Steven F. Fox Photography
Photo of a traditional landscaping in Grand Rapids.

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

Steven F. Fox Photography
Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in Grand Rapids.

The homeowners of this beautiful property on Harwich Lane in Andover, Massachusetts wanted to revamp their landscape. Andover Landscape Design and Construction created a custom garden landscape utilizing beautiful purple wild flowers, black-eyed Susans, and greenery inside a perfectly-edged, plush lawn.

Matthew J. Cunningham
This is an example of a traditional porch design in Boston.

King Garden Designs
Photo of a traditional landscaping in New York.

Photo of a craftsman landscaping in Indianapolis.

A path between plantings beds in this shady yard, drifts of blue endless summer hydrangea spill into the shaded lawn path, while the variegated foliage of ivory halo red-twig dogwood creates the look of dappled sunlight. Austin Ganim Landscape Design, LLC

Inspiration for a landscaping in Boston.

Photo by Pete Cadieux
Photo of a mid-sized traditional full sun front yard landscaping in Boston.

Kousa Dogwood

The Irish Garden shed is nestled into a planting of Kousa Dogwoods
Inspiration for a traditional backyard landscaping in Philadelphia for spring.

Photos by George Dzahristos
This is an example of a traditional partial sun stone landscaping in Detroit.

Molly Maguire Landscape Architecture These existing fir trees were saved during the construction of the house. Careful grading, boulder placement, plantings at their base and pruning have now made them focal points. A grove of young Kousa Dogwood are planted to the left of the firs, with lawn snaking between

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.

Residential garden design including intense color combinations of pink, purple, yellow and white.
This is an example of a traditional landscaping in New York.

Deck - traditional deck idea in New York

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