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 ...

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.

Dogwood. Among the myriad choices available in garden centres, Dogwood, or Cornus Alba Sibirica, ... This aromatic evergreen shrub retains its leaves all year round.

Flowering dogwood leaves also can change to a variety of yellow, orange and pink tones, depending on growing conditions, weather patterns, stresses and the plant’s own genetics. Birds enjoy ...

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… ...