Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flowering favorite that grows in most regions of the country, magnolias can be stately trees or smaller and shrub-like plants.

Q. I have an 11-year-old magnolia tree that seems to thrive on neglect; I've never given it anything but water. However, it now resembles a large bush. I would like to shape it into a tree. Is now a ...

Autumn crocus (C. speciosus) is one of the last flowers to bloom, in mid-October. It is hardy here, but does not naturalize or perennialize, just slowly declines, probably due to the squirrels. I ...