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How To Setup Your Outdoor Space For Holiday Gatherings

How To Setup Your Outdoor Space For Holiday Gatherings

Holiday Gatherings

The holiday season is fast approaching, and homeowners are starting to plan for this year’s holiday gatherings. One aspect of preparing for holiday events that is often overlooked is preparing the outdoor space. A well-prepared outdoor space can transform a simple holiday gathering into a memorable and enjoyable experience for guests. In this article, we will discuss five easy steps to set up your outdoor space for holiday gatherings.

5 steps For Holiday Gatherings

1) Patio Covers: One of the essential features of a comfortable outdoor space is having some form of coverage from the elements. A patio cover is an excellent option to give your outdoor space a sense of enclosure, provide shade from the sun, and protect you and your guests from any potential rain during the holiday season. Some great options for patio covers include pergolas, covered patios, and retractable awnings.

 

2) Fire elements, fire pit, fireplaces: During the holiday season, having a fire element in your outdoor space can quickly create an intimate and cozy ambiance. Fire pits, outdoor fireplaces, and custom-built fire features are great choices for creating a welcoming atmosphere. They can also provide enough warmth for outdoor activities to continue as the temperatures drop during the colder months.

 

3) Outdoor kitchens: Preparing food indoors during the holidays can be challenging, as it can get overcrowded and result in an uncomfortable living space. The solution? An outdoor kitchen. Outdoor kitchens are a perfect option for homeowners who love to cook and entertain guests during holidays and other events. With built-in grills, sinks, refrigerators, and storage cabinets, outdoor kitchens can make for a fun and convenient dining experience.

 

4) Interlocking pavers: Maintaining a sturdy, safe, and attractive surface is crucial for your outdoor space. Interlocking pavers are excellent for creating a beautiful and durable surface for your patio, walkways, and driveways. They come in various patterns, shapes, and colors, making it easy for you to customize your space to your liking.

 

5) Light it up: Lighting sets the mood in any space, especially during the holiday season. Adding outdoor lighting can highlight key features of your space and create a warm and inviting atmosphere for your guests. String lights, garden torches, spotlights, and lanterns are all great options for outdoor lighting.

Orange County Outdoor Living

Holiday Gatherings

In conclusion, preparing your outdoor space for holiday gatherings does not have to be a daunting task. With the right strategy and equipment, you can quickly transform your outdoor space into a welcoming and enjoyable environment for your guests. Consider implementing some or all of our tips and enjoy a hassle-free and memorable holiday season with your loved ones!

We would love to help design and build this Outdoor Living area. Call today for a free consultation 1-866-487-1359

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Holiday Landscaping Deals

Get your home ready for the new year with an exciting TRU-Built landscape.

TRU Landscape Services Orange County

Looking for a new porch or patio, driveway or pool deck? Want to warm your toes by a quality outdoor fireplace or fire pit? Time to redo the lawn? Now is the time to call TRU Landscape Services, the simple solution to your Orange County landscape needs.

Holiday Landscaping Discount

Celebrate the Holidays by renovating your landscape!  Set up an estimate before January 5th 2014 and mention this add for a 15% discount off of any Orange County landscape work.

  As a C-27 California licensed contractor, the experience and training behind TRU ensures that you will be satisfied with our professional work.  Feel free to browse the rest of our site for a complete list of our services, but remember, if it’s outdoors, we do it!  Just give us a call.

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While you’re thinking about calling us, check out some of the results of other people’s decision to call by visiting our gallery or testimonial pages.  Seek out TRU, the dependable contractor, to improve your outdoor living space.  Yes, you’ll be shocked by what a new landscape will do for you and your family.

TRU Landscape's Happy Holiday's cardCommercial or Residential, from Anaheim Hills to Laguna Niguel, landscaping is our passion.  You can quickly tell that TRU takes the business seriously and has no intention of cutting corners with their work.  So if you’re seeking quality and dependability, we’re the Orange County landscape contractor for you.

Residential

  • Custom Concrete Installations
  • Driveways and Walkways
  • Outdoor Lighting
  • Block Walls
  • Barbeque Islands
  • Fire Pits and Fireplaces
  • Synthetic Turf
  • Lawns, Sprinklers, and Irrigation

 

Commercial

  • Full Service Commercial Landscape Maintenance
  • Complete Landscape Installs
  • Tree Trimming and Removal
  • Irrigation Services

Laguna Hills Landscapers

Come take a journey with us through the process of building this Laguna Hills landscape. The job includes low voltage lighting, a fire pit, an outdoor patio area, and custom concrete driveways and walkways.

