Along with all the flowering plums, acacias, and magnolias, a few native trees and shrubs are late-winter bloomers. Most, like the manzanitas and flowering currants, are on the shrubby side. But coast ...

These days it is hard to distinguish the sky from the ground. The clouds are colorless, but heavy with an unending amount of moisture. Waves of rain and wind are not conducive to garden walks, but ...

One of the most striking decorative trees of late winter and early spring is the tassel tree, also called silk-tassel bush. The plant is evergreen and at this time of year it begins to elongate its ...

BEDECKED with long, dangling, silvery tassels, the tassel tree brings a touch of decoration and liveliness to the garden in late winter and early spring. These are actually catkins, long strings of ...

Garden Gems: Evie silk tassel, a common cultivar of a California native shrub, is a standout in the dry winter garden with 10-inch long silvery chains of flowers. Ellen Zagory This is one part in a ...

Join the Heritage Seed Library, clean your bird bath and plant a silk-tassel bush Try this If you’re sick of the same old offerings of seed catalogues, join the Heritage Seed Library instead. Members ...