Magnolia Stem

Marianna runs a home-based floral design business; I should say yard-based, no, make that neighborhood-based floral design business. She lives on a typical Portland residential 100x50' lot and has flowers growing in the front, back, and side yards, parking strip, and alley. Then she has a win-win system going with at least four neighbors: she gets the flowers she plants and tends in their yards, parking strips and alleys, while they get the beauty.
This Magnolia stem comes from a wholesale grower as she certainly takes advantage of wholesale growers during the winter. Come spring, I'll get a shot of everything in bloom.