Weevils Making Mag Snacks!
About two weeks ago, I was doing some yard work around one of the prized plants of the Drapescape; specifically, a magnolia, Magnolia X brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird'. It is a hybrid cross of our eastern native cucumber magnolia, Magnolia acuminata and M. lilliflora. This year the gorgeous, incredible floral display of beautiful three-inch tall, vase-shaped blooms with butter-yellow petals, has been going on for weeks! The large elliptical-shaped leaves are 4-8 inches long and 4-6 inches wide. I meandered over underneath the Magnolia...