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 ...

Q. I'm looking for a new tree to plant, replacing one I just removed, in a small planting area in my front yard. This time of year I see trees around town that have pink blossoms, some bright pink, ...

Q. Can you identify this tree that I saw in Huntington Beach? It is flowering all along the trunk. A. The tree that you saw is a redbud, a popular deciduous flowering tree. There are a number of ...