Irrigation Sprinkler Head Basics Even if you aren’t designing and installing your own irrigation system, if you have one or plan to get one, it’s good policy to understand the basics of the system.  If something goes wrong, knowing which part is which will help when you call us for help in repairing [...]

Top Five Outdoor Lighting Manufacturers Serving You may already have decided to install landscape lighting for your outdoor living spaces.  But which brand is the best?  Here we compare some key points about the top five companies that offer outdoor lighting products: Malibu Landscape Lights Sadly, Malibu Lighting Corporation went out of business [...]

Trendy Patio Lights for Santa Barbara Escaping the heat of day might mean waiting until nightfall to go outside for some fresh air.  And while outdoor living at night is cozy and cool, the one element that makes it possible is having good lighting, particularly around your patio and deck areas.  Saying “patio [...]

Seeking out Power Washing Services in Santa Barbara Summer is here and people in our region are finding themselves outside more and more.  Which means, more eyes on our hardscape surfaces that will notice built up dirt, grime, and even mold.  So, to the Internet we go, entering “pressure washing services near me” [...]

Pressure Washing Your Santa Barbara Driveway Dirt, oil stains, and even tire tracks can detract from the look of a driveway over time.  So too, however, can cracks and chips, and therefore it’s important to learn the proper techniques for keeping your driveway looking clean and spiffy.  Hiring a professional driveway cleaning service [...]

Santa Barbara Unplugged – Using Outdoor Solar Lights If your approach to outdoor lighting is environmentally sustainable, flexible, or perhaps a little non-committal, solar lighting is the way to go.  This energy-efficient and easy-to-install way of lighting your garden and outdoor living areas is bursting with options that go beyond just the pathway [...]

Sustainable Outdoor Lighting Being outside during the mid-summer in Santa Barbara can be intolerably hot and uncomfortable until the sun goes down.  So, having outdoor lighting is an important landscape element for most homeowners.  Not only does it enhance safety on your property and enhance the architecture of your home and landscape, it [...]

Outdoor Lighting for Walls In Santa Barbara, many of us have small garden spaces enclosed by delightful stucco walls or solid fencing that creates a sense of privacy while enhancing out outdoor spaces.  So, enter the need to light up these vertical surfaces at night.   Fortunately, there are a number of ways to [...]

Landscape Lighting in Santa Barbara We spend so much time analyzing the sun exposure in our landscapes that often its appearance at night goes by the wayside.  But, as roughly half of our days are spent in darkness, outdoor lighting ought to be considered as an essential part of every landscape design.  Lighting [...]

Front Yard Lights We spend so much time thinking about how to make our backyard more livable, including at night, that we often forget how impactful a good lighting scheme can be for our home’s front landscaping.  Front yard lights can be welcoming, can provide added security and safety, [...]