According to legend, Jesus was crucified on a cross constructed from a dogwood tree. Good Friday and Easter with all of its power and glory reminded me of the stories I have heard for most of my life.
This year my two dogwood trees have been particularly beautiful with white blossoms lasting more than two weeks. Last year the flowers were spotty so I thought maybe my tree was dying, but this proved ...
The flowering dogwood tree (Cornus florida) is an all-season beauty that fits in any garden. Here's the best time to plant dogwood trees and how to care for them.
This year, Old Man Winter wreaked havoc with many spring-flowering shrubs and trees, but out in the woods and in many gardens, the native dogwood tree, Cornus florida, ever faithful, defied the cold, ...
AOL.co.uk: 7 Reasons Your Dogwood Tree Isn’t Blooming—And What To Do About It
Growing up in the mountains of western North Carolina, I loved seeing all of the native dogwoods dotting the woods. I learned that the legend of the dogwood and that the blooms are the state flower.
7 Reasons Your Dogwood Tree Isn’t Blooming—And What To Do About It
Here in the South, there is one tree deserving of all the springtime adulation it gets—the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida). Maybe it's because they're native and grow wild in our woods. But more ...
My favorite tree is the dogwood. When I grew up in North Carolinas, the pink and white flowered trees seemed to be everywhere. When my husband and I bought a ...
Dogwood trees have a lot going for them. Showy spring flowers? Check. A compact, yard-friendly size? Check. Plenty of nutritious berries to support birds? Yes, please. It’s no wonder that a 2004 Arbor ...