"Hard frost predicted tonight. Cover the magnolia tree." It was David Weidt, our garden helper, urgently telephoning us one evening in late March some 15 years ago. I remember it well because even as ...

One of the best early bloomers of the late-winter landscape is the saucer magnolia, a medium-sized tree that unfolds its blooms almost overnight. This is such a joy to see, not forgetting the ...

For about two weeks every February, San Francisco is privy to a breathtaking sight: the peak bloom of Golden Gate Park’s magnolia trees, one of the most important collections of magnolias in America.

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

A bicyclist rides past a blooming magnolia tree Monday, March 31, 2025, in Bethlehem. Afternoon temperatures were in the 70s ahead of a cold front that was set to possibly bring severe storms and ...

John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and photography and a minor in law enforcement administration of justice. He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time for ...