Property News · March 13, 2022

Where to see magnolias at their dizzy best | James Wong


Places around the country to enjoy these amazing trees in all their gloryI don’t know about you, but spring really couldn’t come early enough for me this year. So I am watching the first signs of blooming bulbs and blossom with an enormous sense of excitement and anticipation. While, for some reason, it always seems to be flowering cherries that get all the attention, for me it’s magnolias that always steal the show, both in spring and beyond. So here are some of the very best places around the country to see these amazing trees in all their glory, as the weather finally starts to warm.I think I’ll have to start with Kew Gardens, mainly as it’s my local haunt, which I am most familiar with. There’s a hidden spot in the arboretum, off the main trails between the glasshouses, which just erupts into pastel pink shades each spring – like a scene from a manga film. With most of these mature trees being the wild species forms instead of modern hybrids bred to fit our increasingly small gardens, there is something just jaw dropping about not just the concentration of trees, but their soaring height. Incredible. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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