Curious gardeners want to know: Is that wondrous tree from Brazil called silk floss – or floss silk? Well, floss silk is preferred, and it’s easy to remember because F comes before S in the alphabet.

My photo shows the flower of a small lanky tree most of us refer to as the 'mimosa tree.'  Much like the term 'buffalo' has been mistakenly applied to the American bison, in the U. S., the silk ...

Shorter days mean my morning walk with the dog often starts before dawn, when the light can trick the eye. I saw a bright pink spot up in a tree and thought it was the light playing with me, but the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Good morning. We take 10 minutes every Saturday to stop obsessing about ...