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6 TOP LEFT: This project represents a complete landscape lighting renovation, with nearly every fixture relocated and additional lighting introduced to reawaken the property after dark. Soft illumination reveals the diversity of trees, highlighting variations in form, scale, structure, texture, and color. Moonlighting helps guide movement from the house, while discreet step lighting ensures safe navigation. A carefully illuminated stone wall anchors the scene, providing both structure and visual weight. TOP RIGHT: This sculpture is illuminated from within, emphasizing its form. A meticulously maintained hedge serves as a quiet backdrop, allowing the artwork to read clearly against the landscape. Birch trees animate the background, their softly lit movement adding depth to the composition. Landscape Maintenance: Coastal Arbor Care BOTTOM LEFT: Both lighting and architecture are in quiet dialogue here — each complementing the other's presence without competing for attention. Trees are visually grounded to the lawn using hanging pendant fixtures, creating a subtle foundation of light. Downlighting from above softly washes the wide steps, allowing the effect to be experienced without revealing the source. Construction: John Hummel & Associates Landscape Construction: Summerhill Landscapes Inc. Landscape Architecture: Farm Landscape Design House Architecture: Bates Masi + Architects FACING PAGE: The refinement of light levels and the addition of fixtures along this birch- tree-lined driveway emphasizes the remarkable texture of the bark, transforming the approach into a rhythmic, sculptural experience. It creates a grand sense of arrival. All photography by Tim Ryan

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