Portfolio: Hillside Transformation
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LANDSCAPING:
Idaho Classic
Landscape & Sprinklers
Blackfoot, Idaho
PROJECT:
Private residence
Pocatello, Idaho
Hillside
Transformation
BY LAUREN HEARTSILL DOWDLE
Challenging terrain becomes
a space to relax and renew
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y breaking down this property’s obstacles one phase at a time, Idaho Classic Landscape & Sprinklers
created a design that lit up the client’s face. They began by transforming a hillside, which was almost
too steep to mow, into a waterfall, stream bed and pond, using pavers and block walls. To extend the
features’ tranquil effects into the night, they added lighting to illuminate the water and bridge. “It turned out
to be beautiful,” says Lois Nafus, co-owner of Idaho Classic. For the second phase, which was adjacent to the
client’s back deck, the crew removed dead plants and installed another block wall, as well as stepping stones
and additional lighting. To complete the project, they excavated into the hillside and built a semi-circular
shaped retaining wall and paver base to create space for a hot tub.
Visit totallandscapecare.net/hillsidetransformation to see additional project photos.
68 TOTAL LANDSCAPE CARE / April 2012