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This evergreen magnolia produces fragrant ruby-pink blooms against deep green foliage. Learn how to grow and care for 'Stellar Ruby' Magnolia and enjoy beautiful blooms year after year.

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These monstrous trees have no amenity value, with needles littering the pavement and clogging the gutters as well as the ...

Widely regarded as one of the best ‘witch hazel’ plants, this deciduous winter-flowering shrub sets gardens ablaze over many ...

Smart gardeners learn to think small. They do their homework, and they plant varieties that don’t grow any larger than the ...