Summer 1962: It was the summer of “Wolverton Mountain” by Claude King (which was a good thing), Marilyn Monroe had just died (a sad thing), and America was soon to be gearing up for a missile crisis ...

Mimosas and violets are already out in the south of France, making it the perfect time for a pre-spring road trip ...

Mimosa. It’s a tree that looks like it sounds: tropical, exotic, with a distinctive parasol form. Mimosa possesses fine, bipinnate foliage and wispy pink flowers. Mimosa suggests a whispering softness ...

One of the three best-selling trees in the inland valleys of Southern California is the Albizia julibrissin, commonly called the mimosa or silk tree. A traditional fixture in the American South on ...

Who wouldn't want to include a tree with pretty pink pom-pom type flowers with fernlike leaves in their landscape? The mimosa or silk tree was once a coveted plant and in high demand throughout the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Growing an ethereal garden you want to look at every day requires one crucial component: variety. While a ...

In the current issue of the Market Bulletin, produced by our Department of Agriculture, I noticed someone offering mimosa trees for sale. It’s one of my favorite summer bloomers, in spite of the bad ...

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