Amy's Magnolia is covered with buds this spring. For the first time Ed's big wire cage was large enough to keep the deer from eating the buds. This will be the first year that we will have an impressive set of flowers. The cage can be seen in the background but I purposely took the picture through one of the wire squares to get an unobstructed view of the flower. After the winter weather we have had it is delightful to see this lovely pink flower. When the flowers are past, the fence will be removed so that the lawn can be mowed.
One flower growing on a low branch gave me a chance to take a bird's-eye view of a Magnolia blossom. When more buds are open I will get a chance to see if all of the flowers are pink under the petals and white on the inside.
It is a family tradition to view Magnolias from ground level with blue sky as a background. I managed to lie down on the grass and take this picture and get back up again without anyone seeing me. We have both reached the age where passers-by seeing us on the ground get concerned thinking we have fallen and can't get up.
All of the lilies in the garden are coming up fast now that the April showers have finally started. Only some of Ed's Day lilies are shown here. These have been with us for the longest time and many should be divided. Since new garden space does not yet exist these beauties will simply have to wait for at least another year. The scattered stones carry varietal names as we continue to sort out just who is who. The four foot high wire fence sections are tied in place preventing deer from eating these soon to appear tasty buds. At last count we found names for thirty-five different Day lilies so it goes without saying that this is just the first bed that is now ready for summer flowers.
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