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Where Lilacs Still Bloom
by Jane Kirkpatrick
Hulda Klager was a hardworking German immigrant with an eighth grade education and a burning desire to implement changes in plants. She started with wanting a crisper, easier to peel apple for her apple pies. Her father had inspired her to follow her dreams, so while taking care of a large family and garden, she began exploring plant hybridization. She was successful and expanded her efforts to other plants. Her passion was lilacs, and her goal was to develop a creamy white lilac with 12 petals. In the process she developed over 250 varieties of lilacs. Her husband supported her interest in growing hybrids even in the face of those who initially condemned her for wanting to change nature as God had created it or for overstepping bounds as a housewife.
Although Kirkpatrick did a thorough job of researching the life of Hulda Klager, she had to rely on second hand sources. Despite Kirkpatrick being a very talented writer, Hulda Klager did not emerge from the pages as someone the reader could identify with. She was strong, persistent, and resilient but not portrayed as personable. Based on the number of people that committed to helping her with her lilacs throughout her life, however, she must have been an admirable and li
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It's lilac time again. Today, as I drove around an older neighborhood here in Tacoma, I saw dozen of these old-fashioned beauties. So I decided to republish this post about the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland WA. If I didn't convince you to go there in 2012, or 2013, maybe another look at this photo tour will inspire you to make the trip. You couldn't ask for more perfect weather in the Northwest than we're having this week, and the gardens are only open through Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, 2014. Don't miss this opportunity.
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After returning home from the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens yesterday, I could hardly wait to upload my photos, but as soon as I saw the first image, something weird happened. I smelled the perfume of lilacs. Seriously, I swear I did.
I know it had to be my imagination, just a memory of the scent, but there was something magical about spending an afternoon in a purple paradise of lilacs. After an easy two-hour drive from Tacoma to Woodland, Washington, I strolled through a vast arboreum of not only countless lilac bushes, but also other blooming shrubs, trees, and perennial flowers. All the while, both plants and pe