The original Magnolia tree was one of most popular attractions in Piedmont Park – a perfect size with outstretched limbs that embraced children, and even adults, inviting them to climb.

Buying a smallish southern magnolia at a garden center is a little like getting a Great Dane puppy at the pound, says Memphis, Tenn., nurseryman Plato Touliatos. They're both going to get bigger ...

Whichever of the magnificent native magnolia trees that you choose for your yard will likely not disappoint you and will provide many years of beautiful, fragrant blooms and striking foliage.

Particularly when it is as wondrous as the Magnolia grandiflora. Truly a grand flowering tree, the blossoms can measure a foot across and perfume an entire room. These are flowers that once kept ...

When I interviewed the White House gardener many years ago I asked about the two huge southern magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora) that frame the back of the White House. They are magnificent.

Simkins also described the magnolia as "magnificent" and "uncommonly well-formed." For more information about the Historical Society, visit historicedgefield.com.

The most commonly grown magnolia has flowers that point upwards and are reminiscent of tulips. Sometimes given the common name of tulip magnolia, this is Magnolia x souleangana, a lovely hybrid ...

These magnificent flowering plants feature blossoms in white, pink, red, purple, or yellow. Magnolia trees offer diversity in leaf shape and tree form, and are somewhat deer tolerant. Native to ...