My garden has some red-twig dogwoods that are very large and have very little color in their stems. These are supposed to be good plants for winter interest. Should I give up and remove them to pla… ...

“I have a red twig dogwood shrub I planted at least two years ago in my backyard that tends to be moist and shaded by some adjacent trees. It has only grown to about 3 feet tall and has thin ...

Red twig dogwoods are tough, easy to care for, and provide spectacular color . Originally published June 4, 2015 at 5:15 am Updated June 5, 2015 at 10:53 am ...

Otherwise, red twig dogwood is relatively low maintenance. "Native plants are generally resilient and require less water, making them an excellent choice for a sustainable garden," Nasim says.

A: That sounds like red-twig dogwood alright. This plant is in the same family as the much better known dogwood trees (Cornus), except these grow as multi-stem shrubs in the 6- to 8-foot range.

This winter, earth didn’t stand hard as iron, not as much as usual, anyway. Still, even with higher-than-normal temperatures, we’ve had our portion of darkness, gloom, and bareness—what ...

In the Garden Q: My wife wants to cut our 12-foot red twig dogwood practically to the ground, because only the twigs at the top of the shrub are colorful. I told her it would kill it.