It’s Not Too Late to Light Up Your Holiday Season

Christmas Décor by All American Turf Beauty offers top three tips for holiday lighting

Even though Christmas is just a few short weeks away, the decorating pros at Christmas Decor by All American Turf Beauty assure homeowners that it’s not too late to decorate.

The key, according Jim O’Loughlin of Christmas Decor, is not to be distracted by the endless décor possibilities, but to create a plan that is focused and designed for maximum impact with minimum stress. O’Loughlin offers the following tips for achieving a professional result from your holiday decorating efforts:

1. Less is more when it comes to holiday lighting.

Don’t crowd your lawn with too many colors and themes. Whether your preference is colored lights, white lights, or a combination of both, avoid the “Clark Griswold” approach and don’t try to blanket your property and landscaping with countless strings of bulbs. With holiday lighting, as with year-round outdoor lighting and landscaping, a simple, classic approach is more attractive, safer, and more cost-effective, too.

2. Focus on a central landscape feature

Take a good look at your home and yard and identify the features that really stand out. These might include a huge evergreen that would look amazing covered in lights or a front entrance just waiting to be draped with twinkling garland and flanked by festive greenery. Circle driveways, porches and patios can all pop, as well, with a hint of colored lighting on structures and greenery.

3. Spread the wealth

After you have identified the decorating focal point for your holiday lighting design, look for ways to enhance other areas of your yard and home. Simply stringing lights along pathways, landscape plants, windows and rooflines can result in an overall lighting design that looks warm and welcoming.

For homeowners with a vision for their holiday lighting but no time to implement it, and for homeowners who don’t know where to begin, it’s not too late to call in the holiday décor specialists from Christmas Décor By All American Turf Beauty. We offer an affordable, full-service decorating solution, working with home and business owners in the  area to design, install, take down and store top-quality, high impact outdoor lighting, décor and special effects that light up the holidays.

Appointments are still available, but time is running out to have the professionals from Christmas Decor decorate your home or business this holiday season. To schedule a consultation or installation, please contact your Local All American Turf Beauty office or call 1-800-365-8873

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Keeping Up with Holiday Decorating Trends

Christmas Decor professionals deliver innovation and convenience with the latest in holiday decorating effects and accessories

Each new holiday season brings innovative and inspiring ideas for enhancing your home or business with holiday décor, according to Jim O’Loughlin of Christmas Décor by All American Turf Beauty. Unfortunately, keeping up with the latest decorating trends can be a frustrating and costly endeavor for individual property owners, and investing in expensive ornaments, lighting effects, and holiday paraphernalia can lock a property owner into using the same decorating scheme year after year.

“One of the prime benefits of using Christmas Décor is knowing that your outdoor décor will always reflect the latest trends in festive lighting color schemes, effects, and accessories,” said O’Loughlin. “Even if you choose classic, clear lights as basis for your outdoor display, our designers can keep your décor fresh and on-trend each year by incorporating pops of color in lights on trees or landscape shrubs, or enhancing  lighted wreaths and greenery with winterberry or pine cone ‘picks’ and colorful ornaments. Subtle changes can deliver a big impact.”

Homeowners who want to create a great holiday environment to welcome family or business owners who want an eye-catching display to draw in passersby to browse and shop can turn to Christmas Décor by All American Turf Beauty to create a festive lighting and decorating plan that fits their budget and their style. The key, says O’Loughlin, is to schedule your holiday display now. The optimum window for holiday display installations is a small one – beginning in October and wrapping up in early December – and the demand for these services is growing as more and more property owners turn the annual chore and stress of planning, installing, storing, refurbishing and replacing their holiday decorations over to the professionals.

To ensure the widest selection of the latest in festive lighting and decorating options, O’Loughlin encourages home and business owners to schedule their holiday design consultations and installations now, while prime early dates are still available. “We run a first come first serve installation calendar, so it’s important to schedule the decorating early to insure it gets installed in the time frame you like and not be delayed by early snowfall or other inclement weather. Property owners who wait may find that their decorations wouldn’t be installed until after Thanksgiving and into December”

The Christmas Decor Franchise Network has been decorating homes and businesses since 1986. Operating in more than 350 markets in 48 states and Canada, the Christmas Decor Franchise Network focuses primarily on exterior decorating services, offering customized lighting displays, garlands, wreaths, and bows.

