These serene white blossoms give your eye a place to rest, heightening the impact of your other flora. This visual ...

An easier tree to work into a landscape is the sweetbay magnolia or magnolia virginiana. The southern variety of this native magnolia may reach 60 feet in height, but smaller cultivars are available.

Sweet bay (M. virginiana), a smaller tree, is easier to fit into most gardens. Though mostly deciduous in the Upper and Middle South, ... Caring for Magnolia Trees.

It doesn't get much better than walking out into your garden and getting a hit of fragrance from a beautiful tree, especially ...

If you want a medium-sized evergreen tree, the evergreen sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana var. australis) is an excellent native tree that is not nearly as well-known as it should be.

WHAT: Moonglow sweet bay magnolia, also known as magnolia virginiana Jim Wilson Moonglow, is a small evergreen tree. Its bright green leaves feature silvery undersides that sparkle and flash on ...

Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia Virginiana): This small, slender tree reaches heights of 50-90 feet. It is found on low, moist areas or wetlands. The flowers open from early spring to early summer.

When you envision a tree that symbolizes the Old South, what comes to mind? Do you, like me, immediately picture the stately magnolia with its profusion of creamy white blossoms scenting the air ...

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 ...