Make your paver patio in the Southington, CT area stand out with a landscape lighting plan that will extend the usability and fun of your outdoor spaces. Landscape lighting has the ability to not only spotlight your favorite features but also add ambiance and maximize your use of the space. With the variety of outdoor lighting techniques available, you can likely find a combination of options that complement both your style and meet your functional needs.
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Pathway Lighting
On evenings that guests have gathered to enjoy your space, you want to ensure that guests can easily move from one area to another. Whether from the driveway to the front door or from your paver patio to a fire pit, the addition of ground lighting along walkways shows guests an inviting—and clear—route to your front door or backyard fun.
Pergola or Pavilion Lighting
If you’ve already included a pergola or pavilion in your landscape design, you know the importance of maximizing your usable space. Those shade structures will provide protection from the elements, but what about when the sun goes down? Adding outdoor lights to your pergola or pavilion can keep your area usable and the fun going during the twilight hours.
A pergola or a pavilion can showcase your landscape design style with a combination of outdoor lighting types, too. Invoke a more casual feel by hanging string lights along the roof or opt for a more formal ambience with a hanging light, like an outdoor chandelier. In addition to lights under the roof, adding sconces to the posts of your pergola or pavilion can help light the area immediately surrounding it.
Water Feature Illumination
Whether you have a pond, waterfall, or water fountain, you may only have the opportunity to enjoy this water feature during the daylight hours. Although you may hear the gentle lapping of water or bubbling of the fountain, the lack of light around your water feature could mean you’re not taking full advantage of it.
By including outdoor lighting around your water features, you can create a beautiful area to stroll through on a romantic evening walk or give guests a chance to break away from the crowd and enjoy the sense of being in an oasis. As an added benefit, landscape lighting around your water feature can help you and your guests stay safe and potentially prevent an accidental plunge.
Retaining Wall and Plantings
For a sloped landscape, you may find that a retaining wall is a necessity, to open up functional space, and to minimize soil erosion and drainage issues. This feature could also serve as a showcase for your favorite plantings. From brightly colored flowers to luscious creeping plants, a retaining wall can essentially be a gallery for you and your guests to admire.
There’s no need to lose the beauty of this landscape feature when it gets dark out, either. Strategically placing lights along your retaining wall to illuminate plantings can keep your retaining wall looking like the work of art it is.
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