Lights from Envision Landscapes becoming Christmas, Beatrice town staple
BEATRICE, Neb - At this time of year, homes and businesses across the world become carefully decorated with strands of lights illuminating the building, with the goal to spread holiday cheer.
The lights provided by Envision Landscapes in Beatrice have become a staple for the town. Owner Alex Eckhoff says the inspiration for going big with lights came from his own Christmas memories when growing up.
“Growing up as a kid, we’d drive around and look at Christmas lights and there wasn’t much to see,” Eckhoff said. “So we started it and I like to see the trend happening again… The things you see on the customers faces after we put them up, it’s a good feeling, and gives them that fuzzy feeling for the holidays.”
Over 250 homes and businesses have had Envision install lights, whether it be for the holiday season or year round. Eckhoff thinks part of the popularity for Envision’s lights are simply because they look neat.
“I think it’s started a trend in Beatrice,” Eckhoff said. “Nothing against what we do, there’s a lot of people that do go to the box stores, but it looks perfect. It’s not the, hang one clip here, hang one clip there, pull them tight.. It’s started a good thing for Beatrice.”
While Envision offers installation of lights, for you DIY’ers, all the necessary pieces to self install are available at the store, but Eckhoff has a few safety tips.
“Biggest thing is, if you’re getting on the roof, make sure you have good footing,” Eckhoff said. “Make sure your ladder is secure, that’s a big one. And take your time, don’t get in a rush with it.”