Redbuds include some of our most charming native trees. In early spring, before leaf-out, a profusion of small, sweet pea–shaped, lavender-pink to rosy purple flowers appears on twigs, branches, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plant trees, such as redbud, that flower in late winter if you want to start the spring flowering season early. As gardeners, ...

Some trees make you work for their beauty. There are other trees, like this one, with lots of hummer-attracting blooms that ...

The blossom of the eastern redbud tree is a herald of spring. From March, pink and purple pea-like blooms open on stems, branches and trunks, illuminating the entire tree in vibrant hues. While the ...

Redbuds in bloom are a most welcome harbinger of spring. Their dense clusters of magenta flowers bloom early, providing splashes of color against a winter landscape of browns and grays. Is the name ...

Barber advises protecting young trees with cages—and then keeping them protected for years. His preferred method is a ...

"A hardy variant of redbud appeared in a mass screening of seedlings planted at the Horticultural Research Center many years ago. Before the 'Minnesota Strain' was developed in 1992, few large ...

Planting a tree in fall does so much long-term good for your immediate surroundings. It provides a potential home to birds and small mammals, it offers shade once the tree matures enough to provide a ...

Come springtime, just look up: There are so many flowering trees that help the world come alive after a long, dreary winter. One of these colorful trees, which you’ll likely see around town come ...

As gardeners, perhaps one of our new year's resolutions could be to stay better on top of tasks to be done in the garden. Spring will be here before we know it, and we need to have our yards and ...