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Landscape Lighting in Arlington, TX
Arlington is big and varied: lakeside homes, older tree-lined streets, new master-planned blocks and a lot of commercial frontage. We design LED landscape lighting that fits each one.
✓ Residential and commercial ✓ Low-voltage LED ✓ Certificates of insurance
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Arlington landscape lighting is a low-voltage LED system planned around your property's trees, walks, facade and outdoor spaces. For businesses, it focuses on signs, entries and safe walkways. We survey the site, draw the layout, install with shallow cable and handle service calls afterward. Cost depends on fixture count, materials and wire distance.
Since 1978
Dallas family business
5+ years in lighting
Commercial and large residential lighting
Fully insured
Liability and workers’ comp
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Lighting for Arlington Homes and Businesses
Six areas we light most often across Arlington.
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Canopy and Moonlighting
Soft downlights mounted high in mature trees let light filter through the leaves onto lawn and walks below. It reads like moonlight and keeps big yards from going black at night.
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Architectural Accent Light
We pick out the features that make a building worth a second look: a turret, arched windows, a stone chimney or a long brick wall, using narrow and wide beams in warm white.
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Lakefront Backyards
Homes near Lake Arlington and smaller neighborhood lakes face the water at night. Low accents on the shoreline trees, dock paths and patios turn the view from the back windows into the focal point.
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Retail and Office Frontage
Arlington has miles of commercial frontage. Lit monument signs, entry trees and walkways help a building stand out from the road and make the walk from parking feel safe after dark.
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Path and Walkway Lights
Low path fixtures mark the route from driveway to front door, along garden beds and out to the back gate. Guests see every step and edge without bright spots in their eyes.
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Security and Safety Light
Even, layered light along side yards, gates, garage approaches and dark corners removes hiding spots and trip hazards. It is calmer than a floodlight and keeps the property easy to watch.
Security That Still Looks Good
Many Arlington owners call us because a side yard, gate or parking edge feels too dark. A single floodlight answers that, but it glares and leaves deep shadows nearby.
Layered landscape lighting works better. Several warm, low fixtures along paths, fences and the house remove dark pockets evenly. Cameras see more, neighbors see more, and the property looks cared for instead of lit like a loading dock. Timers or a photocell keep it running every night, even when you travel.
Side yards and gates lit evenly
Parking edges and walks for businesses
No harsh glare into windows
Timers keep it on when you are away
What Happens After You Reach Out
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Request a Visit
Call the office at 972-620-9560, Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm, and we set a time to walk your Arlington property with you.
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Site Survey
A designer measures runs, finds outdoor power, checks irrigation heads and photographs the features worth lighting in Arlington.
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Pick the Fixtures
Uplights, path lights, washes and downlights are matched to each feature, with warm white color chosen to suit the stone and plants.
04
Install and Aim
Our insured crew sets fixtures, runs shallow low-voltage cable and aims every light, then checks the whole system once it is dark.
05
Night Check
After dusk we fine-tune angles and brightness so nothing glares, then hand over timer or app control before we leave.
Lighting Across Arlington
Arlington stretches from the Trinity River to the south end of the metro. We adjust each plan to the area's lots, trees and the way the property is seen at night.
Entertainment District
Hotels, restaurants and businesses near AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field and Texas Live! see heavy evening traffic. Lit signs, entries and landscaped edges help them hold attention against a very bright backdrop. Schedules can run later on game and event nights when traffic is heaviest.
Downtown and UT Arlington
Older homes and small businesses near downtown and the UT Arlington campus often have mature trees and historic brick. Uplit trunks and gentle washes bring out character without overpowering narrow lots. Small commercial buildings near campus also benefit from lit entries and walks for evening visitors.
River Legacy Area
Neighborhoods near River Legacy Park in north Arlington have heavy tree cover. Moonlighting, trunk uplighting and path light on long, wooded lots fit the natural setting well. Fixtures are shielded so light stays on the lot and does not reach the trails and woods. Cable is routed around the heavy root zones common on these wooded lots.
Viridian
Viridian's newer homes, lakes and trails in north Arlington suit clean facade lighting, path light along walks and soft accents near the water. HOA guidelines usually favor warm, shielded fixtures. Lake-facing backyards get soft patio light and low accents on shoreline plantings.
