Landscape Lighting in Houston, TX
Strong Landscaping designs and installs low-voltage landscape lighting that makes your yard usable and safe after dark. It is for Houston homeowners who want their patios, paths, and trees to look great and stay lit for years. Our humid Gulf Coast air eats cheap fixtures fast, so we build with solid brass and copper instead.
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How We Design and Install Landscape Lighting in Houston
01 Free On-Site Design Visit
We walk your property, usually at dusk, and listen to how you want to use it. We note the trees worth uplighting, the paths that need safe footing, and the outdoor rooms you use most. Then we plan the layers of light and give you a free written quote.
02 In-House Lighting Plan
Our team draws your landscape lighting design in-house, never outsourced. We map fixture placement, beam angles, and wire runs so the effect looks intentional, not spotty. For homes in HOA or deed-restricted neighborhoods, we design to the association’s exterior-lighting rules and help you submit fixtures and brightness to the review committee.
03 Brass Fixtures and Wet-Rated Parts
We spec solid brass or copper low-voltage fixtures, wet-rated LED lamps, and a weatherproof transformer sized for your run. These parts shrug off Houston humidity and heavy rain. You approve the fixtures and the full proposal before we order anything.
04 Clean, Careful Installation
We route and bury the 12-volt wire to code, adjust depth for our heavy clay soil, and keep every connection sealed and waterproof. A licensed electrician handles any new 120-volt power source. We check your city’s permit rules before we dig so the job is done right.
05 Night Aiming and Care Plan
Once installed, we return after dark to aim each fixture and fine-tune the look with you. We show you how the system runs and leave simple care tips. We also offer ongoing maintenance and repair so your lights stay crisp for the long haul across Katy, Cypress, and Sugar Land.
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The Right Way to Build a Lighting System for Houston Yards
An outdoor lighting system only lasts when the parts and the install match the climate. With 20+ years in Houston and 500+ projects behind us, our in-house crew knows what survives Gulf Coast humidity and what fails in a few seasons. We build with corrosion-resistant metal, wet-rated LEDs, and sealed connections from the start.
Houston Yards
Brass and Copper, Not Cheap Aluminum
Our low voltage landscape lighting uses solid brass or copper fixtures that form a protective patina instead of rusting. Brass fixtures often last 20 years or more in humid, coastal climates like ours. Budget aluminum and plastic pit and fail here within a few seasons.
Built for Rain and Humidity
We install wet-rated LED fixtures on a properly sized, weatherproof transformer with sealed, waterproof wire connections. That keeps the system reliable through heavy Gulf Coast rain and year-round moisture. LEDs also let one transformer power more lights at a lower energy cost.
Legal, Licensed, and In-House
Texas lets us install the low-voltage wiring and fixtures ourselves, and we bring in a licensed electrician for any new 120-volt power source. Your project stays in-house with a dedicated site lead, never subcontracted. You get one accountable crew from design to final aiming.
Landscape Lighting Built to Last in Houston’s Climate
Houston’s hot, humid Gulf Coast air is hard on outdoor fixtures. Cheap aluminum and painted steel corrode and streak within a couple of seasons here. We spec solid brass and copper because they patina instead of rusting, which is why quality fixtures can run 20 years or more in a climate like ours.
The parts you cannot see matter just as much. Modern low-voltage systems run on 12 volts through a transformer that has to be weatherproof and wet-rated to survive our rain and humidity. We seal every connection tight, use wet-rated LED lamps, and route wiring around low spots that flood, so moisture cannot creep in and kill the run.
Our expansive black clay soil adds one more challenge. It turns cement-hard when dry and swampy after rain, and it shifts as it dries and swells. We adjust burial depth and anchor each fixture so lights stay aimed and upright as the ground moves. Done this way, your landscape lighting keeps performing across Bellaire, Spring, Pearland, and the rest of the metro for years.
Proudly Serving Homeowners Across Local Communities
Strong Landscaping provides premium landscaping and outdoor living services throughout surrounding neighborhoods and service areas, delivering tailored outdoor solutions designed for each property and environment.
- Downtown Houston
- East Downtown (EaDo)
- West University Place
- Montrose
- Rice Military
- The Heights
- Near Northside
- Garden Oaks & Oak Forest
- River Oaks
- Memorial
- Braeswood Place
- Texas Medical Center
- Greenway Plaza
- Spring Branch
- Galleria
- Westchase
- Energy Corridor
- Upper Kirby
- Bellaire
Outdoor Transformations Designed To Last
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does landscape lighting cost in Houston?
Landscape lighting cost depends on how many fixtures you want, the metal you choose, and how far the wire has to run across your yard. Solid brass and copper cost more up front than aluminum, but they last decades in Houston humidity instead of failing fast, so they save money over time. Because every yard and clay lot is different, we give a free on-site quote in writing rather than a blind rate. After 20+ years and 500+ local projects, we size the job fast and give you an honest number.
What landscape lighting fixtures hold up best in Houston’s humidity?
Solid brass is the top choice for our Gulf Coast climate, with copper a close second. Both form a protective patina and resist the corrosion that ruins cheap aluminum and painted-steel fixtures in humid air. Brass tends to hold up even better than copper over time, and quality brass fixtures can last 20 years or more here. We also use wet-rated LED lamps and a weatherproof transformer so the whole system survives heavy rain and year-round moisture, not just the fixtures you see.
Can outdoor lighting make my yard more usable at night?
Yes, that is a big reason Houston homeowners call us. Our warm season is long and mosquitoes are around much of the year, so the cooler hours after dark are when you actually want to be outside. Layered path, uplight, and area lighting makes patios and walkways safe and inviting from dusk on. It turns a yard you only enjoy on weekends into an outdoor room you use most evenings, spring through fall.
Do I need a permit or HOA approval for landscape lighting in Houston?
Low-voltage lighting is licensing-exempt in Texas, so we can install the 12-volt wiring and fixtures ourselves. Any new 120-volt power source still needs a licensed electrician, and some Houston-area cities add their own permit rules, which we check before we start. Houston has no citywide zoning, so many neighborhoods run on deed restrictions and HOAs. Those committees often regulate the size, placement, and brightness of exterior lighting, so we help you get approval before install to avoid a removal order.
Where should you place uplighting and path lights on a Houston home?
Good lighting design uses layers. We uplight mature trees and architectural corners to add depth, place path and step lights low for safe footing, and add soft area lighting over patios and outdoor rooms. On our clay lots we route around low spots that flood and set stakes so they stay aimed as the soil shifts. The goal is a look that feels intentional and even, not a runway of matching bulbs. We aim every fixture after dark to get it right.
Do you repair or maintain existing outdoor lighting?
Yes. We handle landscape lighting repair and maintenance, whether we installed the system or not. Common Houston problems include corroded connections from humidity, water in a cheap transformer, and stakes that heaved out of the clay soil. We troubleshoot the run, replace failed parts with wet-rated components, and re-aim fixtures that shifted. If a system was built with budget aluminum and plastic, we can walk you through upgrading to brass so you stop paying for repeat failures.
