Even if your old broccoli plants were to produce a few new florets, the new ones would run circles around them.

Reader discretion is advised. When I reflect back to my early childhood, I often find myself beneath the canopy of a towering magnolia tree in my grandmother’s backyard. Its sweet, lemony fragrance ...

Spring is emerging from winter in my yard. Daffodils and paper whites are blooming, as well as one tree. The mystery tree ...

Q: Our neighbor has a large magnolia tree that casts very heavy shade into our yard. It has left us with a large bare area, and we’ve been unable to grow either turfgrass or hostas there.

Dear Neil: Our neighbor has a large magnolia tree that casts very heavy shade into our yard. It has left us with a large bare area, and we’ve been unable to grow either turfgrass or hostas there.