What’s a tulip tree? There are two plant species grown in Marin that are called tulip trees. Magnolia soulangeana, a ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

Native to Japan and reportedly the earliest deciduous magnolia to flower, this type generally tops out at 20 feet with 3 to 4-inch white star-shaped flowers in late winter and early spring ...

Sonoma Botanical Garden is self-pollinating a rare magnolia from China in hopes of cultivating more specimens to preserve the ...

Deciduous magnolias, also known as Japanese or saucer magnolias: Many of us are familiar with these trees’ pink to purple blooms, which appear in late winter and early spring. Newer cultivars ...

Ibe Liebenberg is a seasonal California firefighter who grew up in Paradise. In his essay, he describes the rebirth he has ...

From pruning and spraying to cutting back and attacking slugs, February is full of important chores for the attentive gardener.

Here we were especially lucky to find stunning well-established deciduous Magnolias and Japanese Maples greeting us on arrival. The preference is always to keep or reuse existing plants wherever ...