Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation plans and installs landscape lighting for homes in Myerstown. The valley floor here runs flat, and the limestone sits close to the surface. Both of those shape how a system gets built. We work with what your property actually gives us. Free estimates arrive within a week, and repairs are scheduled in 1 to 2 weeks.
A Town Older Than Its Own Borough
Isaac Meier laid these streets out in 1768 and called the place Tulpehockentown. Two years later he was shot dead in a local tavern, and nobody was ever caught. The town took his name anyway. It did not become an official borough until 1912.
In between came the Union Canal, with eight locks built right through here in the 1820s. The railroad followed in the 1850s. Early houses went up in limestone and log. Some of them still stand on Main Avenue and South Cherry Street. Buildings that old deserve a careful hand after dark.
Digging Through Lebanon Valley Limestone
This valley sits on limestone bedrock, and in plenty of yards it is not far down. Homeowners find out the hard way when they try to plant a tree. A shovel hits rock at eight inches and the afternoon is over. Standard burial depth is not always an option here.
We probe before we plan the wire runs. Where the rock is shallow, we route cable along bed edges and under mulch instead of fighting through it. Conduit protects any stretch that has to sit higher than we would like. The route ends up longer and the job still gets done right.
Creating Depth on Flat Ground
The borough sits at about 480 feet and stays that way from one end to the other. There is no slope here to lean on. On a hillside, terrain separates the front of a property from the back on its own. On flat ground, everything lands on the same plane and the whole yard can read as one flat wall.
Depth has to be built instead. We work in layers, with a brighter foreground, a softer middle, and something quiet at the far edge. Just as important, we leave gaps of darkness between those layers. Light everything evenly and you get a parking lot. Leave the gaps and the yard gains real distance.
Facades That Face Route 422
The Benjamin Franklin Highway runs straight through the middle of town. Homes along Main Avenue take headlight sweep across the front all evening. Truck headlights sit high and hit the second floor. Anything subtle out front simply disappears in that wash.
A front elevation on a road like that needs a different plan than a back yard. We push contrast rather than raw brightness, so the house still reads when a car passes. Fixtures get aimed and shielded so no beam points back toward traffic. The quieter, layered work then goes where the road cannot reach it.
Keeping Lenses Clear in Hard Water Country
Limestone ground means hard water, and most homes here know it already. What people do not expect is what it does to a light fixture. Sprinkler spray lands on a warm lens and dries. The minerals stay behind as a white film.
Within a season or two, that film can cut real output. The fix starts with placement, keeping fixtures out of the direct path of your heads. Where the two systems have to share space, we angle the lens away from the spray. Cleaning those lenses is part of every maintenance visit we run.
Adding Lighting Where Irrigation Already Runs
Plenty of properties here already have sprinklers in the ground. Adding to that yard means digging around lateral lines nobody mapped. Cut one and a simple job turns into a wet afternoon and a repair bill. Most crews find out where the pipe is by hitting it.
We handle both trades, so we know how these systems are laid out. Heads get located and lines traced before anyone breaks ground. Wire routes are planned to cross piping as rarely as possible. You can see the same approach across our outdoor lighting projects.
The Walk From the Curb to the Door
In the older blocks, driveways are rare and people park at the curb. That means a walk across the strip, up the sidewalk, and onto the front steps. In winter, that route is dark by five o’clock. It is the part of the property your family uses most.
We light that path first, before anything decorative gets discussed. Fixtures are spaced so their pools overlap rather than leaving dark gaps between. Steps get their own dedicated units at tread level. Nobody should be feeling for the first step with a bag of groceries.
Why Choose Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation
People in eastern Lebanon County hire on reputation, and we work to keep ours. Here is what your project includes:
- More than two decades of Central PA work, starting in 2001
- A single crew covering irrigation and outdoor lighting both
- Every new installation carries a two year warranty
- Manufacturer coverage on the fixtures themselves
- Discounted rates for veterans and active service members
- Upkeep scheduled by month, by quarter, or by season
- Family owned and run from right here in Dauphin County
We serve eastern Lebanon County and beyond, including neighboring Newmanstown and Richland.
Frequently Asked Questions
We hit rock every time we dig. Can you still run wire?
Yes. Shallow limestone is normal around here and we plan for it from the start. Before anything is finalized, we probe the routes to see what is under them. That tells us where the burial depth is fine and where it is not.
Where rock sits high, we route along planting beds and under mulch, which gives natural cover without deep digging. Any stretch that has to run shallow gets conduit over it. The wire path may take a longer way around your yard. It costs a little more cable and saves a lot of hammering.
Our yard is completely flat. Can it still look good at night?
It can, but it takes a different approach than a sloped lot. Flat ground gives you no natural separation. Light everything at one level and the yard looks like a lit parking area. That is the most common mistake we get called in to fix.
We build the depth ourselves using brightness layers. A stronger foreground, a gentler middle distance, and a low accent at the back edge. The dark spaces between those layers matter just as much as the lit ones. Your eye reads those gaps as distance, and a flat yard suddenly has some.
Our house sits right on 422. Will anything even show up?
It will, with the right design. Passing headlights wash out anything low contrast, so we work in stronger contrast up front. Fixtures also get shielded so no beam aims back at drivers. The softer detail work goes around the side and rear where the road does not interfere.
Why do my fixture lenses keep turning cloudy?
Hard water is almost always the cause. Sprinkler spray dries on a warm lens and leaves mineral film behind. Moving fixtures clear of your spray pattern solves most of it. The rest comes down to regular cleaning, which we handle on maintenance visits.
We already have sprinklers. Will you damage them?
We work on both systems daily, so we know where the pipe usually sits. Heads get located and lines traced before any digging starts. Wire routes are planned to cross piping as little as possible. If something does need attention, our repair team is the same crew.
Contact Us
Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation is ready to look at your property. Free estimates arrive within a week, so you are not left guessing on cost. Repairs get scheduled inside 1 to 2 weeks. Seasonal maintenance keeps everything running well past installation day.
Call (717) 533-0606 or contact us today to book your consultation and get your property lit properly.