Today we’d like to introduce you to Doug Corrigan.
Doug, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
We unwittingly started in the “Green Industry” as a youngster mowing yard in the 70’s for extra money to buy hot wheels and such. Mowing yards after school sometimes to have free weekends for little league football, the zoo etc. thus began the education in the “green industry” and landscape/Soil management and Landscape Lighting Design was seeded. In college, to make extra money, mowing was taken up again which led to minor landscaping and other odd jobs including landscape lighting. The products in the late 80’s were mostly home-made, so when we say we know lighting, we really do. After college the outdoors was calling again and I obtained an irrigation license from the state of Texas in 1996.
Officially starting the business with the intention of only doing irrigation, the right way. But very quickly landscape design, build, maintain started. [It started because as a sub for larger established landscape companies and having my name attached to the job by default as the licensed irrigator on site, it became evident quickly that they were taking shortcuts – WE DO NOT.] While irrigation is a bit of an art form because it has to be done right or the problems get compounded and very few actually know &/or do it right, designing to each unique landscape & micro-climates takes horticultural and soil knowledge.
Seeing that large landscape jobs were only halfway done w/o lighting I jumped in all the way. With the core values, quality/hard work, utilization of the finest American made products and providing exceptional customer service. We approach each project with original thought as no two are alike. We pride ourselves in taking the greatest care with every detail, from design through installation to adjustments. Precision placement of lighting can ensure the difference between a brilliant painted on effect from an ordinary installation. We strive for excellence with every component of the outdoor lighting process. Our willingness to learn and push our product suppliers to better the products have set our landscape lighting designs leaps above all others.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Smooth ride – No! Starting up is so hard that had I known, I may have taken another career path. Getting business and earning trust takes time. Remember, shortcuts never ever work. Once you get busy, you have to maintain it. That in itself is a whole other aspect of growing and staying afloat. Staying grounded with honesty and perseverance coupled with quality and knowledge keeps us tops in the industry.
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about The Woodlands Nightscaping – what should we know?
Our business is a complete landscape design/build/maintain the company. We specialize in soil feeding and landscape lighting. Why these two over all the other aspects of the business, simply because we enjoy them the most. The benefits of good soil management and quality/knowledgeable landscape lighting are aesthetically pleasing and long term.
People in The Woodlands know that when they need outdoor lighting done right or they have landscape issues, they contact The Woodlands Nightscaping.
We are pretty proud that after 22 years in business we have filled the niche as the one to call when you want it done right. Things that set us apart are many because unfortunately in today’s fast pace “now” society, others slap things in and collect a check and disappear. Our adherence to Quality coupled with years of knowledge and unparalleled customer service set us apart from others in the business. Our brass lighting fixtures are truly custom for every single place in your landscape.
Custom illumination and optics are calibrated for every spot in your landscape to give it a truly one of a kind work of art that always wows the viewers. When Quality Truly Matters, they contact The Woodlands Nightscaping.
Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
No shortcuts, ever! We constantly push our product suppliers to develop the items we need to succeed. Integrated Brass LED fixtures that have custom set lumens and optics for specific placement in your landscape is something that sets us apart from others in our area. We also strategically use color to light specific areas in a landscape to create a one of a kind work of art that always puts a smile on the clients face.
We are able to find and use these products because we did not take the No, this is all that’s available, advise. The products that were available, didn’t work and because of not settling and much hard work we located the proper products to use that we wanted not settling for the cookie cutter products pushed by the masses. This ability to not settle and always strive to be the best through honesty and perseverance is why we are successful. When quality matters and it always does, folks call on us.
Pricing:
- * $3,000 and up to light a landscape
Contact Info:
- Address: 6700 Woodlands Pkwy., Ste. 230 The Woodlands, TX. 77382
- Website: https://thewoodlandsnightscaping.com
- Phone: 936-271-7652
- Email: info@TheWoodlandsNightscaping.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gotlighting/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheWoodlandsNightscaping
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/gotlighting
- Yelp: https://m.yelp.com/biz/the-woodlands-nightscaping-the-woodlands?osq=the+woodlands+nightscaping
- Other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUz9dkAVtL8&feature=youtu.be
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