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Your story is so familiar. My first bush met its death by mower within a month. Hubby doesn't cut grass too often and didn't see it. Ditto the second one. The third bush made it through several seasons. Had buds on it. Helpful #2 son, tired of hearing mom complain of not being able to see the lake for the grass, decided to cut grass. I told him to avoid the lilac. At the end of our lawn was a poplar sucker. Yep, you guessed right. Lawn cut, bush gone, but sucker lived to grow to full size.
My hubby did the same thing. I bought two at the same time - put 1 at the side of the house. He mowed it down 3 times the first year - and one more time the next year --
