Few plants can be considered as quintessentially Southern as the magnolia. Their big, waxy, glossy leaves juxtaposed with heady, fragrant flowers are familiar sights to Southerners. They bloom in a ...

Two magnolia trees full of white blossoms and one with pink blossoms - Wlin001/Shutterstock Planting magnolia trees is a fantastic way to fill your space with stunning white flowers and create an ...

Magnolia trees are desirable for their small to medium rounded form; large, sometimes fragrant flowers; attractive green foliage that is evergreen in some species; and their resistance to insect and ...

Magnolias are generally known for their stunning blooms and large, glossy leaves, but there are many species with other ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. We moved into our home four years ago, and there is a magnolia tree about 15 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. We moved into our home four years ago, and there is a magnolia tree about 15 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Magnolia trees, with their large, fragrant blooms in shades of white, pink, and purple, are a stunning ...

Many kinds of small flowering trees help brighten our landscapes from late winter through the spring season. Coming into bloom now is one of the more beautiful of our early spring flowering trees, the ...

Q. Every few years, the flowers of our magnolia trees are damaged by a late hard frost. Afterwards, they look awful. Are there any varieties that are not susceptible to this damage? A. Star magnolias, ...

This fantastic flower was produced on a tree at what we here in Columbia, S.C., call the Belser Arboretum, a 7-acre (or so) tract of forested land pretty much in the middle of the city, and two blocks ...

A few days before I wrote this column I was on a street in Hellertown, along which were several large saucer magnolia trees showing pinkish blossoms just about to open. Nearby I also saw a smaller ...