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parkling icicles, glowing trees and
roofl ines that can be seen for streets
can really light up clients' faces.
But how can landscapers continue
to impress their clients with glowing
designs each year? And what are ways they
can fi nd success in this niche market?
Here are trends, new products, safe
practices and tips for fi nding success with
Christmas lighting services.
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Trends, tips and
new options
for improving
Christmas
lighting services
McKay Landscape Lighting installed three LED cherry blossom trees and one 16-foot and two 8-foot trees that rotate through the RGB color wheel. They
also added 24-inch LED red, green and blue starbursts hanging in the crabapple trees with LED white minis wrapped around the trunk. On the house,
they hung a 5-foot LED multi-color wreath.
BY LAUREN HEARTSILL DOWDLE