It may be a surprise to learn magnolias were one of the first flowering plants to grace our planet. The flowers look so refined, so spectacular, you might imagine a lot of practice runs with tiny ...

In the case of your own magnolia, you don’t say what species you’re growing but my guess is that it’s one of the large, fussier, earlier-flowering kinds.

The most important (not-so-secret) tip to fruit tree pruning is knowing the type of tree you have. Does it fruit in late spring or late summer? What kind of fruit are you growing? Is it suited to your ...

Magnolia grandiflora – Southern magnolia planted as street trees in our local neighborhoods is blooming this time of year. (all photos from Emina Darakjy) This tree is native to the Southeastern ...

The best known is probably Magnolia ‘Little Gem’, popular as a small feature tree over the last decade or so. It’s a dwarf form of the bull bay, Magnolia grandiflora, a species that can ...

Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) trees absolutely stun in any garden, but if your magnolia is deciduous, meaning it sheds its leaves in the autumn, you need to be sure to prune it back in the ...

When my Southern magnolia tree (Magnolia grandiflora) is blooming, I don't have to see it to know. I can smell it from 20 feet away. Waxy, white blossoms up to 10 inches across crown its glossy, ...

This outstanding species of magnolia is just one of many kinds of large ornamental evergreen shrubs that are eminently suitable for training vertically against a sunny wall or sturdy fence, and ...

If your hydrangeas aren’t producing beautiful blooms during the summer and fall you could be making these 5 pruning mistakes right now. Find out what you are doing wrong and how to put it right.

Magnolia buds, born last summer, are beginning to bloom after wintering over These striking, “old-wood bloomers” come in hundreds of varieties. They can be grown as multi-stem shrubs or single ...