We have achieved lilac-a-tude!

Yesterday morning, I picked up ten lilac bushes from Syrigna Plus, a lilac nursery in West Newbury, MA. And I planted all ten.

I now understand the purpose of the fieldstone wall. "If I spent this much effort GETTING this damn rock, it damn well better be WORTH something." The very first bush I planted -- I started digging the hole, and needed to pull out a rock the size of my head.

I've been keeping all the rocks I'm pulling out. Because those rocks BETTER be good for something, given how hard they are to get. I've got a pretty darned big pile of 'em.