Content
- Illuminate the garden - this is how you put the garden in the right light
- Safety is the key - planning belongs in expert hands
- After the duty comes the free - tips around the creative garden lighting
- Let there be light in the garden pond
- Tips
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Illuminate the garden - this is how you put the garden in the right light
With the right lighting, your garden transforms into a romantic world of magic at night. For every garden style, there are imaginative lighting effects, the beets, terrace, pond and Solitaire impressively put in scene. In order for the illumination to succeed perfectly, important aspects must be considered. This guide explains how to do it right.
Safety is the key - planning belongs in expert hands
Skilful garden lighting is based on a combination of aesthetics and reliable safety. Furthermore, economic aspects must not be disregarded, since the purchase of lighting fixtures for the garden and the associated power consumption should be budget-matched. Therefore, entrust the planning to an experienced specialist
In the first step, luminaires are installed everywhere in the garden where there are tripping hazards. As part of the installation experts pay attention to the safety of you and your family, including domestic and garden animals. In addition, shrubs, trees and flowers should not be affected in their growth.
After the duty comes the free - tips around the creative garden lighting
For safety on the sidewalks, on stairs and similar trip hazards usually provide practical bollards or path lights. Operated with mains power and equipped with motion detectors, all safety-relevant areas are never in the dark. To create an atmospheric ambience with light, the creative ideas are allowed to bubble. The following suggestions may serve your inspiration:
The right light in the garden always comes from below. The WOW effect on a terrace, for example, is achieved by luminaires installed in the floor, arranged in a straight line or in a semicircle. Try out the effect beforehand with the help of a flashlight. What looks rather sober and boring from above, gets a magical look from below.
Let there be light in the garden pond
So that the picturesque garden pond does not get out of sight at night, you highlight the water world with an artistic illumination. Ball lamps hidden between the grasses of the marginal planting are also nice to look at by day. On the water surface, white or colored floating balls attract all eyes at night. Underwater lights are the ideal lighting for a babbling fountain.
Tips
By illuminating your garden, you also keep out unwanted night owls at a distance. If nocturnal and nocturnal martens, raccoons and their companions are on their nocturnal raids, experience shows that the bullies in the illuminated gardens are undisturbed.