Star magnolias capture the hearts of gardeners each spring, but in the wild they need saving from extinction. Surely we can take pity on this most beautiful of shrubs? Any day now it will happen; my ...

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 ...

A magnolia tree in bloom has few rivals. Their exotically fragrant coffee cup-sized flowers appear more likely suited for a Hawaiian lei than an Illinois landscape. Since spring is their time to show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Alamy Stock Photo) This week, London’s magnolia trees are in their absolute prime. Many flower en masse before they have produced ...