Just as important as the appearance of your yard is the scent that draws you in. The star magnolia tree (Magnolia stellata) boasts both eye-catching star-shaped white blooms and a delicate, sweet ...

One of my yearly high points occurs when my Merrill magnolia blooms. This year — and most years — mine blooms on my birthday, April 23. This year it opened that afternoon. Some years it starts a week ...

Magnolia shrubs usher in warm spring weather with gorgeous blooms. But the shrubs and small trees are susceptible to scale ...

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 ...

You don’t expect your nostrils to be assailed by scent at this time of year. But for the past week, as we have walked out of the kitchen door, the air has been pervaded by the most ­glorious perfume.

In plant species with mixed mating systems, differences in diverse factors—including their pollination system, flowering phenology, life form and susceptibility to inbreeding depression—cause ...

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 ...