Landscape Lighting and Home Security – the perfect pair!
Both for beauty and security, landscaping lighting does both when done correctly.
It has taken time, effort, and money to get your landscaping to be what you envisioned. Don’t let your efforts go hidden at night. With soft, subtle, and strategic landscape lighting, you (and your neighbors) will enjoy and appreciate the evening glow and added safety of proper lighting.
Lighting that Sets the Mood and Adds Ambiance
One of the top and most appreciated benefits of landscape lighting is aesthetics. There are countless ways to arrange the perfect lighting for both your front and back yard. Create the surrounding and feel you desire, whether bright and beautiful or romantically dim and inviting. Emphasize a beautiful tree, specific plants, or an inviting pool or other water feature – there are no limitations.
Planning an outdoor wedding or party? Warm and inviting lighting makes any event even better; thereby making your guests feel extra special too!
Home Safety with Proper Lighting
Safety is an added benefit to having the proper landscape lighting. If the pathway to your front door or through your yard isn’t properly lit you risk a potential fall or walking into something, so additional light means additional safety!
Pathways
Lining lights along the landscape of a paved or stone pathway is a smart way to guide guests and make them feel safe. This can also help keep guests off of your lawn and steer clear from any shrubberies and other plants.
Pools, Ponds, and Other Water Features
Landscape lighting that highlights your pool, pond, or other water feature in your yard is wise; so no one accidentally stumbles upon or falls into a pool or other body of water or runs into a stone or concrete statue or fixture.
General light cast over the full yard to alert guests of the presence of water and is a great way to avoid any mishaps or hidden dangers. The added plus may be that it highlights the beauty and craftsmanship of a pool or water feature too!
Home Security
Good lighting can deter a potential burglar or theft – it is always wise to be proactive and take preventative measures to keeping you and your family safe. Having a properly, well-lit yard can keep out potential intruders and makes you more aware of anything in the yard.
Having your backyard fully lit makes it much difficult for unwanted intruders to sneak around if everything is illuminated.
Getting Started with Your Landscape Lighting Plans
With the warm weather and longer days, now is the perfect time to get started on the landscape lighting you’ve always wanted. O’Grady Companies will come to your home and give you an estimate and take you through from start to finish.
Don’t know exactly where to start or what you’re ultimately aiming to achieve? No worries, one of our licensed technicians will offer you excellent suggestions,
Finally
Landscape lighting is an affordable and wise way for your yard to look good and promote safety at the same time.
Whether it is as simple as a few lights around your entrance pathway or driveway, or illuminating the entirety of your yard, we have you covered. Keep these tips in mind as you plan your landscape lighting and contact us today with any questions and to get on your way!