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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

{We saw Our Lovely 2014 Magnolias for 1 Day...}

Each year our magnolias, Magnolia x soulangeana bloom around my Mom's Birthday of February 12...
Gorgeous blooms we got to see on February 26, in the morning as we had come home by 22:15 the day before.
Our cat-sitter did send us the above photo, while we were still in The Netherlands.
So lovely, we had been waiting now for several years as we all lost them to frost the previous years.
Next to the new retainer wall for blocking the rain water.
Even on a dreary, rainy day they look gorgeous!
What a sight after all those years!

With our new roof and the exterior painted it looks very nice.
The tiles need still to be put onto the concrete around the house.
BUT... the next night it turned into 23°F RealFeel by 6:44 AM!

So dreary the next day after FROST!
All brown again...
Blue sky but all those buds are brown...



Maybe spring 2015 will finally yield us fully opened, gorgeous Japanese magnolias...?
Related link:
{Only 4 Magnolia Blossoms for 2013} | previous post by me with more links to our magnolia blossoms



42 comments:

  1. Oh m y dearest friend what a beautiful sight your magnolia tree is. I can't wait for ours at the country home to come into bloom .... we are still snow covered up there. wishing you a beautiful week..xo C. (HHL)

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    1. Dearest Celia,
      Oh it sure was a beautiful sight for but one day... so sad that the next day they all had turned brown. Hope you get to enjoy yours and they probably are holding off better with all the snow you still got. We saw it from the air; all white landscapes...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. sorry they froze, but such beauties.

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    1. Dearest Theresa,
      Indeed a pity that they could not fully bloom for some enjoyment...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. What a pity!!! Your magnolias looked so gorgeous!!
    I hope next year they will be even prettier and will last longer!!
    Hugs to you, dear Mariette!

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    1. Dearest Marie-Anne,
      Funny how we all look so much forward to the first blossoms of spring. And yet, like my Mom, at the old age of 90, you ONLY get to see such blossoms less than a hundred times... Not much if you think about it but the memory fills us up with such joy throughout the year that we live from one to the next. it is for this reason that people paint them or découpage them for holding on to it longer... Life is such a fragile MOMENT of beauty!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  4. HI ,,,sorry they froze, but such beauties.muhhh your magnolias looked so beautiful ,,,,

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    1. Dearest Angélica,
      Yes they were such beauties, they tried to look their best and did get killed by frost...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. What a shame, dearest Mariette!
    But, they have been wonderful. Frosdt is not good for most of the flowers!
    Next year will be better ;O)
    Have a lovely week,
    Love and hugs
    Claudia

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    1. Dearest Claudia,
      It was so sad because we just had come home the previous day around 22:15 and were so eager to see those gorgeous blooms. Than you read the weather forecast and you know you have to take photos in a hurry or it will be too late...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. What a shame you did not get to enjoy them longer. May be it is too frosty where you live.
    Hugs Kay

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    1. Dearest Kay,
      The entire USA has lived under such a Polar Vortex this winter that the strong winds from the north do push this cold front all the way to the south... It's not supposed to be like that but what can we do? The Netherlands and most of Europe had NO winter, nature looked already so advanced. Two complete extremes.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. Oh wat jammer, Mariette! Maar je hebt hem gelukkig toch nog gezien!
    Het zag er prachtig uit!
    Lieve groet,
    Nicole

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    1. Beste Nicole,
      Ja, gezien hebben we de bloemen daags na thuiskomst uit Nederland en dat was het dan...
      Jámmer.
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  8. Dearest Mariette;
    OMG, how pity your GORGEOUS Japanese (it is, right?) Magnolia heralding and celebrating your mother's birth day turned brown like that! I love pink compared to the white one. I DO wish we will able to see the full-bloomed sweet pink magnolia next year♡♡♡

    Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

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    1. Dearest Miyako,
      Indeed this is the gorgeous Japanese Magnolia. I did not mention its full botanical name, I guess I was too sad about it...
      What can we do than wait and hope for next year to see its lovely display?
      Hugs and love from Georgia, USA.
      Mariette

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  9. Liebe Mariette,

    manches ist kurzlebig.

    Sonnige Grüße
    Elisabeth

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    1. Liebe Elisabeth,
      Ja aber so etwas ist peinlich. Auch für den Baum der ja die Knospen produziert hat und dann mit -5°C auf einmal alles verliert. Soviel Energie um sonst...
      Liebe Grüsse,
      Mariette

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  10. Gorgeous photos of your beautiful home through the magnolia trees!!! These blooms are the nicest that exist but they don't grow by us.It's a pitty that frost has caused such damage this year.
    Wish you a happy day, dearest Mariette!
    Olympia

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    1. Dearest Olympia,
      We too loved the sight of magnolia blossoms with the home in the background... The tiles are not yet put on that concrete but it looks lovely already. We can only hope the best for 2015!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  11. Dear Mariette,OMG,poor Manolia tree!And how preety it was bloomed! Frost is'nt good for the trees and the plants too.What a shame!Wish you a happy day!Hugs!
    Dimi...

