A Lilac by Any Other Name

In our back garden we have one tree.  It looks a bit scraggly but it's useful for hanging our bird feeders off and gives the birds a bit of cover.  We plan to remove it in the next few years when we have our garden landscaped.

It's actually one of what were originally four trees when we first moved here two years ago.  We cut the other three down to create more space.

I was looking at our solitary tree today and suddenly realised that I didn't know what it was.  I've been looking at it for two years and never bothered to find out anything about it!

On the off chance, I asked my wife, who is Czech, who did know and she told me it was called 'šeřík,' which Google translate soon rendered to me as 'lilac' in English.  So there you go, at least I know what it's called now.

I've dug out an old photo of the garden from last year, when all four trees were still present.  Here you can see our lilac in full bloom in the centre.  Isn't it a stunner!

Our Back Garden
(May 2011)