tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post5432379289701316861..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: Scent from heaven!HELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-14000051967621248062013-05-08T22:14:58.316+01:002013-05-08T22:14:58.316+01:00Thanks for all your info, I hope to grow Heavenly ...Thanks for all your info, I hope to grow Heavenly Scent in a container until I have at least 6' clear stem under the canopy - so I can walk under it. Time will show if that will be possible!<br /><br />Oh, by the way, all the leaves are out now, no flowers this year, a bit disappointed about that since the nursery had promised me at least some this year. Have to wait a whole year to see and smell them!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-28902969674573835382013-05-08T20:22:20.143+01:002013-05-08T20:22:20.143+01:00It was quite small when I bought it, I then went a...It was quite small when I bought it, I then went and planted it in the wrong place and had to move it after a couple of years and it took another couple of years to overcome that setback before the first flower buds started forming. Lesson learned - magnolias hate to be moved. Plant once and leave well alone. It had a short single stem when I got it and I've kept it that way to give me about 4ft clear stem before the first branches come off. I could raise the canopy further but I'm happy with it as it is.<br /><br />Yours looks a bit bigger than mine was so you could start seeing buds as early as next year. They're quite distinctive in appearence, fatter and longer than the leaf buds and furry.<br /><br />Looking at the plant again this evening I think I was a little optimistic about growth - it's probably nearer 12ft by 10ft.Trainer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777701301974490461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-79368035842508175202013-05-06T01:29:10.519+01:002013-05-06T01:29:10.519+01:00Thanks for all that info! You say yours started to...Thanks for all that info! You say yours started to flower after 5 years, at what height? How tall was it when you bought it? The nursery I bought mine from promised me a few flowers this year and masses next year, but all the buds have opened now and there are no flowers this year. Disappointing, have to wait a whole year to see the flowers. <br />I have had so much trouble finding a single stemmed magnolia, would be interesting to know where you bought yours, or did you buy it as a small bush and prune it in shape yourself? <br />I can’t wait to see mine in flower!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-46720592994682059492013-05-05T23:20:30.039+01:002013-05-05T23:20:30.039+01:00Hi Helene
I grow the similar 'Raspberry Ice&#...Hi Helene<br /><br />I grow the similar 'Raspberry Ice'. Like 'Heaven Scent' it's a Magnolia liliflora x M.veitchii hybrid bred by Todd Gresham in California so should be fairly similar in growth habits. I bought mine around 1999 and moved it about three years later which set it back a bit. It was slow to grow at first but has now reached about 15ft total height and about 12ft across. It started flowering after about five years in the ground and has improved every year since. It's just about finished now, having started flowering on the 19th April - but if last year is any guide I may see the odd flower through the summer. Like yours it's on a single stem but I did have to prune out a lower branch that was growing outside the garden and obstructing the pavement. It didn't affect the plant in any way so you should be able to keep yours in bounds.<br /><br />Fabulous plants, even if they only flower for a fortnight.Trainer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777701301974490461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-65862400112511586442013-05-04T15:42:00.142+01:002013-05-04T15:42:00.142+01:00Thanks!Thanks!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-48929657899544109282013-05-04T04:33:30.779+01:002013-05-04T04:33:30.779+01:00Congratulations on your wonderful new addition! M...Congratulations on your wonderful new addition! Magnolias are favorites of mine as well.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-50636356376165256502013-05-03T15:21:12.140+01:002013-05-03T15:21:12.140+01:00I am sure you could grow my smaller magnolia, it w...I am sure you could grow my smaller magnolia, it will only be 150 cm tall and 40-50 cm wide, depending on how you prune the crown - smaller than many rosebushes! I will keep you all updated on how they both progress, and if they both stick to the size they are supposed to be :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-69322539900181961672013-05-03T15:17:01.996+01:002013-05-03T15:17:01.996+01:00Magnolias need treatments for pests just as any ot...Magnolias need treatments for pests just as any other garden plant, so an infection of scales need regular spraying but the scales will go away eventually. Perhaps you could try again with another magnolia?HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-32112838641793700762013-05-03T15:11:51.719+01:002013-05-03T15:11:51.719+01:00Hi Beth, I hope you get one where you live, I thin...Hi Beth, I hope you get one where you live, I think you will have missed the season for this year so just keep it on your wish list for next January or so, possibly as early as November, not sure when they start selling trees like that where you live, you have to ask around.<br /><br />Seems quite a few of us can be comparing flowers from 'Heaven Scent' in a few years time then, how fun!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-18110022184528426112013-05-03T10:19:08.228+01:002013-05-03T10:19:08.228+01:00Wow, I looove Magnolias, too:) But I've never ...Wow, I looove Magnolias, too:) But I've never seen such a huge one in the first photo! And I can't believe that you got it at such a reasonable price! You're lucky!! It's a shame that I can't get Mgnolias because my garden is too narrow... So, look forward to seeing yours in bloom:)Keityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577129141806836878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-19440923502461647282013-05-03T06:38:59.712+01:002013-05-03T06:38:59.712+01:00Magnolias are beautiful trees, but I haven't h...Magnolias are beautiful trees, but I haven't had much luck with them. There was a small one when we moved into the house, but it succumbed to scale. A couple of our neighbors have star magnolias with lovely white flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-38870749509840453832013-05-03T01:48:46.125+01:002013-05-03T01:48:46.125+01:00Hi Helene, I must have a single stemmed magnolia ...Hi Helene, I must have a single stemmed magnolia after reading your post. 