By Bob Makransky
The time when humankind decided to move from silent knowledge to reason was the same time it moved from hunting and gathering to agriculture. Agriculture was not undertaken because big game had died off, or any such reason, but rather because humanity wanted to experiment with thinking, social organization, etc. The [...]
The southeastern United States is the center of the natural range for all of North America’s wild magnolias, and late spring is their time to bloom. We particularly look forward to the fantastic blossoms of Ashe’s magnolia (Magnolia ashei) and pyramid magnolia (Magnolia pyramidata). These two unusual magnolias both have extremely large, beautifully fragrant [...]
