I noticed a dogwood blooming downtown recently and wondered if this was a fluke or if there was a variety that blooms later or longer? This year it seemed like there were not many dogwoods blooming at ...

Have a garden question? E-mail it to Pat at [email protected] or mail it to The Spokesman Review, 999 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201. The dogwood trees around this area outdid themselves this year.

We often recognize dogwoods by their showy flowers, but what we call “flowers” are actually bracts, or connected, modified leaves that resemble petals. As The Southern Living Garden Book describes, ...

FORM: Single or multi-stem large shrub or small tree. SIZE: 10-15 feet tall, 10 feet wide. Moderate grower. EXPOSURE: Sun to part shade. LEAVES: 4-inch-long dark green leaves in summer, reddish-purple ...

Three new ornamental dogwood varieties that are resistant to powdery mildew and dogwood anthracnose have been introduced by reserachers. 'Empire' is a brilliant, white-bracted kousa dogwood with a ...

Ornamental trees and shrubs can enliven any yard. As the seasons change, so do they, providing eye-catching displays to complement your landscaping. If you are looking to cultivate a more romantic, ...

Q: I recently removed a dead Yoshino cherry tree. I am looking to replace it with a native tree. What do you recommend? Peggy Nordstrom, email A: I love kousa dogwoods, Cornus kousa, which are ...

Dogwood trees are well noted for their seasonal display of showy spring blooms and fall leaf color. However, these trees have a dual purpose of not only providing blooms and fall color but also an ...

While our native dogwood requires partial shade and cool soils, the Kousa dogwood can tolerate full-sun conditions, so it can be located in a prominent location. Q. I've been researching shrubs with ...

The genus Cornus (the Latin name we assign to Dogwoods), is comprised of many different species that are common to Northwest gardens. Starting in late March, our native dogwood tree, Cornus nutallii, ...

This time of the year, we have the opportunity to fall in love all over again. Yes, I’m a believer in May-October romances when it involves spring bloomers that turn into ornamental fall seed bearers.

Q. Have you heard anything from folks with dogwood issues? We’ve had dogwoods in our yard for over 30 years. For some reason, several of ours seemed to be struggling. This past fall, the leaves were ...