Most deciduous trees, shuddering in the wind and rain, have long ago shed their leaves. Gardens can look rather naked if there aren't a few evergreens in place to anchor them and provide some winter ...

Tear or crush a fresh bay leaf with your hands and smell it and you’ll quickly understand why it is the most widely used culinary herb. The origins of this evergreen bay laurel tree lie in the ...

Most people know magnolia as a small tree that bears pink flowers in early spring. That particular plant is a hybrid of two Asian species, but eight very different native magnolias grow in the eastern ...

I got an interesting question from a friend at the pool this last week about a potential magnolia that was having some unusual problems at home. As I have been taught for many years, sweet bay ...

We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Q. I am confused about the plant referred to as “sweet bay.” Is it the plant with ...