Lake Arlington
Homes on and near Lake Arlington face the water. Shoreline trees, dock paths and backyard patios become the scene, with fixtures aimed so the lake view stays clear rather than reflecting glare. Step lights on slopes down to the shore make the walk safe on dark nights.
Commercial Landscape Lighting in Arlington
Christmas Decor by Carruthers Decorative Lighting grew out of Carruthers Landscape Management, a Dallas company that has cared for commercial grounds since 1978. We understand how a property is maintained, which matters when placing fixtures.
For Arlington offices, retail centers, restaurants and HOAs, we light signage, entries, trees and walkways, then schedule the system to match business hours. Certificates of insurance are available before work begins, and we stay on call for service once the system is running.
Monument signs and entry walls
Parking edges and pedestrian walks
Specimen trees and planted islands
Schedules matched to business hours
What Shapes the Cost in Arlington
Here is what moves a landscape lighting proposal up or down.
How much you light
Lighting only the street-facing view keeps a project tight. Adding the backyard, patio, side gates and every specimen tree grows the fixture list, the wire and the crew time together.
One phase or several
Many owners light the front first and add the backyard or patio later. Planning the transformer and wire for the full vision up front makes later phases simpler.
Fixture material
Solid brass and copper fixtures weather in and last outdoors for many years. Lighter aluminum bodies cost less up front. We explain the tradeoff and match material to where each fixture sits.
Big trees, bigger fixtures
A forty-foot canopy needs stronger fixtures, wider beams or several lights to read well at night. Tall, wide trees are some of the most striking features, and they shape the scope.
Power supply size
The transformer converts household current to safe low voltage. Its capacity, and whether a second unit is needed for a distant part of the yard, is set by fixture count and wire length.
What DFW clients say
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Arlington Landscape Lighting FAQ
Have a question we didn’t cover? Call 972-620-9560 or request a free quote online.
Do you light businesses near the Entertainment District?
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Yes. Hotels, restaurants, offices and retail properties in Arlington can all use landscape lighting on signs, entries, trees and walkways. Around the stadiums, the goal is visibility against bright surroundings, so we choose fixtures and beam angles that keep your property easy to spot.
Can you light the trees along my lakefront yard?
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Yes. Shoreline trees, docks and paths to the water are some of the most striking features to light. We aim fixtures to avoid glare on the water and keep the view from the house clear, while adding safe light on the walk down to the shore.
Do you work in Viridian and other HOA neighborhoods?
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Yes. We design with warm white, shielded fixtures that are usually easy for HOAs to approve, and we can provide a layout and fixture details for your submission. Rules vary, so it is worth checking your association's guidelines early. That keeps your project on schedule.
How soon can the lights be on?
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After the site visit and your approval of the layout, we book an install date. Typical homes take a day or two of crew time, and we finish by aiming fixtures after dark. Spring and early fall fill up quickly, so planning ahead keeps your project on the calendar you want.
Should I choose LED fixtures?
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For almost every project, yes. LED fixtures use a fraction of the power of old halogen lamps, run cooler, last far longer and offer warm white tones that look natural on stone and plants. Fewer lamp changes also means less upkeep over the life of the system.
Can different areas run on different schedules?
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Yes. We can split the system into zones, such as the front facade, the backyard trees and the patio, and run each on its own schedule. Smart controllers make that simple from your phone, while timers handle it automatically for owners who prefer to set it once.
Does landscape lighting help with security?
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It helps. Lit walkways, side yards, gates and entries remove the dark spots people avoid being seen in, and they make the property easier to watch from inside or on a camera. Layered landscape light does this without the harsh glare of a single floodlight.
Do you service the systems you install?
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Yes. We come back for service calls to re-aim fixtures, replace damaged parts, adjust timers and move lights as trees and beds change. Landscapes grow every year, so a little attention every so often keeps the lighting matched to the yard and looking the way it was designed.
Do you light commercial properties and HOA entrances?
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Yes. We design and install landscape lighting for office buildings, retail centers, restaurants, churches and HOA entrances, including monument signs, entry walls, common-area trees and walkways. Carruthers has served commercial properties across Dallas-Fort Worth for decades through its landscape management roots.