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Adame: An ode to summer
My husband and I are redoing our kitchen and while things are in a state of chaos as we replace old appliances and cupboards, I have been doing a lot ...
There is a different type of beauty during the winter. After months of seeing the luscious summer greenery and vibrant fall foliage, the colors fade and snow blankets the landscape in white. But ...
When we were at the new Dutchman’s Store in Cantril, amongst the trees they had for sale, were the Pink and White Dogwood. I have never seen Dogwoods for sale before in Iowa.
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida Secondary Names: Virginia dogwood, boxwood Leaf Type: Deciduous Tree Description: A small or medium-sized tree, up to 35 feet tall with a short, often crooked trunk to ...
The white petals of the dogwoods are falling from the trees and tiny leaves are appearing on the limbs and leaving the crowns on the flowers exposed to later form red dogwood berries. This is the ...
He has a shrubby tatarian dogwood (Cornus alba), which sports clusters of white flowers on shiny red stems and twigs. Pink trumpet tree Handroanthus impetiginosus flowering before leaves appear.
An unassuming dogwood tree outside Camp David became the solution to a devastating disease. A University of Tennessee professor found it.
It’s not hard to see why flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida) are classed as one of America’s most breathtaking native ...
During the month of March, it’s typically a Redbud Winter because the redbuds are in full bloom, but many are saying the most recent cold snap in the past few days makes it a Dogwood Winter, due to ...
The moniker derives from the dogwood tree, a delightful flowering tree renowned for its dainty white or pink blossoms. Given that dogwoods typically burst into bloom in April or May, any sudden plunge ...