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    1. Dearest Dimi,
      Yeah, too bad that we did not get to enjoy those gorgeous Japanese Magnolia blossoms... At least we got some photos of them.
      Hugs to you,
      Mariette

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  12. O wat jammer, dat is het probleem met het weer nu. Het gaat maar op en neer van warm naar koud en omgekeerd.

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    1. Beste Marianne,
      Ja bij jullie in Nederland ongekend warm en zacht zonder een echte winter en hier zo'n aanvallen vanuit de Noordpool waarmee de koude luchtstroom zijn schade aanricht. In het noorden zitten ze nog steeds onder de sneeuw. Het leek mooi voor hun maar midden in de week komt de kou weer terug...
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  13. They surely did look pretty...for a short time. This Winter the weather has been crazy.

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    1. Dearest Daniela,
      Glad that cameras exist for holding the momentum so we at least can enjoy them longer!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  14. Liebe Mariette,
    das ist ja so schade, dass die Blütenpracht so schnell dem Frost
    anheim fiel. Alles braun - das ist sehr trostlos.
    Einen schönen Tag wünscht Dir
    Irmi

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    1. Liebe Irmi,
      Ja, ja ein ganzes Jahr had unser Magnolia Baum vorgesorgt und dass alles ist weg mit dem Frost...
      Liebe Grüsse,
      Mariette

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  15. Your magnolia blooms were very pretty! They looked so lovely in fron of your house. It is so sad the frost turned them all into brown :-( Weather has been really weird this year. But glad you could enjoy them for a day and we got to see them as well :-)

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    1. Dearest Tamago,
      Our Japanese Magnolia will try again next year to look its best. The huge neighbor, that 65+ year old Pine tree is gone since December but it will feel quite happy without its competition. We wish it the very best so we once again can enjoy its beauty!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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    1. Dearest Jo-Anne,
      Oh, Japanese Magnolias do have such pretty and fleshy pink flowers indeed!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  17. Dearest Mariette,
    Youn beautiful bognolees and your Mum Birthday,and your cat sitter did to you netherland.
    New rook the extenion painted but still need to the concrete around the house.
    Hugs and lots of love to you always.
    Michiko

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    1. Dearest Michiko,
      Indeed our Japanese Magnolias were blooming quite late this year. Usually they're open on my Mom's Birthday on the 12th of February. Too bad we had such frost late...
      We're still waiting for the tile man to place the tiles around the house, on the concrete. But before summer, that too will be taken care of.
      Hugs and love,
      Mariette

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  18. Hello dearest Mariette
    Oh no - that' so sad..... and a let down after waiting all year to have just one day to enjoy the beauty of your magnolia's perfect saucer sized blooms.
    The frost has a harsh effect.
    Hugs
    Shane

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    1. Dearest Shane,
      You know what? A year will pass rather quickly and we do hope that indeed 2015 will be a showcase of saucer sized blooms of this Japanese Magnolia.
      Frost kills tender blossoms...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  19. Dear Mariette,

    Beautiful magnolias and such a shame that the frost came and turned them all brown. You must have been so happy to have them flowering and you will have the photos to look at and enjoy.
    Also how terrible the tornado must have been in your previous post and so happy for you that your house and garden remained safe.
    Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week
    hugs
    Carolyn

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    1. Dearest Carolyn,
      We still feel oh so blessed in many ways. We did have some late buds on that magnolia that did last a bit longer. But we look forward to 2015 for having full bloom again.
      We're having again a cold spell with quite some wind but not tornado like; thank goodness.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  20. They bloomed in time for my birthday. :) Such a shame they don't last longer. Is that normal, or is it the weather that doesn't allow them to bloom much? Best wishes, Tammy

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    1. Dearest Tammy,
      No this is not normal because we had such a rough winter with frost on and off. They cannot handle any frost... Too bad and we hope for 2015 that they finally will be able after several years to fully bloom.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  21. Oh, I feel your pain, Mariette! We have three Japanese magnolias - all nice and brown now, thanks to the frost. The good news is that there are new buds forming, so at least we might get a second wave of blossoms after the threat of frost is gone. <3

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    1. Dearest Stacy,
      We got two as well but one is a little later and that at least saved some of its buds.
      It looks like we had our last frost the past night... so happy for that!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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