In early spring, when many overwintering insects begin to emerge, they need a readily available source of nourishment to ...

When you plant pretty trees with pink and white flowers in your backyard, the spring air fills with their sweet scent and lovely flowers. It’s like getting the best of both a backyard tree and a ...

Prior to the European colonization of North America, Indigenous Americans harvested the wood of redbud trees to construct ...

Although this tree makes a beautiful addition to any yard, it comes with an unfortunate downside you don't want to deal with: they easily attract stink bugs.

Two of my favorite flowering trees, and perhaps yours, too, are the redbud and lilacs ... This beautiful tree needs full sun, so best find a bright spot in your yard and enjoy the spring flowers ...

And redbud trees, which are small too ... attract the first hummingbirds moving through this area. Other currently blooming plants that I planted for early hummingbirds include flowering quince ...

The tree is evergreen but loses some leaves when in bloom. They prefer full sun, moist to semi-moist, well-drained soil conditions. There is also a pure white flowered variety, B. purpurea candida ...

Land of the Rising Sun: Japan is referred to as the 'Land of the Rising Sun'. The name comes from the fact that Japan is in the far east, where the sun rises earlier than in many other parts of ...