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.

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

WANT a low-maintenance, easy-to-grow shrub that provides beauty and form, in winter and beyond? Thejoyofplants.co.uk, a consumer initiative of the Flower Council of Holland, suggests dogwood ...

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.

Dogwood: a genius genus. MARJORIE HARRIS. Special to The Globe and Mail. Published June 25, 2005. This article was published more than 18 years ago. Some information may no longer be current.