Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magnolia tree flowering at springtime - Alamy Magnolias are magnificent plants, with thickly textured tepals resembling the sort ...

My Magnolia grandiflora has not flowered since it was planted 14 years ago, in clay soil near a well-behaved septic tank (ie, it’s not waterlogged). It is sheltered from the wind by a tall privet ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Magnolia tree on Lafayette Avenue, between Marcy and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is one of only two trees that have been designated as New York City landmarks. This tree, of the species ...

In the days when you could get into Kew Gardens for an old penny stamped with Britannia on the back, I regularly travelled on the 65 bus from Ealing Broadway with a rain mac and a packed lunch. By the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The magnolia family is from the early ...

DURING MY TIME as director for landscaping at Seattle University, one of my goals was to create a collection of magnolias on campus. Few, if any, trees have such magnificent flowers. Scientists ...

On a bright day in February, with the grip of winter still upon us, I noticed that a silent shift had happened in the front gardens. The magnolia buds were swelling, the buds standing proud and ...

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 ...