Arrived healthy and well-packaged. All are thriving despite being in very different areas of the garden with varying light and water specs. Half have already shown blooms despite their small size. Very lovely pink as pictured and fragrant. A solid purchase. Definitely look forward to watching them fill their spot in the landscaping.

Bought tree at 1' high., Oct. '12. Planted it then. Lasted through the Michigan winter. Now has purple and green buds. Is so healthy. Can't wait for more growth and full bloom!!

I ordered two, and even though outhers said they would be small... I didn't expect the plants to be THAT small. The cardboard sleeving pack inside the small box, at least held them well from shipping damage. One was so wilty and off it, I thought it was going to die. I gave them a good soaking then potted them up in 8" pots and put them in my GREENHOUSE to give them a fighting chance. I can say that they are indeed coming around, and managed to both put out some leaves, though both lost the bloom stems they had. I don't mind that as long as they pull through. I am going to start hardening them off before they go out in their permanent spots after our frost date (we have had four hard freezes since I got them, interspersed with 80 plus days!) I would say without some babying I would have lost both right off the bat. I have faith that with a full summer to get established they will be fine in my 6b (drought) climate as long as I keep them watered. I gave a three because of the condition they were in on arrival and size, and that with some TLC they are growing well right now. I will echo other reviews I have read, the plants shipped are VERY SMALL.

I love this lilac! It is a beautiful accent plant, about 3' in its 2nd yr. You can smell the blooms from our deck 15' away. It's completely covered in blooms and will bloom again a few more times this year. You won't be disappointed if you purchase this plant!