I have been told most verse I write
Is not a poem and I cite:
It doesn't rhyme

Or have real rhythm.

I don't think 
every line
Has to rhyme 
all the time

Or cause a schism.

Ruth, Charlotte, NC, April 2001

This delightful garden I didn't even know existed thoroughly charmed me. Here in my favorite flower, fern, and foliage photos, the Big-leaf Magnolia stands as unique. Occurring only in the Piedmont, Magnolia macrophylla, a deciduous magnolia, has the largest simple tree leaf in the temperate world, up to forty inches long and twelve inches wide, and one of the largest flowers, the fragrant blossoms measuring ten to fourteen inches across. From the 100 diskettes I had bought to take pictures, after 100 snapshots I ran out of time and had to head home.

The Harwood Garden on the University of North Carolina -- Charlotte campus allows visitors to see ornamental plants originating around the world suitable for use in home landscaping in the Charlotte area. Founded in 1979, it was named after the mother of Ralph Van Landingham, benefactor. The UNC -- Charlotte Botanical Gardens consist of the Van Landingham Glen, the Susie Harwood Garden, and the McMillan Greenhouse. For more information, contact Dr. Larry Mellichamp, Coordinator, at 704/547-4055. UNCC Botanical Gardens Website 

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       More Big Leaf Magnolia photos: at UNCC's Van Landingham Glen - May 2008;  at Laurel Hill Preserve - April 2008