Happy Halloween

Hope you have your candy ready because "Trick or Treat!" is the phrase you will hear tonight! Hope you are able to get into the spirit and enjoy this fun kids holiday. 

If you are lucky enough to have little ones to take around, have fun and be safe.

Kuddos to our Commercial Maintenance crews!

Our maintenance crews have been busy!  The following is a comment we received from the managers at Privilege Creek Estates in Boerne.

"I wanted to tell you that your crew did a great job, it looks 100% better out here.  Please thank them.  I will have them back in the spring.

Shanda 
Privilege Creek Estates

Fall Fest was fun but we still need your donations!

Thank you for joining us last night for fall fest!  We had a great time and hope you did too.  We will post some pictures of the event next week.

Thank you to the folks who made donations to the San Antonio Food Bank - we were able to raise $700.  However, if you didn't get a chance to make a donation last night, you can still do it online.  The link to their website is below.

https://safoodbank.org/index.php?option=com_jdonation&view=donation

You can donate online!

Woo-Hoo - we are excited for tonight.  Our fall fest benefits the San Antonio Food Bank.  If you want to donate online, here is the link.  We will see you tonight!
https://safoodbank.org/index.php?option=com_jdonation&view=donation

Bring the kids to Fall Fest tomorrow!

Join us tomorrow for our fall fest! We will have kids activities including a costume parade, painting pumpkins and even a glow in the dark putting green. Come join us!

Fall Fest this Thursday!

We are busy getting ready for our annual fall fest this Thursday.  The forecast for the weather is perfect - sunny and warm - perfect for an evening out! 

Work in Progress

This beautiful fireplace and patio project is just about complete as you can see from the pictures.  We included a picture from the very beginning of the project, one in the middle of the project and the last two are taken as the project is in its finishing stages.  We will update with the finished project pictures when we complete it.

Our Tree Care Crew is the best in the business!

Preferred is proud to employ some of the best tree care professionals in Texas.  With over 30 combined years of experience our team knows how to get the job done with great customer satisfaction.

Preferred would like to recognize Julio Tejada and his crew Diego Tejada, Ernest Velasquez.  They continue to get rave reviews from our customers like this one

“By way of follow up to the tree service on Saturday…. What a wonderful surprise to have so many professionals on my property taking good care of the trees that I love so much.

Your crew was amazing. When they were finished the foreman came to my door and shared with me that they were finished and invited me to come out and do an inspection. It was everything that I had wanted and more.  Thank you for the professionalism and the great care that you took with my property. I will continue to promote you and your company with our 580 Keller Williams agents with our City View office.”

Backyard Retreat

We loved how this backyard renovation transformed the space into a retreat.  It is perfect for entertaining with several different seating areas to enjoy the soothing water feature.  The large, lush planters complete the look.

As the cool temperatures move in, wouldn't it be great to have an outdoor fireplace?

We were so excited to finish this outdoor fireplace just in time for fall.  We also did a flagstone patio to define the sitting area around the fireplace.  We also did a moss rock retaining wall.

Congrats to Scott Wiatrek

We were honored that DR Horton choose Preferred Landsacpe and Lighting as one of their invaluable contractors this year.  Scott Wiatrek was at their event this week and was excited Preferred has had so many great opportunities to work with DR Horton.  Great job Scott!

Preferred Landscape and Lighting offers A+ Service

Preferred has been a member of the Better Business Bureau since 2009 and we are proud of our A+ rating.  Preferred Landscape and Lighting strives to give our clients the best service for their project, big or small. 

 http://www.bbb.org/central-texas/Business-Reviews/landscape-contractors/preferred-landscape-lighting-in-boerne-tx-90066905

Looking for inspiration?

This Saturday, Oct. 5, nine unique, water-savvy landscapes will be showcased from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the annual WaterSaver Landscape Tour. It's self-guided and best of all — free!
Every year the tour focuses on urban and suburban landscapes designed for low maintenance and low water use. Some of the features they share include: drip irrigation, native plants, colorful drought-tough perennials and little-to-no lawn space. Most importantly, each landscape offers simple ideas that can be incorporated into any South Texas yard.
Some of the more interesting features this year include:

• Neighbors working together to create sweeping landscapes that benefit both yards.
• Plant combinations that flow seamlessly from sunny areas to shady areas.
• Mash-ups of whimsical art and drought-tolerant plants.

At each stop, the Gardening Volunteers of South Texas will serve as tour guides.
The landscapes were selected through a nomination process in late summer. The tour is sponsored by San Antonio Water System, San Antonio River Authority and the Gardening Volunteers of South Texas.

For more information, check out the website http://www.watersaverlandscapetour.org/2013tour.html

Beautiful Planters

Here  are some pictures of a recent project we did.  We love the way the planters turned out!

Recognition Wednesday: Diana Esqueda

Diana Esqueda has done an outstanding job of working with the H2B workers and getting them "in-processed", this is a crazy, time consuming task that requires attention to detail. She has gone above and beyond the call of duty to be in early and stay late to work with these employees and help get our crews ready for the Holiday season. While completing these extra tasks she has managed to stay on point with most of her day to day duties and still get payroll processed seamlessly. Way to go Diana.

Short, Simple and to the point!

Here is a comment from a recently completed residential job.  We will put up some after pictures later this week.

"Everything came out as planned.............you meet my expectations.......it looks great!" ~Ken C.