By: All Aboard Travel, Dreams and Destinations, and Explora Journeys
In 2027 GardenSMART will be turning 30. That’s a long time for a Television show and we are planning a spectacular cruise on the Western Mediterranean to celebrate. Importantly we would like for GardenSMART newsletter readers and our TV audience to join us. We’re excited, think you will be too. A great cruise plus watching GardenSMART at work filming beautiful shows in a wonderful part of the world.
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One of my favorite spring flowering trees is Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud. It is one of the earliest to begin blooming in the spring and it seems to flower forever! It is a hardy small tree being found in zones 4 to 9. In the wild it can reach a height of 20 to 25 feet but usually stays smaller in the urban landscape. It does best in moist, well drained soils but is fairly adaptable to different soil types. ‘Appalachian Red’ is a favorite among many cultivars of this native tree. Though not truly red, this cultivar exhibits stand out, flashy bright pink flowers in the spring before the leaves emerge. After a long bloom cycle the characteristic heart shaped leave emerge soft green. Fall color is minimal, usually yellow followed by decent winter branch texture and nice bark. A wonderful small flowering tree worthy of a try in your garden. 
