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When deciding on what lights to put where and how many, you'll need to ask yourself what you are trying to achieve.
There are 2 main functions for garden lighting; aesthetic and functional.
Functional lighting is installed to assist you getting around your garden and for lighting specific areas you use in the evenings. These include paths, stairs, gazebos’, barbecues and other similar areas in your backyard.
Aesthetic lighting is highlighting key features while still painting a general lighting effect across your landscape. Take special consideration when lighting up large trees, an important factor is to determine how many sides you can view the tree from and place a light fitting in front of each. It is also important to avoid too many dark spots when looking across your landscape in the evening, rather use lower brightness lamps and more fittings as this will give a better overall effect.This doesn't mean everything has to be illuminated but balance and flow across the landscape is vital.
Another important aspect to bear in mind is that you use your garden differently in the different seasons throughout the year. It is worth considering multiple switches for lighting different aspects of your landscape. In winter you may just want the main feature together with a few other lights on, while in summer you may want just the path lights leading to the pool on. Another great tip is if you have a pool have the light wired up to a switch in the house.
When selecting the actual lights for your garden, there are often hard to reach places where lights will be installed, try selecting low maintenance lights in these areas like our range of LED's to ensure the longevity of the lighting design and to eliminate the hassle factor of replacing lights in tough areas.
