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Eliza Waters 
so pretty!
Thank you, Ann!
Nice photograph – nice composition & the perfect DOF for my taste. Nice also to see what dogwood flowers look like (though I won’t remember tomorrow!).
Thank you, Micheal. I forget plants I don’t see that often, too. I tend to know my own region best.
Aren’t they beautiful? You know Eliza, the other day a took a photo for you but I don’t know how to send it to you. I saw these bottles of water with a label Elisa Wasser (or Eliza Water). It’s a bit silly but I had to think of you 😉
Thank you, that is so sweet you thought of me, Nataly! My email is on my About page. elizawaters7.5acres@gmail.com Look forward to seeing it!
I’ve just sent you an email 😉
Loved it – thank you!
So beautiful!
Thank you, Laurie!
Gorgeous! They really don’t need words, do they? 🙂
No, they really don’t. Thanks, Robin. 🙂
so so beautiful!
Thank you, Sylvia. 🙂
That is just so beautiful 🙂
Thank you, Ann! 🙂
Beautiful colours!
Thank you, Anca!
Great photograph.
Thank you very much, Victor.
Amazing photograph, Eliza. 🙂
Thank you, Archita. 🙂
Lovely!
Thank you, Belinda!
Just gorgeous! I love dogwood, and pink especially! Beautiful shot.
Thank you, Mary. It is such a lovely, airy and graceful tree. I planted three white ones last year. One is blooming now. 🙂
You captured one of springs crowning achievements. I hope these are the Dogwoods you are trying to establish, looking good!
Sad to say these are not mine, but one of the three white ones I planted last year is blooming well!
Dogwoods! Yet another plant on the long list of those I wish I could grow here.
Dogwood for you, Leucadendron for me! 😉
Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie and commented:
Lovely flowers, wish we had them in UK…
Thank you for the reblog. I’m surprised that there are no dogwood in the UK. I think the climate would be perfect for it.
a great pity…
Indeed!
Oh, I never met a Dogwood I didn’t like … this is spectacular! I didn’t realize they came in pink although I think I did see a few further South. Wonderful photo Eliza, as always. I’m blushing.
Thank you, Kathy. Yes, pink and white varieties are available and I’m told by another commenter that C. kousa now has a pink cultivar, which I think would be hardier than C. florida.
I wonder if Pagoda has a pink variety – that’s what I grow here – native and hardy enough for North Country!
No pink cultivar that I’ve heard of, but there is a variegated leaf hybrid, Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea.’
I have golden shadows and its a wowza!
Hmmm, I might look for it when I go plant shopping tomorrow. 🙂
It is easy to forget how attractive some flowering shrubs can be.
Once a year, at least, we are reminded!
Very lovely, Eliza. And I’m glad you posted it today! Made me rejoice in the midst of sadness … I just bought a pink Cornus kousa ‘Satsomi’ today, to replace my much-mourned Magnolia soulangeana. Your wonderful picture was a sign (from the blue – although a different species!) of happier days to come.
Thank you, Cathy. I think it is a hopeful sign – may it flourish and prosper!
I love Cornus and yours is a delight
Thank you, Dorris!
Such soft tones. A lovely shot!
Thank you, Fi!
Beautiful. Wish I could grow that here.
There are no pink dogwoods in the UK – that surprises me! The climate is perfect for them.
We are quite alkaline here and I’d always read that C. kousa is acid loving.
Add sulfur and pine needles to lower the pH. Cornus florida is what was in the photo, a native of the southeast US. I still wonder why there are none in the UK? A mystery!
Ah sorry, they are grown in the UK just not on chalk (where I am). The Botanics in Cambridge has a large C. Norman Hadden, which goes a bit pink with age. I used to see them around when we lived up near Manchester.
Oh, that makes sense! Thanks, Allison.
So beautiful….
Thank you, Julie.
I like the color balance on this, Eliza. I see it as an interplay between two artists- you and nature.
🙂 Thank you, Kim! ❤
Love the lighting on the flower which is the main focus
Thank you, Diana.
I hate to yammer on with the same comment as everyone else, but I can’t help myself. That really is an excellent photo.
Thank you, Brenda. I appreciate it very much!
Beautiful.
Thank you.
So pretty!
Thank you, Dor!
I wish I could just like all your posts :p
Love your work, Eliza!
Thank you so much!! I’m honored. 🙂
Dogwood doesn’t necessarily make me think of pretty flowers. It sounds more like the next town to Tombstone in the Wild West. The flowers are nice, though. 🙂
It is a rather odd name, isn’t it? One origin states its bark is a treatment for mange in dogs. 🙂 Thanks for your visit, Bun!
Oh, I see. It’s interesting how names develop, isn’t it?
Some names are quite interesting. The Latin names often describe the plant, which once learned, can be helpful for identification. But most folks don’t want to bother and I totally understand that!
Latin names are a bit scary for me. They’re like the linguistic version of mathematics. 🙂
I never thought of it like that, but it’s true. It would figure that I loved math, too. ;-D
You can do math and remember Latin! You’ve impressed me twice! (If you can do math in Latin, you get this week’s star prize.) 😀
😀 Actually, I did have to do math in Roman numerals, but that was 40 years ago, so I expect I would be a bit rusty at it! 😉
Nope, I’m still impressed despite your modesty. I remember our teacher in my Classical Background class at high school demonstrating arithmetic using Roman numerals. No wonder the empire fell. 🙂
😀 LOL – thanks for the laugh, Bun.
Beautiful capture! I love that sweet pink color! And what a cute name, dogwood! Lol My dog’s name is Dagwood but we call him, Woody, usually (after the doll in “Toy Story”) and whenever I write “Dagwood,” my autocorrect changes it to dogwood. I always thought it must be a kind of wood! Lol 😀
Very pretty! ❤
Thank you, Kim. 🙂 Dagwood is another word for this plant, more for its European cousin, though. ‘Dag’ referred to the straight branches that were used for making arrows. Another derivative of the word we use is ‘dagger.’ (Sorry if this is TMI! 🙂 )
That’s really interesting! I never knew that Dagwood is a plant! I heard the name when I was little and found it really amusing. So I named my dog it and call him Woody (sometimes Woodward) because I love the movie.
I love your extensive knowledge of plants, flowers, gardening…! Thank you for sharing!
I love learning new things, it’s definitely not too much info!
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Glad to hear it!
What pinks! Very nice!
Thank you!