A single Dogwood blossom, a very welcome sight because you know spring is here when you see them!

One day while roaming through the woods I spotted what looks to be a Dogwood Blossom emerging from the side of a downed tree. My inspiration required that I stop and spend some time documenting it.

After returning home I played with the color and compostion in Photoshop and created this piece out of four versions of the original.

About the Dogwood

To many gardeners dogwoods are the most beautiful of trees. These trees often begin to blossom when they are only 4 to 6 feet tall, and their flowers are so tough that they often stay colorful for three or four weeks. Not only do dogwoods bloom beautifully in the spring, but they sport attractive green leaves all summer, and in the fall, their bright red berries and their deep red and orange leaves usher in fall in grand style. The flowering dogwood is native from New England to Florida and Texas, and is well known to all gardeners. The flowering dogwood can grow to heights of 15 to 30 feet with a spread of 15 to 20 feet. In nature, flowering dogwoods grow in the edges of woods or under the shade of tall deciduous trees. Dogwoods do best in moist but well-drained acid soil that has been liberally supplemented with leaf mold or peat moss. Dogwoods cannot tolerate drought or constantly wet soil. Pruning should be kept to a minimum, because dogwoods are slow to heal.

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