It is rumored that a couple of fellas were standing along Interstate 10 northwest of Palm Springs one fine spring morning a long time ago. “You know,” one fella said to the other. “In Holland, they ...

A friend sent me a photo of a "bald" palm tree ( Trachycarpus wagnerianus ). I've never seen anyone remove the fuzz from the trunk, but it's pretty cool. Makes me think of the tall palms in drier, ...

Q: I have moved to a house with a 5-foot palm tree in the back yard. I suspect it is too late, but was I supposed to do something to protect this tree over the winter? It looks fine so far. -- P.K., ...

which had always been wimpy, and looked up. There they were, fuzzy and strange looking. Kind of like thick, stubby, yellow amaranth flowers. It took a second to register. I got so excited I went and ...

The Coachella Valley celebrated the 40th anniversary of one of its iconic landmarks, the Palm Springs Windmill Farm. In 1982, 8 small wind turbines were installed in the outskirts of the North Palm ...

One of the iconic Palm Springs windmills caught fire late Monday afternoon off Interstate 10. A motorist called the California Highway Patrol just after 5 p.m. and reported the fire. Palm Springs ...