In spite of a week of excessive rain, beautiful things are happening in Greensboro. The air is filled with the scent of honeysuckle and star jasmine. The rains this week have also brought out the magnolia blossoms which smell heavenly. The blossom in the above photo is as large as a dinner plate and the tree itself it over 30' tall. When it is not raining, their lemony fragrance abounds in Greensboro. It is one of those white flowers that help make spring/summer night gardens magical. White flowers seem to glow at night and the scent rises with the cooler evening air. The magnolia is one of the oldest known tree species in the world, so old that it is pollinated by beetles because magnolias were around before bees.
Today is Friday, the weekend is beginning. When the raindrops cease, seek out some magnolias.Tish Hinojosa sings a great song about the magnolia tree (please click here to listen). While Tish is from Texas, she does have friends in Greensboro. Maybe we can get her to come here and give us a concert... underneath a magnolia tree.
The smell of the magnolia is one of the first things that made me fall in love with Greensboro. Each year, my love is renewed.
Posted by: susan johnston | Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:11 PM
Lovely!
Posted by: William Kendall | Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 06:22 PM