Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation installs landscape lighting for homes around Klingerstown. This is deep farm country in the Mahantongo Valley, well off the main roads. Properties here are open, dark, and often generations old. All of that shapes the plan. Free estimates arrive within a week, and repairs are scheduled in 1 to 2 weeks.
Country Work Done Right
Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation has worked across Central PA since 2001. The crew brings more than 60 years of combined experience to the job. We read the property before choosing a fixture, because the land sets the terms. Handled well, the house holds its shape at night and the yard stops being a black field. Estimates are free and reach you inside a week. Repairs are booked in 1 to 2 weeks.
A Village They Call Spread Eagle
This place carries an old nickname, Spread Eagle, and in Pennsylvania German it is Glingerschteddel. Only about 100 people live in the village proper, on under half a square mile.
Around it sits Upper Mahantongo Township, settled in 1780 and incorporated in 1811. The whole township holds barely 600 people across nearly 15 square miles. St. Michael’s church has kept records here since the 1890s. This is farming country, and it has been for a very long time.
What It Adds to a Country Property
Out here a dark property is truly dark, so a little light goes a long way. The contrast makes a modest system look striking. Here is what the work covers:
- A house that reads from a long way down the road
- No part of the yard left as a black void
- Safe footing on steps, walks, and the drive
- Outdoor space that stays usable past sunset
- Stone, wood, and planting that keep their detail
Irrigation is our other trade. Both systems go onto one plan, and the same crew knows every run in the ground.
A Farmhouse That Grew Over Time
An old farmhouse out here is rarely one single build. A stone core got a frame addition, then a porch, then a wing, each in its own decade. The front is a patchwork of materials and rooflines.
Lit evenly, all of that reads as a jumble. We pick the oldest, strongest part of the house and let it lead. The additions step down in brightness behind it, so the eye takes in one house rather than four. Handled that way the history of the place becomes the feature instead of the problem.
The Yard Light on the Pole
Almost every property out here has a tall dusk-to-dawn pole light. It has run all night for decades, and people barely see it anymore.
That one bright source is usually why the rest of the yard looks dark. Your eyes lock onto it and everything softer disappears. We work around it, and often the best move is dimming or shielding it as part of the job. Gentle light spread across the property does far more than one glaring pole ever did.
Keeping It Simple to Live With
A system out here has to run without fuss. The nearest help is not around the corner, and nobody wants a wall of switches to manage.
We keep the controls plain. A timer or a photocell handles the whole thing. It comes on at dusk and shuts off on a schedule you set once. There is nothing to adjust week to week. When a service visit is due we come to you. We know the drive out here is a long one.
Barn and Outbuilding Light That Earns Its Place
A working property has a barn, a shop, maybe a spring house or a corn crib. Some of those need real light for real work, and some just need to be seen.
We separate the two. Task light at the barn goes on a switch. It is bright, aimed where the work happens, and off when it is done. A quieter wash on an old stone outbuilding turns it into part of the evening view. Nothing runs all night unless there is a reason for it, which keeps the whole place looking settled.
Power That Comes and Goes
Rural lines go down more often than town ones, and they can stay down longer. A system out here has to take that in stride.
After an outage a cheap timer forgets everything and needs resetting by hand. We fit controls that hold their schedule through a power cut and pick right back up. A small battery backup keeps the clock honest. You should never have to think about the system just because the power blinked overnight.
Why Choose Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation
Out this way a contractor is judged on whether the work lasts. This is what your project includes:
- Central PA properties in our hands since 2001
- One crew across irrigation and outdoor lighting alike
- Two years of warranty on every new system installed
- Manufacturer coverage on the fixtures alongside ours
- Lower rates for veterans and serving military
- Servicing set monthly, quarterly, or by the season
- Family owned and locally run, the same faces each visit
We cover the upper Mahantongo Valley and beyond, including nearby Herndon and Sacramento.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our farmhouse is a mix of old and newer parts. How do you light that?
By giving it an order rather than treating every section the same. A house that grew over generations has different materials and rooflines. Lighting them all evenly turns the front into a jumble.
We choose the oldest and strongest part, usually the original stone or brick core. That part carries the most light. The later additions sit quieter behind it. The eye then reads one house with some history to it, instead of several buildings competing for attention.
We already have a pole light in the yard. Do we still need this?
Often the pole light is the reason the rest of the yard looks so dark. It is a single bright source, and your eyes adjust to it and lose everything softer around it.
A proper system spreads gentle light across the property. The whole place reads, not just the circle under the pole. In a lot of cases we dim or shield that pole light as part of the work. You end up seeing far more of your own property, not less.
Will this be complicated to run?
No, and out here that matters more than most places. A timer or photocell runs the whole system, on at dusk and off on your schedule. There is nothing to fiddle with week to week.
Can you light the barn and outbuildings?
Yes, and we treat working light and view light separately. The barn gets bright task light on a switch. An old outbuilding gets a soft wash to bring it into the scene. You can see the approach in our low voltage work.
Do you really come out this far?
We do, on the same terms as anywhere else. Repairs are scheduled inside 1 to 2 weeks. Our repair team carries the usual parts with them.
Contact Us
Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation is ready to walk the property with you. Estimates are free and arrive inside a week. What follows the install matters just as much. Seasonal visits and scheduled maintenance keep the system doing its job for years.
Call (717) 533-0606 or contact us today to schedule your consultation and get your property lit properly.