Magnolia – How To Encourage New Growth From Trunk?

Q: My twenty-year old magnolia suddenly died over the winter; …

Burned Shrubs And Trees – Cut Them Back Or Wait Till Spring

Q: I am not sure about what to do about …

Magnolia Leaves – Finding One With Brown-Backed Leaves

Q: I use magnolia leaves to wrap Christmas presents. I …

Little Gem Magnolias-House Foundations

Q: Six years ago a landscaper planted three ‘Little Gem’ …

Asian Ambrosia Beetle – Monitored at Piedmont Park

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Magnolia – Freeze Damage

Q: Several of our Southern magnolias, which have naturalized in …

Magnolia Leaves Falling

Q: When do magnolia trees normally drop their leaves? Our …

Magnolia-No Blooms

Q: We have a beautiful thirty-foot tall magnolia tree with …

Fragrant Plants

I don’t think I appreciated the value of landscape fragrance …

Bradford Pear – Substitutes and Alternatives

Homeowners often complain about their ‘Bradford’ pear problems. “The flowers …

Flowering Plants in Winter

Q: Two weeks ago we saw flowering magnolia, quince, Forest …

Propagating Magnolia Trees

Q: What is the best month to plant the smaller …

Deciduous Magnolia – Powdery Mildew

Q: My tulip tree just started getting this fungus on …

Lawn – Choosing the Best Grass

The first and most important question to ask is how …

Magnolia Scale – Controlling

Q: What is the best treatment for the bugs causing …

Tree – Holding Water in Crotch

Q: My neighbor has a five-trunked Japanese magnolia. The crotch …

American Holly – Losing Leaves

Q: A few weekends ago I hiked five miles to …

Landscaping – Taking Care Of Plants In the Meantime

Q: I bought several plants recently that were great buys: …

Magnolia – Beetles in Flower

Q: What are the beetles that gather by the dozens …

Black Twig Borer – Sweet Bay Magnolia

Q: My 5+ year old sweet bay has some dead …