
Dogwood daze
Some years Mother Nature parses spring blooms like a strict mom who’s unsure allowance is a necessary thing. This year Mother won the lottery. Spring blooms have been big, bold and long lasting - and on time for the first time in several seasons. Landscaped dogwoods are lovely; few Midwestern homeowners set up housekeeping without one in the yard. This year, however, the wild dogwoods have trimmed the newly thawed woodlands like white lace. With the taller trees still budding