We are rather battered and windswept here. No real damage, thankfully and as usual there are people far worse of than us.
Our plot is on a hill but it was truly like a marsh at the weekend.
A few more pictures of my Magnolia twigs which I brought in two weeks ago.
A few buds have opened beautifully. They look pretty for a day or two but don't last and then go brown. I had planned to take a picture of the vase again today but now it's dark so too late.
A few more buds are swelling up, so I'll pull off the dead flowers.
I'd meant to take pictures every day but that didn't happen. This last one is about as far as it got before going brown.
Fun to have something to watch on the kitchen windowsill though.
Thanks for visiting. I promise something different next week. For more Vases on Monday visit Cathy ant Rambling in the Garden.
Your ferocious storms made the news here too. Part of the southeast US is flooding at the moment too, while here on the Southern California coast we're dry and headed back into drought status. Mother Nature can be a royal pain! I'm glad that you made it through Dennis okay and that you still have the Magnolia to admire.
ReplyDeleteThe weather seems to be becoming worse and more extreme. It's very concerning.
DeleteI didn't know you could force Magnolias. It's such a shame the flowers last only a day or two inside. In our climate, they so often get hit by a frost just as they are in full bloom, which ends up with the same result - brown petals.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it's too warm for them inside. It's been fun watching them emerge.
DeletePlease you have had no structural damage....the light has been so low never known a winter like this one. Taking Vit D some of my plants could do with it too....
ReplyDeleteGood idea, it's so dismal isn't it?
DeleteIt's a shame the flowers don't last but it is fun watching the buds open indoors.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's been fun. As I said, I wonder if it's too warm inside?
DeleteI am sure the warmth inside must affect them when you think of the outside temperature of their typical flowering season - and too dry, I expect. What fun watching them though - I have noticed the wild plum or whatever it is in bud and they are always good for bringing inside to observe, so I think I have next week's vase sorted...!
ReplyDeleteLovely. We're always anticipating...
DeleteHow lovely to see those velvety buds morph into beautiful flowers Alison. Glad to hear that your plot has survived unscathed. Just twiggy debris here and counting our blessings!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely. So awful for those poor people.
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