Duck Chat withdrawal ....

[chickens really]

Your lilacs grow fast? Mine are slow, must be a different variety.

Mine are the old homestead variety and grow like weeds...

 

[Soon2Be]

Lilac can be slow growing. The Korean variety Little miss Kim grows a bit faster, otherwise privits grow fast. Watch out for anything with thorns.

Rose of Sharon is just a bush - no thorns. I don't really know why it is called rose.

 

[Soon2Be]

I don't know how slow the lilac would grow, but mine is a beast and needs trimmed every year or it gets out of control. It is at least 9' tall. I have to trim the bottom and cut any branches that over hang onto my porch.
I know the chickens have a burning bush on their side and it seemed to do well, maybe I will plant some on the outside as well. I will look into it. I love planting, my husband doesn't. Ha. Plus, he just got me my own string trimmer, so I can do what I want now. He won't be able to complain about all the extra trimming work he has to do.

 

[chickens really]

Rose of Sharon is just a bush - no thorns. I don't really know why it is called rose.

I don't know what that is...

 

[Soon2Be]

I don't know what that is...

Basically a perennial hibiscus.

 

[Soon2Be]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/rose-of-sharon/rose-of-sharon-bush.htm

 

[Soon2Be]

It grows 13"-24" per year - which is the same rate as a lilac according to the search I just did.

 

[chickens really]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/rose-of-sharon/rose-of-sharon-bush.htm

Nice...That's pretty...

 

[chickens really]

Yippee it's raining......Boy we needed rain. My Ducks are out celebrating the rain......

 

[chickens really]

I can't wait till I can take the Ducklings outside to play and swim in a bowl of water....Supposed to be warm again by Thursday...