The Lombard Garden Club has been selling lilacs to our community and surrounding areas for more than half a century. This year we offer 18 cultivars of bushes and 1 type of tree. Colors range from white , to blues, purples, magentas and pinks. At maturity the sizes range from 4-5’ to 12-15’ tall. This year we have a dwarf tree with lilac blooms that grows to 5 – 7’.
Cultivars featured at this year’s sale
Thursday, May 8, 12:00 – 7:00 pm
Lilac bushes are planted in 5-gallon pots. Bring a wagon or cart so you can take your choice with you to the cashier.
There will be a designated area where you can return pots that your lilacs came in. Pots from previous years are welcome.
Lilac bushes are $38 each including sales tax. Trees are $55. Cash, checks and credit are accepted. There are no returns.
The Lilac Sale will be held under the pavilion on the north side of Lilacia Park, near the Park District Administration building at 227 W Parkside. On the map it is near #3 and #4 on Parkside.
Lombard has free street parking. Spaces in nearby commuter lots are $1.50 for the day or free after 11:00 am. Refer to the downtown parking map. Once you have made your purchase you can leave it at the curb with one of our helpers, get your car and return to pick up your purchase.
Not to be missed! Park District Plant Sale
Be sure to visit the nearby Park District plant sale. There is a variety of native and non-native perennial plants available. Succulents, houseplants and patio plants along with some hanging baskets will also be available. Perennials are $14 each or 3 for $36. Hanging baskets and patio pots are $30. Houseplants and succulents vary in size and price.
The website’s Bloom-o-meter lets visitors know the best time to enjoy the fragrances and colors of Lilacia Park. Lilac Time is Lombard features two weeks of events celebrating the Lilac Village.
Lilacia Park is an 8.5 acre horticultural showcase
featuring 700
lilacs and 25,000 tulips that welcomes spring with a burst of beauty
and
fragrance from
early to mid June. During Lilac Time visitors can take guided tours
offered
by the
Lombard Historical Society. Lilacia Park is on the National Register
of
Historic
Places.
Lilacs in Lombard go back to 1911 when Col. William R. Plum and his
wife,
Helen, brought
two of them to their Lombard home from the Lemoine Nurseries in
Nancy,
France. He
quickly became enthusiastic about them and greatly expanded his
garden of
lilacs.
Upon Col. Plum’s death in 1927 his land along with its extensive
collection
of lilacs
was donated to the people of Lombard to be used as a public park.
The newly
formed
Lombard Park District hired noted landscape architect Jens Jensen to
design
the park as
a showcase for the plants. Soon afterwards the village held its
first Lilac
Festival in
1929.
How to Care for
Your Lilac
Lilac Diseases
Lilac Pests
Planting your Lilac
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