As we approach June, it is time to highlight one of the best flowering trees for our local area: the dogwood. These trees’ brighten up our landscapes in May and June and offer additional interest in ...

The genus Cornus (the Latin name we assign to Dogwoods), is comprised of many different species that are common to Northwest gardens. Starting in late March, our native dogwood tree, Cornus nutallii, ...

Nearly all gardeners are familiar with Cornus florida, the native flowering dogwood, one of our finest flowering trees. Most are also familiar with Cornus kousa, the Korean dogwood, which blooms ...

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 ...

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 ...