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PROJECT:
Private residence
Yacolt, Washington
LANDSCAPING:
Woody's Custom Landscaping,
Battle Ground, Washington
woodyscustomlandscaping.com
Shaded Sanctuary
BY LAUREN HEARTSILL DOWDLE
Driveway project turns into an entire yard renovation
W
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Their original contract with Woody's Custom Landscaping only included the driveway, which the
landscaper and his team members created by laying Mutual Materials' Summit-colored cobble
pavers in a herringbone pattern. It wasn't long before the clients also asked them to install a Koi pond,
plantings, irrigation system, gravel pathways, steps, low-voltage lighting, cultured stone work in the back
and a backyard paver patio.
The team installed mostly colorful plants, including shrubs, grasses and indigenous
plantings that worked well under a canopy of trees. One section has a gravel pathway
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