All Flowers Great and Small

There's no getting around the fact that we all love flowers. In fact, for many gardeners, the word is a stand-in for the plant that produces them (as in, “I planted some flowers in my window boxes”). Be they grand and blowsy, petite and coy or sweetly fragrant, blossoms capture our fancy. Here are a handful of Great Plant Picks – those tried-and-true garden plants for our region – that have appealing blooms. more...

Evergreen magnolia

My evergreen magnolia was planted three years ago in my front yard, sheltered from the wind and in about 3/4 sun (facing southwest). It seems happy, puts out new leaves each year, but it hasn't bloomed. How can I encourage blooming? more...

Magnificent Magnolias

Graceful in shape throughout the year, they hold their great chalices of bloom defiantly against pale, rain-washed skies, lifting the spirits of every gardener who longs for an end to winter gloom. more...