Who would have guessed it, but apparently, hummingbirds like a tropical vacation as much as many humans do. As the weather gets colder across the United States and Canada, the tiny flutterers begin ...

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 we move into the spring months, many trees will have spectacular displays of flowers. Saucer magnolias, lilacs, dogwoods, and many others. One in particular is the Eastern redbud, a small tree ...

One of the first signs of spring is the bloom of the redbud trees. The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is native to much of the eastern United States and Canada. It hides inconspicuously in the ...

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 ...

The Oklahoma redbud tree is a staple in the Sooner State, and the rain coming right in the middle of the budding season only makes it better. The state tree typically begins blooming in March and ...

The recent warm weather has set flowering and leaf development into motion, and most of our trees and shrubs are already experiencing bud break! Many of the early spring flowering trees are just about ...

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 ...