straw over the top. As the green leaves appear through... Sign in to see full entry.