This fantastic flower was produced on a tree at what we here in Columbia, S.C., call the Belser Arboretum, a 7-acre (or so) tract of forested land pretty much in the middle of the city, and two blocks ...

April is without a doubt one of my favorite months for magnolia trees. There’s something about their large, fragrant blooms and glossy green leaves that never fails to make me pause and smile. After ...

Spring 2022 seems to be coming awfully early, at least in many parts of the South: plenty of garden weeds popping up, crocuses and daffodils, Lenten-rose, and of course, red maple, elms, alders and ...