The branches are covered with deep pink or red blooms long before the foliage appears. Gorgeous heart-shaped leaves add additional interest to this lovely tree, which works well as a small shade tree ...

I vividly recall my heart pounding as I stood in the famous Big Pink basement and watched him slowly descend the staircase and soak in a room he hadn’t occupied in nearly five decades.

If you’ve been on a summertime stroll in recent weeks, chances are you’ve seen a red flowering gum ... can produce flowers that are white, pink, orange or red, but red is the favourite.