The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) signals springtime by putting on a proliferation of little pink flowers before it even sprouts leaves. These ornamental trees also offer a perfect pop of ...

The best selections for San Antonio area landscapes are the Oklahoma or Texas versions. The Eastern redbud has showier blooms but has more trouble surviving our long hot, often dry summers.

Along the roadside, daffodils wave golden trumpets. Flowering almond, red maple, Eastern redbud and bright forsythia have put ...