Here in the South, there is one tree deserving of all the springtime adulation it gets—the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida). Maybe it's because they're native and grow wild in our woods. But more ...

There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida) — so-called since it is native to the Eastern US — at the end of my block, which I check on each spring to see if it’s flowering. I can happily report ...

If you step into spring in North Carolina, you'll find the air buzzing with life and the delicate blooms of the North Carolina state flower, the flowering dogwood. With its soft white or pink blossoms ...