Native to Europe, Asia, and North America, the dogwood tree is able to grow in many soil types. It can often be seen growing wild along woodland edges and hedges, and is especially fond ofriverbanks, shady areas, and ravines. As a popular ornamental plant, it is often seen in gardens...
Flowering dogwood (Cornus spp.) trees brighten spring and early-summer gardens with colorful bracts and flowers that include shades of white, pink, red and yellow. But you'll receive a double reward if your dogwood tree is one of the species that produces red berries after the flowers...
Despite vulnerable root systems dogwood trees have managed to thrive in the eastern United States, where they grow in the wild and can live as long as 40 years. The official state tree of Virginia, they reach heights up to 35 feet with branches spreading to about 25 feet in diameter bearin...
One concern with plants that are susceptible to drought-related decline isclimate change. Climate change has resulted in unstable droughts and rising energy costs throughout the country, resulting in many people turning to conserve resources. One example of cutting back is choosing drought-tolerant pl...
Another great option is to grow trees for landscaping. Ornamental trees and shrubs and ones that provide shade are always in high demand. Trees like Japanese maple, star magnolia, crabapple, flowering dogwood, sugar maple, arborvitae, blue spruce, and desert willow add beauty and color to the ...
(PFPI), a nonprofit that uses science, litigation, policy analysis, and strategic communications to promote policies that protect climate, ecosystems, and people. They previously served as a conservation scientist withDogwood Alliance. Davis is also a contributor to theObservatory. Their ...
They chose me by distracting my children over breakfast, encouraging bowls of oatmeal to sit half-eaten, in favor of watching a pair of cardinals dancing in the dogwood outside our dining room window (my children are convinced that “Buddy” and “Lady Buddy” followed us two years ago ...
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Written by s • What Is Tree Sap? Filled with nutrients and minerals, sap is the blood of a tree. It carries energy out into the branches when new buds are forming in spring-time. It comes in many forms; it can be that stuff that gets on your clothes and sticks to your car, ...
My husband wants to hire someone to sod it. I think this is a waste of money for the summer since we plan to have it landscaped with trees in the fall. I would rather save the money for that. He thinks we can remove the chips ourselves. I do most of the gardening and yar...