Cathy at Words and Herbs is once again hosting her annual Week of Flowers to showcase flowers we grew in our gardens this year. As we head into the last month of the year, it is good to reflect on all the good things that came our way during 2023. So, while my garden is dormant for many months of the year, I do have a sunspace that provides needed color and greenery to get me through the cold winter months. Above, forced dogwood (Cornus florida) blossoms eased my late-winter longing for spring.
Open to all, click the link to join in sharing Cathy’s parade of flowers. From her post:
“For the fourth year now I am inviting my blogging friends to join me in posting a photo of a flower or two from their 2023 gardens each day for a week. There are no rules, so just one photo (or two or three!) with or without text is fine, and if you leave a link in the comments of my daily post, others will be able to find you and share in the fun! And this year I will start on Friday December 1st, continuing through to Thursday December 7th.“
Eliza Waters 
Maybe this will be the year I finally make it to east Texas to see our native dogwoods in bloom!
They are magnificent in bloom! The Southeast US has such great old ones, wild in the forest edges.
These flowers look very attractive.
Thank you, Anne. When the whole tree blooms, it is so gorgeous, like it is covered with white butterflies!
Did you get the new Swan Island catalog yet? Thought of you, in the back pages it had a customer photo contest.
Not yet, Jan/Feb is catalog dreaming time!
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How pretty, Eliza. I have planted a dogwood here, but it hasn’t flowered yet. Good to know it can be forced too. Thanks! 😃
Thank you, Cathy!
What a brilliant idea a sunspace is! I assume it’s like a conservatory, but more integrated? So nice to see flowering dogwood too. Thanks.
Thank you, Allison. It is like a livingroom, although a bit chilling in Jan. 😉
day two of a very happy week, Eliza…
Thanks, yes, such a good idea to chase away the gloom of December!
Springtime, in a vase, indoors, looks lovely!
Thank you!
Wow! How lovely in the winter!!
It’s like getting a preview of coming attractions! 😉
Absolutely lovely!
Thank you, Isha! 💜
Beautiful dogwood blossoms. Looking forward to the rest of your pics. 😊
Thank you, Pepper!
What delicate colouring, very much a touch of spring!
Thank you, Belinda!
Dogwood trees and yet another plant I admire but can’t grow. Nice that you can force stems into blooms too.
Now that the tree is bigger, I feel I can take a few to force. A real treat!
Another plant I miss, thanks for the photo. Are they still thriving in your woods?
Thank you, Amy. My one C. florida took a hit last winter when half of it was broken by a falling tree, so upsetting. But over the summer, it seems to have rallied. Though visibly misshapen, it seems healthy (cross fingers).
Good!
So uplifting🎈I’ll try maybe next year. 🙏🏻
Very easy to do and so pleasing!
Dogwood is just so pretty!
Agreed… thanks, Dale!
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I had not heard of forced dogwood before! Since we have a wild dogwood tree, maybe I will bring one of its branches inside to see if it will flower.
You have to wait for the dormancy period to end (generally 3 months of frosty nights). Mid-Feb. should be good.
Gosh that dogwood is exquisite. I wish I had enough indoor space that would be ideal for enjoying some color this time of year. Luckily it hasn’t been too cloudy. Yet. 😉
Thank you, Monika. You’ll have to scope out the neighborhood and see if anyone has a tree that they are willing to share a branch or two. 😉
Thanks for the suggestion. I’m only familiar with reg twig dogwood in Colorado and have only seen them flower in the spring.
Very pretty — I can see why the dogwood blossoms would ease your longing for spring. We have a flowering dogwood tree right outside our kitchen’s bay window her in our new home. I can’t wait to see it in the spring!
The dogwoods of the South are epic! Thanks, Barbara.