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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?

 

One way to Sell a House in Orange County

Real Estate Agents need Landscapers

A big word of advice for new real estate agents; advice that could be the difference between making the big sale and sitting with a property for too long. Pay attention to the landscaping of the property and ask yourself if it might be keeping buyers at bay.  Is the pathway to the home safe and unobstructed?  Is the entrance way inviting and the grass green? Are the plants pruned?  Is there a special hard scape element such as an outdoor fireplace that could become a selling point of its own?

Laguna Hills Landscape

A new driveway adds function

Why should I invest money into landscaping?

Planter Walls lead the eye toward the focal point

Prospective Buyers will be drawn in by landscape elements

There is some debate as to whether or not a new landscape will increase the value of a home.  The jury is still out on this point though many say that landscaping a yard before selling leads to a significant ROI.  Your landscaping may not increase the selling price of a home, but it will certainly make it sell quicker.  That can be guaranteed.

Good landscaping or “curb appeal” is considered one of the top sellers for a home.  How a house looks from the exterior can be just as important to a buyer as what’s inside because home buyers do tend to judge a book “by its cover.”  In any market, a well manicured lawn can be the tipping point for home buyers.  In Orange County, landscape is especially important because of the pleasant climate.  People looking to buy homes in Orange County will be looking forward to enjoying their yard and relaxing in an outdoor living space.

What will make this landscape unique?

There are several ways to make your property stand out from the competition and look like the best home on the block.  In the realm of landscaping, Orange County homes are known for unique elements such as custom retaining or planter walls, outdoor fireplaces, patio covers and pergolas, backyard fire pits or waterfalls.  Any of these elements could easily present just the functional landscape piece that your client has been looking for.

Another landscape option to consider is drought tolerant plants because Southern California is a semi arid climate and water is naturally scarce.  Many home buyers are searching for landscapes with native drought tolerant plants, yet few new homes have this unique landscape feature.

Landscape Maintenance is also crucial

Landscape Construction Can Help Sell a Home

How to find an Orange County Landscaper

You’ve already found one!  If you’re reading this post on our blog, feel free to check out the rest of TRU Landscape Services projects to see what we can do for you.  As a new real estate agent looking for tips, we want to encourage you to go with a licensed and bonded landscape contractor who you can trust rather than a cheaper but less secure option.  There are probably several landscapers to choose from, but only sign with a contractor you can trust to come through with quality work!

Call us at 866-487-1359 or click below for a landscaping estimate on one of your Orange County real estate properties.

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Seal Beach Landscaping pt 2 – Softscape

Eager to see the finished product? Scroll down to the bottom of the blog for a YouTube video that summarizes this Seal Beach landscaping design. But first, a quick recap from the last landscaping blog:

Landscaping New Exotic Plants

Freshly planted and fertilized

Last time (in our Seal Beach Landscape Part 1 post), the crew from TRU Landscape Services demoed portions of the back and front yards of a home in order to make room for new concrete work, plants, and lawns to be installed. Once the front porch, concrete walkway, and backyard flagstone patio were completed, the crews moved to the icing on the landscaping cake: exotic plants and a traditional lawn!

Seal Beach Landscaping Company

Our customer requested a tropical landscape with no palm trees to keep with the Seal Beach landscaping vibe. We met with the customer and went over a list of plants that would fit the aesthetic. To achieve this request for a tropical landscape, we gathered an assortment of tropical plants such as:

Exotic Orange County Landscapes

Canna Lily Orange County Landscape

  • dwarf philodendrons

 

  • canna lily (Pretoria)

 

  • day lilies

 

  • queen annes

 

  • and birds of paradise to add height.

All of these were tenderly placed in beds marked off by a wooden landscape border that accented the tropical nature of the plants.

How do you keep new plants healthy?

Supply proper nutrients to the plants: To assure healthy growth of these tropical plants, we always install our plants with mulch and soil amendments. The fertilizer is a fertilizing tablet like a pill that slowly releases the proper nutrients over three years until the plant is well established. Landscaping fertilizer assures that each plant will survive and thrive. We’re in it for the long term. TRU’s landscapes last!

Supply the right amount of water: Lawns in Seal Beach, like the rest of Orange County and Southern California, are in need of water and proper irrigation. Another way we ensure the survival and longevity of tropical plants is by installing a basic residential irrigation system. We installed drip lines in all of the planters. TRU Landscape Services likes to exclusively use drip lines in our planter beds. Too many small planters do not have enough room to install a standard sprinkler head which would miss some of the plants and waste water from over spray. Seal Beach Front Yard Concrete Driveway TighterStandard sprinkler heads may also spray the house and ruin the exterior wall or spray the sidewalk. We have also tried installing bubblers in these small planters in the past, but we found that the bubblers were wasting water. The advantage to having a drip line installed is that there is no spraying water. The water drips out of a plastic pipe and directly to the plants. This, in turn, cuts down on wasted water and by saving water; TRU Landscaping saves our customers money.

