NATIVE DOGWOOD blossoms used to define spring in Northwest gardens. Pacific dogwoods (Cornus nuttallii) bloomed snowy white against the deep-green backdrop of firs and cedars in my big, woodsy ...

Ideally, you’d be reading this in very early spring, when the dogwood bloom is beginning to work its elegant magic in the older neighborhoods fanning out from Lower Bidwell Park and downtown Chico.

Up above an orange patch of wild monkey flower, a purple finch sings its warbling song up in the ‘Mountain Moon’ dogwood tree. As the fullness of May comes to an end, the dogwoods bloom. Dogwood trees ...

Midway through spring, we are not quite midway through the flowering dogwood season, when three Cornus species in succession decorate the garden with their splashy blooms. Other dogwoods, trees and ...

It's Derby season in Kentucky, which means it must also be dogwood season. Throughout the region the past couple of weeks have brought dogwoods into their Derby best — layered masses of white with a ...

What: Eddie’s White Wonder is a deciduous tree, an unusual hybrid that’s a cross between the Western dogwood, Cornus nuttallii, and the Eastern species, Cornus florida. Its large white flowers open in ...

When I hear the word “dogwood,” I am immediately transported back to a time in my life when I was living on the East Coast. I was in Virginia, serving my country as a trumpet player in the 392nd Army ...

Ornamental trees and shrubs can enliven any yard. As the seasons change, so do they, providing eye-catching displays to complement your landscaping. If you are looking to cultivate a more romantic, ...

They are the queens of the forest -- beautiful trees of diminutive stature that form the understory of woods from Maine to Florida and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. I'm speaking of the ...

Talk about showstoppers! Dogwoods are nicely coming into bloom now, and their massive displays are truly spectacular. There is, however, a great deal of confusion about the different varieties and the ...

Ideally, you’d be reading this in very early spring, when the dogwood bloom is beginning to work its elegant magic in the older neighborhoods fanning out from lower Bidwell Park and downtown Chico.