Apollo Outdoor Lighting

On a street with no street lights, a homeowner asked Apollo to redesign their landscape lighting so the property would be good to look at and safe to walk after dark. Their June 2026 review credits Paul with working out how many fixtures were needed and exactly where each one had to go. Placement like that is the job here: Apollo specializes in outdoor lighting. The company works out of Accord Park Drive in Norwell and names the South Shore, MetroWest and Cape Cod as its territory. Its site claims seven-plus years and 300-plus lighting projects, describes founder Paul Valhouli as principal and lead designer, a licensed Massachusetts construction supervisor and a graduate of the International Landscape Lighting Institute's intensive design program, and lists outdoor audio, maintenance and holiday installs alongside the lighting. The consultation is what customers write up first. In October 2025 a homeowner said Paul walked the property, came back with a layout carrying multiple options and a quote inside an hour, then worked to their install timeline. Another that same month said their outdoor property was being lost in the dark before Paul came out for the initial consult. A May 2026 customer noted he turned up early for a small back-yard consultation, with a coffee in hand. The work reaches past new installs. In October 2025 Paul brought patio lights built into a stone wall and staircase back to life, and a July 2025 customer called him in after they had issues with a lighting plan and installation done by another contractor. One homeowner said in November 2025 that Apollo had done their Christmas lights three years running and was timely every time; another that same week said their holiday lighting came in on time and on budget. In May 2026 an estimator at a landscape construction company, who has dealt with a lot of lighting vendors, rated Apollo above them on quality and professionalism. Two things are worth raising on the first call. An October 2025 customer named the maintenance plans for their lighting systems alongside the designs and the install, so ask what that plan covers once the system is in. And a June 2026 customer went through multiple change orders and said the technicians offered alternative placements on the spot — worth settling on the walk-through how changes like those get priced. For a homeowner who wants the property to work after dark — an unlit walkway, a patio that would get more use with light on it, an entry that's hard to pick out from the street — this is a design-led shop that starts by walking the ground with you. Lock the fixture count and placement down on that walk, and get the maintenance terms written into the proposal.