When I was growing up in England I was aware of magnolias as most towns had gardens with towering trees filled in spring with glorious light pink Magnolia blooms. It wasn’t until this last year that I realized what a huge variety of Magnolia trees were available. I think that this is partly the fault of garden centres that generally only stock a couple of options, namely the soulangiana and the stellata. However, there are around 400 varieties of Magnolias from different parts of our wonderfully diverse planet.
There is a type of magnolia available for every size of garden but it is worth doing some online research before you buy, considerations are:
- Hardiness
- Eventual size of tree
- Number of years before the tree will produce it’s first flowers
- the colour of the flowers
There is a fantastic specialist nursery on the edge of Lake Maggiore in Switzerland www.eisenhut.ch . If you can, visit them in March when the magnolias are flowering.
The images in this post were taken last year in the Eisenhut park.
Welcome to The Moosbach Garden
An English Garden in the Black Forest
