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PROJECT:
Residential,
Beaverton, Oregon
LANDSCAPING:
Lewis Landscape Services,
Beaverton, Oregon
lewislandscape.com
Long-Distance
Designs
BY LAUREN HEARTSILL DOWDLE
Constructing an illuminated outdoor
living area while the homeowners are miles away
W
ith an outdated, muddy backyard as their slate, Lewis Landscape Services transformed the
area into an inviting space for 24/7 entertainment. The homeowners wanted to minimize the
landscaping, fix the drainage issues and have an outdoor living area they could enjoy year round.
Because the clients were at their second home in California during the entire project, Brad Steyska, project manager, made sure they were on board with his design for this space. They sent the clients photos of
the progress almost daily, as well as final photos at the end of the job.
The crew installed a three-tiered paver patio, steps, seat wall, natural gas fire pit,
sod lawn, rock walls, rock bubbler water feature, drainage and irrigation system. The
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To see more photos of this iluminating hardscape project, visit totallandscapecare.
com/long-distance-designs.
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