This week’s color palette was inspired by our floral contributor, Michael George, and his garden in upstate NY (His arrangement on his table shown below). Once Lilacs are done flowering you should snip the blooms off. Then keep watering and fertilize so that each spring you will have very fragrant blooms. Lilacs need a period of cold to bloom. So if you live in a locale that is warm all year, you should stop watering after September to force it into dormancy.

Note: As we do every week with our color palettes, the names and numbers above are from Benjamin Moore paints. If you like this color palette it is easy to get paint chips from your local store as a guide.