When I was in high school, I lived in Leesville, where my dad was stationed at Fort Polk. I loved walking in the woods in the area. I didn't know ...

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.

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

Not many flowers have the power to infuse a whole garden with fragrant smells. Some never had the ability, while others lost ...

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.

Despite the winter-like weather this past week, spring is upon us and plants are growing like crazy. Especially those winter annual weeds. The summer-like weather the week before sent them into ...

Another magnolia worth mentioning is sweet bay, Magnolia virginiana, a native of swamps and low-lying areas. It does fine with low-nutrient soil, but prefers increased acidity.

Sweet bay magnolia, also known as Magnolia virginiana, do well in swamps and will tolerate wet soil with some acid soil.Logically, this is one of the reasons that you would consider this magnolia ...

Or chose the smaller, semi-evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana), with fragrant white flowers that fill your summer garden with the scent of vanilla or some say it smells more like ...

The more cold-hardy sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) will provide a similar service in zones 5-10. Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), ...