Aren’t Magnolias looking wonderful this year!

My magnolia is beautiful! Just burst into bloom in time for my son's wedding on Friday! Just hope the sun shines now .

Our young trees are in bud (both) so not yet in flower, but a couple of mature trees locally are just coming out in flowers. The forecast for frost is a worry. Last year ( spring sunshine followed by hard frosts) I covered them both in protective fleece but we still lost all the flowers to frost.

My Stella magnolia is having its best year yet.

Mine are just opening, just in time for the frost forecast for the next few nights!.

Our magnolia is stunning this year, full of blossom and so far frost free. It's at least 45 years old. We're in the West Midlands.

Returning from shopping this morning I pointed out to DH how beautiful the magnolias were in the gardens we drove past (Berkshire)

I have yet to see a magnolia in bloom this year - they are all still in bud.

I noticed yesterday some lovely ones in flower and some still only in bud, also a Camellia in full bloom whereas my Camellia in a pot only has buds.

Whereabouts are you MiniMoon, I am in the south east,

Ours are still in buds. The large, well established magnolia in our garden was full of buds last year, but the cold spring and frosty nights froze them all and we didn't have a single flower.
This year it only has about half a dozen buds. I'm rather disappointed.

My huge beautiful magnolia tree usually covered with blossom, has few flowers this year. Many branches with only tiny buds while what is out is very sparse. It’s an old tree and wonder if it’s on its way out, which would be such a shame.

and Camelias I've noticed!

Ours have been good this year,too. World wide then ?

Yes they are. The one in next door's garden is magnificent this year and as usual I am full of envy and wish I had one.
My camellias have been lovely too though.

Mine are still in tight bud