Redbud trees bloom early in the spring before the leaves come out. These trees are in the legume family with peas, lentils, beans, lupines, clover and kudzu. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria grow in the roots ...

Q: I have what I believe to be a volunteer redbud tree in a spot that gets maybe an hour and a half of direct sun daily. I don’t want to leave it where it is, as it’s growing in what is not a good ...

Q: My landscaper is recommending a redbud tree in the planter attached to my pool. I asked him if that’s a good tree to plant so close to the pool. He said it was, because it wasn’t messy and was ...

It might not be as celebrated as the cherry blossoms of Washington D.C. — at least not yet — but the massive planting of native redbud trees with dense pink-purple blossoms along Pittsburgh’s North ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. Hope everyone enjoyed a blessed Easter with family and friends. Lots of Easter egg hunts occurred in the Valley last weekend. Backyard gardeners are ...

Nurseries and garden centers are seeing increased new interest in small ornamental trees – especially native varieties of them. Christopher Uhland, owner of Chester County’s Harmony Hill Nursery and a ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The redbud ...

With its small pink flowers, this tree is one of the first brilliantly colored signs of spring in Michigan. The eastern redbud is a haven for pollinators and ideal for planting in yards. Commonly seen ...