Categories DavidMagnolia bud opening, Bantock Park Post author By David Post date 15 May 2013 The (eventual!) arrival of warm weather means magnolias and much more are now fully flowering. I like the stage when the buds are just opening, as here on a tree near Bantock House. ← Nesting swan. Island Pool, Baggeridge Country Park → Snakes head fritillary, Bag’s Pool, Baggeridge Country Park