I noticed a dogwood blooming downtown recently and wondered if this was a fluke or if there was a variety that blooms later or longer? This year it seemed like there were not many dogwoods blooming at ...

While our native dogwood requires partial shade and cool soils, the Kousa dogwood can tolerate full-sun conditions, so it can be located in a prominent location. Q. I've been researching shrubs with ...

I heard a wake-up call, loud and clear, last summer. I was part of a group touring a garden in Connecticut, and we were gathered round a handsome kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) in full bloom. Various ...

Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a gorgeous small tree that flourishes in the sandy, acid soils of East Texas and other similar soil areas, but it frustrates many North Texas gardeners. One of ...

As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. But, when do dogwoods bloom? They typically flower between early spring and early summer, ...

FORM: Single or multi-stem large shrub or small tree. SIZE: 10-15 feet tall, 10 feet wide. Moderate grower. EXPOSURE: Sun to part shade. LEAVES: 4-inch-long dark green leaves in summer, reddish-purple ...

KENNEWICK -- The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) isn't a tree that should thrive in the Tri-Cities. It's a tree that's native to eastern and central U.S. forests. It's considered an understory tree ...

A cheery glimpse of color on a gray and wintry day: That’s why we plant shrubs with bright bark. Colorful bark is a main feature of red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea subsp. sericea), Siberian dogwood ...

It was the first day of spring, and it was snowing. Again. The strong horizontal branches of the dogwood outside my window looked like an abstract Christmas tree, coated as they were with heavy, white ...

Also known as boxwood or cornel, flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a common ornamental tree found in the United States. Its popularity is due to its large flowers and wide range across climate and ...