How to Design Outdoor Lighting in Your Garden
Outdoor lighting in your garden can make your outdoor space usable in the evenings and change the look of your garden completely. In addition, lighting can highlight aspects of your garden and create drama as well as offer more safety. Colored lights outdoors can bring a festive mood, while soft white lighting adds warmth.
- Adding lights outdoor in your
garden can serve several purposes. For instance, it can make your
garden look completely magical in the evenings, but the lighting can
also be used for safety measures. When you have lights on outdoors,
it is less likely to attract would-be thieves. - During the day decide what the
best part of your garden is, perhaps there is more than one great
area of your garden. By adding lighting around these area, it
becomes the focal point when throwing nighttime parties or
gatherings. - Before heading to the store and
buying lights, you need a plan. Look at your garden in the daylight
hours and using a piece of paper, decide the kind of lighting you
want and where you want to place it. This helps to give you an idea
of what you need, but most likely you will alter this somewhat
during installation. If you are not experienced with electrical
items, you will need to hire someone or get help from someone that
has experience. - Use up-lighting for the best
dramatic effects. These lights are installing under those features
in the garden that you want to stand out. The light shines up. There
is also front lighting, which means the light shine straight. Down
lighting can be used on high areas, such as around the roof or on a
high branch as it creates an umbrella look. Lastly, you have back
lighting, which is the type of lighting that creates silhouettes. - Use either low voltage lighting,
which can be strung or stubbed from the transformer. This is
connected to your electrical supply and therefore, so you should
have a safety switch.