For about two weeks every February, San Francisco is privy to a breathtaking sight: the peak bloom of Golden Gate Park’s ...

Its 5- to 10-inch white, pink, or lavender blooms, seen in cultivars such as ‘Ann’ and ‘Rustica Rubra,’ can be either cup or saucer ... tree with golden fall color, cucumber magnolia ...

Once the blooms fall, the leaves emerge ... it would be best to skip the saucer version and instead choose a magnolia tree variety that is easier to care for and blooms later in the spring ...

What’s a tulip tree? There are two plant species grown in Marin that are called tulip trees. Magnolia soulangeana, a ...