Most gardeners think fall means shutting down for the season, but planting now sets up explosive color displays when ...

Q: I want to plant a pink magnolia like I had at my old house, but the only ones I see are called "Jane" magnolia. Is this the same tree?-- D.G., Houston Give the tree a place with winter sun or ...

With a prediction of rain and wind this weekend, I went looking for magnolia trees in bloom. They are such beautiful trees in the spring, covered in blossoms ranging from deep pink, purple, yellow and ...

January and February are excellent months to plant trees in Louisiana. If you are thinking about adding shade trees, small spring- or summer-flowering trees or trees for screening, head to local ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A recent pilgrimage to one of Cornwall’s great nurseries reminded me that certain plants stalk (ha) gardeners ...

As winter turns to spring, buds are swelling all over the landscape. Among the most distinctive are the fat buds of saucer magnolias, clad like baby seals in silvery fur. The fine hairs are called ...

This week, London’s magnolia trees are in their absolute prime. Many flower en masse before they have produced this year’s leaves, known botanically as precocious flowering. They are scattered through ...