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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Lilac. Growing up we had out-of-control, seven-foot-high lilac hedges border two sides of the backyard. Smelling a lilac in bloom brings me right back to the secret forts I'd build beneath their branches.

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    I have them growing on the southeast side of my house next to the living room windows. I also have a late spring blooming lilac right next to another window so I get some super lovely bursts of scent for several weeks. Glorious.

    I do not at all regret planting those, and they do a great job shading the brick from the sun and keeping the house cooler.

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