Landscape lighting starts with the yard, not the catalog
Landscape lighting lights the yard rather than the building: walkways, beds, trees, steps, driveways, the path from the car to the door. The goal is to see the tree, not the light pointed at it. Done badly, it looks like an airport runway down the driveway.
What a yard normally needs
Path lighting is usually the starting point, since walking to the door in the dark is the daily problem. Uplighting on a good tree does more for a yard at night than almost anything else. Beds, stairs, walls and the driveway round it out, and the step lighting is safety more than looks.
Landscape, patio and security lighting overlap
The request is rarely just one type of lighting. Out back, the patio only gets used after dark if it has light. Security lighting lights the places that stay dark, which is a different job from making a tree look good. Accent lighting handles the detail.
Where landscape lighting usually goes wrong
More light does not mean better. A yard lit evenly at every point looks flat, and flat is the one thing you were trying to avoid. Badly aimed fixtures throw glare down the walk instead of on the ground. The third is forgetting that plants grow, since the bed in front of a fixture fills in.
Commercial grounds lighting
Businesses use the same tools for different reasons. A restaurant patio needs light people want to sit under. A parking area is about people getting to their cars. A neighborhood entrance is about the first impression of the whole community, which is why entrances get lit carefully.
How they work as one design
Roofline lighting works on the house. The yard is a separate job. Together they finish the picture. The
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Getting it installed properly
A landscape lighting installation should be designed at the property, at night if you can. EverCrest Lighting does landscape lighting installation as well as patio, accent, security and permanent LED roofline lighting for residential and commercial properties. Working out of Greenville, South Carolina, they cover Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. The consultation is free and the design is drawn for your property. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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