Six Great Landscape Lighting Ideas

The best way to start your next landscaping project is to come up with some Landscape Lighting Ideas to help you plan out what you will be doing. However, coming up with Great Ideas for illuminating your Landscape areas may not be as easy as it seems. This is especially for those who have little experience or knowledge with outdoor Lighting methods. Here are some Ideas to help you get started.

1. Find a theme. The theme does not have to be something like "fairy tale dreamland". Instead, it can be something as simple as Lighting various features from the same angles and with the same type of lights. Find a common unifying theme that can tie everything together.
2. Choose Your fixtures. Before you begin, you need to know exactly which type of Lighting instruments you will be using. There are several different types of lights, including bullet lights, well lights, and path lights that work in different ways to illuminate your outdoor areas.

3. Keep it minimal. Many times when people begin thinking about Landscape lights, they think that they need many different Lighting fixtures to provide all kinds of light all over their yard. However, remember that too much of a good thing is not a good thing. This is very true with Landscape Lighting. Try to keep the minimum amount of lights and use them as efficiently as possible to get the best effect.

4. Use a central figure. Think about using some kind of landscaping feature as a central figure of your yard. Many people choose to make this central figure a fountain or a large tree. If you have a very old or particularly characteristic tree in your yard, consider having it moved to a central location.

5. Use a mixture of up Lighting and down Lighting. Up Lighting of course, refers to lights that have been placed on the ground and shine up onto something that is higher than the lights. Down Lighting is just the opposite, the lights are placed high and shine down on something below them. Consider using a mixture of the two to get a nice effect.

6. Think about shadows. If you have a large wall or other kind of flat surface, consider casting a shadow onto that surface. Large trees and shrubs can be used to cast shadows for some very interesting landscaping effects.

In addition to these Landscape Lighting Ideas, there are of course, many other ways you can illuminate your landscaping at night. The possibilities are virtually endless, and you are limited only by your creative imagination and/or your budget.

You can get lots more Landscape Lighting Ideas here, at the Malibu Solar Lights website.