Do you want a green lawn this summer?

Sounds impossible given we are already in stage 2 water restrictions.  However, there is an amazing new technology that will allow you to have green grass during the drought and will save you money on your water bills.  It is a new underground drip irrigation system for your lawns.  This is easiest done when you are installing a new lawn but it can be done on an existing lawn.

 

Here is how it works - Tubing is trenched about 3"-4" below the grass surface and covered over with sod.  When the system comes on, the grass roots are watered -which is the only part of the grass that needs the water.  Drip irrigation is the world's most efficient type of irrigation and subsurface drip is especially so because it is unaffected by wind and evaporation resulting in 70% less water use than conventional overhead sprinklers.

Pretty Amazing - Save Water and Money and have green grass all year long! 

We love hearing from our customers!

There is nothing better than when we recieve kind words from our clients who are happy with their experience with Preferred Landscape and Lighting.  The following is recent feedback we received on an outdoor living space. 

 

"We contacted Darryl a year after he installed some LED lighting for us in our front yard.  He had mentioned that he did a lot more than just top quality landscape lighting.

  

We had a nice back patio that came with builder upgrades on our home but it was not protected from the elements.  We asked

Darryl to draw up some plans that allowed us to have a completely covered space so that the area would become more useable throughout all the seasons.  Darryl came back with a plan that included large timber western red cedar posts and beams, tong and groove stained pine ceilings, and a high quality built in grill.  Before he drew these plans we talked budget and time frame and they actual plans came in on target. 

Darryl never came back and asked for any change orders and he kept us informed of the progress via email. 

  

A few weeks later we had a beautiful completely covered outdoor patio space that has already hosted numerous events for our friends and family.  Thank you to Darryl and the Preferred team.  Hopefully we can start phase 3 of the project soon."  ~John G.

Preferred is in the News!

Preferred Landscape and Lighting was featured on San Antonio's KABB Fox News in regards to the anticipation of tighter water restrictions this summer.  The link below will take you to recap of the story as well as the newsclip.  To see the clip, click on the picture at the top of the article.

  

Click to view news interview featuring our own David Dunne

For the next few weeks, the blog will focus on what you can do now to ensure a healthly landscape for the forecasted dry conditions.

 

For more details on the water restrictions, visit www.saws.org.

Have you ever seen a green river?

Have you ever seen the San Antonio river dyed green for St. Patricks Day?  If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, head down the the Riverwalk for the St. Patricks Day festivities.

St. Patricks Day River Parade and Festival is a family-friendly festival of music, food and fun! Floats release 110 pounds of environmentally friendly green dye into the San Antonio River. The event transforms the 2.5 mile river into a miniature Emerald Isle where a proclamation is read, temporarily re-naming the river "The River Shannon."

Enjoy live music on Arneson Stage, and a family-friendly festival of food, games, activities and more in La Villita from 1-6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday! Beginning at 3 p.m on Sunday, enjoy a parade of barges, commemorating St. Patrick.  La Villita is located at 418 Villita St., between Presa and Alamo.  This event is free to the public.  Dyeing O' the River- 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday

For  more information, visit http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/events/murphys-st.-patricks-day-river-parade-festival

Save the Date!

  

We will be hosting our annual Spring Fling this year on April 11th!  This event is benefitting Communities in Schools.  

This year we will be serving pizza and not just any old pizza either....

 

We will be featuring this huge 8 foot pizza that we sampled at our Rodeo BBQ recently.  It was delicious and was quite a sight to be seen!

More details to follow but please plan on joining us on April 11th for the Spring Fling Pizza Party!