Landscaping Lights

Professional outdoor landscaping lights can be elaborate or simple, depending on the purpose of the lighting and your budget. When carefully planned and installed, outdoor lighting can transform your property at night, turning trees, buildings and other landscape features into dramatic focal points. Lighting is also essential for safety along paths and walkways, and around decks, patios, and stairs.

Highlight Trees and Shrubs

Placing a spotlight behind or beneath a tree or large shrub highlights the branches and growth of a mature tree. Also, a spotlight placed higher in the tree can highlight just the upper portion of the tree creating a dramatic effect during the winter after the tree loses its leaves and the bare branches are displayed.

Light a Walkway

A walkway should have lights that shine down along the side of the walkway to prevent glare from making the person walking feel uncomfortable. A lighted walkway or path allows you to walk about your garden without fear of tripping or stepping on animals, such as snakes or frogs, that patrol the garden in the evening.

Illuminate a Border

Illuminating the border of a flowerbed is a good way to draw attention to a certain landscape planting or feature such as a group of blooming shrubs. Not only will you highlight the beauty of the shrubs and plants but guests cannot walk into what may be a thorny hazard.

Highlight Architecture

Walls, trellises, columns or arches are all architectural features that can be highlighted by professional landscaping lights. Lights that highlight an architectural feature are usually placed below the feature to flood the feature with light in the evening.

Fountains and Water Features

Fountains and water features can be highlighted by placing landscaping lights that are designed to be submerged under the water, below the water feature, without an electrocution risk. Colored lights are popular to use when illuminating water features.

Solar Landscaping Lights

The use of solar lights is becoming popular because they are inexpensive and can be used anywhere the sun shines on them. Solar lights can be used to illuminate steps, paths, and pools.

They use a photocell that charges a battery during the day and then powers the light at night. With virtually no wiring to speak of, solar lighting kits have become very popular. And they are usually made of durable material.

Also, because the level of light they emit is low, they can be used around light sensitive plants. For example, some plants like chrysanthemums will not bloom or will have their bloom period delayed if exposed to high levels of light at night.

Low Voltage Lighting

Low voltage lighting is a type of landscape lighting that uses 12 volt electrical instead of the 120 volts delivered by regular household current. These 12-volt systems do not require an electrician to install which makes them safe, easy to work with, and thus popular with homeowners.

Another benefit is that light fixtures can be added and adjusted while the system is plugged in and turned on. Low voltage landscape lighting kits are generally affordable and available in most hardware stores and home centers.

That said, professionally installed and designed low voltage systems using higher grade components will give you lasting satisfaction for many years.

Deck lighting is specialized outdoor lighting for wood porches, balconies, and decks. Lights are mounted inconspicuously on deck railings and steps and around the perimeter of the deck for safety.

In-deck lights are fixtures that are installed flush with the deck itself and can be walked on without damage.

Patio Lights, Lanterns and Tiki Torches

Think of patio lights and strings of brightly colored party lights come to mind. String patio lights are perfect for temporarily dressing up patio seating areas or entertaining spaces.

Lanterns may be low tech, but nothing beats the charm and versatility of these time-trusted landscaping lights. You can find garden lanterns in a huge array of styles from Chinese to Victorian.

Tiki torches and deck torches are another great addition to a deck or patio. Styles range from classic bamboo stakes, to metallic finish, oil fueled torches and wall torches.

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