For more information on having Christmas Décor by All American Turf Beauty decorate your home or business, or to schedule an appointment for a consultation or installation, please contact us at 1-800-365-8873 You can also learn more at www.christmasdecor.net.

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Want to “Go Green” This Season With Your Outdoor Decorations?

LED lights deliver a brilliant holiday display, use less energy, and cost less to operate, making them a bright idea for eco-friendly decorating

Home and business owners looking to literally “keep the green” in their holiday decorating choices can now work with professional holiday decorators that offer versatile LED lighting options. These “light emitting diode” bulbs have less impact on the environment because they require much less electricity to provide that holiday glow, according to Jim O’Loughlin of Christmas Décor by All American Turf Beauty.

In fact, versatile LED lights are an excellent choice for holiday displays for a number of reasons, says O’Loughlin. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, LED Christmas lights use 70 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs, which makes them more eco-friendly; they emit much less heat than incandescent bulbs, making them safer; and they burn more brightly, making them the perfect choice for brilliant outdoor displays.

We believe that LEDs offer substantial benefits in flexibility, durability, cost savings, and convenience,” said O’Loughlin. “Many of our clients do choose LED lighting to support an environmentally conscious lifestyle, but the versatility and beauty of LEDs really adds to our service package for all clients. It’s a lighting option that continues to grow in popularity for our holiday decorating installations.”

Clients who work with Christmas Décor By All American Turf Beauty can count on an end-to-end outdoor decorating service that includes planning, installation, maintenance, take down, repair and storage. Each year’s display looks fresh and new, incorporating the latest trends in greenery and proprietary holiday decorative items selected during an annual, personal design consultation.

Iowa home and business owners who are interested in a turn-key solution to their holiday decorating chores need to act soon, says O’Loughlin. “Our décor specialists are already gearing up for early installations, so it’s important to reserve a time on our décor calendar soon for the widest selection of product and date options. Then just sit back and ‘flip the switch’ when you’re ready to start the holiday season.”

 

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Career Opportunities at All American Turf Beauty!

One of the things Kevin Johnson, President of All American Turf Beauty, is most proud of is the number of his employees who have made the choice to have a career providing lawn care. “We have a long list of fellow workers who have 10+ years of working at our company,” says Johnson. There seems to be a common characteristic work trait for this longevity. “Most of our long time employees enjoy working outdoors, display a great customer service attitude, and most importantly genuinely enjoy working with their clients” according to Mr. Johnson.

Although All American Turf Beauty started out as a family business, in 1995, the company switched to being an Employee Owned Company. Employees now own over 50% of the company states Johnson. “Our long term employees have become part owners of a successful business” notes Johnson, which he believes helps cement his employee’s   choice of having a rewarding career at All American Turf Beauty.

Competitive pay is afforded to employees as well. “Our pay system rewards employees who provide superior service and results for our customers” – which is attractive to performance driven individuals, according to Johnson.

Johnson feels that his company provides an excellent employment opportunity for individuals who enjoy working outdoors, working in a family environment, seeing the results of their efforts, and are looking for an opportunity to become an owner of a growing company. “It really is great opportunity” states Johnson, and more importantly “We are always looking for good people who are looking for a long term career.”

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Get Your Glow On with a Professional Holiday Decorator

Décor specialists deliver end-to-end, stress-free holiday lighting displays for home and business owners

The fast-approaching holiday decorating season can create a whole new set of demands on a home or business owner’s time and resources. For many, these demands include planning, testing, and installing outdoor lighting displays.  Jim O’Loughlin of Christmas Décor by All American Turf Beauty reminds Iowa residents that they don’t need to tackle the chore of decorating their homes or businesses on their own each year. Holiday lighting professionals provide start-to-finish, flip-the-switch services that feature the latest in lighting and design innovation to create holiday elegance, whimsy or tradition, geared to the property owner’s taste and budget.

“It can really take the joy out of the holiday season to spend frustrating hours checking and installing strings of lights, only to have half of the lights remain stubbornly dark when you flip the switch to turn them on,” says O’Loughlin. “Quality holiday decorating, especially lighting, takes time, physical ability, design skills and knowledge of electrical limitations – things that many property owners simply do not have. Our customers know that the easiest way to achieve a great-looking finished product is to hire a professional.”

