Illuminate Your Outdoor Space with Pergola Lighting
Are you one of the many homeowners who has added a pergola structure to your back yard? If so, we’re sure you’ve taken advantage of this beautiful and functional outdoor living space.
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5 Ways Outdoor Landscape Lighting Improves Your Backyard
The right finishings and furnishings are an important part of landscape design efforts. But when night falls, is your beautifully designed backyard accentuated or does it simply disappear?
Homeowners Guide to Smart Security Lighting: Protecting Your Home, Not Your Intruders
Designing and maintaining your landscape are vital for the appeal of your outdoor space, but how do you protect your property once the upgrades are taken care of?
Beyond complimenting your yard, perimeter lighting guards your investment, and your family, from the growing threat of crime. By strategically installing the right fixtures, you can extend the use of your deck, patio, or lawn all while deterring dangerous trespassers.
The FBI warns us that acts of crime rise 10% every June, July, and August. Before the busy summer months hit and your valuable estate becomes vulnerable property, be sure to follow these Dos and Don'ts of landscape security lighting.
Switch to LED Lighting for a Safe, Affordable, and Manageable Landscape
If you are still holding onto your old incandescent bulbs, you're also spending excessive money, time, and efforts maintaining your landscape.
LED lights are an aesthetically pleasing, versatile, and affordable lighting option fit for any homeowner. According to the US Department of Energy, LED lights "last longer, are more durable, and offer comparable or better light quality than other types of lighting."
Illuminate Your Landscape with Low Voltage Lighting This Summer
Adding low voltage lighting to your outdoor space will not only create a relaxing atmosphere, but also boasts a wealth of other benefits
Cedar Pergolas for Your Back Yard Design
Now is the time to make plans for your landscaping project. If you've been thinking that your landscaping needs some renovation or distinction, consider adding a cedar pergola or arbor to your backyard. Cedar pergolas add a solid, vertical focal point to your landscaping. They're durable and natural-looking, and they provide a pleasant setting for entertaining friends or for just relaxing with the family. Here are some other surprising ways cedar pergolas can enhance your landscaping.
3 Ways Low Voltage LED Landscape Lights Provide Cost Savings
The introduction to LED lights for your low-voltage outdoor lighting is a must have to save on electricity cost. Plus, they eliminate the task of replacing the burnt out bulbs frequently. The new LED 20 and 30 watt replacement bulbs have three fantastic benefits.
Servicing your Landscape Lighting System
Here are a few helpful tips to take in consideration when servicing your landscape lighting system.
Installing Landscape Lighting in the Fall and Winter Months
Like many projects, homeowners assume they should wait until spring to install professional landscape lighting. Many people think that they will not be able to enjoy the lights because its cold, and they are not spending time outdoors. However, with daylight savings time coming upon us; now is the perfect time to invest in landscape lighting. You'll be provided with a sense of security knowing that your house is well lit in dark times, plus it adds a beautiful accent to your home.
Low Voltage Landscape Lighting, Incandescent Bulbs Versus LED Bulbs
Landscape lighting expands your hours of enjoyment and the security of your outdoors. Low voltage systems provided better versatility in lighting, as compared to 120 volt systems and solar lights. If you have decided to install a low voltage system, you will need to choose whether you want to install incandescent fixtures or LED fixtures. While LED bulbs are available to retro fit most low voltage fixtures, the real value in LED comes with the installation of the system. If you have ever looked into replacing light bulbs inside your home with LED bulbs you'll find it's more expensive they are and difficult to justify the cost. The same is true for existing landscape lighting systems. However, on new installs it's easier to justify some of the cost because it decreases the cost in other areas for a quicker return-on-investment. Here are some of the advantages and disadvantages of installing LED fixtures as compared to incandescent fixtures.