Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation designs and installs landscape lighting for homes in New Holland. This is a working town in farm country, and a system here has to earn its place rather than simply look pretty. Free estimates arrive within a week, and repairs get scheduled in 1 to 2 weeks.
A Town That Builds Things Properly
German families settled this ground in 1728, and by 1895 a Mennonite machinist named Abe Zimmerman had bought a horse barn in the borough and opened a blacksmith shop. What grew out of it went around the world. A local farmer, Ed Nolt, built the first self-tie hay baler that actually worked, and the town’s name has been on farm equipment on every continent since.
There is a detail in that history we rather like. One of the company’s first successes, back in 1903, was an engine with a tapered tank that would not crack when the coolant froze over winter. Solving freeze damage before it happens is most of what we do every autumn, so it is a familiar sort of problem.
Lighting for People Who Start Before Dawn
Nearly every landscape lighting system is designed around the evening. Lights come on at dusk, run for a few hours, and shut off. That covers most households, but it misses a good many in a town like this one.
Plenty of people here are outside before the sun is up. Farmers, tradesmen heading to a truck at half five, anyone on an early shift. In December that means walking out to a dark yard, and evening-only lighting has already switched off hours earlier.
The fix is straightforward once someone thinks of it. A controller can run two windows, one in the evening and a shorter one before dawn, so the drive and the path to the vehicle are lit when you actually use them. It costs nothing extra in hardware, only in setup, and it makes a real difference on a January morning. Motion fixtures cover the same ground if you prefer, coming on only when something moves.
One Fall Visit Instead of Two
Low-voltage lighting needs almost nothing before winter. Irrigation is another matter entirely, since water left sitting in a line will freeze, expand, and split it. That is a genuine expense in spring and it is completely avoidable.
Because Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation handles both systems, one autumn visit can cover the lot. Lines blown out and shut down properly, fixtures checked and cleaned, aim corrected where frost or a mower has nudged something out of position over the summer. Two jobs, one appointment, one crew who already knows the property.
It also means nobody is guessing where the other trade’s lines run. A lighting installer working blind around someone else’s irrigation will find a lateral with a spade eventually.
Farm Ground and Working Yards
On a property where equipment moves, placement matters more than usual. A fixture that looks well positioned in June sits exactly where a trailer swings wide in October. We walk the routes vehicles actually take before deciding anything.
Gates, turning areas, and the approach to outbuildings all want light that works when your hands are full. Motion units suit those spots, since they stay dark until needed and keep the yard from being lit all night for nothing. Decorative work then sits closer to the house where you see it from indoors.
Made for the Weather Here
Humid summers with hard storms, winters of ice and repeated freezing. Fixtures go in weather-rated with sealed connections so neither season causes bother. Low-voltage LEDs hold warm, steady output on very little power, which counts most through the long dark stretch of the year.
Growth gets planned for at the start. A light swallowed by planting come July has stopped working for you, and one set near a lawn edge will meet a mower before long. We work out where each fixture belongs a season or two ahead.
Why Choose Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation
In a town built on machinery that had to work every day for decades, doing a job properly is not a novel idea. Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation brings to every project:
- Work at this trade going back to 2001, without a break
- Irrigation and outdoor lighting handled by one company
- Two years of warranty on newly installed work
- Manufacturer warranty standing behind the fixtures themselves
- A discount for veterans and serving military
- Maintenance on a quarterly, monthly or seasonal schedule
- Family ownership, locally run and locally answerable
The same applies to projects in Reamstown and Smoketown, whatever the scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the lights come on in the morning as well as the evening?
Yes, and it is worth asking for if you are up before daylight. Most systems are set for evening only, which leaves you crossing a dark yard at six in the morning through the winter.
A controller can run a second short window before dawn, covering the drive and the path to your vehicle when you actually need it. There is no extra hardware involved, only the setup. Motion fixtures do a similar job if you would rather they came on only when something moves.
Does a lighting system need winterizing?
Not really. Low-voltage lighting is built to run through the cold and needs little more than a check of the connections and a clean of the lenses.
Irrigation is the opposite. Water left in a line will freeze and split it, which turns into a genuine bill come spring. Since we look after both, one visit in the autumn can shut the irrigation down properly and service the lighting at the same time.
Will fixtures survive on a working property?
They will if they are put in the right places. The usual damage comes from trailers swinging wide, plows, and mowers rather than from weather.
We walk the routes vehicles actually use before choosing positions, and we keep fixtures back from turning areas and lawn edges. Solid brass and copper housings help as well, since they take a knock far better than thin stamped metal.
Can you light the barn or the outbuildings?
Yes, and on a working property that is often the priority. Doorways and approaches get light you can use with your hands full, and motion units keep it efficient rather than burning all night.
How quickly can you get out here?
Free estimates arrive within a week. Installations usually take one to three days depending on the design. You will have the schedule before we start, and we leave the site clean.
Contact Us
Ready to get the property properly lit, morning and evening? Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation is ready to help, and can look after your irrigation in the same visit. Estimates are free and arrive quickly.
Contact us today to arrange a consultation.