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 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 ...

A: Not sure where it’s planted, but oftentimes dogwoods that get too much full sun start to struggle over time. They really prefer to be an ‘understory’ tree and grow better under the margins of our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This was supposed to be a column all about the poetic and magical connection between mothers and their gardens — how starting way ...

Q: I had a good chuckle this morning and thought I would share! I cut redtwig dogwood about a month ago so I could fashion a twig support for my amaryllis. To my surprise, the dogwood has not only ...

I received an email a few years ago asking about how to rejuvenate a dogwood tree. I do believe, if you have a tree in your yard that looks like it might be struggling, in most cases go with what you ...

At age six, I watched my mother transplant a volunteer dogwood tree, barely more than a whip, growing at the edge of the ...

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.

Maybe you have been fortunate enough to spot a dogwood tree, or even a small grove of them, in full bloom on an Appalachian hillside in springtime. The ivory white flowers glow softly against the ...

Dogwoods are often the first trees to bloom in the spring, and they don't hold back. These plants' showy pink or white flowers can attract cardinals to your yard and feed hungry butterflies.