I love the many small flowering trees that help brighten our landscapes through the spring season. When I see them bloom, I know that we are beginning to transition into warmer weather. Blooming now ...

A question for Dan Gill: The leaves of my Japanese magnolia look terrible. It looks like a disease or insects or both have damaged the foliage. There are spots and brown areas, and some leaves are ...

The striking Japanese magnolia trees are in bloom, possibly signifying an early spring. And now is the perfect time to plant them. These magnolias have a slow to moderate growth rate and make a great ...

Japanese magnolias are completing their bloom and flushing out new, light green foliage. These beautiful trees are some of the first plants to signify that spring is just around the corner. With their ...

Nearly 240 species of magnolia trees and shrubs are native to East Asia and the Americas, and all of them bear fragrant blossoms. Older Florida gardeners might recall starry and saucer magnolias – two ...

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 ...

One of the many ephemeral pleasures of spring is a jarful of magnolia vinegar. To make it, fresh magnolia buds or petals are ...