Custom Concrete Driveway and Flagstone Pathway

Laguna Hills Landscapers

The story begins when we were called out for a free estimate to Laguna Hills. If you’re not familiar with the Orange County area, Laguna Hills is a small town surrounded by Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo. Landscaping in the area tends to create spaces for outdoor living because of the warm and hospitable climate.  The customer had a clear idea of what they wanted from their landscapers and we knew this was the right job for us.

After the initial meeting, the customer mentioned that three other landscape companies were also giving estimates. Shortly after we emailed the thorough estimate, the customer called us back to hire us saying they chose us because our estimate was the most detailed out of the four they received. We like to be transparent and detailed in our estimates so you know exactly what to expect.

Laguna Hills Landscape Concrete

After demolition, grading, and laying the underground drain pipes, we started the forms for the landscape concrete. As you can see from the picture, there was a lot of custom concrete work and flagstone involved in the overall design.  This design was made up of many smaller squares of concrete. A project like this requires a lot of setup to guarantee a quality product. We worked from design drawings and consulted the customer throughout the process.

After installing landscape concrete in Orange County for the last 20+ years, we know that it’s better to ask a lot of questions up front rather than have to remove the concrete and replace it. If you’re looking for a company who’ll install your custom concrete right the first time, give us a call.

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Flagstone Walkway

Note the flagstone stairway up to the front doors. Each step is bordered with landscape timber with a flagstone landing and a concrete base to provide its strong foundation. Because flagstone is a natural stone, each pieces strength will vary from strong to more brittle. Flagstone installed in a small layer of concrete or over sand may have individual stones come loose after a relatively short period of use. To avoid this, we always install at least 3 ½ inches of concrete as a foundation so that the flagstone will remain in place for several years. It’s best to start with a good foundation. And all that’s just the front yard!

Laguna Hills Backyard

Backyard Outdoor Living

This Orange County patio area was constructed in the same style as the front yard with the addition of a concrete fire pit and a bench. The space is also surrounded by low voltage landscape lighting to extend the area’s use after the sun sets. Imagine eating in this outdoor dining area on a beautiful Orange County day. It’s moments like these that TRU Landscape is all about.

You just finished reading all of that? Like what you hear? Then why not give us a call?

 

Backyard Remodel in Cypress California

One project in Cypress California offered TRU Landscape Services a clean slate to remodel an entire backyard. In summary, we filled in a pool, installed a fire pit, and bordered the new lawn with block walls, lighting and plants to line the fence. Find out how the homeowners decided to take these drastic steps to reclaim their outdoor space!

Cypress Landscape Company

TRU Landscape Services works in Cypress California as a landscape company on a regular basis. Our latest customer decided to have their backyard completely remodeled. The backyard had an old damaged swimming pool that was going to cost several thousand dollars to repair. On top of that, the family was not using the pool, and it was costing hundreds of dollars a month to keep it clean and filtered. After a discussion with TRU Landscape Services, they decided their best option was to fill in the pool and renovate the backyard. Our salesman had the estimate over the next day, and we began the project shortly afterward. Within a handful of days, our construction team had removed the old concrete and filled in the swimming pool. Now it was time to start the new landscape!

Orange County Fire Pit

Cypress Fire Pit

Fire Pit and Block Wall with Stack Stone

Proper fire pit construction requires experience and certification and isn’t a project for the average do-it-yourself er. Installing a gas line, properly constructing, and adding a veneer to a fire pit takes the experience that we can provide. TRU Landscape Services installed the gas line to the future fire pit on the first day. On the second day of the backyard remodel, our hardscape crew started the fire pit installation along with the planter wall. The basic materials we use to build fire pits and planter walls are concrete blocks and rebar. After a couple of days, the crew had the entire structure of the fire pit and planter walls built. Once the structure was completed, we installed stack stone on the sides of the wall to give an elegant and finished look. A basic fire pit only has stucco on the side, but there are several options for stack stone and other products that we can install to spruce up a wall or fire pit. Installation of complementary veneers can tie together your entire outdoor design! Our customer chose a panel stack stone from a local supplier. This part of the process takes a true professional. When the last touches to the stack stone siding were finished, the customer was extremely happy with their new outdoor fire pit.

