Capital Trees is working to create a greener, more liveable Richmond through the thoughtful planning, planting, and maintenance of public green places.
Together with private citizens and public benefactors, Capital Trees works to make Richmond a greener, more livable city by creating public landscapes that foster community building, environmental stability, economic investment and healthier lifestyles.
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We’re kicking off 2022 by featuring one of our favorite landscaping plants, the red twig dogwood (Cornus sericea) which you can find in many of the beds at the Low Line. You may be more familiar with its relative the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), Virginia’s much loved state tree AND state flower. Conversely, with very small white blooms, the shining feature of red twig dogwood is,
