Monday, May 23, 2022
Three weekends of the Lilac Festival 2022 in Highland Park, Rochester, NY were completed yesterday.
We went to see the lilacs when there was no entertainment, no food concessions, but plenty of parking.
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When we read "Lilac Arches," this is not what we expected;
(it can be rented as a wedding/event venue) |
Highland Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to look natural, but was a planned tree garden/arboretum.
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Syringa vulgaris 'Jane Gardner'/Lilacs is one of over 1,200
lilac shrubs along the north side of Highland Avenue (KSS) |
John Dunbar planted the first lilac in 1892, and continued to experiment with the plants to develop 30 new varieties.
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| Syringa vulgaris 'Dr Maillot' |
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| Syringa vulgaris 'Paul Thirion' |
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| Syringa vulgaris 'Hiawatha' was just beginning to bloom (KSS) |
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| Syringa vulgaris 'Monge' closeup |
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| Kent & Tamiko |
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| Syringa heyeri 'Palibin' is a smaller leaf species |
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| A Pinus nigra/Ausrian Pine beyond the Palibin Lilacs |
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| Pinus nigra/Austrian Pine (KSS) |
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| Asimina triloba/Pawpaw flower |
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Trunk of Stewartia pseudocamiliia/
Japanese Stewartia |
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| Interesting but unidentified grasses |
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| Curling seedheads on the grasses |
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Syringa vulgaris 'Triste Barbaro' was the
darkest purple lilac we found |
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A mix of white and pale purple blooms
(two shrubs?) and narrow leaves
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Syringa vulgaris 'Rochester' was developed
in 1963 to commemorate the city of lilacs;
the Lilac Festival began in 1905 |
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| The Viola × wittrockiana/Pansy Bed (KSS) |
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| The Pansy Bed and lilacs behind it (KSS) |
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| Syringa vulgaris 'Elinor' buds |
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| Syringa vulgaris 'Elinor' buds that are opening |
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| Tamiko with Syringa vulgaris 'Glory' |
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| The 'Glory' lilac panicles are huge |
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| Lilacs along Highland Avenue in Rochester |
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| Lilacs in the forefront (KSS) |
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Three-dimensional map of Highland Park,
highlighting the many botanical collections |
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| The last of the tulips in Highland Park |
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