It may be a surprise to learn magnolias were one of the first flowering plants to grace our planet. The flowers look so refined, so spectacular, you might imagine a lot of practice runs with tiny ...

A developer is revealing plans for a $1 billion mixed-use project in Magnolia that could reshape a key part of the fast-growing Montgomery County city.

Magnolia trees can naturally drop leaves in spring and fall. Whether it is evergreen trees shedding old leaves or deciduous trees naturally losing their foliage, it is not unusual to see magnolia ...

The Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), is everyone's favorite large, broad-leafed evergreen; it even gets beautiful white, fragrant flowers in the summer. Luckily, it's also fast-growing ...

Magnolia is poised for more residential growth as a developer launches a 1,424-home expansion of the Audubon master-planned community north of Houston. This section of Audubon, the Heron Run ...

Not all magnolias are deciduous and spring-flowering. Examples include the evergreen Magnolia grandiflora, a very tall spreading species (5m x 15m) whose large pale flowers appear in late summer.

A great choice for smaller gardens, the star magnolia (height and spread, 3m) has a ghostly beauty all its own with white, star-shaped flowers that appear on bare branches in March-April ...

Evergreen magnolias should be pruned in winter before the big spring growth burst. Wear gloves if you do prune your magnolia, because the juice from the tree can irritate skin.

Evergreen magnolias are one of Bunting’s favorites for wreaths, swags, and arrangements, especially the Southern magnolia with its large, leathery, glossy-green oval leaves.

Good foliage to gild should be thick and hold its shape well, such as magnolia, holly, pine, fir, juniper, palm fronds, boxwood, live oak and others (magnolia foliage is especially beautiful when ...