Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dengarden and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Dogwood trees have a lot going for them. Showy spring flowers?

The flowering dogwood tree (Cornus florida) is an all-season beauty that fits in any garden. Here's the best time to plant ...

Q. Have you heard anything from folks with dogwood issues? We’ve had dogwoods in our yard for over 30 years. For some reason, several of ours seemed to be struggling. This past fall, the leaves were ...

This was supposed to be a column all about the poetic and magical connection between mothers and their gardens — how starting way back in days of yore, when we were all bearskin-wearing ...

There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida) — so-called since it is native to the Eastern US — at the end of my block, which I check on each spring to see if it’s flowering. I can happily report ...

Q Can you tell me what kind of tree this is? [The reader sent a photo.] A It is a dogwood — not the typical Cornus florida showy-flowered one, but one of the other native dogwood species. It looks ...

Historically, nothing said spring had arrived any better than a flowering dogwood tree. It remains a favored tree in Southern landscapes. Sometimes you may see an occasional dogwood in bloom in the ...

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 ...

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Q: I have a young dogwood seedling that I received at an event in the spring, which was established quickly and was doing quite well in my garden in a protracted area under very large oaks. However, ...

Q: What is eating the leaves of my dogwood, and what should I do? — Barb O. A: The neat circular sections cut out of your dogwood leaves are made by leaf-cutting bees. Such holes almost look like they ...

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 ...