Planning path lighting - this is what you should pay attention to
With light you give garden paths a friendly face in the dark and defuse possible stumbling blocks. Start the planning work for your new garden lighting with paths and paths.
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Bollard lights do the job with flying colors. Please pay attention to a beam angle of 90 degrees for wide paths and 60 degrees for narrow paths. If, on the other hand, the planning provides for the illumination of the roadside and the bed at the same time, use bollard lights with a 360 degree beam angle.
Illuminate your seat in style - this is how it works
With recessed lights, you can impressively put your terrace and seat in the garden in the limelight. Installed in the floor or wood, the light sources trace architectural elements and at the same time serve as a guide. The following design variants are highly valued for successful lighting design:
- Plan elongated floor lights as light rails to illuminate stairs or the terrace edge
- Position punctual, round recessed lights as effect lights to highlight privacy screens and house walls
- Mark access routes to the terrace and the seating area with walk-in recessed spotlights
Modern light sources for the garden are equipped as Plug & Shine with dimmers. This has the advantage that you can flexibly control the brightness of the lamps, according to your needs and mood.
Light planning for beds and plants - tips for planning
If planned correctly, the garden lighting transforms your bed and plants into a floral wonderland at night. The aim of the planning work is the artistic staging of islands of light that accentuate trees, shrubs, shrubs and grasses. The following tips show the way:
- Small trees with broad growth illuminate with a wide beam of light
- Place majestic trees with a slim silhouette in a narrow, high-reaching light emission
- Integrate bright spots in beds with plants at different heights
The rule of thumb for artistic lighting planning in the garden is that an object should ideally be illuminated from below. This premise applies wherever you want to create a magical aura with light.
Solar lamps - decorative problem solvers
Hardly any garden is spared from hidden niches whose power supply from the grid is complex and uneconomical. The cost-conscious planning provides for decorative solar lamps for these layers that get their energy from the sun. Without a connecting cable or a socket, ball and floor lights or spots bring light into the dark. The only requirement is an orientation to the south so that the solar modules can be charged with solar energy.
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Safety is very important when planning garden lighting. This also applies to the laying of the power cables. Underground cables with protective pipes in a 60 cm deep trench, embedded in a thick layer of sand, offer you and your family the perfect conditions for a carefree life in the magnificently illuminated garden.
