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Lighting is an important part of your landscape. The right lighting can improve the appearance and usability of your yard, while poor lighting can leave it dark and unsafe. Get all the enjoyment out of your landscape possible with the right lighting.
There are many functions outdoor lighting serves. Here are the most important ones.
Outdoor lighting is necessary to keep your guests from stumbling into your water features or tripping over other parts of your landscape. In addition, landscapes and houses that are well-lit at night are generally shunned by thieves. They go where the lighting is poor and they can hide in the shadows.
Without lighting, much of your landscape becomes unusable in the dark. A well-designed lighting system makes the landscape usable all night long. This gives you hours of extra time to enjoy the landscape and entertain friends and family.
A well-designed lighting system can point out features such as stonework, trees, water features, paths, seating areas, and more. Lighting allows you to show off your landscape at night as well as during the day.
We use only low voltage lights in our landscape lighting systems. High voltage systems can have more risk. These risks include chances of shock, fires, and other problems. Here are some other advantages of low voltage lights.
The wires for low voltage lights do not have to be buried as deeply and do not require a conduit or a ground wire. This saves you money and causes less damage to the landscape during installation.
Older incandescent bulbs use between 10-50 watts. Newer LEDs use from 2-15 watts. In addition to saving energy, LEDs last much longer than incandescent bulbs.
You are not stuck with a single white light to spotlight your landscape. You can change the warmth of a light, too. Warmth is expressed on the Kelvin scale. The Kelvin scale runs from 1,000 – 10,000. It was designed to tell what color a piece of metal got at a certain temperature. Lightbulbs are designed to look like the colors the metal goes through as it heats. Some lights can be dimmed and can even change colors. You can use Bluetooth technology to change the way the lights look throughout the day or for a special occasion. Here is an example of how lights look at different points on the Kelvin scale.
There are different types of lights that are used in landscape lighting to accomplish different goals. Here are the most important.
These shine upward to light up trees, sculptures, houses, and signs. These are usually placed in front of the object. Sometimes they intentionally cast a silhouette onto a wall or other large object behind the object being featured.
The best way to light up a path or sitting area with minimal lights is to place the lights in trees or on the house. If lighting a sitting area, the lights need to be soft and subtle.
Lighting up paths for safety, these lights are on posts beside the path. Over time, kids, pets, and weather can cause them to lean. Regular maintenance can take care of that and keep the path lit safely and attractively.
These make water features glow from within. They also make sure someone doesn’t step wrong and fall in the pool or other water feature.
These are the small lights that fit on seating walls, steps, and other hardscape features that highlight the steps and stone. They help make steps and other potentially dangerous areas safe at night.
As with all things, there are various price points in LED lights. Many are inexpensive at first but quickly become more expensive as they do not last long. Instead of cheap aluminum, using bronze lights with heavy-duty construction costs a little more upfront. However, they last much longer and look much nicer. These lights come with a wide range of finishes and color options.
Landscape lighting helps the landscape look nice during the day or night. Royal Creations Architectural Landscaping can work with you to design and install lighting that highlights the landscape and keeps you and your guests safe. We have expert electricians and installation experts on our Blue Crew. Contact Royal Creations Architectural Landscaping to schedule your lighting consultation today.
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