A PLANT FOR ANY GARDENER: Dogwoods are low-maintenance plants that don’t require much care once they’re established. (National Garden Bureau) Growing tips for shrub dogwoods: The straight species are ...

The dogwood tree is ubiquitous in the United States, and there are at least 50 known species. Varieties range in size from smaller shrubs to large flowering trees with white or yellow blooms that ...

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Here in the South, there is one tree deserving of all the springtime adulation it gets—the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) ...

As some of my regular readers may know, I live in my childhood home - the place where four children, two parents, and many cats and a dog lived, loved and laughed. Today, it still remains a safe ...

Everyone gets excited each spring with the flowering redbuds and dogwoods. But although dogwoods rank high in the popularity of flowering plants and are nice ornamentals, they can be difficult to grow ...

Q: I recently removed a dead Yoshino cherry tree. I am looking to replace it with a native tree. What do you recommend? Peggy Nordstrom, email A: I love kousa dogwoods, Cornus kousa, which are ...

The soft, pinkish red of Kousa dogwood fruits, some still hanging on trees, does hint at luscious flavor. Some people see their shape as something like a combination of strawberry and raspberry, which ...

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QUESTION: In early June, I saw a red or pink Kousa dogwood. It was beautiful, and it’s the first time I’ve ever noticed one. Are they common in this area, and do you know where I can get one? ANSWER: ...