For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard ...

Magnolia laevifolia is hardy, wind- and frost-tolerant, ... If you asked someone in the 1970s or 1980s, they would say there was only one evergreen magnolia, namely Magnolia grandiflora.

For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard ...

Close-up of the South Portico of the White House in Washington DC, framed by a Magnolia Grandiflora tree planed by Andrew Jackson. Photographed by Horst P. Horst. Vogue , February 1967 ...

Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), ... The more cold-hardy sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) will provide a similar service in zones 5-10.

The most wind-resistant trees have deep, extensive roots, strong trunks, and flexible wood that bends under wind pressure instead of breaking. Some good examples are the live oak, crape myrtle, and ...

Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, sweetly fragranced flowers you’re not likely to forget.