Dogwood blooms cut to grace a pure white
mantle conjure up images of spring come to
the South. The tonal scheme, all in coolest
shades of bluish whites and grays are
reflected in the mirror of the silver
vessel. It is all balance and light: the
elegant turn of the handles, the perfect
symmetry of the quadruple bracts of the
dogwood. Even the tight little flowers at
the blooms’ centers are still closed, still
green, still fresh. White may well be the
signature color of the Old South. The white
mantle rests against the white wall inside
the large white plantation home. Dogwoods
bloom white as the heralds of spring. Soon,
the countryside will explode into floral
extravagance. But for now, it is cool, it is
spring, it is pure, it is white.