MnDOT believes that Rock Island Park’s lilacs are original from the 1930s. This long stretch of lilacs is located on the north end of the park, along 28th St. and Toledo in St. Louis Park, MN. Lilacs were part of the original 1930s landscaping of the Lilac Way, the showcase section of Highway 100. According…
Kristi Gibson of the Robbinsdale Historical Society transcribed an original hard-to-read 1938 Minneapolis Journal article, and even recreated the layout. Now you can browse or search the story in easy-to-read, mobile-friendly text. Scroll down to see her replication of the article as it appeared in the newspaper. Thanks for preserving this piece of Lilac Way…
7.6.20. Even eleven years after restoration, Lilac Park in St. Louis Park still surprises me. This Ivory Silk Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata ssp. reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’) was in full bloom in late June. Located on the east side of the park between the path and beehive fireplace, it stopped me right in my tracks.…
7.6.20. Even eleven years after restoration, Lilac Park in St. Louis Park still surprises me. This Ivory Silk Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata ssp. reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’) was in full bloom in late June. Located on the east side of the park between the path and beehive fireplace, it stopped me right in my tracks.…
April 9, 2020. With just a couple of clicks, you can help the USA National Phenology Network’s Track a Lilac citizen science project. Phenologists consider lilacs to be a crucial tool in tracking the Earth’s warming. Phenology is the science of measuring our climate with repeating biological events, such as the blooming of lilacs. Since…
Oct. 7, 2019. In this interesting story by Heather Brown of WCCO TV News, she talks to a Circle Pines, MN gardener with lilacs reblooming – in October! She interviews Julie Weisenhorn, an associate extension professor at the Department of Horticulture at the University of Minnesota who helps us understand this unusual phenomenon. Only the…