Saucer Pink Magnolia For West Coast Gardeners

Born and raised in California during the 1950s and 1960s (before everyone in the planet seemed to move there), there are some things you don’t forget. One of the them is the sight of Saucer Pink Magnolia trees. These trees are one of the most spectacularly beautiful of all magnolias (some say the loveliest species of all).

Spring Begins With Forest Flowers

Regardless of when the exact moment is, I’m just glad spring is here, and more or less thinking that in the spring, the motto of all flower-lovers should be Robert Browning‘s quote, “Look thou not down, but up.” — since the trees are often the first to present their flowers.