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 ...

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 ...

While New York City’s landmarks are usually thought of as individual buildings or historic districts (and the occasional park), there are some unusual ones in the mix. Two of those landmarks are ...

Q: I am thinking of planting an evergreen magnolia in the front yard. What kind you recommend and where can I buy a more mature specimen as I don’t want to wait years for it to grow? SW: Magnolia ...

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 ...

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 ...

A magnolia tree can be a gem in any yard, providing lush foliage and large, stunning flowers that can reach up to a foot across in shades of white, pink, yellow, and purple. Native to several regions ...

Planting magnolia trees is a fantastic way to fill your space with stunning white flowers and create an enchanting atmosphere. They may take a few years to really start producing blooms, but the good ...

A landmarked brownstone? Sure! A landmarked church? Of course. But a landmarked tree? Yep, Brooklyn’s got one. Bed Stuy’s southern magnolia at 677 Lafayette Avenue is New York City’s only living ...

The genus Magnolia, with more than 200 members in Tropical America, East Asia and Eastern North America, has an ancient lineage, with a fossil record dating back at least 80 million years. Among the ...

Magnolias, those big-bloomed belles, have long had a reputation in Maryland as being a bit like trophy wives: high maintenance. Conventional wisdom held that even with babying, they were apt to turn ...