A flowering favorite that grows in most regions of the country, magnolias can be stately trees or smaller and shrub-like plants. Most types are generally low-maintenance, but once in a while they may ...

Garden tip Check seed starting supplies and make sure everything is clean and ready to go. Replace the fluorescent tubes in plant lights. By Carol T. Bradford Contributing writer Dear Carol: I have a ...

Encircling the Long Water and with a magnificent palace in the background, the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show offers an idyllic setting for a special day out. This family friendly gardening event ...

Autumn crocus (C. speciosus) is one of the last flowers to bloom, in mid-October. It is hardy here, but does not naturalize or perennialize, just slowly declines, probably due to the squirrels. I ...

So many trees and shrubs bloom in March—cherry trees, forsythia, camellias, pieris—but saucer magnolias (cultivars of M. soulangeana) always hold their own with their extraordinary purple and white ...