This client asked Firefly Garden Design, LLC to create deep perennial borders. The Hedge Cotoneaster creates a deep green foil for the bright colors in this large River Hills garden

Scott & Catherine Buley, HTT&T, High Tech Turf & Trees, LandscapeMakeover.biz, Rain Garden Nursery. Rosemary, perennials, and Bearberry cotoneaster groundcover, by a Rain garden walkway.

The bluestone chip path, leading to the rear of the residence, is bordered by lush perennials and shrubbery. Perennials & shrubs include lady's mantle, catmint and cotoneaster.

John Jacobs, photographer.
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Scott & Catherine Buley, HTT&T, High Tech Turf & Trees, LandscapeMakeover.biz, Rain Garden Nursery. Closeup of Bearberry, a cotoneaster groundcover that grew and filled in rapidly. Tolerates preemergent herbicides to control weeds.

Photo: Margot Hartford © 2016 Houzz
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Scott & Catherine Buley, HTT&T, High Tech Turf & Trees, LandscapeMakeover.biz, Rain Garden Nursery. Closeup of eclectic Rain Garden plantings in and nearby paths. Rosemary, Bearberry cotoneaster groundcover and perennials here.

This highly stylized Japanese-inspired creek bed was built last year (2018). This photograph is taken 14 months later when the plants have really filled in.

For walled gardens and courtyards, soften masonry walls with espaliered plants such as Flowering Pear or Crabapple for fragrant spring bloom, or try Burning Bush or Cotoneaster for beautiful fall color.

Photo of a large traditional partial sun front yard stone garden path in Boston.

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This was the front of the house before we started. The Yews and Cotoneaster were removed and the pachysandra was trimmed down.
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Scott Buley, High Tech Turf & Trees, LandscapeMakeover.biz, Rain Garden Nursery. Photo of another project's Cotoneaster dammeri groundcover. Mr. Rehse selected this groundcover for use at his home because it is so very flat, and evergreen. Has white flowers in the Spring and red berries all Summer thru Winter.

This herring bone brick patio over looks the valley and leads to the back shed. It functions as a garage and a potting shed. Cotoneaster covers the steep slope. Rick Laughlin, APLD

This was the front of the house before we started. The Yews and Cotoneaster were removed and the pachysandra was trimmed down.
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This garden displays how large drifts of shrubs are as effective as drifts of flowering plants. The coolest part is that this combination will stay this way through the winter and so many people miss this magical time of year in the garden. Peter Atkins and Associates

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