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Landscape lighting and rustic post outdoor lighting for your backyard.Landscape lighting is related to the reasons why it is important to landscape your entire front and backyard. • 1- Landscaping will increase the value and appeal of your property and home, • 2- You may enjoy spending more time and quality time outdoors with your family and pets, • 3- With landscape lighting in your backyard, you will extend the amount of time you can spend and cook outdoors, • 4- You may like to entertain your friends outdoors, • 5- Your children may enjoy playing outdoors more or may have a place to play just for them, • 6- With the capability of cooking outdoors, you can keep your indoor kitchen and family room cleaner, clutter free and without being used, • 7- You and your family may need a refuge, a place to relax and sit, a place to swim, a hot tub or spa and a place to cook and eat together.
A good design includes taking advantage of your best views, streams, perhaps a river, rocks, mountains and trees. All of these elements will help create your unique landscape. If you don't have any of these elements, others will have to be created.
It is also important to have all the steps and the railing of your deck well lit with appropriate light fixtures - this is called functional or practical lighting. Use dimmer switches for any type of landscape lighting to control the mood of your backyard and the intensity of the light.
Accent lighting is another major aspect of landscaping lighting. This type of light uses lower voltage lighting. You have several types of accent lighting:
• 1- Up light fixtures aims upward from the ground at trees, plants or any beautiful focal point in the yard.
• 2- Shadow fixtures focus on an object but throws a shadow against the wall.
• 3- Walk lighting is used in walkways and pathways and it gives a form of down lighting.
• 4- Moonlighting fixtures are installed high in the trees to provide dim light like the moon.
• 5- Side lighting fixtures are installed to focus and illuminate a focal point.
If you don't want to install any electrical wiring in your backyard, you have several options for creating light. Luminaries, oil lamps, garden torches,
Pasadena outdoor landscape lighting and bear sconce. This fixture is custom made in the USA using metal with a rust finish.
• Dimensions for lighting outdoor wall are 15.5 inches high x 8 inches wide.
• Rustic outdoor sconce uses one 150 watt bulb.
• These outdoor lights can be used in damp locations.
• This deck lighting outdoor available with amber mica or white mica shade.
Murray Feiss Lakeside Two Light 17" Wide Outdoor Landscape Light
Lakeside wall collection by Murray Feiss, this outdoor wall lighting is rustic and beautiful. Features a Grecian bronze finish with leaves and branches and amber art glass.
• Takes two 100 watt bulbs.
• Dimensions for outdoor garden lighting is 16 inches high x 17 inches wide.
Myra Collection Bronze Outdoor Halogen Landscape Spotlight
Myra collection bronze halogen outdoor spotlight and adjustable landscape spotlight is ideal for path lighting, garage, porch or for illuminating walls or garden details.
• Made of bronze finish.
• Uses one 50 watt bulb.
• Dimensions for outdoor spotlight is 2 3/4 inches wide x 3/4 inches high.
Bellagio Collection Street Lantern
• Traditional Bellagio street lantern and landscape lighting lantern has a bronze finish. This lantern uses one 100 watt bulb.
• The champagne style glass makes the street lantern an elegant addition to your garden and landscape lighting.
• Dimensions for outdoor street lights is 28 inches wide x 102 inches high.
Florentine Collection 23" High Outdoor Hanging Lantern Landscape Outdoor Path Lights
Residential landscape light fixture and Florentine outdoor lighting collection. This outdoor landscape lighting has a traditional look.
• Outdoor lights with bronze finish.
• Uses four 40 watt bulbs.
• Dimensions are 23 inches high x 11 3/4" inches wide.
J du J Mission Hills 18" High Fluorescent Post Landscape Light Fixture
Americana styling from Kathy Ireland - J du J's Mission Hills collection. Post mount outdoor light has amber glass and bronze finish.
• Rated for damp locations by U.L.
• Includes one 18 watt bulb.
• Dimensions for outdoor yard lights are 18 inches high x 10 inches wide.
Beautiful rustic outdoor lighting including rustic sconces with wild motives and post mount lights. This outdoor decorative lighting will add charm and beauty to your landscape.
This book teaches the seven secrets of good landscape design, shows how to plan a stylish landscape that meets practical family needs and teaches readers how to build a functional, beautiful landscape.
With this method, you will learn how to create a new or remodeled landscape consisting of so-called outdoor rooms dedicated to various lifestyle activities. A landscape that uses this method will be attractive and stylish and in addition, it will provide a practical outdoor living space.
Learn how to give structure, how to shape space and combine specimens for eye-catching sweeps composed of textural foliage, architectural shrubs, flowering perennials, fragrant herbs and roses and glowing annuals.
This book covers everything from layout to plant selection. Written for gardeners in North America, the information is based on the experiences of fifteen top designers who stress experimenting with color, texture and form. This resource also shows how to use color to dazzling effect.
You will learn the theory, design process, project needs and techniques of creating great landscape lighting. You'll find prize-winning projects designed by the author and other landscape lighting professionals throughout the USA.
Hundreds of diagrams, drawings and black/white and full-color photographs illuminate topics and provide visual insights into new and creative ways that lighting can used to transform landscapes.
This book has garden ideas, step-by-step project instructions, and plant selection and care tips ensure a stunning landscape you can enjoy for years to come.
Gives you easy to follow instructions when designing and building your landscape, detailed landscape plans and care instructions and tips for hundreds of plants to use in your backyard.
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