Lighting
Landscape lighting can add another dimension to your landscaping. Properly placed lights can highlight focal points around your house and make them stand out. Landscape lighting also extends your time spent enjoying your landscape. This is an important factor to consider since our winter days are so short already. Not only can you enjoy your landscape at night, you have the added benefit of security. It is a proven fact that a well lit landscape will make your home undesirable to possible intruders. Dark areas and shadows that would conceal movement around your property can now be illuminated.
Low voltage lighting is economical, energy efficient and has many benefits not available with other lighting options. Lighting fixtures can be moved easily because no burying of cable is necessary allowing for creative changes. The lamps are small and allow fixtures to be smaller and more discreet in your landscape. Another benefit of low voltage lighting is the availability of many beam spreads. This means more precise lighting effects can be achieved. Instead of lighting the entire driveway with a glaring bright fog light, we can concentrate the attention to specific areas.
There are many ways to achieve the best look for your property. A common technique is up-lighting. This technique focuses light and attention on an object from a low fixture location. The object could be a tree, a fountain, or an architectural feature. Path lighting uses low fixtures that direct the light down and out. These fixtures are shielded to prevent glare. Path lights are used along walkways, stairs, and anywhere that needs night lighting. Another technique often used is down lighting. Down lighting can illuminate general areas for safety, security and aesthetics. Depending on desired brightness and the size of the area needing to be illuminated, different fixtures and lamps are available.
Using down lighting, up lighting and path lighting elevates your nighttime landscape to a whole new level. Evergreen Landscaping can design a lighting system that can reveal the hidden beauty of your property and add safety, security and value to your residence.