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 ...

GARDENING GERRY DALY IN THE last week or so, a spectacular flowering tree has been drawing attention. If you live near the coast, you may have noticed the showy yellow flowers of the mimosa, but if ...

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 ...

Mimosa trees in the Lawrence area are in full glory right now with their unrivaled fluffy, fragrant pink blossoms. These delicate flowers, held above ferny compound leaves, are the main reason ...

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 ...

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