Q: I have several red twig dogwoods that look beautiful each spring. By midsummer, they continue to grow new sprouts and ...

In general, shrubs like red- and yellow-twig dogwood, which are primarily grown for their colored bark, have the brightest color in young stems, so it is best to maintain them accordingly.

The best candidates are leaf-dropping (deciduous) flowering shrubs that have multiple stems, including red- and gold-twig shrub dogwoods, lilac, weigela, forsythia, willows, panicle hydrangea ...

At maturity, shrub dogwoods range from 3-10 feet tall and wide, so knowing the size of your planting space is vital. While they grow best in full sun, dogwood also does well in part shade.

Native shrubs offer many benefits to the home landscape. Their value to wildlife and general ease of care are becoming better ...

Dogwood shrubs with colorful red or yellow branches liven up a winter landscape. Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to search Skip to footer. Why is Christian Science in our name?

We're continuing with our look at nature's elegant yet simple Christmas decorating techniques. Last week. it was winterberry with its sporty red berries. This week, we're checking out a shrub that ...

My garden has some red-twig dogwoods that are very large and have very little color in their stems. These are supposed to be good plants for winter interest. Should I give up and remove them to pla… ...

The Dogwood family includes trees, shrubs and groundcovers but for winter interest, you can't beat the Red Osier Dogwood. Also referred to as Red Twig Dogwood (cornus stolonifera), this fast ...