August 12, 2017 18:07
Without proper lighting, even the most beautiful landscaping after dark will lose their appeal.Garden lighting is functional, security, architectural and decorative. Functional lighting is needed for safe travel on the territory of the garden at night.Security lighting creates the illusion of being present, protecting the land from external attacks.Ornamental and architectural lighting is intended to decorate the garden plot, emphasizing the shape of a part.
Thinking lighting design of the garden, in the first place to make a start on its size, as well as the presence of certain landscape features.In this review, the "House of Dreams" rules of the organization share the highlights and types of garden lighting.
Garden lighting
Garden paths, trails and bridges are bright decoration landscape design, so the lights for these objects refers to both the functional and the decorative lighting type.
The easiest way to highlight the track is the use of hemispherical lamps, which are mounted into the ground around the perimeter of all roads.Outdoor lighting does not have a large brightness, but it underlines the great tracks of the border.If the plot of land is too large, hemispherical garden lighting is best used to illuminate the secondary paths and bridges, and the main track, which is adjacent to the house, decorate the street with the help of garden lanterns or vertical floor lamps.However, when choosing garden lamps and lights, keep in mind that their height should be lower than the sight of man.
as additional light sources can be used for garden glowing stones or decorative lamps, made in the form of various ornaments.To obtain additional narrow paths best suited LED lights in the form of string.Since the LED string has the flexibility it can be used to emphasize the most winding trails.If along the tracks are growing shrubs or small plants, they can be very nice to light with the help of hanging lanterns.
Whichever option lighting for garden paths you choose, remember that the most striking to be the facade and the adjacent land.
Lighting house and plot
beautiful garden lighting photo
Fixtures for garden lighting
Organization garden lighting
original garden lamps photo
In the daytime any body of water becomes a major portion of the decoration, but at nightfall its beauty disappears.Garden lighting for ponds, whether it be a pond, a fountain, waterfall or swimming pool in the first place should be complementary to its decorative features.
The most common sources are reservoirs of conventional lighting low lights or lamps, floor lamps, which are located on the edges of the object.To further enhance the beauty of the composition of the fountain or cascade, it is advisable to use floor lamps, which can be masked in the surrounding foliage, and their light is directed to the object itself.In addition, today there is a huge variety of floating and submerged lamps that make the pond illuminated "from within" by becoming a true piece of art.
Garden lighting and pool photo
Lighting poolside
Unusual decorative lighting for the garden, you can create with the help of ground luminaires, which are mounted in the ground and illuminate the object vertically.Particularly well these lights illuminate the tall trees and shrubs.If the tree is too wide crown, it is recommended to install lighting from several sides.
Highlight flower beds or small shrubs can be closed by means of vertical lamps not exceeding 40cm in height, which will envelop objects soft floodlight.
Garden lighting in landscape design
Garden lighting photo
Decorative garden lighting
kinds of garden lighting
Garden decorative lighting photo
Because garden lighting isan integral part of landscape design, while his organization must take into account all the stylistic features and nuances of the site.