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PROBABLY<br />
even in Roman times outdoor<br />
lighting was old stuff-witness the<br />
sculptured alabaster head with a lamp<br />
inside that an archaeologist dug up in a<br />
Pompeian garden. What is new today, however,<br />
is the way we are using lights to<br />
create moods of peace, of drama, of excitement.<br />
We pick out a good feature and<br />
highlight it, sometimes using colored light<br />
to enhance the effect. We see our way<br />
clear after dark, thanks to lighted terraces,<br />
steps, and walks, and we improve the cool<br />
night hours with good lights on croquet<br />
laWilS and shuffleboard beds. There's the<br />
right light for every purpose, and here are<br />
three tips to help you get started:<br />
1. Avoid "Hot Spots": A series<br />
of widely spaced brilliant lights can be<br />
very trying to the eyes. A big hot glare<br />
of light (if used head-on) may flatten out<br />
your picture. It is better to use lamps of<br />
varying intensity, sidelighting the features<br />
-bright on one side, soft on the otherto<br />
bring out modelling and to give depth<br />
to the composition with a subtle play of<br />
light and shadow. Don't attempt to simulate<br />
daylight. Half the charm of night<br />
lighting lies in contrasting the statue, the<br />
irregular tree, ti'e flower bed, with the<br />
mysterJ of the darkness beyond it.<br />
Conceal light sources as much as possible,<br />
placin~ lamps high in trees, on poles,<br />
in boxes on or below grQl1nd, or behind<br />
shrubbery in planting beds, or use indirect<br />
lighting, often most effective of all.<br />
Try a weatherproof fluorescent lig~'lt fixture<br />
or a series of small spotlights trained<br />
on the base of a wall or fence. Lamps are<br />
concealed by day by the shrubbery; at<br />
night the plants are silhouetted against the<br />
glow on the wall. Garden pools can gleam<br />
softly at night with waterproof underwater<br />
lights enhancing water lilies and other<br />
aquatic plants.<br />
2. Place Your Lichts Carefully:<br />
Experiment first with portable lamps to<br />
~ sure the effects are right before you<br />
make the lighting permanent. Steps. walks,<br />
low flower beds, and other plantings are<br />
best illuminated below eye level. Any of<br />
the wide-shaded or "mushroom" lights are<br />
good for this purpose, using only a 25-<br />
24<br />
SubUrbia Todtl}', <strong>Jun</strong>e /964<br />
or .SO-watt bulb. R~ed lighting UIiits<br />
can be set into walls of houses or set<br />
into risers for ground-level lighting of<br />
paths, steps, etc.<br />
For general lllumination, use floodlights.<br />
A new sort recently introduced has a welldesigned<br />
housing with a plastic diffuser;<br />
it fits on poles or it can be 'mounted on<br />
buildings or, clamped on pipes. It can be<br />
used lit terrace level. The other type of<br />
outdoor floodlight most frequently used is<br />
a ISO-watt bulb which screws into a<br />
weatherproof outdoor housing. Placed 10<br />
to 20 feet above ground, the light should<br />
be concealed in a tree or mounted on a<br />
high pole or pipe. A clamp-on louvered<br />
shield will protect the eyes of personS below<br />
and reduce the glare in the lighted area.<br />
Use floodlights to pick out a picturesque<br />
tree or shrub or to bring out a good architectural<br />
feature; for this purpose colored<br />
lOO-watt spotlight bulbs are often effective.<br />
Be careful to set lamps at least a foot away<br />
from evergreens or other plants, otherwise<br />
the heat the light generates could injure<br />
leaves and branches.<br />
3. Take Adv.nblse of the Noveltle.:<br />
Generally white light is best for<br />
bringing out nature'~ colors, but subtleties<br />
can be obtained by the use of colored light.<br />
A green or blue-green light on lawns or<br />
shrubs enables a gardener to catch up on<br />
neglected work or to do chores in the cool<br />
of evening hours. Clip-on portables will<br />
allow you to experiment with different effects<br />
or to move lights to bring out each<br />
particular treasure as the season advances.<br />
You can use strings of outdoor Chri~tmas<br />
lights to provide a gay party atmosphere<br />
any time, using all one color or mixing<br />
lights in confetti fashion. White strings<br />
give a soft illumination, while yellow ones<br />
strung among trees mid high shrubs produce<br />
a starry brilliance that is most<br />
pleasant to see.<br />
Kerosene-burning lamps on poles which<br />
can be set in the lawn give a lovely, soft<br />
flickering glow and can be moved at will.<br />
They can be bought in garden centers and<br />
you can also make your own holders---<br />
ask for a free pattern in the sheet-aluminum<br />
section of your hardware store. 1..ongburning<br />
plumbP.fs' candles glowing through<br />
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