$6,500–$22,000
Lighting design and installation
A whole-yard lighting plan designed at night on your site, installed with brass fixtures, warm LEDs and a timer that follows sunset.
Design-build · 3-year warranty
Landscape lighting in San Antonio and the Hill Country
Most Hill Country evenings from October to May are too good to spend indoors, and lighting is what lets you use the yard after 7 p.m. It's also how your home looks from the street for half of every day. Good lighting shows the shape of the trees and the texture of the stone. Bad lighting floods the yard, glares in your eyes and lights the neighbor's bedroom.
What's included
What you get with landscape lighting
We design lighting at night, on site. Caleb Wendt, our lighting designer, walks the property after dark with portable fixtures to test angles and brightness before anything is drawn. Then we install low-voltage LED systems with solid brass and copper fixtures, direct-burial wire, sealed connections and a transformer with an astronomical timer.
- Night design visit with test fixtures on your actual trees and walls
- Solid brass or copper fixtures with warm 2700K LEDs
- Stainless or multi-tap transformer sized with room to add fixtures
- Astronomical timer or app control that follows sunset
- Sealed, gel-filled connections and wire buried below mulch and turf
- A 3-year fixture and workmanship warranty
What it costs
What landscape lighting costs
Lighting is priced mostly by fixture count. Each fixture includes the fixture, lamp, wire run, connection and installation. The transformer and controls are priced once per system. Our fixtures are solid brass or copper, which costs more than aluminum but doesn't corrode in Texas sprinklers and sun.
Most systems we install have 20 to 50 fixtures. Your proposal lists every fixture by location and type, and the night render in your 3D design shows what each one does.
| Typical system, 20–50 fixtures | $6,500–$22,000 |
|---|---|
| Path or step light, installed | $300–$450 each |
| Tree uplight, installed | $350–$600 each |
| Transformer with timer | $900–$1,800 |
| Repair diagnostic visit | $175 (credited to the repair) |
4 services
Landscape Lighting services
$300–$450 per fixture
Path and step lighting
Low, shielded path lights and recessed step lights that make walks and hillside stairs safe at night without glare.
$350–$600 per fixture
Tree uplighting
Uplighting and moonlighting that shows the shape of your live oaks and pecans after dark, aimed at night on your trees.
$175–$2,500
Lighting repair
Repairs for dead zones, flickering lights, failed transformers and corroded connections, and halogen-to-LED retrofits.
Less light, better placed
The goal isn't brightness. It's contrast: a lit live oak canopy against a dark sky, a soft wash on a limestone wall, pools of light on a path. We use warm 2700K light, shield fixtures so you see the glow and not the bulb, and keep light pointed down and away from neighbors and the night sky. Several Hill Country communities have adopted dark-sky lighting guidance, and our designs follow it.
How it works
How a landscape lighting project runs
Step 1: Day site walk
We note what matters: entries, steps, trees, stone walls, the view from the street and the view from your back windows.
Step 2: Night design visit
We return after dark with test fixtures, light your real trees and walls, and adjust angles until it looks right to you.
Step 3: Plan and fixed price
You get a fixture plan, a night render and an itemized price by fixture. Changes cost nothing at this stage.
Step 4: Install and aim at night
We install during the day, then come back at dusk to aim every fixture and set the timer. The 3-year warranty starts that night.
Recent work
Landscape Lighting projects
$120,000–$160,000 · 9 weeks
Stone Oak outdoor kitchen, San Antonio
A cracked concrete slab replaced with a covered outdoor kitchen, a gas fire pit and a new LED lighting system that replaced a failed halogen setup.
$45,000–$70,000 · 4 weeks
Live oak shade garden, Fair Oaks Ranch
A failing lawn under four heritage live oaks replaced with a deer-resistant native shade garden, drip irrigation and tree uplighting, designed in 3D.
Questions
Landscape Lighting questions
How much does landscape lighting cost to run?
Very little. A 30-fixture LED system draws roughly 100 to 150 watts, about as much as a couple of old incandescent bulbs. Running six hours a night costs a few dollars a month.
Can I add fixtures later?
Yes. We size transformers with spare capacity and leave wire loops at likely future spots, so adding fixtures later is simple.
Do you install solar lights?
No. Solar path lights are dim, uneven and short-lived in shade. Low-voltage wired LED gives consistent light for years with almost no maintenance.
What does the 3-year fixture warranty cover?
Fixtures, lamps, connections and our workmanship for three years. If a fixture fails or a connection corrodes, we fix it. Damage from mowers, edgers and other contractors isn't covered.
Free · 45 minutes · no obligation
Start with a free site walk
Forty-five minutes on your property with a designer. You'll leave with honest numbers and a clear next step. A fixed-price proposal with a 3D render follows within two weeks.