Location: Cohasset, MA, United States What lies beyond this enchanting archway? The secluded walkway guides visitors through a shady glen of ferns, coral bells, lady’s mantle and hakonechloa and out to a broad landscape reminiscent of Tuscany, which is the place these clients find their inspiration. This island bed has contrasting green hues in the spring, with Euphorbia Shorty, Lavender and Santolina along the edges of the Pea Stone pathway. The purple Smoke Bush bloom beautifully complements the composition. Amy Martin

We were asked to create something really special for one of our most admired clients. This home has been a labor of love for both of us as we finally made it exactly what she wanted it to be. After many concept ideas we landed on a design that is stunning! All of the elements on her wish list are incorporated in this challenging, multi-level landscape: A front yard to match the modern traditional-style home while creating privacy from the street; a side yard that proudly connects the front and back; and a lower level with plantings in lush greens, whites, purples and pinks and plentiful lawn space for kids and dogs. Her outdoor living space includes an outdoor kitchen with bar, outdoor living room with fireplace, dining patio, a bedroom-adjacent lounging patio with modern fountain, enclosed vegetable garden, rose garden walk with European-style fountain and meditation bench, and a fire pit with sitting area on the upper level to take in the panoramic views of the sunset over the wooded ridge. Outdoor lighting brings it alive at night, and for parties you can’t beat the killer sound system!

Soft colourful plantings along the pathway, seasonal interest begins in early spring and the planting is still colourful in late summer.
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A walking path of stone pavers transitions to grass as it winds through a lush and vibrant garden. Garden: snap dragons (Antirrhinum), foxglove in variety, day lilies, lady's mantle (Alchemilla), astilbe, phlox, hosta in variety, Cranesbill (Geranium), hydrangea, salvia, chrysanthemum in variety, bleeding hearts (Dicentras), roses, iris Background: weeping willow (Salix), dogwood (Cornus kousa), Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)

Photo by George Dzahristos
Photo of a traditional partial sun stone formal garden in Detroit.

This backyard was a jungle - tearing out the old deck, leveling with boulders adding boulder steps and a flagstone patio along with new lawn and plants made for a fantastic makeover. Doing the patio out of decomposed granite helped with the budget as well.

Woodland planting with autumn fern, azaleas, hydrangeas, rhododendron, kousa dogwood and red buds.
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This backyard was a jungle - tearing out the old deck, leveling with boulders adding boulder steps and a flagstone patio along with new lawn and plants made for a fantastic makeover. Doing the patio out of decomposed granite helped with the budget as well.

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A front landscape that includes a seating wall, Kousa Dogwood, seating wall, Salvia, Globe Blue Spruce in Bridgewater, CT by the landscape design and installation company Designing Eden LLC

Naturalistic arrangements of rocks are included in the pond. Pink water lilies provide pond wildlife food and shelter. Accent plantings of flowering dogwoods reflect in the water and border gardens are planted with hosta. Multiple evergreen types provide privacy screening. Man-made pond by Rock Water

Kousa Dogwoods frame the granite autocourt. The challenge of this site was to design functional living spaces while resolving a series of problems. Two entry courts offer suitable welcomes to the home: a formal granite court that is approached from above as one descends down a once blind driveway, and a more utilitarian play court off the garage. The rear yard, once disconnected from the house, is terraced and suitable for entertaining. A granite stair descends from the terrace to a new expanded lower lawn. A custom fire pit sits off the upper terrace and provides a more intimate gathering space.

Flowering dogwoods and viburnum are reflect in the water. Border gardens are planted with varieties hosta and ornamental grasses Man-made pond by Rock Water

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This Wolf Eyes Kousa Dogwood glows in this shady glen. Amy Martin
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Steven F. Fox Photography
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15-25' Tall. 25' Wide. Full sun to part shade. Dogwood trees are widely known for their delicate beauty, and the kousa variety adds a toughness that makes this species an excellent choice for home landscapes and urban areas. The tree also makes a visual contribution year-round. In spring, it produces a heavenly array of star-like blooms. In summer, its intriguing canopy of layered branches provides shade and beauty. In autumn, it offers spectacular bright red color. Even in winter, this tree has an appeal all its own with bark that resembles a jigsaw puzzle. The spring blooms are probably the tree’s largest selling point—and its most misunderstood. The white “petals” aren’t actually petals at all. They are modified leaves called bracts that surround the small, greenish-yellow, insignificant flowers.

Playhouse surrounded by a Kousa Dogwood, petasites, hosta and hydrangea. Leslie Rohrer