This time of year is one of my favourites, because it's when the deciduous Magnolia trees alert us to their presence. I adore magnolias, and have always wondered who on earth thought so little of them that they named a clinical, industrial, boring paint colour after them.
Because I have the best Mum in the world ever, she decided she was going to buy me a Magnolia stellata when we visited Squires at the weekend. So I picked one out (which has big fuzzy flower buds on it), and potted it up on Sunday.
Only got a quick photo of it before work on Wednesday - I must get a better shot of it at the weekend. So here are some of the magnolias I have seen over the past few days:
This Magnolia x soulangeana in Acton made my long journey back from Ikea tolerable on Sunday.
This Magnolia stellata erupted last week. Mum has demanded one for her own garden, despite the designer's assertion that they get "messy".
And a larger M. stellata was in St James's Park, near the bridge.
Because I have the best Mum in the world ever, she decided she was going to buy me a Magnolia stellata when we visited Squires at the weekend. So I picked one out (which has big fuzzy flower buds on it), and potted it up on Sunday.
Only got a quick photo of it before work on Wednesday - I must get a better shot of it at the weekend. So here are some of the magnolias I have seen over the past few days:
This Magnolia x soulangeana in Acton made my long journey back from Ikea tolerable on Sunday.
This Magnolia stellata erupted last week. Mum has demanded one for her own garden, despite the designer's assertion that they get "messy".
And a larger M. stellata was in St James's Park, near the bridge.
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