While the planters were being outfitted with drip irrigation, Rain Bird Sprinklers were installed for the new sod. No traditional landscape is complete without a green lawn. The key is simply a well watered lawn properly fertilized and a properly timed sprinkler timer. The entire sprinkler system was up and running in a few days. On the last day, our crew installed the new sod for the lawn.

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All of that landscape work was a cinch for TRU Landscape Services! If you’re living in Orange County and are considering a landscape contractor, perhaps you’ve found the perfect one today in TRU Landscape Services.

Seal Beach Landscape Part 1 – Hardscape

(Click here to see Part 2 of this Seal Beach Landscaping project)

Orange County Landscapes

Are you living in Seal Beach and looking for a licensed landscaping contractor near you to get the job done right? See for yourself how TRU Landscape Services treats the yards and customers they serve. TRU Landscape Services just finished this outdoor landscape for a family in Seal Beach.

Concrete Walkway Seal Beach California

Finished Front Yard Landscape, Seal Beach

Landscaping companies sometimes neglect this city, but TRU services all of Orange County California.  Like many projects, this Seal Beach landscape project consisted of installing Hardscape (concrete, flagstones) and “soft scape” (plants and lawns).

Orange County Concrete Contractors

First the foundation: We began by removing all of the old plants and concrete because the owners had decided to have the front and backyards re-landscaped. For its longevity, look to TRU Landscape’s Orange County concrete services.  In the front yard, our landscape crews were to install a lawn, planter beds, a new concrete walkway and a concrete porch. In the backyard we added landscape concrete, flagstone, and planted new foliage.

Flagstone Patio by TRU Landscape Services

Concrete under the Jacuzzi and Flagstone Patio

After the entire backyard and portions of the front yard had been stripped clean, our crews set up the forms for the landscape concrete to be poured. In the front yard, our crews installed the new concrete walkway to the front door and a new concrete porch. The landscape concrete was finished in two days and the customers were happy to have a more accessible and safe front walkway.

Flagstone Patio

Orange County Flagstone is the right addition to your Landscaping. Seal Beach California.

Flagstone completes this landscape. Seal Beach, California

In the backyard, concrete was poured in preparation for the flagstone patio we would install near the homeowners Jacuzzi and pool. TRU Landscape Services has been installing flagstone in Orange County for over 20 years and we know that the best method for installing flagstone is to pour a concrete pad first. So many times, we have seen flagstone set in sand or a thin layer of concrete fail in a short time. A proper pad of concrete will ensure the longevity of this beautiful patio area. A concrete pad was also installed under the Jacuzzi to keep it level. Our Hardscape crew made fast work of this flagstone patio.

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After all of the Hardscape was finished, we moved onto the “soft scape” (plants and lawns) of the landscaping. See our next blog (Seal Beach Landscaping – Part 2) to hear how we properly fertilized and installed a tropical landscape and a sustainable lawn.

Seal Beach Landscape

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!

Laguna Hills Landscape

Laguna Hills Landscape

TRU Landscape Services completed a landscape in Laguna Hills. Laguna Hills is a small town in Orange County, California and is surrounded by Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel. We were called out for a free estimate and right away we could tell that this customer knew what they wanted. The customer did mention that 3 companies were giving estimates. After taking the measurements, we emailed the estimate over. Shortly after the customer called us back and hired us. They pointed out that out of the 3 estimates they received they chose us because ours was the most detailed.

Concrete Installation

On day one we set up our grades and started lying out the drain pipes. After installing the drains in the backyard, we started to install the concrete forms. This project was made up of several smaller squares of concrete. This requires a lot of set up. We had our customer close by at all times, to answer our questions. This design was all laid out on drawings, but the drawings were not to scale. After installing concrete in Orange County for the last 20+ years, we have learned it’s better to ask a lot of questions up front rather then have to remove the concrete and replace it. If you’re looking for a Landscape company that can install your custom concrete give us a call.

Flagstone Walkway

TRU Landscape Services can provide all of your outdoor needs. One of the services we provide is installing Flagstone. On this project we installed a stairway up to the front doors. These steps were bordered with a landscape timber. The landing of the steps had Flagstone installed on them. Flagstone is a natural stone and some of the stones may not be that strong of a stone, so when we install Flagstone we always install at least 3 1/2 inches of concrete first. This provides a strong foundation for the stones to lay on. We have seen other contractors set flagstone in a small layer of concrete or even install them over sand. If you want your flagstone to remain in place for several years it’s best to install a good foundation first.

Landscape Lighting

TRU Landscape Services has been installing landscape lighting for over 25 years in Orange County. There are several lighting manufactures to choose from. We have one company that we have worked with for at least the last 15 years. This company builds the lights here in California and has excellent customer service. On this project we installed LED lights. The customer has several steps on this property and it’s always a good idea to install path lights on these steps. Low voltage lighting not only provides a beautiful night scape but also provides security. The LED lights only use a small amount of electricity. The manufacture gives great warranties on the lights. If you would like to see how your yard would look like with lights installed in it, give us a call and we will do a night demo for you.

