Here in the Sacramento Valley we are in full spring mode. Bulbs, trees, etc blooming.  Veggie garden is planted.  Allergies are horrible this year after all the rain that we got.

Made an impulse buy of a White Fairy Magnolia shrub.  The flowers smelled heavenly and I was sold at one sniff.  Got it home with the help of a friend, but now need to get someone out to dig a hole (through a big tree root) to get it in the ground.  Since I hurt my wrist last Fall I have had to rely on others to do major digging and certainly sawing. (although I did briefly try to saw through it before I came to my senses this evening.  And then sat with an icepack on my wrist for the next 30 min).

Here is a link to the magnolia.  http://www.tesselaar.com/plants/fairy-magnolias/fairy-magnolia-white/

Theresa