Landscape lighting can really make your Madison, WI, property come alive at nighttime. But how can you know what lighting is right for each space? Here are some ways that landscape companies select the lighting for an outdoor space to maximize the beauty.
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Benefits of Landscape Lighting
With the advent of low heat bulbs and amazing technology that can let you turn them on and off with a touch of a button, landscape lighting is not what it used to be. Consider these benefits.
Extended use: Landscape lights can allow extended time outdoors. No longer will you have to go inside when the sun sets, but you can turn on the exterior lights with a touch of your finger. The light colors can be changed at the touch of a finger, as well. Imagine the fun you could have with your daughter’s favorite color as the lighting for her birthday party or how surprised your friends will be when the lights are the same color as your favorite sports team while you watch the game.
Safety: Many times contractors provide outdoor lighting for your home, but it can feel like an afterthought. Strategic lighting on the dark corners, garage space, and walkways can increase your comfort level when you move about your landscape after dark.
Enhanced beauty: Landscape lighting can bring features that you love in the daytime but fade into the dark in the nighttime to the forefront of your landscape. They can allow you to focus on a few favorite features to increase the interest in your landscape once the sun sets.
Ways to Light a Landscape
A Landscape Architect has so many ways to bring light to your landscape at night. Whether it is more nights on the outdoor patio to enjoy dinner under the stars or walkways that automatically light up when the sun begins to set, they can plan a customized design to illuminate your property.
Spotlights: Spotlights can be used to shine up into the trees, creating interesting shadows and filtering light through the leaves and branches. Downlights are like spotlights, only they shine down from the branches of the trees to illuminate the tops of the trees.
Seasonal and holiday lighting: If you love lots of lights around your home for the holidays but dread the thought and effort of installing them, consider enlisting a landscape specialist to complete that task. When the seasons change, sometimes you might want to change up your landscape lighting along with the flowers. A landscape specialist can do that for you, too.
Event lighting: From a baby shower to an anniversary celebration, they can illuminate your landscape to become part of the event and then return to remove it, too.
Smart lighting: If you love the idea of adding more lights to your landscape but want the ease of technology handling the routine timing, a landscape professional has the supplies, expertise, and quality of lights that you want to make your home look spectacular after dark.
You can rest assured that Landscape Architecture can accomplish any type of lighting for your Madison, WI, project. With a long-standing commitment to outstanding customer service and a keen eye to the smallest details, they can turn your lighting vision into the most dazzling reality.
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