Aqua-Bright at a glance
- Systems are designed around Hunter Industries irrigation products
- 7-year warranty on all installations, covering parts and labor
- Controllers adjust to weather conditions automatically
- Micro-drip systems available for condos, penthouses, and potted-plant balconies
- Single-service and seasonal service plans, including for systems installed by other contractors
A quiet setting calls for a considered display
Hillsmere Shores is a quiet waterfront community between Duvall Creek and Quiet Waters Park, a few miles from Annapolis. It is a neighborhood where homeowners take care of how their property looks all year, including during the holidays.
That suits a display that looks considered rather than crowded. Aqua-Bright's outdoor holiday lighting in Hillsmere Shores starts with a design for the specific home, then a safe installation and removal at the end of the season.
Curb appeal after dark
The first benefit of a holiday display is the obvious one: the house looks better. The second is easy to overlook. A lit house is easier to see on gloomy winter nights, both for visitors and for anyone coming home after dark.
There is a softer benefit too. A display lifts the mood of the household and the neighbors who pass it. In a close community, that is part of the point.
Modern white or traditional color
Aqua-Bright's specialists help homeowners choose colors that fit their style. The two main directions:
- Contemporary white. A clean look that follows the house's architecture and the shape of its plantings. It often suits a waterfront setting where the goal is a calm glow.
- Traditional multicolored. Cozy, nostalgic and plainly festive. It is the choice for households that want the display to say "celebration" first.
Either works. What matters is choosing one direction and applying it to the whole property.
Where the lights go
Aqua-Bright's Hillsmere Shores service lights four kinds of location:
- Roofs. The outline that frames the display.
- Trees and shrubs. Wrapped and outlined to carry light into the yard.
- Wreaths. Entry and window focal points.
- Outdoor fixtures. Hardscaping, existing light fixtures and similar features.
The crew arrives equipped and takes every precaution, which matters most on the roof and in taller trees.
Lighting for the whole yard, not just the house
Waterfront lots often have more yard than street frontage. A display that stops at the roofline can leave the garden, the trees and the path to the door in darkness. That matters on short winter days, when guests arrive after dark.
Lighting the trees and shrubs carries the display into the yard and makes the property easier to move around at night. Outdoor fixtures and hardscaping features can be dressed for the season as well, so the whole property looks finished rather than just the front of the house.
A designer can help judge how much is enough. The aim is a display that suits a quiet neighborhood: warm and welcoming, with every part of the property in proportion rather than one part overwhelming the rest.
Durable LEDs and year-round options
Aqua-Bright uses energy-efficient LED lighting and FX Luminaire products. LEDs resist breaking in cold weather, last for years, and use less power than traditional bulbs. That suits lights left on for long winter evenings. Once installed, the lights are yours to keep.
At the end of the season the crew returns to take everything down carefully. Routine maintenance is available if you want the lights left up. For year-round lighting, Aqua-Bright also installs landscape lighting for walkways, driveways, gardens, steps, shrubs, pools, hardscaping and entrances.