Michelle had her first Mothers day, and it was perfect. Rochester has a festival every year to celebrate the Lilac trees in highland park. The festival attracts people from all around. Some information about the lilacs is below. The link to the website for additional information is also below.
Each year Michelle and I go the the festival. This year was extra special as we had James and it was Mother's Day. We went early to avoid the giant crowds, but it seemed many people had the same idea. None the less we had a full day of Lilac viewing, eating and even watched one of the concerts for a little bit - James Danced!
I have posted some pictures for everyone to see some of the trees and a few pictures of Michelle, James and I.
Lilacs - http://www.lilacfestival.com/
Each May, the Lilac Festival signals spring as Highland Park's 1,200 lilac bushes display a floral rainbow of more than 500 varieties, from deepest purple to purest white, from lightly scented to irresistibly aromatic. They cover 22 of Highland Park's 155 acres.
John Dunbar planted the first lilacs at Highland Park in 1892. During his years as park horticulturist, he gradually expanded the collection and introduced more than 30 new varieties to the trade. Dunbar's successor, Bernard H. Slavin, built Highland Park's Lilac Collection into the largest in the world.
Many of the park's varieties were developed in Rochester and exported to other areas of the country. The deep sky-blue "President Lincoln," a 1916 Dunbar introduction, is still considered to be the best of the blue lilacs. "Rochester," a creamy white variety introduced in 1963, commemorates the city that has become synonymous with lilacs.
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