Lighting your own garden in the best way.

Efficient lighting in the garden extends the usage of your garden in those warm summer evenings.

It is important to plan wisely the light settings to give a totally different impression of the garden at night and also the view from the house to a well lit garden for a pleasant atmosphere.

To have the maximum effect from your lights you should, instead of the whole garden, highlight specific items or areas.

For example, we can illuminate the trees and the water surface to evoke reflection, or with a spotlight, we can also give more evidence to flowerbeds and statues.

Terraces should be highlighted so that people are not blinded by the lights, you can achieve this result by ensuring that the lamps are put high enough and spreading just the right amount of light in the right direction.

It is ideal the usage of regulators of light, so we can regulate the intensity of light from a strong to a romantic one depending on the occasion.

In addition to aesthetics results, it is also an important task of external lighting the security of space, which means that the paths, stairs and the pond must be seen.

Also, the lighting around the house, to a large extent, serves as a theft deterrent.

Decorative lights, lanterns, torches and candles are an inexpensive supplement to garden lights and they can create a romantic atmosphere, while kerosene lamps provide a pleasant and lively light.
Before setting up your lights have in mind that some safety measures have to be made.
Wiring should be performed only by qualified professionals.

As a homeowner be careful not to make damage caused by unprofessional wiring work and never ever work on equipment and installations under voltage.

Before starting any kind of work, always remove the plug from the outlet or switch off the power.

On the power fuse put a warning that there would not be a third person involved.

Before you start working with voltage tester check that the installation is live, and for electrical installations in outdoors or in wet areas you should be especially cautious.

If possible, plan and install outdoor lighting even before planting your own garden so a nice well organized plan will help you set your lights properly and give your plants the attention that they deserve.

As a golden rule for the total amount of light in the garden is worth 1 W/m2 garden area.

Also remember that to many lights may not create the right atmosphere so be careful not to exaggerate and have in mind the old saying „less is more“.

In any case, plan your lighting installation so that lights only illuminate your garden and do not bother the neighbors.

In older gardens, it is necessary to avoid widespread trees so the lights would not damage the roots.

Lighting reflector bulbs are ideally suited because under the warm light color stand out the most beautiful plants.

These reflectors can be placed closer than 10 m from the object that we want to highlight and give it a really outstanding look during the night.

As another great and easy solution we can use the spotlights on sticks plugged into the ground because they can simply adapt to changes in the garden.

Reflectors can be placed on the trees and the walls of the house so they illuminate the outlines of leaves and branches.

For the stairs and the garden path you can set, for example, standing lamps on the pillars.

When a lamp ceases to burn, first check the bulb.

Especially easy to install are the low voltage lighting systems (24 volts) which means that a separate transformer converts electricity from the socket in a weak current, which is harmless, and this is important if the circuit is interrupted due to water penetration or some other errors.

Outdoor lighting can generally function individually with a time clock switch or sensor for the detection of light.

If you want a „natural“ source of light you should consider the solar lamps.

Solar lamp is simple lamp that you just plug into the soil without having to hook up the electrical cord.

So, if you want to avoid all the electrical work this is a perfect solution for you.

It is important to know that the solar lamps are set in a location where they will receive the most sunlight and the solar collectors are turned to the south.

If you prefer you can also install the sensor lamps which have infrared sensors for day and night that recognize the sudden temperature change (people, cars, etc.).

Infrared sensors detect motion only when the light sensor is set up to 2 m in height, which is necessary to have in mind when installing.

In contrast to continuously active systems, thus saving energy and where it is necessary for security reasons we can get especially large amount of light.

As you can see there is a lot to think about when choosing the right lights for your garden.

Plan your garden well, choose the lights you think that will suit you the best, if necessary call the electrician and enjoy the special atmosphere you'll have every evening.

You can have your fairy tale garden!

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