M any people love the aesthetics of lavender and weeping willows. Lavender's purple blooms and soothing scent bring a calming ambiance to any garden, while the weeping willow's graceful, drooping ...

The common name, desert willow, is somewhat misleading as it is not related to the weeping willow, Salix babylonica.. “Willow” is shared by both species because both have narrow, linear 6-inch ...

However, right about now, willows are coming out of their state of dormancy and beginning to prepare for the summer. Willows are an angiosperm, which means they are a flowering plant species, and they ...

This story is part of a series by the Mansfield In Bloom Project. Larry Linn is an avid 80-year-old gardener who once interviewed fleeing North Koreans and taught disadvantaged ninth-graders. The ...

Willows, Weeping No More. Colorful, Useful Shrubs Are Spurring a Comeback. By Adrian Higgins. February 28, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. EST ...

Question: We have a willow tree (weeping), which sprung up naturally about 12 years ago. It has done very well until this summer. After its bloom in late March, it is losing its leaves again ...

They’re found all over the country, but most of them, except for the big non-native weeping willows, don’t get noticed because of where they grow.