Catkins and cones are the blooms of trees and shrubs whose flowers are sorted in a binary fashion—male and female. They are the quiet pleasure of those who notice botanical details, and they reward ...

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 ...

A guide to five flowering trees to prune in early spring, as you sacrifice flowers and growth if they are trimmed any later, ...

As we exited the month of February and advanced into March, we may not have felt spring upon us, but the longer days were proceeding. February began with less than 10 hours of daylight and ended with ...