Not exact matches
AS A TEENAGER
growing up in Pontiac, Ill., Carrie Lindsey would pop in to her mother's «very «Steel
Magnolias»» beauty parlor for bracing DIY scalp treatments crafted from tea
tree oil and Sea Breeze, the drugstore astringent known to acne - plagued teenagers.
Growing up our neighbors had a huge
magnolia tree in their front yard and I just love the beautiful flowers with the large leaves.
Growing up in the South, I always associate the
magnolia tree blooming with the first signs of summer.
Magnolia trees are quite easy to
grow if you know how.
These days, I tend the same garden that I
grew up in and seek shade under the old
magnolia tree — my childhood friend who never left town.
A beautiful
magnolia tree grows out front, giving shade to the rocking chairs that line the porch.