The Feb. 2012 issue of our sister magazine, LASN, featured the hardscaping of this Lisle, Illinois home: " Backyard Patio Living," Landscape Architecture by Grant & Power Landscaping, Inc. https://landscapearchitect.com/research/article/16094.

Grant & Power is a multidisciplinary firm with over 30 years of experience designing and installing landscapes. This extensive project included extensive grading, installing drainage, forming swales, setting elevations, creating two patio areas, a pond, two waterfall streams and extensive landscaping. The final piece of this residential chef d'oeuvre was to illuminate all those elements for the owners' enjoyment after sunset.

Lighting the Landscape
Two streams flow into a large pond, which separates two patios of concrete pavers and seat walls of tumbled pavers. Pennsylvania fieldstone bridges ford the streams. The streams are lined with 1,300 square feet of .45 millimeter EPDM rubber liner underlayment. The addition of seven 2x3-foot outcropping stones and 16 tons of granite boulders, ranging in size from 1-3 feet, created the look of natural streams and waterfalls.

Three 20-watt halogen underwater pond lights illuminate the streams, two beneath outcropping stones, and one under a stone bridge that separates the two patios.

To light the stone pathways for safety and subtly highlight the low-level landscaping, 24 18.5-watt "Fundamental' path lights were employed.

To uplight the smaller trees, "Metallo Pesante' 20-watt bronze spike-mounted fixture spotlights (FX Luminaire) did the job. To illuminate the larger tree canopies, and to cast a soft glow across the landscape, 25-watt MR16 directional fixtures were installed. The company employed between eight and 10 employees during the course of construction. An electrician installed electric outlets for the pond and the transformers. Western Irrigation installed the sprinkler system. An outside carpenter assisted with part of the outdoor kitchen. The company employees performed the balance of the work.

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