A well-thought
landscape lighting can do wonders in making your garden an absolute treat for
the eyes. A good landscape design takes
into consideration not only how your garden looks beautifully during the day,
but also how to make your garden visually stunning at night, making people
driving by your house take a second look because you put something interesting
in your garden.
Once the sun
sets on the horizon, it is important to make your garden glowing with the
warmth of carefully selected lighting to create a more inviting ambiance you,
your friends and your family enjoy. Each
of the landscape lighting you install must be carefully selected and integrated
in your landscape design and
meticulously combined with the natural elements and other accents such as strip
light, spotlight and even lighting for your water feature and other focal
elements in your garden.
The most common
areas where landscaping lighting is crucial are the following:
Main Walkway. An exquisitely installed
light along your main walkway will lead your guest right to your front door. A landscape
design that incorporates pathway lights can make your guest feel more
welcome and comfortable, especially in large gardens where it can become dark
and unfamiliar. However, you must shun away from placing your garden lights in
a very straight line as this would create a runway effect. Rather, aim at
installing the light, directed mostly downward, where it would create a soft
and warm glow.
Porches. A well-placed lighting that enhance your outdoor living space if
very crucial. Integrate in your landscape
design a provision for lighting that will guide your guests as they
enter your front door, illuminating stairways and other potential hazards. A beautifully-lit
porch can be a very wonderful place to spend warm evening with your family and
guests.
Back and Side Entrances. An inexpensive
lighting can create a heartening effect when place behind the landscape bed.
Ensure that our backs and side pathways and entrances are properly lit, making
you and your guests experience that warm comfort as you take a stroll at night
to catch a breath of fresh air.
There are
variety of options that you can choose in terms of your landscaping lighting. The most important trick is to create
a well-planned landscape design that combines all your garden design elements
to create that warm, soft and translucent glow that will surely keep everyone
entertained.
