Gerda Maxey is an artist in the truest sense. As you tour her home and garden in Sylmar, you appreciate Maxey’s need to be surrounded by art, both indoors and out. Maxey is a portraitist and her walls ...

Cassia fistula, commonly called the golden shower tree, is native to India, Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Cassia fistula is widely grown in the tropics and has adapted well in Guyana and the Caribbean.

Honolulu probably needs a million or more shade trees than it has today if it wants to stay cool in the years ahead, experts say. Above, yellow shower trees bloomed last month nearby Honolulu Memorial ...

These days, the West Lake, a famous scenic spot in the capital city, is covered in the bright yellow color of flowers from the golden shower tree. This species grows well in sunny and well-drained ...