Landscape Lighting

• Use a professional, a certified lighting consultant who will be able to give you the best advice.
• Study your garden carefully and decide what you would like to highlight by the lighting.
• Ensure that the lighting professional has a copy of your landscape design.
• Include outdoor lighting while you are planning the landscape, as it will be easier to lay pipes and wires.
• Get more than one quotation so that you can compare prices.
• Install a transformer that is large enough to meet your current and future lighting needs.
• If you are planning to do part of the lighting now and the rest later on, then lay all the electrical groundwork in the first stage itself.
• Use soft light that looks like moonlight for the best results.
• Do not use too many lights; the landscape should be visible and not the lights.
• Hide the source of the lighting system behind plants and shrubs.
• The fixtures should not be visible, only the light from the bulbs should be seen.
• Use fixtures that are water resistant.
• Most people prefer using white light for landscapes, but with the help of a professional, you could try some color variation too.
• Use fluorescent lights are they are cheaper and more efficient that incandescent lights.