Christmas Décor by All American Turf Beauty makes it their business to provide a stress free holiday experience by eliminating concerns about installation and electrical safety as well as handling the purchasing, planning and storing of decorations year over year. With schedules filling up quickly, O’Loughlin encourages interested Iowa residents to plan now to lock in their preferred lighting design and installation scheduling.

“We can’t promise to remove all the stress from your holiday season,” says O’Loughlin. “But a professional holiday decorator can sure save time and go a long way toward limiting frustration, helping you keep the focus on fun, family, and friends.”

Christmas Décor by All American Turf Beauty is a member of the Christmas Decor Franchise Network, which has been decorating homes and businesses since 1986.  Christmas Decor Franchise Network focuses primarily on exterior decorating services, offering customized lighting displays, garlands, wreaths, and bows.  Installation, maintenance, removal, and storage of all decorations are included in the full-service package that Christmas Decor clients receive.

For more information on having Christmas Decor decorate your home or business, or to schedule an appointment for a consultation or installation, please call your local office or 1-800-365-8873

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It’s a Great Idea to Book Early for Professional Christmas Decorating Services

While Christmas may not be the first holiday that comes to mind as schools start up and vacationers head home, Jim O’Loughlin with Christmas Decor by All American Turf Beauty, a member of the Christmas Décor franchise network, encourages homeowners to make their Christmas holiday home decorating plans early, while prime dates and options are still available.

“It’s never too early to reserve your spot on our holiday decorating calendar,” says O’Loughlin. “Each year, our available slots fill up earlier as both residential and commercial customers turn – and return – to our professional designers to create holiday magic for their home or business.”

Professional decor companies are attractive to both residential and business clients because we offer complete outdoor holiday decorating packages. Christmas Décor for example, include design, custom installation, proactive maintenance, and convenient removal and storage in their service package. Demand for the service begins to grow after Halloween, so early booking is the key to being able to flip the switch on a holiday display earlier, rather than later.

“Home and business owners begin to understand the value of our services after they spend hours working in the cold on the perfect holiday light display, climb down off the ladder, and see that their results are not what they expected or planned,” says O’Loughlin. “Our professional designers and installers will create the holiday look you have in mind; maintain a ‘just-decorated’ look throughout the season’ and then remove, inspect, and store the decorations until the next season. It’s a small investment that pays off big in quality, convenience, and peace-of-mind.”

For more information on having Christmas Decor by All American Turf Beauty decorate your home or business, or to schedule an appointment for a consultation or installation, please contact your local All American Turf Beauty office.You can also learn more at www.christmasdecor.net.

 

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Preparing your irrigation system for winter!

As we draw closer to another winter, it’s time to start thinking about winterizing your lawn sprinkler system prior to freezing temperatures. According to Matt Leonard, Irrigation Specialist at All American Turf Beauty, proper winterization of your irrigation system can prevent broken pipes and sprinkler heads. “Freezing water expands within the piping and sprinkler components and can cause extensive and very expensive damage to a homeowner’s system” says Leonard. Fortunately, it can be prevented by using compressed air to remove water from the piping and components – a process known as winterization.

Leonard compares the winterization process to having preventative maintenance done on your car. “A little prevention – in this case using compressed air to forcibly eject water from the piping and irrigation components – can prevent a bigger problem caused by water remaining in the pipes and freezing” notes Leonard.

There also appear to be a right way to winterizing the system as well. Some contractors may rush to perform the service and use a very high volume and high amount of air pressure to speed up the job. This too can cause problems according to Leonard. “We prefer to use an air compressor that can generate a sustained pressure of around 50 psi – which your sprinkler system is used to running at, and what all major Irrigation Manufacturers suggest as the proper amount of air flow and pressure to prevent damage. I take the extra amount of time needed to do the job correctly and prevent damage from both freezing water and excessive air pressure.”

The other advantage of winterization, says Leonard, is it gives him another “hands on” or “visual” opportunity to assess how well the irrigation system is performing for his customers. Often times a minor problem can be corrected during the winterization process. If a major problem is encountered, the customer can be made aware of the problem and given a solution – which helps prepare the customer for repairs needed next spring. This is rare, but Leonard likes to work with his customers and prevent surprises when possible.

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