Outdoor landscape lighting is more than just placing a few light bulbs outside. In addition to basic lighting, outdoor landscape lighting has different functions and requirements compared to indoor landscape lighting.
Lights that are placed outdoors, whether in a garden or a semi-protected area such as a porch, are often used to highlight the beauty of the landscape or to keep a beautiful garden as beautiful at night as it is by day.
Such outdoor landscape lighting can be specially positioned to reproduce rustic or unusual textures of outdoor wall, ceiling or floor materials, and make outdoor spaces more inviting for parties or recreational activities.
Outdoor landscape lighting is not normally designed for people to read or work closely underneath. But a strong spotlight or lighted motion detector can greatly improve the security of your premises by deterring potential thieves and illuminating places where family members or guests are likely to stumble in the dark.
It is important that outdoor landscape lighting is weather and dust resistant. They shouldn’t let in rainwater, plant watering, or pool splashes, or be corroded by the elements, and they certainly shouldn’t be broken by dust carried by traffic and wind.
Lights that must be installed in the ground to illuminate trees and shrubs must have sturdy cases that will not break if stepped on. The lights should also keep dirt, mud, and insects or worms out, and not blow up if the surrounding dirt is wet.