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Landscape Lighting Effects

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Landscape Lighting Effects

Landscape Lighting Effects1. Uplighting for directional viewingFixtures:-spot, accent lights, floodlights, and well lights.The object is lit in one direction only and the fixture is usually placed in orabove the ground below what you are accenting. This is a common way tohighlight elements in your landscape, like flags or large flowering trees.Uplighting for directional viewing

2. Uplighting for 360 viewingFixtures:-spot, accent lights, floodlights, and well lights.The object is lit from below creating an even light when viewed from anyside. In-ground fixtures are often used. This is a common way to highlightelements in your landscape that will be seen from more that one viewpoint.

3. MoonlightingFixtures:-floodlights, spot/accent lights, well lights.This technique is achieved by placing light fixures within branches of amature tree or by attaching a fixture to a nearby wall that shines throughthe branches. This effect will cast unique shadows in your landscape.3. Moonlighting

3. Moonlighting4. Silhouette lightingFixtures:-well lights, spot/accent lights, wall wash lights.This technique involves aiming a light at a unique statue or plant to castan eye-catching shadow on a wall. It is important to place the fixturedirectly in front of what you are dramatizing in order for the shadow tobe apparent while walking by. The further the fixture is away from yourobject the less intense the shadow will be.

5. SpotlightingFixtures:-floodlights, spot/accent lightsFixtures are placed high on walls, eaves, or shade structures in order tolight specfic areas in your landscape. Some areas worth spotlightingwould be decks, pools, hot tubs, arbors, or lawn and planting areas. Thistechnique also brings a sense of safety to a dark yard5. Spotlighting

6. SpreadlightingFixtures:-spread lightsSpread lights are used to provide light for areas of low plantings. Considerusing spreadlights for showing off groundcover, low growing shrubs, orflowerbeds.6. Spreadlighting

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