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 ...

After weeks of Super Bowl festivities and heavy rainstorms, the San Francisco Botanical Garden offered a tranquil escape in the form of beautiful magnolias. Magnolias reached peak bloom around ...

A magnolia tree in full bloom is one of the joys of the spring season, whether it's a mature tree festooned with large cup-shaped flowers or a compact shrub smothered in starry blossom. At a time when ...