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5900 LANDSCAPE LIGHTING
IRRIGATION
SAFETY. One of the primary functions of
exterior lighting is to insure safe passage for
pedestrians on steps, sidewalks, walkways
or other areas where aspects of the outdoor
environment may become a hazard at night.
Safety lighting typically projects downward
and never into ones eyes and is free from
glare.
LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING
Quality low voltage landscape lighting professionally installed can enhance the landscape and provides many benefits for both residential and
commercial applications. Landscape lighting can add safety, security, ambiance, mood and drama to the outdoor environment. Limited only to the
designers imagination, the practical functions and various mood effects of landscape lighting are endless.
SECURITY. Low levels of light evenly spread
around the perimeter of buildings can act as
a deterrent to intruders and provide greater
security than floods which create pools of light
along with dark shadows where someone can
hide. Light sources that emit low level light from
the knee down silhouette prowlers and make
them visible from every angle.
AMBIANCE AND DRAMA. Beauty, hospitality
and drama are enhanced by the proper
selection and placement of landscape lights.
Choosing focal points of architecture, art,
unique features and landscape plant material
can add night time drama to the landscape
after the sun has set.
Downlighting
Mirroring the effect of the sun or the moon,
downlighting is the most natural form of
landscape lighting. Choose fixtures that
can easily be mounted on eaves and walls
or suspended from trees and other elevated
structures. The Downlighting effect is used to
provide general illumination for safety, security
or outdoor entertainment or it can be used to
focus on a singular object such as a statue or
specimen tree.
LIGHTING EFFECTS
Uplighting
Uplighting means to light something from
below. Uplighting is rarely seen in nature yet this
effect is typically used to highlight the internal
structure of plant material, to produce large
shadows and dramatic facades or to “wash”
walls with light.
Backlighting
Backlighting illuminates the outdoor area with
a backdrop of light that subtly extends the
landscape’s visual depth for nighttime enjoyment
and elegant beauty. It incorporates very subtle
wash-lighting of backgrounds such as walls,
fences, trellises or other vertical objects. Well
lights and SoftFloods are excellent fixtures for
backlighting.
Moonlighting
Moonlighting replicates the effects of the moon and is a form of
downlighting. By suspending or mounting fixtures in large trees, soft
diffused lighting of the moon is simulated. The light filters through the
branches producing attractive patterns and complex shadows.
Spotlighting or Highlighting
This effect utilizes a narrowly focused, intense beam of light to accent
or highlight a specific landscape object creating a nighttime focal point.
Uplighting, downlighting or any combination can be used to create a
spotlighting effect; however, care should be given when spotlighting
since it has the potential of ruining the subtle beauty and enhancement
of the nightscape if too much light is introduced.
Path Lighting
This technique is used primarily for safety to highlight sidewalks,
drives, or any path to ensure safe pedestrian passage at night.
Choose pathway lights offering downlighting with emphasis placed on
fixtures that incorporate diffused or shielded lamps. Avoid lighting that
shines in the eyes. Since pathlight fixtures become an integral part of
the landscape during the day, attention should be paid to placement
and daytime appearance.
Silhouetting
Silhouetting is created when the image of a distinctive plant, tree, statue
or other landscape object is reflected against a wall or other vertical
surface. Place lights behind the plant material or object to and direct
the light upward onto the backdrop to create this dramatic effect.
Choose well lights or spot lights with wide lamp beam spreads.
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