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It’s a Great Time to Install Landscape Lighting
Your sprinklers are winterized and you’re snuggling inside but driving down your driveway has you a little nervous inside.
Chase Away the Darkness with Landscape Lighting
Landscape lighting will help chase away the dark and make your home an inviting respite for winter travelers. Not to mention, you’ll enjoy your outdoor spaces much more come spring.
Decks and patios become outdoor rooms and and perfect for entertaining with cozy, mood setting lighting.
Beautiful landscape lighting fixtures cast warm and inviting glows on walkways, steps and sidewalks. Increasing safety and curb appeal of your home.
Trees and architecture that disappear at night will become the focal point as the sun sets each evening.
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Winterization of Irrigation System Appointments Now Being Taken
Yes, it’s that time of year again and winterization of irrigation systems is critical to prevent freezing and damage.
The weather is starting to cool and leaves will soon begin to fall. You want to winterize your system before any potential freezing may occur.
We are now accepting appointments to handle the proper winterization of your sprinkler system. You can call our office at 410.721.4070 or use our convenient Schedule an Appointment page to notify our scheduling department you are ready to set a time.
Proper winterization of an irrigation system will protect your pipes underground, the valves, the sprinkler heads and the controller from bursting when the temperatures dip below freezing.
We’ll need to have access to the main water valve (usually in the basement) and the controller (usually in the garage.) We use air compressors to remove all the water from the lines and system so that it will not freeze and burst during the cold Maryland winter.
Atlantic Lighting & Irrigation Proud to Honor 9/11 Victims and Heroes
Atlantic Lighting & Irrigation was honored to help make Anne Arundel County’s 9/11 Memorial a reality. The memorial features twisted metal and rubble from the World Trade Center’s after their collapse in 2001. Atlantic Lighting & Irrigation was proud to help make the memorial possible by providing the misting/irrigation system that represents the dust and smoke that happened when the towers fell that frightful day.
“We hope that this memorial offers survivors a place to come and feel a bit closer to their loved ones,” remarked Dianne Flury, president of Atlantic Lighting and Irrigation.
The 9/11 Memorial is on Veteran’s Highway in front of the Anne Arundel County Police Station. Private donations for the project exceeded $40,000 and local companies who donated more than $80,000 in labor and material and Atlantic Lighting & Irrigation was honored to be asked to assist.
Did You See Us in The Capital?
A bittersweet article about the passing of our founder, Steven H. Flury and the arrival of
Mary Sears to round out the company’s leadership. After leaving her engineering job, Mary has taken the role of vice president and is leading the company along side her mother, Dianne Flury.
With Atlantic recently being voted as Annapolis’ Best Outdoor Lighting Contractor, these two ladies have proven that pulling together after such a loss can strengthen both bonds and businesses.
Thank you Annapolis for naming Atlantic Best Outdoor Lighting Contractor
We had such a great time at the Best of Annapolis party hosted by What’s Up? Magazine. We were honored to be amongst some of Annapolis’ and the Eastern Shore’s finest businesses. The event showcased the food of many of the winning restaurants, great musicians and other entertainers that made you feel like you were in Paris. The silent auction was quite impressive. All in all, we were honored to be named Best Outdoor Lighting Contractor and now the plaque you see here is proudly displayed in our office.
From left to right: Mike Hanley, Dianne Flury, Mary Sears and Nathan Smith.
It’s No Longer a Secret – THANK YOU!
We can finally let the cat out of the bag. We are so excited to share the news that Atlantic Lighting & Irrigation has been named Annapolis’ Best Outdoor Lighting Contractor by What’s Up Magazine. We owe it all to you, our great clients who voted for us this spring. We’ve known for a few weeks and it has been hard to keep the good news a secret.
We are proud to be a part of such a strong and vibrant area with great businesses supported by a great community.
The Best of Annapolis and Eastern Shore celebration is Thursday, June 16th. We’ll be there and we hope to see you too. You can order your tickets, but get them early as the event sells out every year and prices go up, starting tomorrow.
Aeration and Overseeding for Spring
Did you know that grass slows it production rate after about five years? It’s important to add new seed to your lawn annually to keep it lush and weed free. Your new grass will help keep weeds from taking hold as well as serve as a filter for run-off into the Chesapeake Bay.
The seed will need a good soil base to start its roots. Core aeration will help provide loose, oxygen rich soil for those seeds to germinate and thrive.
Ask us about our Aeration and Overseeding Service – guaranteed to protect your irrigation system and deliver a lush lawn.
Spring is Here!
As the grey days of winter give way to the sun and warmth of spring, your plants and grass are beginning to emerge. Getting a strong start with ample water is key as root systems awake and take hold for another season of growth.
Starting up your irrigation system is all it takes. Our office is scheduling appointments for our techs to come out, turn on your system and inspect all heads and settings.
Give us a call at 410-721-4070 or Schedule an Appointment.
Fall Aeration and Over Seeding Benefits
Fall is here; which means it’s the ideal time to aerate and over seed your lawn for a thick and healthy start next spring. Whether you have an irrigation system or not, proper aeration and annual overseeding will help keep your lawn healthy and looking its best.
Fall Aeration and Over Seeding Benefits
Why Aerate?
Over time the soil in your lawn becomes compacted negatively impacting the growth of your lawn. Compacted soil will reduce the oxygen levels in your soil as well as reducing the amount of water your lawn can absorb.
When the lawn is aerated, cores are removed from the soil, allowing air to circulate, roots to grow deeper and water to penetrate deep into the soil.
Two Reasons to Over Seed
First a thick lawn helps to prevent weeds. Grass slows down its production rate after five or six years so it’s important to keep a fresh, new crop coming in every year. Second, by continually adding new seed to your lawn you reduce the rate of disease. New seed varieties are continually grown to be disease resistant and this will keep your lawn healthy.
To learn how we can help you aerate and over seed your lawn so that it’s gorgeous and thick next spring, give us a call. Our Fall Aeration and Over Seeding service is guaranteed not to harm existing irrigation systems