Block Walls Orange County

LED Lighting Planter Walls

Stacked Stone Block Walls and LED Lighting

TRU Landscape Services takes pride in building block walls that will last. Over the last 20 years we have built several hundred block walls throughout Orange County. Our builders construct with attention to quality craftsmanship and use the best materials to build a solid wall. All of our planter walls and retaining walls are filled completely with concrete whereas other companies in Orange County may only fill up every other block. This compromises the structural integrity of the install. Another factor that sets TRU Landscape Services apart is that we use the right size rebar on every wall we build; never too small. We also build most of our footings bigger then what is needed because everything starts with a good foundation. All of these factors add up to an excellently constructed and long lasting block wall.

Orange County LED Lighting

TRU Landscape Services installs the best LED lighting products made in America. Although LED lights made outside of America may be cheaper in price, there are many benefits to using quality American LEDs. Cheaper lights don’t have a long warranty from the manufacturer like American lights. Most of these cheaper lights are made overseas and most of the companies don’t stay in business for very long. A warranty is important because most LED lights don’t actually burn out, they just go dim. If cheap LED lights without a warranty have problems, good luck finding a person to fix them.

Backyard Patio

Backyard Remodeled

The company that supplies TRU Landscape Services’ lights has been in business for the past 20 years in California. The LED lights we install only use 20 % of the electricity that a conventional halogen bulb consumes. The energy efficiency of these bulbs equals huge savings for our customers! The lights are predicted to last up to 14 years. They come with a 10 year manufacture warranty. The lights have a beautiful white color to them that accents any outdoor space.  We can also provide custom lights in different sizes depending on your landscaping needs.

These homeowners in Cypress California made the right choice going with TRU Landscaping Services for quality construction and reliable, long-lasting installations!

Orange County Landscape Lighting

TRU Landscape Services offers a full line of LED lights that can save up to 80% of electricity
usage with a 50,000 hour lamp life to help homeowners save green by going green.

Santa Ana, CA – Whether entertaining guests, lounging by an outdoor fireplace, sipping cider while
enjoying the brisk air, or enjoying an early sunset, fall is the perfect time to escape to an outdoor
retreat.

Landscape lighting can bring outdoor spaces to life after the sun goes down. Although in the past,
landscape lighting was primarily used to provide security at night, today’s homeowners know it can do
much more. Outdoor lighting can highlight a home’s architecture, create a stunning first impression,
transform gardens and pathways into beautiful creations, extend the time spent outdoors, and add a
resort-like feeling.

The latest fall trends include LED (Light Emitting Diode) outdoor lighting, an eco-friendly statement
of style and one of the most dramatic improvements a homeowner can add to their landscaping.
Renewable energy for the home has become a hot trend sweeping the nation in the last decade and
outdoor lighting is no exception.

“Contemporary LED lighting systems are a smart investment and the future of landscape lighting,”
says Tobi Ulemek, owner of TRU Landscape Services. “Professionally installed and maintained outdoor
LED landscape lighting systems increases the safety and beauty of a home or business while adding
resale value at the same time. LED lighting also offers energy efficient illumination that uses a fraction
of the power consumption of similar traditional incandescent fixtures and will outlive its incandescent
counterparts by decades.”

Not only is LED landscape lighting about 80% more efficient, LEDs work silently without emitting noise,
do not contain dangerous substances like mercury, and come in a wide variety of sizes and colors.

With 25 years of experience in providing landscape lighting, TRU Landscape Service can help
homeowners find the perfect solutions to deter intruders by eliminating dark areas and shadows as
well as provide a refuge for relaxation after dark with the latest state-of-the-art lighting products.
Their installers are trained and educated about each product and all their landscaping products are
guaranteed to last.

To learn more about our company where perfection is the only option, please visit their website
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About TRU Landscape Services

TRU Landscape Services is a licensed, bonded, and insured landscaping contractor in Orange County. As
an industry leader in superior landscaping, they take customer service to a new level. TRU Landscape
Services offers a wide range of competitive landscape services that include general landscape
construction, hardscape construction, water features, ponds, putting greens, low voltage lighting,

Landscape Orange County

Landscape Orange County

TRU Landscape Services has had a busy summer! We have finished many projects this summer and have many more on the books. We have been installing allot of different landscape projects. Our landscaping project consist of Koi Ponds, concrete work (hard scaping), Block walls, Landscape Lighting, New lawns, and sprinklers. You name it and we have done it this summer! We have worked in almost every city in Orange County.

