Installing landscape lighting is a simple way to showcase the beauty of your property or surroundings after dark. Before starting the project, the professionals at Team Green believe there are a few important things you should know about the application. This way, you can ensure you achieve the desired effect for your space. Based in Elko, NV, the company specializes in landscape design, lawn maintenance, and other high-quality services to boost area properties’ curb appeal. 

Below, Team Green’s staff shares a brief guide to landscape lighting:

• Safety: When researching landscape lighting options, look for low-voltage products. They are safer and cheaper to install than 120-volt lighting systems. They reconfigure the high voltage from household electricity into a more manageable wattage for outdoor usage. Although high-voltage systems provide more juice, low-watt varieties can achieve a variety of visual effects. 
• Equipment: Landscape lighting requires a transformer to reduce the voltage, bulbs, fixture casings, cables to carry the electrical current from the fixtures to the power source, and stakes to secure housings in place. Keep in mind, the bulbs and casings chosen will influence brightness and visual effect. 
• Maintenance: So landscape lighting remains in good condition, remove any dead leaves or debris that falls on the bulbs. This will keep them from overheating, burning out, or causing a fire. If a bulb does burn out, replace it as soon as possible. This will limit the risk of the damaged light short-circuiting or overloading the entire system. 
• Design: Where you place the lights will influence the overall effect you achieve. When installing lights near trees, make sure to illuminate the trunk, as well as the foliage. Bullet, well, downlight, and flood are the best techniques to use for showcasing trees. For lighting a property’s facade, focus beams of light on the structure’s corners. 

If you want to install landscape lighting in Elko, Eureka, White Pines, or Lander Counties, or need maintenance tips to keep your lawn looking great, call (775) 777-3338 today. Visit Team Green online to discover the many ways they will care for your landscape, and like them on Facebook for project pictures.