Illuminated garden: 6 tips to transform your garden

Having a beautiful garden during the day is already wonderful, but having a beautiful garden at night doesn't even matter.

Garden lighting is very important because it enhances the landscape design and improves the conditions of the space for nighttime use. This way, you can enjoy this little piece of nature at any time of the day.

But to set up an adequate, beautiful and functional garden lighting project you need to take some care. Therefore, we have listed below everything you need to know before starting to install wires and lamps in your garden.

Tips for lighting in the garden:

• Before any planning, walk around your garden at night and visualize the lighting needs of the space, as well as the effect you want to give to the place. Check which paths or passages need to be illuminated and which plants you would like to highlight with the light, for example. This preliminary visit helps to define ideas and you will understand what really needs to be done;

• Also define the lighting style you want to give to the garden. This is important to know what type of lamp will be used in the project. But for now, just think about whether you would like more direct or indirect lights and whether the lighting is from above or from  low. Remember that the way the lighting is installed changes the scene;

• Based on this information, you can now decide the type of lamp that will be used in the project. Yellow light bulbs make the garden more welcoming and cozy, while white lights create a greater highlighting effect and are great when the intention is to give more light to the place. Colored lights should be used to highlight and highlight a specific point in the garden, but be careful not to overdo the colors and make the garden a visual disgrace;

• The most recommended lamps for garden lighting projects are LED ones, as they last longer, use little energy, do not heat the plants and are available in different color tones. But you still have the option of using incandescent, fluorescent or halogen lamps. The disadvantage of the first two is the high energy expenditure, while the last one heats up the vegetation too much, and could burn the plants;

• Now if the intention is to go for something sustainable and ecological, use solar energy lamps. This type of lamp is “charged” during the day with energy from the sun and when night comes it lights up on its own. In addition to not weighing on the household's budget, this type of lighting project does not require specialized labor for installation and maintenance is also simple;

• Lamps can be placed among vegetation, forming a light and shadow effect or embedded in the ground , aimed at trunks and shrubs with the aim of highlighting specific elements of the garden. You can also direct the light to a water fountain, a distinctive wall or another architectural element in the garden. But if the intention is to obtain maximum light, use tall garden posts to increase the project's lighting capacity;

To carry out your project, call a technician or company specialized in garden lighting. Thus, in addition to beauty, it also guarantees the safety of the place.