“July is hollyhocks and hammocks, fireworks and vacations, hot and steamy weather, cool and refreshing swims, beach picnics, and vegetables all out of the garden — first sweet corn on the cob dripping ...

Many kinds of small flowering trees help brighten our landscapes from late winter through the spring season. Coming into bloom now is one of the more beautiful of our early spring flowering trees, the ...

The magnolia tree growing in Brooklyn doesn’t often bloom, but for nearly 150 years, it has survived. The tree — and a smaller, younger sibling planted alongside it — stands sentry in front of three ...

I got an interesting question from a friend at the pool this last week about a potential magnolia that was having some unusual problems at home. As I have been taught for many years, sweet bay ...