When it comes to providing lighting for the exterior landscape, less is definitely more. It is important to create a subtle lighting experience for the viewing of the landscape at night, and not to overwhelm the beauty of the area with too much lighting.
While flood lighting and other bright lights are fine for some situations, when it comes to lighting the garden and the landscape subtlety should be the guiding principle.
Landscape lighting tends to work best when used in specific parts of the landscape, and when used sparingly. It is important to choose the locations for the lights carefully, and to use lighting fixtures that are unobtrusive and natural in appearance.
Solar lighting is a good choice for landscape lights, since no wiring will be required. These lights are designed to soak up power from the sun all day, and then automatically come on when night falls. These solar lights can also be easily moved from place to place, until you have found the perfect location.
When it comes to placing the lights, it is important to consider the shadows that will be created by the landscape lighting. Placing a few lights in the right places can create unique and fascinating shadows and images that can make the nighttime landscape even more attractive than the daytime one.
It is of course important to take the neighbors into consideration when placing those exterior lights. It is important to avoid having the lights shine into a neighbor’s window, or otherwise detract from their own enjoyment of the home and surrounding landscape.
While some landscape lighting is purely ascetic in nature, other types of exterior lights, such as driveway lights, and the lights along pathways, are more practical.
When placing such lights, it is important to place them so that the light falls at your feet and guides your way in safety. If the light is placed too high, the glare may be blinding, so it is best to place driveway and pathway lights at a low angle.
Get your landscape lighting professionally installed by Conductive Electric or a local electrician in your city.
