Backyard Lighting
Lighting up your backyard is essential for the safety you need, and the ambiance you want. Big Bend Landscaping offers low voltage LED lighting in many different styles. Here are a few of the most popular kinds, and what they can do for your backyard.
Security Lighting
Typically, the brightest of your backyard lights are security lights. Security lights are made to illuminate large areas and discourage trespassers or animals of a destructive nature. Powered by the standard, 120-volt current, these lights are installed in high spots on the eaves of your roof or above a garage to cast a wide beam of light.
The best security backyard lighting systems are motion sensing floodlights that mount to the surface of your home’s exterior. These lights contain two to three bulbs and angle down to create a circle of light. These lights will only go on when built-in sensors detect movement within their viewing area. The intense bright light typically scares off most unwanted guests and makes it easier to see what’s going on.
Path Lighting
Path lighting is not only gorgeous, creating a warm and inviting ambience, it’s also a safety feature. Lighting up stairs and stone walkways can make traversing them in the evening much less dangerous. Most of these backyard lights are solar charged so there’s no need to break out the batteries. Even lights in moderately shaded areas will light up the paths in your backyard for hours after the sun has set.
Outdoor Wall Lighting
This particular kind of lighting is often overlooked, but it can make all the difference in the ambience and atmosphere of your backyard. Typically installed to light up a particular area, like a patio or the surrounding of a pool, outdoor wall lighting creates more safety, and helps to extend the usability of your backyard well into the evening. With abundant light, you can hang out with your family and friends, host a party, or simply grill a late night dinner.
Deck Lighting
Deck lights are very similar to both path lighting and outdoor wall lighting. Made specifically to have around and built into your deck, they help to light up stairs, walkways, and the general area of your backyard deck. These lights extend the usability of your deck well into the evening, create a wonderful atmosphere, and increase the safety of your deck.
Spot Lighting
Also known as “up-lighting” or landscape lighting, spot lighting is used to shine narrow, moderate- to high-intensity beams upwards, usually to showcase a plant or ornamental feature. You might install it below tall trees or a lawn ornament to highlight them. Many different spotlights and landscape lights are available to help you showcase your favorite backyard features.
Conclusion
At Big Bend Landscaping we use low voltage LED Landscape Lighting to help find your way once the sun goes down. Add in some annual and perennial plant life and you can have a usable and beautiful backyard living space to be proud of.
Whether you need lighting for security or ambiance, we can help. Call Big Bend Landscaping today and we will help you transform your backyard into a twilight paradise.