Understanding the elements of color, texture and scale will bring you closer to achieving the landscape design of your dreams. The use of color is probably the most complex ...

A fast-grower, this shrub can get quite large—up to 9 feet tall and 12 feet wide—but can (and should) be pruned and even periodically trimmed to the ground to control growth. Red twig dogwood ...

Amaral uses them a lot in his landscape designs for the burst of red color in the bud petals. He said the only downfall is that deer like to munch on them so they are best for more residential areas.

Try a dark cobblestone edging for your landscaping to complement dark gravel. Dark tones, like black and gray cobblestone, ...