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I live in the Traverse City, Michigan area. We recently fenced in our backyard to keep our 3 felines in. In doing so we created a courtyard in one area. Since this courtyard only gets sun from 1:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon, I figured I should stick to mostly shade/partial shade plants. Since the backdrop will be the woods, I thought a dogwood shrub would be perfect to separate the garden from the woods. That area gets filtered shade. I need something to fill 8 ft area wide to 8 to 10' tall. Arborvitae is out because it needs full sun. I asked a local nursery if they had any Dogwood shrubs. I was really looking for the Cherokee (red flower) or the white. I was told that only Dogwood Trees flower--shrubs don't. I've searched the internet and unless I am reading the sites wrong, dogwood shrubs do flower. Do they or don't they? I would appreciate any advice offered.
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