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 ...

As spring approached last year, I decided to write an article about the smoke tree, one of my favorite “highway trees”. I call them that because we often see them putting on a display of color in the ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It's finally beginning to feel and look like spring. Washington D.C. is known for its cherry blossoms but Pittsburgh is showing off her eastern redbud trees. You may have noticed ...