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 ...

Trees are an integral part of your garden planning. They are essentially the pillars of your outdoors. There are many reasons to site trees in your garden areas. In my opinion the most important ...

Four things are ready to harvest right now, like the desert willow tree. It has a nice, sweet flower. “You suck on this end and you can taste what the hummingbirds taste a little bit of nectar ...

What tree has fragrant orchid-like flowers all summer, a willow name but lives in the xerophytic and dry desert conditions of the United States? The answer is the desert willow, which is really ...

The entire tree is edible, but the sweet bean pods ... It’s also susceptible to wind damage. The desert willow has white, purple and pink flowers that bloom all summer long.

In other words, this is the ideal season to explore, and as the weather cools, go on an epic desert hike. And you don’t need to drive all the way out to Joshua Tree to do it. You may ...

It was likely a great egret, a type of bird I’d definitely never encountered during my dozens of trips to the high desert near Joshua Tree over the ... cottonwood and willow riparian habitats ...

We were looking at the neighbor’s desert willow tree and saw hummingbirds flitting all around. It was so near dark that I wondered if in fact they were hummingbirds we were seeing. It seemed odd ...