When my father passed away a few years ago, two of Mike's aunts sent a gift of a Kousa Dogwood by which to remember him. The Kousa Dogwood is sometimes called a Japanese Flowering Dogwood. It is different from other dogwoods which blossom before getting their leaves. The Kousa blooms much later, well after the other dogwoods are finished blooming and after the tree has already grown its foliage. I thought you might enjoy seeing its pretty blossoms.
My friend Jackie had sent a little garden angel when we planted the tree and I placed it at the base of the trunk.
I think the variegated green and white hosta look so nice next to this tree. Right now the dogwood is about twelve feet tall, though very thin. I understand they begin to branch out horizontally as they age. I hope to be able to sit in its shade someday when I am much older and watch the world go by.
