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 ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...