A creative landscape lighting design can go far in making the outdoor areas around your house beautifully stand out. The experts at Team Green Inc in Elko, NV, have provided landscaping designs and services to their clients for more than two decades and have some fantastic ideas to give your projects the finishing touch.

5 Fantastic Landscape Lighting Ideas

1. Up-Lighting Or Cross-Lighting On Trees & Shrubs

If your trees and shrubs have been cultivated in a certain way or have an interesting growth or bark pattern, cross-lighting can bring that out by eliminating shadows and making them stand out even in the dark. Up-lighting is a great option if you want to show off the trunk structure and lower canopy of a tree.

2. Low-Light Fixtures On Walkways

It’s important to have some lighting on walkways so guests can see where they’re going. Low-light fixtures placed along the pathway are a basic way to beautify your landscape design and give a subconscious path for the eye to follow on the way to gathering spots like gazebos or patios. You can also illuminate walkways by placing lights under benches or planters.

3. Create Special-Effect Lighting

Placing lighting in the canopy of trees around the patio can make for a filtering, lacy effect and turn your outdoor area into an eye-catching locale. Other ideas include putting waterproof lights in the nooks and crannies of the rocks around water features, so your small pond gleams like magic at the flip of a switch.

4. Place Lighting On House Design Features

Your home is the biggest investment you’ll make, so there’s no reason to draw the eye away from it by leaving it in the dark. Place up-lighting on pillars or the corners of the house to draw attention to attractive features of your home.

5. Build The Lighting Around A Focal Point

If there is something you’ve placed in your yard to be eye-catching, whether an exotic tree, rock sculpture, or fire pit, design the landscape lighting around that so guests can appreciate your hard work. It will give a central point to work out from and make everything feel like a unified design.

Team Green can help bring your landscape lighting ideas to life. Give them a call today at (775) 777-3338 with any questions and visit their website for more information.