Red Twig Dogwood Border

The shrubs actually can provide year round interest. The red twig dogwood cornus stolinifera is very handsome and eye appealing as winter interest in.

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Red twig dogwood border

Red twig dogwood is one of those multitalented shrubs that grows in a variety of moist habitats and keeps us enthralled year round. Namely the bush s red twigs which are brightest from late winter to early spring. Plant red twig dogwood en masse to draw the eye past the molehills toward a horizon of color.

Design ideasbare red stems are a beautiful sight against the winter landscape. Prefers enriched evenly moist. Some artisans prune and retain the branches to weave.

Red twig dogwood will brighten your winter landscaping with its bright red branches. Cut back old stems in early spring for the best color on new growth. After young plants have been left alone for their first two or three years they can be pollarded by cutting back the main branches to two or three feet above the.

Also known as red osier dogwood and creek dogwood among other common names it is a multi stemmed deciduous long lived and fairly fast growing shrub that develops into an open somewhat rounded thicket. Plant with companions that need summer water. Although the flowers are small and grow in flat clusters they are lovely when they appear and the berries that form in the fall and winter are highly decorative in either white or blue colors.

Red twig dogwood bushes are called red twig because of its distinctive and attractive deep red branches this beautiful upright shrub displays white blossoms in may giving way to bright red berries in the fall. Despite bearing spring blossoms variegated leaves during summer and berries from summer to fall clearly this plant s common name explains the main reason that people grow it. The red twig dogwood is an ornamental plant that is used commonly in hedges and rock gardens.

Garden Of Aaron August 2014