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…

There are so many worthy spring blooming shrubs for us to utilize in our gardens, including the seemingly endless array of attractive Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Specific flavors of each of these can be planted for…