By Mike Gambino I recently received another sample order of retrofit LED MR-16 12 volt light bulbs. I purchased 20 bulbs of different beam spreads, color temperature and wattages from a manufacturer . I immediately excluded all 10 of the cool color bulbs right away after early...
By Mike Gambino, From time to time I am asked by fellow trade pros for my opinion and what I did or still do regarding my landscape lighting business. I am happy to share this with you. My responses are in bold print. Thanks for taking the...
By Mike Gambino, I follow a few industry message boards on a regular basis to keep informed as to what others are doing and saying. These particular posts that I have pasted below strike me as the type that have me shaking my head as to...
Always during the holiday season a flush of calls come from clients (mostly from those who do not have us service their systems on a regular basis) seeking last minute bulb changes or general maintenance of their landscape lighting system....
By Michael Gambino Actually the end of year holiday season is not the only time a service business must excel and step up it's responsiveness and service. It is what we focus on and pride ourselves in doing all year long. Special attention is always afforded...
By Michael Gambino I have been writing for Watershapes magazine for about three years now. Previously I had been writing feature articles for their sister Landshapes magazine which discontinued publication. Shortly after Landshapes' demise, Editor of Watershapes, Eric Herman, asked me to continue my landscape lighting...
By Michael Gambino Just wrapped up a long weekend of work. We don't normally do new project installation maintenance or repair work on Sundays (only for special occasions or emergencies) but when someone is in a pinch and they are a great client we bend over...
By Michael Gambino Recently LED's ( or Light Emitting Diodes) have become the focal point of greatly heated debate within the landscape lighting industry. Some of the major players have invested big with the design of proprietary fixtures with integral LED technology while others have offered...
Gloom, the very opposite of glare can be just as annoying. It would be better to allow the light of the moon and stars than to artificially create gloom light the garden. In this, the garden of uncertain vision, you must watch your footing. Constant...
My chief design objective in developing lighting programs for paths and steps is to make certain people can move comfortably and easily through exterior spaces at night as they transition from one destination to another....
