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 ...

Although it's difficult now to look out the window at our snow-covered yards and gardens and envision the colors of spring blooms, in just a few short weeks the first colors will appear nonetheless.

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 ...