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 : 1-866-487-1359

Landscape Orange County

Orange County Landscape

TRU Landscape Services has several projects in progress in Orange County. We provide all of your outdoor needs. Here’s a list of some of the services we don’t talk about that often. TRU Landscape Services has Bobcat’s which range from the smallest tractor to the larger Bobcat’s. These tractors have several attachments from concrete breakers to large buckets for moving materials around. Our professional operators work throughout Orange County on a daily basis. Call toll free for a free estimate today 1-866-487-1359

Orange County Concrete

TRU Landscape Services has been providing concrete removal for the last 20 years. Along with our concrete breakers we have concrete saws for cutting concrete and asphalt. Some of the saw cutting we provide is cutting decorative joints in concrete or maybe you need concrete cutting to remove the curb & gutter in order to replace the approach to your driveway. After were done saw cutting and removing your concrete or asphalt we can replace it too. There are several types of concrete installs we provide. Call toll free for a free estimate today 1-866-487-1359 or visit us online at www.trulandscape.com.

Landscape Services

TRU Landscape Services has been providing all of your outdoor needs for the past 25 years in Orange County. We provide both commercial and residential landscape services. Customer service is our highest priority. The projects we do range from small residential landscape up to large commercial landscapes. Call us today for a free estimate 1-866-487-1359

Orange County Landscape

Orange County Landscape

TRU Landscape Services just finished a landscape in Anaheim Hills. In this project we installed a new grass area and a concrete walkway. The first thing we did was remove the old grass. We haul most of the debris to a recycle yard. Once all of the old grass is removed then we install soil amendments. Most of the time our rototiller reaches roughly 8” inches deep. Most grass roots only grow down about 2” deep. After all of the soil amendments are installed, we then level out the dirt. In this process we will rake the dirt level and then roll it with a water roller. Once all this is complete we can install the new sod. The sod we use is grown out of Orange County, but it’s cut fresh the night before at the sod farm. The drivers bring it early in the morning. Our crews install it right away and get the sprinklers going. Most grass dies in Orange County due to a lack of water, so make sure the sprinklers are covering 100%.

Orange County Concrete

TRU Landscape services can provide all of your outdoor needs. We have been serving Orange County over 25 years. TRU Landscape Services installs concrete. This project had a side yard that was in need of new concrete. The concrete had to have a swale in it. This would allow the water to run to the front yard. Our crews made fast work of it. First they set up the forms so that all of the water ran away from the house and to the front yard. Then they installed wire mesh in the walkway. The wire mesh gives the concrete extra strength. The next day we poured the concrete. The concrete was finished with a light broom finish. We performed all of this work while the customer was on vacation!! The customer had a enough faith and comfort in our company that they hired us and then left on vacation. When arriving home the customer was really happy with the back lawn and the new concrete.

Landscape Company Orange County

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. Call toll free 1-866-487-1359

Drought Tolerant Plants

Orange County Landscape

If you are looking for an installation of drought tolerant plants or “xeriscaping,” you’ve come to the right place.  TRU Landscape Services has been landscaping in Orange County California for over 25 years.  This experience means we know which plants will thrive, and which will have a hard time surviving.

Because we care about the environment and saving you money, our goal is to conserve water.  With state of the art sprinkler systems, and drought resistant plant installations your Orange County landscape will thrive.  The following blog is about one low water landscape.  If you’re already interested in getting an estimate on your own drought tolerant landscape, call us today at 1-866-487-1359.

TRU Landscape Services just finished a landscape project in Anaheim. The city of Anaheim is surrounded by the cities of Yorba Linda and Orange. Disneyland is located in the city of Anaheim. Our project was to install sprinklers, concrete curb and low water plants. We gave the customer an estimate and went over some ideas with them. Shortly after that they hired us to landscape their front yard. The customer wanted a dry river running through their front yard. TRU Landscape Services thought that a concrete curb would be the best application to outline the dry river bed.

Bobcat Orange County

The area in which we were landscaping had a huge mound of dirt. This mound was causing the water to run towards the house. This wasn’t good, we were surprised that the house didn’t have water damage. So on the first day of work we took our Bobcat and removed the dirt down to a level grade. We did leave a little pitch on the yard so that the water would drain forward away from the house. After removing the dirt we installed the sprinklers. For this project we installed Rain bird 4” 1800 series. We installed all new pipes and fittings. TRU Landscape Services has been performing landscape projects for over 25 years in Orange County.

Landscape Borders

After finishing the first day we came back on the second day and installed a concrete curb for the dry river bed. We prefer using this style of landscape border. Being made out of  concrete the curb should last for many years of enjoyment.  After finishing the border we installed a landscape fabric to block future weeds from growing. Next we placed the boulders in place.

Low Water Plants

On the final day we installed the gravel down the dry river. Next we installed all of the plants. This area could have been installed with grass, but by installing low water plants, this customer will save hundreds of dollars on water. Not to mention that these plants won’t need to be trimmed or cleaned but for a couple times a year. If your looking to landscape your property with low water plants or a dry river bed give TRU Landscape Services a call for a free estimate.

Orange County Landscape

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