Few plants can be considered as quintessentially Southern as the magnolia. Their big, waxy, glossy leaves juxtaposed with heady, fragrant flowers are familiar sights to Southerners. They bloom in a ...

Unseasonably mild weather in late winter is bad news for a spring-flowering magnolia, as it coaxes it to open its blossoms too early. If it is followed by an arctic blast of cold air, the glorious ...