Many homeowners plan their backyard landscape designs with entertaining in mind. From weekend barbecues to dinner parties at twilight, you can plan many memorable get-togethers in your outdoor space. While designing an outdoor area, add lighting to highlight your plant and hardscaping features. Here are a few reasons why light fixtures improve your enjoyment of the yard.

Why Your Landscape Design Needs Lighting

1. Safety

Without adequate illumination, people can trip and fall at night. This is especially true when a layout incorporates hardscaping features with multiple levels. Lit pathways, dining areas, and seating are safer as people move around your home.

2. Create Ambience

Landscape designers use just enough fixtures to give the space a pleasant glow. Lighting should increase enjoyment after the sun goes down, not recreate daylight. 

The right products create an appealing ambiance. For example, string lights or lanterns hung overhead set a romantic atmosphere, while using light-emitting diode (LED) spotlights, colorful lanterns, or tinted bulbs create a fun, festive environment. 

3. Define Spaces 

Incorporating a variety of fixtures into your landscaping defines different spaces. Brighter task lighting illuminates cooking and dining areas, for instance, while fire pits and string lights create warm lighting for seating areas.

Fixtures establish focal points, such as beautiful trees, and highlight features you want to spark conversation and capture the attention of your guests.

 

If you want professional design services to improve your landscaping and hardscaping, turn to Lawn Innovations of Dayton, OH. They’ve offered design services to homeowners in South Dayton since 2005. All hardscaping projects are created with the owners in mind, adding unique areas for entertainment. They also install water features and plants to boost the appeal of your landscaping. Call (937) 626-0406 to discuss your needs, or visit their website to learn more about their design work.