Landscape Lighting, Retaining Walls, Mulch and More - A Big Week of Work

Some weeks you touch every corner of the trade. This was one of them. Lighting, mulch, retaining walls, tear-out and reinstall work, maintenance - we knocked it all out across multiple properties and the results speak for themselves. Here's a look at what went into it.

The lighting setups are some of our favorite work to show off. There's something about a well-placed fixture that completely changes how a yard feels after dark. Uplighting trees, pathway bollards, and step lighting along a curved retaining wall near a pool - when it's done right, the whole space feels intentional. Not just bright. Warm and layered.

On another property, we tackled a hillside bed with pine straw and got landscape lighting dialed in along a planting row. Pine straw is a go-to for slopes because it locks in place and keeps moisture where the roots need it. Pair that with strategic lighting and what was just a hillside during the day becomes a real focal point at night.

The mulch installs across a couple of brick-front homes show how much fresh black mulch can do for curb appeal. Clean bed lines, boulders used as natural anchors, and new plantings tucked in - it's the kind of refresh that makes a home look like it's been well cared for. We also worked on a retaining wall and pergola area that's in-progress, with block pillars and a curved seat wall that'll be a solid backyard feature when it's wrapped up. And a decorative river rock bed out front on another property rounds things out - low maintenance, clean, and sharp.

This is the kind of week we love. Varied work, multiple properties, all of it done right. Whether it's a 28-foot Allan Block retaining wall or a simple mulch refresh, the standard stays the same.