The deck is swept and ready for summer barbecues, the lawn is freshly mowed, and the outdoor furniture is dusted off. In short, the stage is set for cookouts, family gatherings and entertaining late-night porch hangouts. But don’t get left in the dark.
According to the American Lighting Association (ALA), proper outdoor lighting is just as important for a beautiful landscape as a lush lawn, bright flowerbeds, green plants and manicured shrubs.
Jeff Dross, corporate director of lighting education and industry trends for Kichler Lighting, recently explained that homeowners are opening up to new ideas with landscape lighting.
Use Indirect Light
Dross says the current trend is for homeowners to highlight their landscaping with indirect lighting, which essentially uses a source to reflect the light emitted by the light fixture. This creates more of an atmospheric tone, allowing the light to spread across a wall off the side of a house more effectively. Indirect light will illuminate flower beds, gardens, bushes or other decorative landscaping art. Additionally, the light will bounce off the ground and create a nicely lit walkway around flowerbeds.
The Shift to LEDs
LED light bulbs are beginning to dominate the landscape lighting industry. For the majority of homeowners, outdoor lights and landscape lighting are typically left on longer than other home lighting, which makes LEDs the more affordable and logical option.
Additionally, LEDs can be manufactured in much smaller sizes, which give homeowners more options to use them in unique spaces. Dross explains that LEDs are so small, they can be used as application lighting, as well as for aesthetic purposes. Hardscape designs are easy to mesh with LEDs, because the style creates both a passageway lighting source and indirect lighting for stone or brick landscapes.
Keep It Simple
Two significant trends in landscape lighting is simplicity and cleanliness. What this means is that more homeowners are choosing to go with fewer ground fixtures to illuminate their entire home. According to Dross, residents who simply align their light fixtures along a walkway in a very orderly and organized fashion are providing a lot of unnecessary light and wasting energy.
Going for a more simplistic design can still highlight plants and flower beds while giving just enough light to illuminate a backyard or around a patio. Also, homeowners are moving toward fewer lumens in light fixtures. This allows the light beam to spread more efficiently and even out the overall light sources.
To learn more about landscape lighting, visit a nearby ALA showroom, or go to www.americanlightingassoc.com.
Thanks: NewsUSA
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Landscaping is one of the most important home improvement projects that a homeowner can undertake, providing years, if not a lifetime, of enjoyment.
A well thought out landscape improves the quality of your life by providing a visual enhancement of your home, practical beauty of your outdoor environment and will ultimately become an ecosystem for all the critters in your outside world.
About Our CompanyChen Wa Landscape Pte.
Ltd. is staffed with a team of professionals and skilled workers representing many areas of expertise, including landscape design and landscape maintenance team.
Ltd. experience in landscape management and design is very extensive and has been our ‘mainstay’ in landscape development since 1995.Professionals and skilled workersLandscape Management / MaintenanceBio-Filtrations system,ornamental plants arrangements,sales and plant rentalLatest News and UpdatesFollow us on Facebook and be with us a we advance in our designs and competency in maintaining green spaces.Chen Wa Landscape enters a new phase in her transformation with a new member in her top management.
Combined with the experiences of our director, phylicia’s knowledge base will help Chen Wa better serve our clients be it in design, implementation or landscape maintenance.Chen Wa has completed her first multi-storey greenwall.
Check it out at Nanyang CC.Nestled in the quiet neighbourhood of Jurong West, an eye-catching greenwall captures the sight of everyone who enters Nanyang CC.
Let us know if you want one to “live” in your space.Chen Wa has lost her founder.
LAVENDER LANDSCAPE – Leading Landscaping Company in Chennai which can provide a range of services from onsite consultancy to full design and project management to help you achieve your perfect outdoor spaceA garden can enhance the lifestyle at home and work place, it provides a private heaven for enjoyment and relaxation.Services:Residential GardeningIndustrial GardeningResort and Hotel GardeningTerrace Gardening Vertical GardeningFarmland DevelopmentIrrigation SystemStone WorksPebbles GardenWaterfalls / FountainsSwimming PoolsPatios and GazebosProfessional Garden MaintenanceAgriculture and Horticulture Consultancy Address:Plot No.531, S2, “Life Time Homes” Sivaraman street, Ram Nagar North, Madipakkam, Chennai – 600 091Phone number: 94441 75902More Details: http://lavenderlandscape.in
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