Retired PR hack / public servant, dog walker, nature lover, dharma student, community builder. I live in a small village in a small country on the edge of a big ocean.
With the end of winter
there is more activity in the garden. It’s starting to look much nicer with our magnolias coming into flower. There are still a lot of weeds, but we will clear them out to give the summer perennials more space. Winter is a sad time in most perennial gardens, but summer is lovely.
Magnolia figo, also known as Banaba shrub or banana magnoliaMagnolia figo, also known as Banaba shrub or banana magnoliaCorsican hellebore, a species of hellebores. I like the big greenish flowers on this one and would like to get one of the wine red varieties for bold contrastThis is a lily magnolia, and I love the striking purple flowers on it
