Outdoor Features & Amenities

A backyard with a paved patio, a fire pit surrounded by six chairs, a waterfall feature with rocks, and a large grassy lawn at sunset.

THE DETAILS THAT MAKE A LANDSCAPE EXTRAORDINARY.

The features that make your outdoor space truly feel like a destination aren't afterthoughts — they're the details that separate a functional yard from a landscape you love. Summit Landscape & Construction installs outdoor lighting and water features as integrated elements of a complete landscape design, or as standalone additions that transform a property you already have. Serving Snohomish and King Counties.

Outdoor Features & Amenities

Water Features

A backyard with a multi-tiered waterfall feature surrounded by large rocks, small plants, and illuminated with landscape lighting at dusk.

A water feature — whether it's a recirculating stream, a naturalistic pond, a pondless waterfall, or a simple bubbling fountain — brings a quality to a landscape that no other element can replicate. Summit designs and installs water features sized and styled to fit your landscape, from modest accent features to fully naturalistic water gardens. We handle the excavation, liner installation, pump and plumbing, and rock and plant integration.

  • Pondless waterfall and stream installation

  • Naturalistic pond design and construction

  • Recirculating fountain installation

  • Pump, basin, and plumbing systems

  • Rock, boulder, and plant integration

  • Coordination with existing irrigation and drainage

Outdoor Landscape Lighting

Nighttime view of a landscaped garden with a stone pathway, small waterfall feature with flowing water, lush greenery, and soft garden lighting, with a house illuminated in the background.

Well-designed landscape lighting extends the usability of your outdoor spaces into the evening, highlights the investment you've made in your landscape, and adds a layer of security to your property. Summit installs low-voltage LED landscape lighting systems for paths, plantings, hardscapes, and architectural features — designed to create the right ambiance. We lay wire before hardscape and softscape installation when possible, and we handle everything from fixture selection to controller setup.

  • Path and walkway lighting

  • Uplighting for trees, shrubs, and architectural features

  • Hardscape and step lighting

  • Low-voltage LED system installation

  • Timer and smart controller integration

  • Coordination with hardscape and irrigation installation

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Call or Text: 425-780-5433 | Serving Snohomish & King Counties

Your Outdoor Lighting & Water Feature Questions, Answered

  • Summit installs low-voltage LED systems, which are energy-efficient, long-lasting, and safe to work with around irrigation systems and plantings. We can integrate with smart home timers and controllers.

  • Pondless water features (waterfalls and streams with underground reservoirs) are the lowest-maintenance option — they don't accumulate debris the way open ponds do and can be seasonally winterized easily. We'll walk you through maintenance expectations for whatever feature we install.

  • Yes. Most water features can be retrofitted into an existing landscape with minimal disruption to established plantings and hardscape. We assess the best placement for visibility, sound, and pump access, and work around what's already there.

  • "I don't even know where to start. Our backyard was a disaster — a rotting deck, a cracked concrete patio from the 80s, a slope that made half the yard unusable, and drainage that sent water toward the house every time it rained. We knew we wanted to start over but weren't sure one company could handle all of it. Summit could, and did. They demoed the deck and patio, hauled everything out, regraded the entire slope, built retaining walls to create a flat usable space, and brought in fill to level it properly before anything new went in. Then came the patio — large format pavers, beautifully laid — a built-in fire pit with a seating wall, and a recirculating water feature tucked into the corner that you can hear from inside the house with the windows open. The lighting is what gets people. At night this backyard looks like something out of a magazine. Uplighting on the trees, step lighting on every level change, warm light across the patio surface. Greg walked us through every phase before it started and checked in with us constantly while it was happening. The project took two weeks and our backyard went from an embarrassment to the thing we're most proud of about our home. Summit earned every bit of what we paid them."

    Full Outdoor Living Transformation: Demo, Earthwork, Walls, Patio, Fire Pit, Water Feature & Lighting — Homeowner, Redmond, WA

  • "We had Summit install landscape lighting as part of our patio project and it completely changed how we experience our yard after dark. They thought through every detail — uplighting on the cedar trees along the back, step lighting on every level change, and a warm wash across the patio surface that makes the whole space feel intentional rather than just lit up. The system runs on a smart timer and we haven't touched it since installation. What surprised us most was how they hid every wire and fixture during the day — you don't see the system at all until the sun goes down and then the whole yard transforms."

    Outdoor Landscape Lighting — Homeowner, Sammamish, WA

  • "We asked Summit to add a pondless waterfall along the back fence line and what they built exceeded everything we imagined. The boulders look completely natural, the planting around it fills in beautifully, and the sound of the water carries all the way to our back porch. It runs on a timer and the basin is easy to access for the rare bit of maintenance it needs. Greg was honest with us upfront about what different options would look and sound like at different price points — we never felt upsold. We sit outside every evening now specifically because of that feature. It's the best thing we've ever added to this property."

    Water Feature — Homeowner, Edmonds, WA