I am being brave and cutting down my dogwoods, the warm weather has suddenly triggered them into breaking bud.
As I cut them, I am thinking “Oh, how this part of the garden is going to look bare”, “what will people think, a garden designer with such a bare garden!” But it is part of the design, the underplanting of bulbs and spring herbaceous have now taken the limelight and the structure of the garden layout is briefly given more emphasis until the dogwoods spring back with long new shoots.
So now the deed is done and yes I think the garden does still look good! If you haven’t cut back your dogwoods, I dare you!