Our most recent project was in Anaheim Hills. Anaheim Hills is surrounded by the cities of Orange, and Yorba Linda. The first thing we did is demo all of the landscaping and remove all of the concrete in the front & back yards. The next step was to lay out all of the borders for the new concrete patio, walkways, and driveway. Next we installed the concrete, we installed this concrete in two sections. First we poured the back and side yards, most of these areas were having stone installed on top of them. This is a area you need to keep an eye on your contractor, a lot of contractors will install 2” inches of concrete and then tell you the stone makes up another 2 “ inches. With 25 years of experience we have found that pouring a full concrete slab is a lot stronger.

Orange County Concrete

TRU Landscape Services is a complete landscape company. On our busy months, we will install as much concrete or more then your typical concrete company. After installing the concrete in the back yard, we separated our crews and one crew began installing the flagstone in the back yard. Well another crew started setting the concrete forms for a concrete ribbon. These ribbon borders ran around the complete outside of the front yard and driveway. This is a economical way of sprucing up your driveway. The great thing about concrete borders is that you can cut your old driveway and install new ribbons. Ribbons can be made out of many different materials. We have installed Interlocking pavers, Flagstone, and Slate to mention a few different ideas. This ribbon was installed in a color concrete. Which makes the main color of the driveway stand out even more. After finishing the ribbons we installed the main driveway. The customers loved the finished product. If you would like to add some concrete ribbons to your driveway or just replace the whole driveway, please contact us for a free estimate.

Orange County Landscape Company

TRU Landscape Services has been performing landscape services throughout Orange County, California for the last 25 years. We offer competitive landscape contracting services including general landscape construction, hardscape construction, water features, ponds, Putting Greens, we also offer Low Voltage Lighting, Synthetic Turf, Fire Pits, plus many other services.

Please call TRU Landscape Services toll free at : 866-487-1359

Southern California Landscape

Orange County Landscape

TRU Landscape Services just completed a landscape project in Aliso Viejo. Aliso Viejo is a city in Orange County, California. This city is surrounded by the city of Laguna Beach and the city of Laguna Niguel.
TRU Landscape Services works in all of the cities of Orange County, California. This project involved many different aspects of  landscaping. We installed a free standing arbor (patio cover). We installed  new concrete for the arbor and for the sitting area around the arbor.  After being awarded the project, we had to summit our plans to the City for approval. Getting approval took about a week, then we began the project.

Orange County Patio Cover

To begin this project we had to haul out roughly 15 yards of dirt. We had to dig the footings for the patio cover. At the same time, we started leveling out the dirt for the new sitting area, which would be built out of concrete. This arbor had some serious footings. Every post had a 3 foot wide and 3 foot deep footing. First we had to remove all of the dirt and then install the rebar. Plus the whole arbor had a 2 foot wide footing. After installing the rebar and getting the inspection from the city, we poured the concrete. This arbor which is on the small side, has over 20 yards of concrete installed in the footings. This arbor is not going anywhere soon.

Orange County Concrete

TRU Landscape Services takes pride in installing the highest quality concrete in Orange County. While one of our crews was building the arbor, another crew was forming the concrete to be installed. This was a nice size concrete area. We set up all of our forms so that all of our concrete would drain to the area drains. After compacting the soil and installing the rebar we installed the concrete. We installed the concrete the next day and every thing went as planned. We were very happy with the way the concrete turned out! Our crews did a great job!

Orange County LED Lighting

Now that we had finished the first 2 major parts of this project it was time to install the LED Landscape Lighting. For this task we installed Vista Spot Light and Vista Path Lights. There are several low voltage light companies in Orange County to choose from. So why do we use Vista LED Lights?  The first reason was, they were the highest quality light company that we felt comfortable enough to put our reputation on. Plus, they are a local company that makes there products in the USA. We have used there lights for over 15 years!! Plus as an extra bonus they have a 10 year warranty on their LED lights. The sales staff provides great customer service. TRU Landscape Services spends many hours on training our crews on proper lighting techniques. We know that when we finish a low voltage lighting project that our customers will get several years of satisfaction.

TRU Landscape Services has been performing landscape services throughout Orange County, California for the last 25 years. We offer competitive landscape contracting services including general landscape construction, hardscape construction, water features, ponds, Putting Greens, we also offer Low Voltage Lighting, Synthetic Turf, Fire Pits, plus many other services.
Please call TRU Landscape Services toll free at : 866-487-1359