Dreaming of Dogwood
Last week, almost out of no where the dogwood came into full bloom. It is my favorite of the spring flowers and next month you might find me at Atlanta's annual Dogwood festival.
A lovely botanical by Donald W. Haytt, dogwood is indigenous to the South.
Mostly you see it in white but sometimes a few pink blossoms show up.
Right now it is flowering in abundance all over my neighborhood.
Love this vintage postcard, dogwood is the state flower for Virginia.
I have mentioned this vintage bedspread I scored at an antique store is an all time favorite find.
Here I used it as a backdrop for a shoot I did for Sandpiper a few summers back.
Groovy set of vintage Dixie Dogwood dishes I found on etsy.
Of course I love to have some in my house, stealing a branch or two before they disappear.
I fell madly for this Whitney Smith sugar bowl topped with two dogwood blossoms.
The blooms are only around 2 or 3 weeks, if you blink you might miss them.
I found two interesting books by searching dogwood, the first; Dogwoods an actual study of the flower with a beautiful cover and reviews that suggest it would be worthwhile for serious gardeners or just to sit out on your coffee table. The other; Dogwood is an award winning novel. Though I had not heard of the author, I love southern based fiction and based on the many good reviews I downloaded the kindle sample.
all photos (except dishes) & content © Lara Rossignol
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this is all so beautiful. our dogwood buds are swelling but not open yet.
this made me even more excited!
I love dogwood trees. Much like cherry blossoms, they just don't stick around long enough.
I'm going to have to check out the fiction book. I collect Southern fiction.
Another flower that makes you smile! I love when they start blooming around here...even if for only a short amount of time.
I love dogwoods, since we moved to NC I get to have them in my yard. BTW, that bedding is to-die-for!
I remember watching the movie " The American President" with Michael Douglas and Annette Bening and him searching for Dogwood flowers to give to her after their first date..
My neighboring province has Dogwood as does the eastern Seaboard of Canada- We don't see it out here on the prairies. Lovely photographs and items with dogwood as their central theme.
Regards,
Anna
That first image looks like a painting... Just beautiful!!!
Lovely post.
So pretty, and so spring-like! We don't have dogwood out here in California (at least not where I live) but my neighbors do have a red-coral vine that has similar shaped blooms. I'm not sure what it is; it's not cherry blossoms, either. Every once in a while I clip a few branches that happen to hang over in our yard and put them in a vase; only problem is that they don't last long once they're cut.
beautiful, beautiful pictures. I had a flower fairies book as a child and I vividly remember the dogwood fairy.
All greens and creams.
Fabulous. Thanks for reminding me and thanks for sharing.
How funny! I grew up in East Texas where dogwoods are plentiful. Now I live in Portland, but my fiancee and I had to grab books for our engagement photo shoot in a library & I picked that same dogwood book!
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