When it comes to outdoor lighting, placement is everything. While this may seem simple on the surface, there is a lot to consider to optimize each and every light. From highlighting the focal points of your property to achieving practical yet ambient lighting, intentional strategy goes a long way.
When done well, here are four ways outdoor lighting will enhance your landscape design:
- Create dramatic contrasts – Outdoor lighting provides the opportunity to accentuate key elements of your property. Whether it be a stately tree or decorative hedging, outdoor lighting lets you pick and choose where to draw the eye.
- Integrate landscaping and structures – Using spotlights and shadows to weave together landscaping and structural elements, outdoor lighting can create an impressive, cohesive look that ties the whole property together.
- Add interest and depth with focal lighting features – While subtle outdoor lighting fixtures are a staple of most designs, don’t be afraid to make lighting features a focal point all their own. Hanging lanterns from tree limbs, string lights under the pergola, and pathway lantern posts all contribute to the overall outdoor aesthetic.
- Combine ambiance with functionality – Strategic outdoor lighting will serve multiple purposes. Every lighting feature on a property that a landscape architect has carefully planned offers the chance to provide useful lighting, improve ambiance, and highlight landscaping elements.
At Serene Landscape Consulting, we bring our extensive landscaping expertise as landscape architects to our outdoor lighting plans. We see outdoor lighting as an added opportunity to implement artful, practical design to make your property stand out, both day and night.