{"id":3328,"date":"2020-01-31T15:24:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.houstonlightscapes.com\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2020-01-31T15:24:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:24:55","slug":"how-to-design-garden-lighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/how-to-design-garden-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Design Garden Lighting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A garden\u2019s beauty shouldn\u2019t disappear with the daylight. By adding outdoor lighting to your beautiful garden features, you can create a beautiful ambiance that can be enjoyed at any hour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Designing Garden Lighting For Aesthetics<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since all gardens are unique in their beauty, garden lighting is a type of landscape lighting design that offers designers the most creative options. Garden lighting consists of an array of options that all create different lighting effects. A few options being:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moonlighting: Moonlighting is placed in tall trees or objects and is projected downwards, creating an effect similar to moonlight.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Underwater lighting: Lighting that can be fully submerged in water is perfect for fountains, pools, or waterfalls. There are several types of underwater lighting, that all have a uniquely beautiful lighting effect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uplighting: Upward facing lighting that is used to make trees or large shrubs appear more dramatic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silhouette lighting: Silhouette lighting should be placed hidden, beneath the source that you want to highlight. The direction that the light is facing will create the main vantage point.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shadow lighting: Shadow lighting creates the opposite effect as silhouette lighting. In this technique, lighting is projected towards a garden feature so that it creates a shadow on a wall or backdrop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graze lighting: Grazing is perfect for gardens with several hardscape features. In this technique, the garden lighting is placed close to a textured wall, with the light facing up or down. This method creates an elegant effect that accentuates textured walls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wash lighting: Wash lighting is perfect for providing ample light while still creating a peaceful ambiance. Wash lights use wide-beamed lights so that light is evenly projected across a large surface.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2755 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/House30.jpg\" alt=\"Garden lighting highlights ivy growing on the wall of a house.\" width=\"746\" height=\"548\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ideal landscape lighting design weaves different types of garden lighting fixtures, to create a dramatic, yet elegant effect. Only a team of experienced landscape lighting designers will know the precise location and angle that will best highlight your favorite garden features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Designing For The Technical Layout<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aspect of landscape lighting design that is often overlooked is designing for the technical layout <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n other words, making sure that all of your lights work safely and efficiently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people opt for an electrical LED garden lighting system due to their efficiency and modern look. With an electrical lighting system, the lights need to all be connected to a mainline or a transformer that provides a 12V or 24V electrical current.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2709 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Backyard6.jpg\" alt=\"Garden lighting illuminates water feature for safe navigation of the area.\" width=\"799\" height=\"599\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A qualified electrician must install the electrical waterproof socket to the outside of your building wall. It is recommended to use a lower-voltage current since it is more energy-efficient and safer to install. It is important that all electrical wiring is hidden both for safety and aesthetic concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the complexity of a large landscape lighting layout, it is highly recommended to use a professional lighting service to install your garden lighting fixtures. This ensures that it is done so safely, efficiently, and with a professional eye. <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/contact\">Set up a free consultation with Houston Lightscapes today.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A garden\u2019s beauty shouldn\u2019t disappear with the daylight. By adding outdoor lighting to your beautiful garden features, you can create a beautiful ambiance that can be enjoyed at any hour.\u00a0 Designing Garden Lighting For Aesthetics Since all gardens are unique in their beauty, garden lighting is a type of landscape lighting design that offers designers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,5,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-landscapes-lighting","category-outdoor-lighting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/houstonlightscapes.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}