For those who appreciate the difference HINSDALE RESIDENCE Lighten Up a Landscape CASE STUD Y H insdale, by day, is a charming western suburb where tall, leafy trees arch gracefully over beautifully landscaped yards. By night, Hinsdale is, well, dark. Much of the lovely landscaping is lost amidst the quiet shadows of the night. Suzan and Jim Hallene had just renovated the gardens around their elegant two-story home when they realized something was missing. The night was swallowing the landscape, and visiting friends couldn’t find the driveway, “People coming over at night were running over our landscaping,” Suzan recalls with a laugh. The landscaping had been done by Steve Boese of Hinsbrook Landscaping after the Hallenes finished rehabbing their 1930’s Colonial-style home.

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