Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q When I was in L.A. visiting friends recently ...

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.

The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish (or purplish) hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now. The broad, heavy ...

In Northwest China's vast sun-scorched desert, a camel train plods along the ancient Silk Road. The 7,000-km road linking East Asia and Europe was once jammed with caravans of Chinese silk, Indian ...

Miranda Kerr has said that she bought her husband Orlando Bloom silk boxer shorts 'to get him into character'. Miranda Kerr has said that she bought her husband Orlando Bloom silk boxer shorts 'to get ...

COVID-19 has added a new twist to China’s declarations of reviving the Silk Roads for the 21st century. As China continues to relax restrictions on domestic mobility, this year’s October Golden Week ...