Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Cornus Kousa 'Wolf Eyes' & A Birthday Wish

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In my garden Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes' is not known for its blooms but lookout for the foliage! I must say I really like this little shrub. I have been growing this 'Wolf Eyes' for four or five years now and it is a little tree/shrub that I really love in my garden despite the fact it has not bloomed in two years. I think part of the problem with the non-blooming this year can be directly tied to the drought we had here in Middle Tennessee last summer. I'm not sure what the problem was last year though because we had a great summer in 2009. Sigh. It is still a keeper....

in the garden....

I wish for the happiest of birthdays to my twin daughters who turn the big 3-0 today!


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The handsome young man on the left is the girls younger brother Jimmy, then Christine (the oldest by one minute) then Elizabeth. Happy Birthday girls!

Thanks everyone for the kind words about our BJ. We miss him so very much.

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27 comments:

  1. The foliage on your tree/shrub does make it a keeper for sure....Happy Birthday to the twins...30 a great age!

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  2. Even if it doesn't bloom, the foliage on your Cornus is enough to make it stand out in your garden.

    Happy Birthday to your daughters! I know you must be very proud of them. My daughter (the one who just got married) turns 30 in September--hard to believe how fast time flies, isn't it?

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  3. I like the looks of the shrub, even if it isn't blooming. Happy Birthday to your girls too!

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  4. Thirty seems so young! I hope they have a great birthday!

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  5. Thanks all!

    Lizabeth, Have a great day and nice celebration this weekend!

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  6. A very good looking shrub and an even better looking bunch of kids. Happy Birthday to the twins!

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  7. The plant is pretty even without flower this year. Happy Birthday to the twins! Me and the twins are almost the same age.

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  8. I agree with Rosey, 30 seems young! (and getting younger every year!)
    Love the Wolf Eyes. Saw a nice specimen in Pam Harper's garden in Virginia, just amazing. Nice addition to your garden whether it blooms or not.

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  9. Nice colors even without blooms!

    Happy Birthday Christine and Elizabeth! Thirty is awesome...

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  10. I love your dogwood Tina It looks similar to mine, Cornus alba 'Argenteo-marginata'. Happy birthday to your girls.

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  11. The wolf eyes does have very nice foliage. I wonder is the lack of sunshine at Tiger Gardens has something to do with the lack of blooms.


    Help me, where has that 30 years gone? I know I was some tired this time 30 years ago. Nana and I were at the Cape Fear Hospital in NC waiting for the news, as we had been doing all night. As was Nana and you (very tired). But Nana and I did not have the physical pain that you had. Christy went to the special care nursery so we did not see her for a few hours but when they placed Elizabeth in the regular nursery, Nana and I were in front of the viewing window and I just started crying. It may have been 30 years ago but I remember the feeling of love I felt at that first look like it was yesterday.

    Have a wonderful big 3-0 girls. Loe you both mega bunches!!

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  12. My 'Stellar Pink' dogwood tree hasn't had more than a couple of blooms for the past 2 years. I thought it was because it doesn't get enough sun, who knows. At least your wolf eyes has showy leaves! So nice.

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  13. Wolf Eyes is very striking! You have 3 great looking kids in that picture and happy birthday to the twins.

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  14. Afternoon all.
    I love wolf eyes. Sure wish I had room for one here. It's gorgeous even tho it's not blooming.
    Happy Birthday to the twins. Beautiful girls.
    Like their mom.

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  15. I have seen this in the catalogs and always thought it looked so pretty but had never saw one that our blogging gardeners who had grown it. I think it is just beautiful. I love the foliage.

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  16. Happy Birthday to your daughters with the cool tattoos!
    Very pretty Dogwood! One of my Dogwoods (C florida) didn't bloom at all this year either and we had the opposite problem with weather. Wonder why?

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  17. Gorgeous little shrub/tree. I have not seen one here. Love the variegated leaves.

    And a big Happy Birthday to your twins. Lovely girls and I like those tatoos! (My oldest will be 30 this year. Yikes!)

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  18. Beautiful little tree/shrub, hope it blooms for you eventually. Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughters! :)

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  19. Tina, I have been growing 'Wolf Eyes' for over 10 years. It is definitely a tree, but I don't ever remember seeing flowers on it. I just love the leaves. I will have to go out right now and check. Carolyn

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  20. It's a beautiful tree Tina and it doesn't need flowers to make it prettier! Happy Birthday to your girls! I am sorry to hear that you lost a pet~That is so very hard. gail

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  21. Happy Birthday to your baby girls Tina!!! Have a great night everyone:) Ciao

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  22. Wolf eyes is gorgeous! I came across it while doing research on dogwoods recently but the picture I saw was no where near as nice as yours.
    Happiest birthday wishes to your beautiful girls. I'd love to go back to that age again!

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  23. Happy Birthday to your lovely daughters!

    Did I miss dear old BJ dying? How very sad although I'm sure his life with you was a happy one. My heart goes to you and your family.

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  24. What a great picture of the girls! Jimmy is very handsome too and I didn't realize how much taller he was. Them turning 30 brings me back....hearing the news at school and being so proud. I again admire your strenght with BJ - I really don't think I can face the day....Terri-Lynn (for my mom's benefit).

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  25. I'm quite envious! My wolf eyes didn't make it. Very sad.

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