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LC/DBM April 2015 Table of Contents03-30-15 | News

LC/DBM April 2015 Table of Contents

On the cover:
The nightscape of this residence near Los Angeles was enriched by Gambino Landscape Lighting Inc. with over 140 LED fixtures requiring two 900-watt transformers.

Features

Landscape Lighting Installation Best Practices
Finding a network of industry professionals, choosing reliable products and equipment, and using proper techniques are some of the areas covered by the owner of a landscape lighting installation company.
"?uPaul R Gosselin, NightScenes Landscape Lighting Professionals

Rustic Renovation
A new backyard in South Dakota with a look that suggested a former time thanks to the use of distressed wood, natural stone, colored and stained concrete, and burnt steel panels needed lighting that tied in with it, and McKay Landscape Lighting from Omaha, Neb., obliged.
"?uAlli Martin, LC/DBM

Showtime
Influenced by his experience in concert and stage production lighting, Chuck Evans, the owner of Illuminated Concepts in Orange County, Calif., doesn't provide his customers with lighting, he provides them with ''effects.''
"?u Mike Dahl, LC/DBM

A Little More Illumination
LC/DBM sheds some light on additional lighting projects from across the country that turned our heads.
"?u Mike Dahl, LC/DBM

Keeping It In-House
Gambino Landscape Lighting is truly a comprehensive provider of outdoor illumination, even to the point that owner Michael Gambino developed and financed the manufacture of a line of fixtures that he maintains exclusive use of.
"?u Mike Dahl, LC/DBM

Deparments

Publisher's Commentary: Will You LED the Way?

Hardscapes: Brewery PICP System on Tap

Product Focus: Lighting

The Legislative File / Economic News

Off the Clock: Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park

News

Bringing New Tools into the Light

Bright Lights in the Big City

Healthy Habits

National Lawn Care Month Spring Clean-up

Editorial Contributors
Danielle Hagemeier, McKay Landscape Lighting; Chuck Evans, Illuminated Concepts Inc.; Dan Fuquay, Aching Acres Landscaping, Inc; Brooke Giraldo Pisani, JTM Landscaping & Contractors, LLC.; Jeffrey Ingrassia, AquaFX; Kyle Adamson, Red Oak Design; Rosalie Taormino, TDH Landscaping, LLC.; Michael A. Gambino, Gambino Landscape Lighting, Inc.; Jackie Paulsen, Belgard; Dan Dahlkemper, Dahlkemper Landscape Architects & Contractors