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Landscape Lighting- The Final Touch!

After creating a perfect landscape, The addition of landscape lighting Creates dramatic results and Draws attention to focal points. Lighting Offers not only a stylish highlight to Your investment, but also provides Safety for your home and family. An illuminated home is a less likely Target for an intrusion, and pathways And steps become much easier to traverse.

Proscapes uses 12 Volt landscape lighting systems for their energy efficiency, safety, and light output. No hard wiring is needed, and the system can be installed with little disturbance of the existing landscape. The transformers offer superior quality, high output, and are safe and easy to operate. Light fixtures feature heavy duty aluminum and brass castings, and are also available in copper, composite, and stainless steel. Halogen or Xenon lights can be used.

Although there are "Do it yourself" kits available, the range of fixtures and their functions in these kits can be somewhat limited. Professional grade light fixtures come in vast styles to please even the most discerning homeowner, and offer several illuminating techniques, such as:

Path lighting- Symmetrical patterns of light used to enhance visibility of pathways, decks, and patios, best if offset and spaced well apart to avoid the "runway" look

Grazing- Casting a light directly up or down along a vertical surface to enhance its texture, Great for stone and brick walls, or water features

Up/Down Cast Lighting- Lighting to create focal points, often on trees, large shrubs, or columns, and is one of the most widely used effects

Shadowing and Silhouetting- By placing lights in front of an object near a wall, a shadow effect can be cast, and lighting placed behind an object will cause the object to appear dark against a lit backdrop. These techniques help vary the texture and dimension of a night landscape.

*A successful landscape lighting system places focus on the effects of light, not the source.

Contact Proscapes today for a free estimate, and we will work with you to determine the landscape lighting package that would best suit your needs. Start enjoying your landscape after the sun sets!

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