Magnolias are a dime a dozen in Southern landscape design. A particular magnolia has been catching our eyes, and its massive, bright green leaves are a far cry from the waxy, deep green magnolia ...

Bigleaf magnolia has huge leaves. In fact, it has the largest simple leaf of all native North American plants. It also has the largest single flower of the group. The oblong leaves can reach lengths ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever dreamed of having a backyard or garden filled with the sweet, perfumy scent of fresh magnolia blossoms in the spring? If so, you'll be happy to know there is a wide range of varieties to ...

Brevard Station Museum in Staley will host a program on the discovery by botanist André Michaux on the discovery of the bigleaf magnolia near Stanley. The program starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at ...

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

Something about big flowers and foliage is so enticing to me. The first time I saw Magnolia macrophylla was at a botanical garden in Kentucky, and I was totally taken aback by the gargantuan leaves ...

Columbia's Tree and Appearance Commission recently selected this year's Treasured Trees. For the next several weeks, we'll spotlight some of the winners on the garden page of the Your Home section.

North Florida is very lucky in that we have an incredible diversity of trees growing naturally in our area. Torreya State Park has the title of most tree diversity for an area in the contiguous United ...