Lovely buds. I have a Magnolia 'Ann' on order and it'll arrive on Tuesday, can't wait!
Keep at it. The time you're spending putting together your articles is not a waste, because even if only 50 people view it today, it will continue to be present in your cubit from here out. Every day a trickle of people will continue to read each of your articles and that number will increase. In a year from now, each article may have been read a thousand times or more.
Cheers!!