One of the many ephemeral pleasures of spring is a jarful of magnolia vinegar. To make it, fresh magnolia buds or petals are layered in a jar, topped with vinegar and a spoonful of sugar, and left to ...

These striking, “old-wood bloomers” come in hundreds of varieties. They can be grown as multi-stem shrubs or single-trunk trees. Magnolias offer us gardeners some spectacular options for our Pacific ...