Sunday, January 11, 2009

Photo a Day Magnolia


A lovely summer bloom from my Southern Magnolia I planted in the side yard about 15 years ago.


This is how the tree looks now. This variety of magnolia has been my favorite since I was a child and the neighbor on the corner had huge ones in her yard.

13 comments:

Linda Fleming said...

I must plant a magnolia tree in my yard! What a gorgeous blossom, I can almost smell it.

HElen said...

Beautiful magnolia flower. I wish they last longer while in bloom ::) Beautiful!

sandy said...

Your weather looks like ours..beautiful, sunny. That is a gorgeous gorgeous bloom!

Serena Lewis said...

OH...how beautiful!

Anonymous said...

I was thinking the same thing as Linda, but of course it would grow here, but yes, I could almost smell it. Just beautiful!

Jennifer Rose said...

such a pretty flower :)

Jean Bernard said...

A beautiful flower for a beautiful lady! I need to come visit that tree! I saw a magnolia once and fell in love with it.
I am so glad I found your blog. I have missed you MOM ! Know you are thought of often.
LOVE you MOM
Jean

JudiA said...

Is that the kind that smells so nice? What a lovely tree.

BumbleVee said...

what a beaut! love the creamy colour...

Linda said...

It is great to see you posting again. Enjoying all the pics.

Jacque Uetz said...

Mary my very favorite flower is the magnolia and rose..
I would give anything to have a tree planted here but I am sure it would never make the winters.I also love the red bud tree but they don't do well here either..
Beautiful photo!

Mike Fleming said...

Beautiful flower and photo.

Cheryl said...

I can feel the heat from the sun looking at the pic of this flower. Bet it smells wonderful too. Does the tree normally bloom all over? The tree itself is a lovely shape too.