Landscape Lighting Blog

We’re in it right now, so the timing on this is good. If you’re new to Phoenix, monsoon season runs roughly from mid-June into September. And if you grew up somewhere with normal…

You’ve seen the house I’m talking about. Drive through any neighborhood in Gilbert or Mesa around the holidays now and there’s always one. Permanent trim lights on the roofline,…

Okay so this is one of those things I end up explaining at almost every consultation, and I figured I’d just put it down somewhere. People want their landscape lit. Fine. Good….

If you’ve lived in the Valley long enough you’ve probably had this experience. You install outdoor lights, they look great for a while, and then stuff starts failing. A fixture…

Almost every home I work on in the East Valley has a pool. That’s just how it is out here. Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Queen Creek, it feels like 80 percent of the houses were built…

I’m going to date myself here but when I first started doing landscape lighting the standard was halogen MR16 bulbs in every fixture. That’s just what everyone used. Brass…

I talk about backyards a lot. Probably too much. But the front yard is where initial impressions happen and truthfully most people in the Phoenix area are completely ignoring it…

This is the question. Like THE question. Every single consultation I do in the East Valley, somebody asks it. “Sam, if I put all these lights on my house am I basically ringing…

Here’s something I end up saying to almost every customer — your backyard is your biggest room. Seriously. In Phoenix we’re living outside like nine months out of the year. But…

Alright let’s just get into the money because I know that’s what’s stopping most people from picking up the phone. You see the price for a professional Gemstone Lights install…

re so caked with dust they’re barely putting out any light. This is the number one thing I see when I pull up to a house in Mesa or Gilbert for a consultation. Beautiful yard,…

OK so before you even say it — yes, I know. “Sam, my HOA won’t let me swap a mailbox without three forms and a blood oath.” I hear you. And honestly you’re probably right that…