Have you smelled the Ligustrum lately?  Ligustrum is THE official smell of summer, according to Jon and me.

 

Often called Privet, some shrubs are evergreen, and some are deciduous.  They are used by landscapers to create privacy hedges;  we had six evergreen ones across the front of our yard when we were little.  They were huge, and definitely created privacy.  They also invited thousands of bees to our yard.  Maybe that's how we had so many apples:  pollinators!!!  

 

There are several deciduous ones growing in our neighborhood:  one down by the creek, and one up on Five Forks Drive, across from the corner of Bella Vista Point.  Just go up there and breathe the air on a warm day, and you will locate the Ligustrum.  

 

It is right next to a wild Elderberry bush;  I'll write about that soon.  

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!