![close up photograph of a dogwood bloom by Doug Couvillion](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dougcouvillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dogwood_bloom.jpg?resize=525%2C696&ssl=1)
Late last spring I planted a dogwood in the backyard. By that time the tree had already boomed so I wasn’t really sure what the flowers would look like. All summer I faithfully watered our new tree hoping it would produce flowers this spring. Finally, a week or two ago my care for the tree paid off. It’s in full bloom and the flowers look great. This is a close up of one of the many blooms.