Chilopsis linearis, the desert willow or desert catalpa, is prized in dry gardens for its showy, fragrant blossoms which cover the tree in summer. When many native bloomers are past their spring glory ...

The cold, drizzly weather doesn’t get in the way of one of the first winter harvests at Horn Farm Center. The crop? Sticks. “What we’re looking for is the nice, straight, long rods,” Executive ...

Q. The desert willow in front of our house has always been a great looking low tree. This year only half of it got leaves. The other half looks as if it is trying to stay alive but has leaves ...

A weeping willow may seem like the perfect accent tree to keep on your property, but if its too close to your house, it can ...

Once there was a willow tree on Penn State’s University Park campus that was an off-shoot of a willow tree that grew in Alexander Pope’s garden. It was a Salix babylonica “Pendula,” and it was brought ...

If you're needing new trees for your yard or outdoor spaces, run to your local Costco to get these stunning braided willow trees. While they were in stores a few months ago, they haven't been found in ...

Mike will appear on Saturday, Feb. 22 and Sunday, Feb. 23 at the long-running Capital Remodel and Garden Show at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly. Exact times and details soon, but expect to hear ...

Someone needs to tell the Urban Forests Ecosystems Institute that their tree location map is missing the desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) that was planted at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden ...