Dogwood Delight

I always get so excited when the Dogwoods begin blooming!  I find it to be a lot of fun watching their flowers progress until they reach full bloom.  This is one of the flowers - just as soon as it bloomed enough that it looked like a full flower.  It was only about an inch across - at this point.

Everywhere I’ve gone around Knoxville and Loudon County this spring - without failure - I have had folks around me mentioning how their Dogwood trees did not bloom out this year - like they normally do.  We’ve had the same experience.

This is what our tree looked like last year.

The native white Dogwoods that grow wild around here put on a gorgeous show of flowers this year!  I just can’t figure out what caused the ones everyone planted to do so poorly.

Amazing how a flower changes during its growth!  The flowers on our Dogwood tree in the yard are about 3 inches across once they have completely bloomed.

I don’t know why I continue calling this a Red Dogwood.  It’s more than obvious - this is no Red Dogwood.  The flowers are a solid red on that particular breed.

And I just love the way the pink moves down to tint the edges of the blooms!

They won’t be around much longer.  But that’s okay.  The Wild Rose will be blooming shortly!

I made the mistake of buying a Rhubarb plant.  They require a 4’ x 4’ growing spot - where they can remain for years - because they’re slow growers to begin with.  With the plans Hubby has for moving the garden and all the dirt around here - I’m forced to wait.

I ended up sending the plant to work with Dwayne - along with extra onion sets that we don’t need.  Somebody at the hangar is bound to want one - or the other - or both!

In the meantime - I’ve got more planting to get finished.  But - here's a beautiful story about the Legend of The Dogwood!