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WATERLOO — The 24th annual Vintage Music Festival will take place on April 3 from to to 8 p.m. at the Majestic Moon Event Center, 1955 Locke Ave.
The family-friendly event is free and features music by The Vinyl Frontier, Phil & Travis, Butler County Line, Firelake, Jeanie Uncorked, and Mike Price and the Moon Majic Band, followed by musicians’ jam session. There will be food and beverages for purchase.
A free-will donation is encouraged. COVID precautions are encouraged but not required.
Year of the Lilac: Lilacs are among the most carefree spring-flowering, well-loved shrubs
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‘Scentara Double Blue’ lilac
“SCENTARA” lilacs (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) – With a dwarf form and some of the best fragrance from their parentage combined with good resistance to powdery mildew, they fit into any garden. “Scentara Pura” grows 4 to 6 feet tall and wide, bearing deeply scented, pure purple flowers. “Scentara Double Blue” grows 6 to 8 feet tall and wide and is a showstopper with its large clusters of highly perfumed, lavender-blue, double flowers. Hardy to Zone 2.
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‘Bloomerang Dwarf Pink’ lilac
“Bloomerang” lilacs are outstanding reblooming lilacs with a profusion of stunning, sweetly scented clusters of star-like flowers in spring that seem to cover the plant and then rebloom less profusely from midsummer until the first frost. The fragrant flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators and are both disease and deer-resistant. Hardy to Zone 3. “Bloomerang Dark Purple” grows 4 to 6 feet tall and wide with dark purple flowers. “Bloomerang Dwarf Pink” grows 2 to 3 feet tall and wide with pure pink flowers. “Bloomerang Dwarf Purple” grows like Bloomerang Dwarf Pink, but with purple flowers. “Bloomerang Pink Perfume” grows 4 to 5 feet tall and wide with highly fragrant, pink flowers. “Bloomerang Purple” grows 4 to 5 feet tall and wide and bears purple flowers.
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‘Baby Kim’ lilac
“Baby Kim” is the smallest lilac, growing only 2 to 3 feet high and 3 feet wide, giving it a nicely rounded shape. Its shiny green leaves beautifully set off the non-fading, purple flowers that attract butterflies. Extended hardiness from Zones 3 to 8.
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‘Scentara Pura’ lilac
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‘Little Lady’ lilac
“Little Lady” (Syringa x) is a new compact introduction that matures to 4-5’ tall and wide with dark pink buds that open to lilac-pink flowers. Bred in Canada, “Little Lady” is hardy zone 2 to 7.
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‘New Age’ white lilac
“New Age Lavender’ and ‘New Age White’ (Syringa vulgaris) are super-compact, growing from 4 to 5 feet tall and wide, and were bred for mildew resistance. Their names perfectly describe the colors of their fragrant flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Hardy to Zone 4.
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‘Virtual Violet’ lilac
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‘Bloomerang Dark Purple’ lilac
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‘Pinktini’ lilac
“Pinktini Lilac” (Syringa x prestoniae) is new in garden centers in Spring 2022. Upright, compact, and cold hardy to Zone 2, this new pink-blooming variety is great for small spaces and early-season blooms in cold climates. Pinktini is more compact and tidier than the classic “Miss Canada” Lilac.