If you’re renovating your yard this fall, don’t forget about the lighting. If it’s strategically integrated and properly installed by a professional electrician, landscape lighting heightens both the functionality and aesthetic design. Here’s what you need to know before your next yard renovation.

3 Benefits of Landscape Lighting

1. Increases Safety

No matter how simple the layout may be, lighting is essential for preventing accidents — especially if you have kids, pets, or family members with physical issues. Have your electrician install them along the pathways and in areas where there’s a change in elevation to avoid tripping hazards. 

Having lights in your landscaping also serves as a crime deterrent, especially when paired with a visible security system. Thieves are less likely to target a house if there’s a possibility that can be seen and identified by the homeowners or neighbors.

2. Highlights Your Yard’s Visual Appeal

Much like a picture light for framed artwork, landscape lighting can emphasize a flowerbed, ornamental shrub, water fixture, or another part of your yard that you want to highlight. You can orient the lighting fixtures to accent any attractive architectural fixtures on your home as well. Landscape lighting can also serve as ornamentation. Depending on the style and size of the installation, it could be a focal point for your landscaping.

3. Maximizes Functionality 

If you’ve ever wanted to have an outdoor kitchen or host backyard dinners, you need the right lighting conditions. Although eating by candlelight seems romantic in theory, it can be inconvenient in practice. Having an electrician install lighting to your yard, you can establish flow and functionality to the space.

If you’re searching for an experienced electrician to install landscape lighting, choose Zelek Electric. Located in Old Lyme, CT, this family-owned and -operated company has served both residents and businesses in the state for more than 35 years. Whether you’re looking for a basic set up or a high-end system with motion lighting and other technological features, they can do it all. You can learn more about their services online or by calling them directly at (860) 434-9726.