| Garden lighting provides an immense number of | | | | Ambient Lighting. Using a variety of styles, these |
| benefits to your home and garden that will add value | | | | products create a low-level light that is not direct. |
| to your home over time and just simply make it look | | | | These fixtures can be placed under bushes and |
| better than it ever has. These products come in an | | | | throughout the garden to provide general luminance |
| immense variety of sizes and style, so almost any | | | | without creating shadows. These are a great choice |
| lighting arrangement on any budget can be created to | | | | to use in combination with spot lighting. |
| match well with the style of your home and garden. | | | | Path Lighting. These products are usually low height |
| Planning a garden can be one of the most difficult | | | | lamps that are placed along a path. They not only help |
| parts of the process of installing lighting. Each fixture | | | | people walk through a garden at night, but give a |
| adds something different to the home and greatly | | | | general source of light for the entire garden. |
| affects the overall look. Thus, thorough knowledge of | | | | In-ground Lighting. Lamps can also be installed in the |
| these products is paramount in order to create a | | | | ground. These products shine light up and can either be |
| garden and home that looks great at night and during | | | | direct, diffuse, or path lighting depending upon how they |
| the day without breaking your budget. Here are five | | | | are used and how bright they are. |
| basic types of lighting fixtures to help you get started | | | | Temporary Lighting. Many people install lighting in their |
| on having a great looking home. | | | | garden for use at parties and such. Lamps like these |
| Spot Lighting. These products are intended to provide | | | | can be brought out specifically for these events and |
| direct lighting on your home or on different parts of the | | | | are a wise choice for cost conscious homeowners, |
| garden such as trees and special flowers. They can | | | | who only need lighting every now and then. |
| be used overhead or below an object. Because of | | | | The skillful arrangement of these products will lead to |
| their strong luminance, they create shadows and when | | | | the best look for your home. Each of these comes in |
| planning, you should be aware of how these feature | | | | many different styles and sizes as well as brightness |
| lights will affect the overall look of the garden and | | | | so they can be adapted to almost any environment. |
| home. | | | | |