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Your landscape lighting system should be tailored to your needs: Understanding the way you enjoy your outdoor space is essential to an enjoyable outdoor lighting design.

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design, Landscape Lighting Maintenance, Quality Fixtures, Service, Landscape Lighting Fixtures, LED Lighting, LED Technology, Fixture Materials, Preventative Maintenance, Lighting System Longevity

A client once said to me that her outdoor lighting is something she can't go without. I felt this was a bold statement, landscape lighting can't be that important to our clients, considering so many of us have lived without landscape lighting for most of our lives. 

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design

With countless landscape lighting fixtures available on the market, choosing the right ones can be a common problem. How do you know you are getting a quality fixture for the money you are spending? How do you know it will last? How do you know, your lighting system will be installed properly to stand the test of time?

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design, Landscape Lighting Maintenance, Hiring a Lighting Professional

In the real world, no two trees are identical (even if they are the same species). In the world of landscape lighting, it follows that no two trees should be illuminated in exactly the same way. 

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design

It's summer. What a perfect time to host a barbecue, wedding or birthday party, and what better way to show off your home than to install landscape security lighting. It's also the time when property and home theft occurs along with drownings and accidents, typically in and around pools or other water features. Having well-lit paths and surrounding areas can ensure peace of mind.

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design

The only thing better than sitting out on the patio under the pergola has to be enjoying the night air with cafe bistro lights. 

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design, Commercial Lighting

1. What Should Be My First Considerations for my Lighting Design?

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design, Hiring a Lighting Professional

Getting ready to plan your landscape lighting project can be a lot of fun! There is a lot to consider and no one way is the only way to bring warming illumination to your home. With that in mind, there are some approaches to lighting that can be overlooked.

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design, Hiring a Lighting Professional

The first thing we ask all our clients when we meet is why light: why are we here, what do we want to achieve with your landscape lighting design. When you meet with a professional lighting designer, this will be the most important question they ask.

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design, Hiring a Lighting Professional

Hate to say it, but summer is officially over. 

Topics: Landscape Lighting Installation, Landscape Lighting Design