In this post I share a quick video and a few images featuring white dogwood and butterweed blooms. This content from a drive along Oak Openings Metropark this time of year. Be sure to scroll down and leave me a comment!
White Dogwood and Butterweed Video
One of the highlights of May 5 or Cinco De Mayo was the afternoon drive through one of our favorite parks. This park can be found in a Google Map search at: Oak Openings. I’ll include mapping details at the bottom of this post.. It is always so peaceful driving through this region of Northwest Ohio. Check out my video below:
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White Dogwood and Butterweed Image Collection
I fell in love with this roadside. It really is amazing how the same road transforms each week during the growing season with new colors from native plants and trees. Both my husband and I are inspired by this landscape. In the section below I want to share just a small gallery of the images I snapped with my iphone. The video on this page was just a quick capture to show you upclose the experience.
Find the Oak Openings Preservation Park at 4139 Girdham Rd, Swanton, OH 43558
Don’t Miss These Plants
In the section below I want to share with you post featuring some plants you might want to consider for your landscape. Most, if not all are from my home garden in northwest Ohio. If you have questions about these plants please reach out to me on the space at the bottom of this post.

Double Orange Daylily in My Home Garden
Summer is a wonderful time to collect new perennials for the garden landscape. One of my favorites and perhaps most popular is Hemerocallis or other

New Darwin Perennials Unboxing
It’s that time of year where the new plants for this growing season arrive! In this post I share a few images of the new varieties I will adding to my home garden. You will also see the fun unboxing of the new Darwin Perennials.

Blooming Now In My Home Garden
In this post I am sharing a short video featuring what caught my eye today in my home garden. What is Blooming Now in my home garden for April 26,2023. See images, plant details and video below.

Hellebore in My Early Spring Garden
This post is to showcase the beautiful Hellebore ( “Christmas rose” and “Lenten rose”) plants that grow in my shade garden. In this post you’ll
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Let’s Connect
After watching the video and checking out the white dogwood and butterweed be honest and tell me what you think. Would you consider growing these in your garden or landscape? Connect with me on my website post below.
Happy Spring from Oak Openings Region,