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How To Setup Your Outdoor Space For Holiday Gatherings

How To Setup Your Outdoor Space For Holiday Gatherings

Holiday Gatherings

The holiday season is fast approaching, and homeowners are starting to plan for this year’s holiday gatherings. One aspect of preparing for holiday events that is often overlooked is preparing the outdoor space. A well-prepared outdoor space can transform a simple holiday gathering into a memorable and enjoyable experience for guests. In this article, we will discuss five easy steps to set up your outdoor space for holiday gatherings.

5 steps For Holiday Gatherings

1) Patio Covers: One of the essential features of a comfortable outdoor space is having some form of coverage from the elements. A patio cover is an excellent option to give your outdoor space a sense of enclosure, provide shade from the sun, and protect you and your guests from any potential rain during the holiday season. Some great options for patio covers include pergolas, covered patios, and retractable awnings.

 

2) Fire elements, fire pit, fireplaces: During the holiday season, having a fire element in your outdoor space can quickly create an intimate and cozy ambiance. Fire pits, outdoor fireplaces, and custom-built fire features are great choices for creating a welcoming atmosphere. They can also provide enough warmth for outdoor activities to continue as the temperatures drop during the colder months.

 

3) Outdoor kitchens: Preparing food indoors during the holidays can be challenging, as it can get overcrowded and result in an uncomfortable living space. The solution? An outdoor kitchen. Outdoor kitchens are a perfect option for homeowners who love to cook and entertain guests during holidays and other events. With built-in grills, sinks, refrigerators, and storage cabinets, outdoor kitchens can make for a fun and convenient dining experience.

 

4) Interlocking pavers: Maintaining a sturdy, safe, and attractive surface is crucial for your outdoor space. Interlocking pavers are excellent for creating a beautiful and durable surface for your patio, walkways, and driveways. They come in various patterns, shapes, and colors, making it easy for you to customize your space to your liking.

 

5) Light it up: Lighting sets the mood in any space, especially during the holiday season. Adding outdoor lighting can highlight key features of your space and create a warm and inviting atmosphere for your guests. String lights, garden torches, spotlights, and lanterns are all great options for outdoor lighting.

Orange County Outdoor Living

Holiday Gatherings

In conclusion, preparing your outdoor space for holiday gatherings does not have to be a daunting task. With the right strategy and equipment, you can quickly transform your outdoor space into a welcoming and enjoyable environment for your guests. Consider implementing some or all of our tips and enjoy a hassle-free and memorable holiday season with your loved ones!

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Custom Patio Cover and Fire Pit

Off of a referral, TRU Landscape Services was called out to Cypress California for an estimate on a new landscape design. The main elements in this design were a new fire pit and a backyard patio cover. Because they had already seen our work at another project in the Cypress area, this customer knew what they wanted.  Whether you have a detailed idea for your landscape, or just a general notion, TRU Landscaping takes pride in crafting the perfect environment for you and your family.

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Cypress Outdoor Living

Our customer was looking for a custom designed wood patio cover to provide shade for their outdoor living area and the rest of the backyard. Shade from a patio cover not only benefits the backyard landscaping, but may also have an effect on the temperature indoors. After the custom patio cover was installed, our customer estimated that the temperature in the house went down by 10 degrees because of the addition! There are several types of patio covers a customer can choose from. Different models from open lattice to pergola and different woods and stains can give your yard a unique feel. Call our professional sales staff to help you design the right patio cover for your yard.

Quality Craftsmanship

A Beautifully Stained Custom Patio Cover

A properly balanced landscape is an important aspect of TRU Landscape Services landscape design. For example, we seek to soften hardscape and concrete installations with grass and plants, and structure your garden with pathways and other elements. Too large of a patio cover can make your yard feel small. These are some of the things that our professional landscapers take into consideration when helping our customer create a balanced landscape design.  In a city like Cypress, outdoor living is just a phone call away. If you live in Orange County and are looking for a new outdoor living space below for:

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Orange County Fire Pits

All concrete and softscape elements by TRU Landscape

Stacked Stone Fire Pit and Planter Wall

TRU Landscaping Services knows how important it is for families to spend quality time together, so when we are designing your landscape we always try to include spaces that encourage conversation. A fire element belongs in any backyard landscape as a focal point. There are several popular fire elements that could have been used on this particular landscaping project. Our customer really liked the fire pit their friends had in their back yard, so we designed a similar one for this space. Fire pits not only provide a unique elemental flare, but more practically, they provide warmth to those enjoying the backyard. Orange County can get a little cold during the winter months, but having one of our custom built fire pits will extend the use of your outdoor living space year round.

Planter Walls lead the eye toward the focal point

A fire pit and planter wall complete the yard!

Another fire element that is popular among home owners is a fire table. A fire table is an outdoor surface with a fire ring in the middle of the table! An unmissable and entertaining attraction. There are several types of these tables on the market; however, TRU Landscape Services builds a fire table that will last for several years to come unlike those sold by the big department stores. We have been building fire elements in Orange County for the last 20 years. Click this link to find out the difference between our custom fire tables and those sold in stores. This project took our crews 2 weeks to complete and the customer was already talking about having another part of their yard landscaped by us.

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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!