As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as ...

Yellow twig dogwood is more of a deciduous bush that has a rapid growth rate preferring sun to light shade. The shrub also requires moist, but well-drained soils, reaching a height of nearly 6 feet.

Growing tips for shrub dogwoods: The straight species are often used for large areas, where they can form dense thickets. Smaller varieties are great for rain gardens and along streams or ponds.

For the first 10 years that I gardened in Colorado, yellow, gold or chartreuse-foliaged plants made me cringe. Until I figured out how to deal with the soil’s very high pH of 8.4, my entire ...

Alan notes that a hard prune in March is essential to stimulating colourful new growth on dogwood shrubs each year. 2. Eucalyptus Azura. This aromatic evergreen shrub doesn't lose its leaves.

Dogwood shrubs sometimes offered a spectacular array of reds and the broad yellow and gold leaves ... willows usually make yellow leaves, but occasional some willow trees make lots of red leaves.

Savoring the lovely blossoms of the dogwood on a spring evening might make you wonder how such a beautiful tree acquired such an ugly name. At least two theories for the origin of “dogwood&#8… ...