Landscape Lighting

A beautiful way to add ambiance to your outdoor areas.

Landscape lighting and design has taken off in the last decade. It's now not uncommon to see a home or business with landscaping as beautiful and unique as the interior of the building. Many different elements go into landscape design today; from plants and flowers to entire waterscapes. Lighting is an integral part of landscape design. It allows you to accent your best looking areas, and show off your hard work. Using the right outdoor fixtures, strategically placed, in your landscape, can add a certain je nes sai quai to your space, no matter how big or small. There are many different types to choose from, depending on the effect you desire, and the job needed to be done.

Types

Path Lights illuminate a path or walkway. Especially elegant in a garden, these look best when staggered from side to side, to avoid a 'runway look'.

Railing Lights are built into or attached to a deck rail. These outline the perimeters of your deck and railings, creating security and ambience.

Step Lights illuminate steps and inclines in your landscape. Some can be built right in to your steps, some attach at the front of the step.

Well Lights are ground-based or underground, and designed to accent your landscape. Their position makes them almost invisible, creating a mysterious air.

Pond Lights are submersible and suitable for adding that intimate glow to your pond or water garden.

Decorative Lights can include most types and are intentionally decorative as well as illuminating. Hanging from your entryway, on your wall like a sconce, or bordering a path with lamp posts, can all be found in decorative styles.

Security Lights are flood and motion, implemented for your security. Security lights are the #1 theft deterrent available, according to the FBI, making them a vital part of your landscape lighting system.

Light Voltage

There are three different types of voltage for outdoor fixtures available.

High Voltage lights can handle more fixtures w/out a significant voltage drop, although they require more power to run. These also require a separate electrical circuit installed by a certified electrician.

Low Voltage lights use less power, and are easier to install than their high voltage counterparts. Low Voltage fixtures are wired directly to the home's electrical circuit, and utilize smaller wires, requiring shallower trenches.

Solar lights don't require electricity or wiring at all. Using the natural power of the sun, solar fixtures charge during the daytime hours and, if fully charged, can illuminate up to 15 hours at night. Solar lamps, however, only work to their full capacity when they're in the open sun for a good portion of the daytime hours.