Starting in late March our native dogwood tree, Cornus nutallii, starts bloomin and then in the month of May we can observe the eastern dogwood tree, Cornus florida. Finally, in the month of June the Korean dogwoods, Cornus kousa, come into bloom. They are a slightly larger tree with more of a rounded form and can also bloom in either white or shades of pink…

We are so blessed to live in this region, complete with its lush greens and pops of spring flower power everywhere. The weather sure has been nice, which might be the reason I am already in the mood to dive into some shade plants…