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Techniques for Outdoor Landscape Lighting

2/22/2019

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Outdoor Lighting is like an array of brushes an artist uses when painting a canvas. There are many different techniques, looks, and intentions that can be used in outdoor landscape lighting. ​Some lighting techniques we utilize for our Altoona, State College, Johnstown, and Bedford Pennsylvania customers
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Up Lighting
Up Lighting is used to highlight a tree or other feature, to provide a dramatic effect, especially with flowering or specimen plant material.

Niche Lighting
Niche Lighting is used to illuminate areas such as decks, entranceways, and gazebos where the fixture must be attached to a structure.

Mirror Lighting
Mirror Lighting is used to take advantage of the reflective surface of water features and create dramatic scenes.

Cross Lighting
Cross Lighting is used to define surface texture instead of flattening effect when using a single front light.

Wall Washing
Wall Washing is used to provide an even illumination on walls.
Wall WashingWall Washing is used to provide a lit surface that acts as a backdrop for unlit plant material or other features.

Shadowing
Shadowing is used to create interesting shadows on walls.

Path Lighting
Path Lighting is used to light planting beds and paths, as well as to provide seamless transition between lighting scenes.

Grazing
Grazing is used to provide a steeply angled light to accentuate texture on walls and tree trunks by utilizing the irregular surface to create broken shadows and irregular patterns.

Back Lighting
Back Lighting is used to provide illumination around the edges of an object, thereby emphasizing its shape.

Moon Lighting
Moon Lighting is used to provide soft natural lighting over large areas, serves as an ideal transition connecting different lighting scenes together and eliminating black holes from the project.

Down Lighting/Step Lighting
Down Lighting/Step Lighting is used to illuminate steps
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17 Comments
Zachary Tomlinson link
2/3/2021 05:24:38 am

I like your suggestion of using lighting to highlight different features of your garden, such as trees or your porch! My uncle is looking for a wow factor that he could add to his garden this year. Hopefully, he'd consider looking for garden lighting experts regarding this task!

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Henry Killingsworth link
5/26/2022 04:33:07 pm

Thank you for helping me to understand more about the different outdoor lighting techniques. I would think that it would be a good idea to use outdoor solar lights. Solar lights will create their own electricity so you won't need to use batteries.

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Braden Bills link
6/3/2022 09:54:08 am

I want to make sure that I get the right lighting for my landscape. It makes sense that I would want to get a up lighting for things! That seems like good way to ensure that everything works properly.

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Afton Jackson link
7/15/2022 05:21:03 am

We want our landscape to be the highlight of our property, so getting some good lighting for it would definitely be appreciated. Doing this right would be great for us since it can help our curb appeal down the line and make this housing property interesting to potential buyers. I'll ask around for any electricians that can help me get these kinds of lights installed in the right places.

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Victoria Addington link
8/25/2022 08:51:40 pm

You made a good point when you discussed that shadowing is used to form interesting shadows on walls. My friend wants to give their landscape an inviting vibe. I should advise her to hire a landscape lighting designer to execute her desired looks.

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Retaining Walls Calgary link
9/19/2022 09:04:30 am

We do a ton of outdoor lighting and our clients love it. Great article.

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Iris Smith link
10/5/2022 03:24:21 am

I like how you indicated that when employing a single front light, cross lighting is employed to define surface roughness as opposed to having a flattening impact. My landscape garden needs some work. I'll probably discover some residential outdoor lighting that's appropriate for my garden.

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Peter William
10/19/2022 12:21:38 am

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Mia Evans link
11/8/2022 10:05:05 pm

I like that you talked about path lighting that can give a seamless transition to planting beds and paths. I actually would love to include that when I hire landscaping services to keep the backyard safe. There are areas there that can get dim in the evening, so I will make sure that the property will be beautiful but safe at the same time.

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Landscaping Edmonton Ab link
11/16/2022 07:04:15 pm

Love the great photo and articles guys.

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Samantha Gray link
11/23/2022 09:13:57 pm

Wow, I never knew there are a lot of options for this. Thanks for sharing!

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Daisy James link
12/8/2022 02:35:48 pm

I loved how you said that you can highlight features in your yard with up lighting! My husband and I have decided that we want to look into getting landscape lighting installed around our garden, so I was wondering what type would be best to choose. I appreciate you helping me learn more about the different types of landscape lighting!

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thomas
12/14/2022 01:56:16 am

https://www.tusseylandscaping.com/learning-hub/techniques-for-outdoor-landscape-lighting

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Olivia Smart link
12/15/2022 02:45:04 pm

I liked your idea to use path lighting. We want to redo some of our landscaping in our backyard next year. I think the idea to do some path lighting could make the space more usable during the night.

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Landscaping Calgary link
1/6/2023 02:55:52 pm

Thanks for sharing such a useful information.

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Landscaping Contractor Medicine Hat link
1/17/2023 04:30:02 pm

Thanks for sharing this wonderful post!

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Millie Hue link
3/25/2023 08:27:18 am

It really helped when you said that we need to get niche lighting supplies if we want to illuminate certain areas like the deck, entranceways, and gazebos. Personally, I want to illuminate the deck and the pool area of our new home. We should look for our options at a lighting supply store here in Charlotte, North Carolina this weekend to achieve that before summer comes.

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