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 ...

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From stately southern magnolias to petite star magnolias, there is a type of magnolia tree or shrub for everyone. photohampster / Getty Images With so many spectacular types of magnolia trees and ...

Even cold-hardy magnolia varieties benefit from a little extra care to get them through chilly weather. If the fall is dry, water your magnolia, and apply a generous layer of mulch around the tree.

“The summer looks out from her brazen tower, through the flashing bars of July.” – Francis Thompson. “Hot July brings cooling showers, apricots and gillyflowers.” – Sara Coleridge. “I drifted into a ...

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 out to local ...

A recent column of mine discussed a bacterial disease, for which there is no cure, that has begun to infect the popular and widely planted southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora). In response, I ...