Using lighting around your property to highlight landscaping elements can offer a variety of benefits, including increased aesthetic appeal, increased security, improved visibility, etc. However, it’s important to plan your lighting very carefully to ensure the best possible results. Here are three landscape lighting mistakes to avoid.
- Insufficient lighting: The first landscape lighting mistake to avoid is not having enough lighting around your property. This can make your property appear dark and empty at night, making it more appealing to unwanted visitors and harder to see. Landscape lights can help you avoid these issues with the added benefit of highlighting your beautiful landscape. You might use lights to highlight your flower garden or trees or illuminate your path for easier visibility and accessibility.
- Not enough variation: There are so many different types and styles of landscape lights to choose from. If you choose the same type of light for your entire property, it might not accomplish the desired effect of highlighting your landscaping and appear uninteresting. You might consider, instead, greater variation from your lighting methods and techniques. For example, you might choose lights that shine upwards from the base of trees or plants to illuminate the foliage or lights that can shine downwards from the top to mimic moonlight.
- Attempting DIY methods: While you might be able to find landscape lighting solutions from different stores, it’s still better to leave the design and installation to professionals like us at Outdoors Well Lit. We can discuss your specific goals and needs for highlighting or complementing your landscape and create a layout and plan for your new lighting that will best fit those needs. We can also recommend the best lighting solutions that will offer perfect functionality, brightness, and more.
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