Central New York Outdoor Living Contractor
Outdoor Spaces Designed to Look Better, Live Better & Glow After Dark.
Professional outdoor living, hardscape, landscape lighting, permanent and holiday lighting, and pondless water features for homeowners in Cazenovia, Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton and every county, city and town in between across Central New York.
- Free on-site consultation & estimate
- Free temporary landscape lighting demo
- Design built around how you live outside
- Licensed, insured, local crews
Free, no-obligation
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Tell us a little about your project and we'll follow up within one business day.
Serving Cazenovia, Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton and every county, city, town and village in between across Central New York
- Licensed & insured crews
- Local, design-led team
- Free lighting demos
Who we are
AfterGlow Outdoor Living designs, builds and lights outdoor spaces across Central New York
We are a local, design-led outdoor living contractor based in Cazenovia, serving homeowners in Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton and the communities in between. We design and install paver patios, walkways and custom fire pits, landscape lighting, permanent app-controlled lighting, full-service holiday lighting, and low-maintenance pondless water features.
Because one team handles the hardscape and the lighting, everything is planned together from the start — so your space looks intentional in daylight, works the way you actually live outside, and glows after dark. Every project begins with a free on-site consultation and an honest price.
Hardscape & outdoor living
Paver patios, walkways, steps, seating walls and custom fire pits built for CNY winters.
Lighting for every season
Landscape lighting, permanent app-controlled systems and full-service holiday lighting.
Water features
Pondless waterfalls, streams and fountains with an underground recirculating reservoir.
What we build
One team for the patio, the lighting and everything after dark
From a paver patio built for Sunday gatherings to permanent lighting that carries you from game day to Christmas, AfterGlow designs and installs it all across Central New York.
Paver Patios & Walkways
Custom paver patios, walkways, seating walls and steps built for gathering and everyday enjoyment.
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Landscape Lighting
Professionally designed lighting that improves beauty, safety, security and usability after dark — with a free temporary demo.
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Permanent Lighting
App-controlled architectural lighting with 16+ million colors, scheduling and motion effects. One system, every season.
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Holiday Lighting
Full-service holiday lighting: custom design, commercial-grade product, install, season-long service, takedown and storage.
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Pondless Water Features
Low-maintenance waterfalls, streams and bubbling fountains built on an underground recirculating reservoir.
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Custom Fire Pits & Outdoor Living
Fire pits, seating areas and complementary features that extend your living space into the yard.
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Free Landscape Lighting Demo
See your home lit up before you commit
We set up a temporary landscape lighting demonstration at your property and leave it in place for a few days. Walk outside after dinner, pull into the driveway at night, and see exactly what professional lighting would look like on your own home — at no cost and with no obligation.
- Real fixtures on your actual home
- Left up so you can live with it
- Free, with no obligation
- Love it? We design around what you saw
Patios & walkways
Create an Outdoor Space You'll Love
A well-built paver patio changes how you use your home. It gives your family somewhere to gather, somewhere to slow down on a weeknight, and a true extension of the living space you already love — designed around your lifestyle, not a catalog page.
- Room to gather and entertain comfortably
- A natural extension of your home
- Custom fire pits for three-season use
- Stronger curb appeal and property value
Landscape lighting
Bring Your Property to Life After Dark
Professionally designed lighting improves the beauty, safety, security and usability of your property after dark. It extends your evenings outside, makes entertaining effortless, and finally showcases the investment you've made in your home and landscape.
- Beauty and architectural drama
- Safer steps, paths and drives
- Added security and visibility
- More curb appeal from the street
- Longer evenings on the patio
- Showcases your whole property
Permanent lighting
One Lighting System. Every Season. Every Occasion.
Permanent architectural lighting is installed once and controlled from your phone. Choose from 16+ million colors, build custom color combinations, add motion effects and animations, and set schedules so the house lights itself.
- App control from anywhere
- 16+ million colors and custom combos
- Motion effects and animations
- Scheduling for sunset and holidays
- Holidays, game days and everyday warm white
- No ladders, tangled lights or reinstalls
Holiday lighting
Make Your Home Shine This Holiday Season
Full-service holiday lighting from start to finish: custom design for your rooflines and landscape, commercial-grade lighting, professional installation, season-long service if anything goes out, then takedown and storage when the season ends. Classic warm white or multicolor — your call.
- Custom design for your home, not a one-size kit
- Commercial-grade, professional lighting product
- Professional installation — you never touch a ladder
- Season-long service included
- Takedown and off-season storage handled for you
Pondless water features
The Sound of Moving Water, Without the Maintenance
Waterfalls, streams, bubbling fountains and fully custom pondless features built from natural stone. Water recirculates through an underground reservoir, so there's no standing pond to maintain — just the sound you want, day and night, with professional-grade components built to last through Central New York winters.
- Natural stone, built to look native
- Underground recirculating reservoir
- Low maintenance, no open pond
- Relaxing sound that masks road noise
- Beautiful day and night
- Optional landscape lighting integration
Why AfterGlow
A simple, four-step path to a finished space
- 01
Free consultation
We walk the property with you, listen to how you want to use the space, and talk through budget and priorities.
- 02
Custom design
You get a lifestyle-based design — materials, layout, lighting and features chosen for your home, not a template.
- 03
Professional installation
Our crews build it with professional-grade components, clean job sites and clear communication start to finish.
- 04
Enjoy the space
Fires in the fall, morning coffee by the waterfall, and a home that glows after dark. We stay available after the build.
Service area
Proudly serving Central New York homeowners
Based in Cazenovia and working throughout Madison, Onondaga, Tompkins and Broome counties.
Cazenovia, NY
Patios, lighting and water features for Cazenovia homeowners.
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Patios, lighting and water features for Syracuse homeowners.
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Patios, lighting and water features for Ithaca homeowners.
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Patios, lighting and water features for Binghamton homeowners.
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Let's design the space you'll actually use
Fill out the form and we'll reach out within one business day to schedule your free consultation. Bring your ideas, your Pinterest board, or just a rough sense of how you want the yard to feel — we'll handle the rest.
- • Free on-site consultation and written estimate
- • Free temporary landscape lighting demo available
- • Serving Cazenovia, Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton and nearby
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Takes under a minute. No pressure, no obligation — just a clear plan and price.
Ready to see what your yard could become?
Free on-site consultation, honest pricing, and a design built around how you actually want to live outside.