'Heaven Scent' sounds fabulous and was promptly added to my wish list. :-) I look forward to more posts about the magnolias and your lovely garden. All the best!Bethany Benton Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960309921916644140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-55977115497744092392013-05-02T19:14:18.507+01:002013-05-02T19:14:18.507+01:00Thank you Alex, nice to hear you have two young ma...Thank you Alex, nice to hear you have two young magnolias too, I bet the dark purple is amazing in flower :-)<br />A lovely evening to you too.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-30841228046018385452013-05-02T17:06:07.341+01:002013-05-02T17:06:07.341+01:00Well done, Helene! The last two yeard I planted tw...Well done, Helene! The last two yeard I planted two magnolias too. One of them is a star magnolia. The other one is a dark purple and flowers late... don't ask the name because I should first go into the garden and read its Label *shame-on-me*. I love the scent of Magnolia and I can't get enough of admiring those beautiful trees. So I really can't wait to see yours in flower too :o)... and I'm rater sure that he Heavenly one will present you at least one Flower :o).<br />Have a lovely evening<br />AlexAlex aus dem Gwundergartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345838066384134549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-92137164202638250822013-05-02T15:03:57.031+01:002013-05-02T15:03:57.031+01:00Great you have managed to make a cutting from your...Great you have managed to make a cutting from your magnolia, I have read it is difficult but not impossible. Layering is supposed to be easier, obviously not so easy with a single stem tree.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-90160630355823966972013-05-02T15:01:39.336+01:002013-05-02T15:01:39.336+01:00Thanks! Getting my magnolias home was almost like ...Thanks! Getting my magnolias home was almost like an adoption process, at least I have theme here and can enjoy them every day :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-14284124725234496582013-05-02T14:59:09.784+01:002013-05-02T14:59:09.784+01:00Thank you Astrid, can't wait to see them in fu...Thank you Astrid, can't wait to see them in full flower ;-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-86279582034652328222013-05-02T09:30:17.254+01:002013-05-02T09:30:17.254+01:00I hope your magnolias give you please. Ours is 30 ...I hope your magnolias give you please. Ours is 30 years or so old and was damaged when we had an extension built which means it ended up the shape of a very large bonsai (if that makes sense). My sister has a cutting from it that is the height of her house now. Apparently you can't grow them from cuttings (says our radio 'expert') so it must be a miracle cutting.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-36713693765370129302013-05-02T04:19:26.480+01:002013-05-02T04:19:26.480+01:00Hee hee - I saw that first picture and your title,...Hee hee - I saw that first picture and your title, and thought you must have adopted a tree in the forest or something! How interesting to know that you can grow magnolias in that way. What a fun project for you!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-70832404749051833142013-05-02T03:19:58.318+01:002013-05-02T03:19:58.318+01:00Not one but 2 new trees! What gardening fun! It se...Not one but 2 new trees! What gardening fun! It seems as if you have made a very careful decision considering the size of your yard. I'm sure both trees will be just fine and you will get much pleasure from them. Congrats!Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208261869410640449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-11615131575719087312013-05-02T02:58:45.122+01:002013-05-02T02:58:45.122+01:00Thanks, I am so happy with my purchase too, I hope...Thanks, I am so happy with my purchase too, I hope they will thrive in those containers and not get too dry over the summer - if we get a summer this year!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-30782459137568152872013-05-02T02:56:29.704+01:002013-05-02T02:56:29.704+01:00OK, I understand, the daffodils I am planning to c...OK, I understand, the daffodils I am planning to cut do grow in full sun though, together with my daylilies, so they should be OK. I will leave the ones on my shady side in peace :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63778348545307626452013-05-02T02:50:36.302+01:002013-05-02T02:50:36.302+01:00How wonderful, Helene! I've always wanted a Ma...How wonderful, Helene! I've always wanted a Magnolia in my garden, too. The Magnolias are in all their glory here in my neighborhood right now. As Larry says (he lives just a bit north of me), we will have several days of cooler weather (10C-15C) during the next few days, so they should be lovely for a while. I will enjoy seeing future posts featuring your Magnolias!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-91921170099904583092013-05-02T02:11:43.935+01:002013-05-02T02:11:43.935+01:00Helene... Regarding your comment on my site, I bel...Helene... Regarding your comment on my site, I believe you grow your daffodils in more shade than I do... if that is the case, I wouldn't recommend taking more than a third off, and that no sooner than absolutely necessary... LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-67035228156316090912013-05-02T01:30:59.148+01:002013-05-02T01:30:59.148+01:00Thanks, I am still smiling every time I go outside...Thanks, I am still smiling every time I go outside and see those two magnolias in their containers. I just have to go and look closely for flowers every day, hoping the tallest one will produce at least a couple for me this year since it is quite a mature plant already :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.com