As amazing as a finished landscaping project looks during the day, homeowners will also want to enjoy their new space after dark. This is a golden opportunity to create a “wow” factor and delight your customers with something truly special. Here’s how to find the outdoor lighting to put the finishing touches on your next project at our landscape supply in Lancaster, PA.
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Great lighting design brings a landscape to life. It’s the icing on the cake that can set a project apart and generate positive reviews and referrals. Outdoor lighting is an investment that can’t be overlooked, as it will make or break a project, especially for homeowners who don’t come home from work until dark and want to enjoy some time decompressing outdoors.
Landscape lighting has come a long, long way from a floodlight mounted to the garage, a single bulb on a post next to the front walkway, and a bug zapper light on the back patio. Today’s landscape lighting is much more complex: a perfect mix of ambience, convenience, safety, security, and dramatic effect.
Since modern LED lighting is affordable, low-voltage, and efficient, it’s possible to design a complex lighting design that won’t break the homeowner’s budget while creating exactly the mood the homeowner desires. Even a large-scale LED outdoor lighting system won’t significantly impact the homeowner’s annual power costs.
At Watsons, our landscape lighting specialists can walk you through the intricacies of uplighting, spotlighting, downlighting, silhouetting, washing, moonlighting, grazing, and a half-dozen other lighting techniques. We can help you design a lighting solution for any situation, to perfectly meet the homeowner’s expectations.
There are two elements to landscape lighting: function, and art. For a successful project, you need both.
Function comes in the form of providing task lighting, safety, security, and ambience. Function also includes a host of “don’t do’s”: don’t blind people, don’t cast harsh shadows, don’t over-illuminate spaces or under-illuminate steps and other hazards, don’t attract every insect in the neighborhood, and don’t set the wrong mood.
Begin by identifying various lighting zones within the landscape. Just like the rooms inside a home, different outdoor areas will require different types of lighting and levels of illumination. Once you know the level of lighting required in each zone, our lighting specialists can help you fine-tune the scene by assisting in the choice, number, and placement of fixtures to achieve the desired effect.
When it comes to lighting artistry, take into account the play of light on various surfaces. Consider how certain textures can be highlighted and how light reflects off vegetation, hardscapes, and water. Also, consider how different effects are produced by wide beams, narrow beams, and various fixture sizes, as well as placement and orientation (including submersible lighting and fixtures meant for installation in tree canopies). While most landscape lights are warmer or cooler shades of white, colors such as blue can add fun and drama to a landscape and create a completely different mood.
A professionally designed and installed lighting installation will turn heads in a good way. Our staff has years of experience with landscape lighting design and installation. We are up to date on the latest outdoor lighting technology, we know our products inside and out, and we are passionate about helping you create an exceptional experience for your clients. We offer a wide variety of high quality and versatile low-voltage outdoor LED lights to meet virtually any need, any budget, and any design style. Whether your project is small or grand, we will help you bring it to life after dark!
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