Thank You!

Thank you for joining us for the annual fall fest and turkey drive.  We appreciate your support and it was a pleasure to spend the evening with our valued customers.  With your generosity, we were able to raise over $2,300 for the San Antonio Food Bank!

We couldn't have done it without all of our wonderful sponsors.  Thanks for your generous donations!

 

We are lit up in pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month!

Preferred is cooking up some fun this weekend!

Come join us as we participate in the first annual Stone Oak Chili Cookoff and Tailgate benefiting San Antonio children's charities. Enjoy a tailgate atmosphere complete with food and refreshment booths, hourly door prizes, celebrity judges and college football on Texas-sized television.  For more information, visit http://www.stoneoakchilitailgate.com/

Come join the fun TONIGHT!

We are all very busy around here getting geared up for our fall fest this evening!  We would love to see you!

Fall Fest and Turkey Drive

5:30-8:30PM

Preferred Landscape and Lighting Design Center

26421 IH10 West

Boerne TX  78006 

Fall Fest is an annual event benefiting the San Antonio Food Bank.  We will be collecting turkeys or any donations you would like to make.

Testimonial Tuesday

We love to hear from our customers and here is a testimonial from a recent fall refresh project:

"It is a pleasure working with the Preferred Landcape and Lighting staff - they are professional, courteous, creative and helpful.  I am always satisfied with their work"  Debby Z

Now is the time to freshen up your landscape with new mulch and replace any plants that died this summer.  Give us a call if you need us to help!

Time to update your irrigation schedule

Do you still have your irrigation schedule set the same as it was this summer?   As the temperatures cool off, your landscape doesn't require the same amount of watering as it did at the peak of the summer.  In fact, Preferred recommend's adjusting your settings monthly for the most efficient irrigation.

The following is a chart we use as guidelines for sprinkler adjustments:
 

Seasonal Adjust*
23%	January
31%	February
55%	March
68%	April
66%	May
80%	June
100%	July
97%	August
61%	September
40%	October
26%	November
21%	December

*Monthly Seasonal Adjustments based on 60% effective rainfall

Another note on irrigation, despite the wonderful wet weather we had the last few weeks, San Antonio is still under Stage 2 water restrictions.  The following chart is from http://www.saws.org/:

Landscape Watering Watering with an irrigation system or sprinkler is allowed only once a week from 3-8 a.m. and 8-10 p.m. on your designated watering day as determined by your address:
Last Digit of Street Address	Watering Day
0 or 1	Monday
2 or 3	Tuesday
4 or 5	Wednesday
6 or 7	Thursday
8 or 9	Friday
No watering on weekends with a sprinkler, soaker hose or irrigation system. Areas without a street address, such as medians and neighborhood entryways, water on Wednesday.

Preferred has won phase 2 of the downtown holiday lighting project!

Last week, San Antonio City Council awarded Preferred Landscape & Lighting the second phase of the holiday light project which is lighting of city facilities and parks with LED lights.  This will complete the transition from incandescent bulbs to LEDs of holiday lights the city controls.

“This year, in an effort to support the Mayor’s inaugural Downtown Holiday Lighting Contest, the City will utilize 100% LED lighting for all holiday lights,” according to the agenda.

Alamo Plaza, Milam Park, Travis Park, City Hall, the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, the Central Library and its garage, the International Center, and the Metro Health Immunization Clinic and Main Office are among the locations receiving the LED lights. 

We are only a week away from our annual fall fest!

Let it Shine!

Fall is a great time to update your outdoor lighting and evening is the time to show your home in its best light.  LED is the revolution in outdoor lighting offering huge cost savings because it uses less electricity then tradional lighting. 
Preferred Landscape and Lighting works with several different LED suppliers in order to bring you an extensive selection of LED fixtures. There are designs to fit all your needs in accent lights to path lights and everything in between. 

Here are some pictures of a recent lighting job we completed that shows a few examples of LED lighting options.



We love the new LED lights from Kichler to use on steps, deck, bench and outdoor kitchens



An accent light can really create a dramatic look in your landscape