Landscape Lighting

Why not? As stated above, landscape lighting can be an invaluable asset to keep you safe, and an invaluable asset to achieving the best plant growth possible. While lights won’t stop intruders dead in their tracks, they can still help in making your yard safer by illuminating intruders in a more exposed, vulnerable position. What do you think intruders are more likely to target: a yard that offers them the cover of dark, or a well-lit yard that flagrantly exposes them in the open?

Furthermore, landscape lighting installation will also help to keep your plants safe from withering and decay. Most plants need 12 to 16 hours of light to survive, and getting that amount of lighting can be considerably easier said than done. Across Putnam, Westchester, Bedford, and Greater New York, there can be some particularly intense winters that offer little leeway for such lighting. 

Although snow, sleet, rain, or sprinklers can provide your plants plenty of watering, you still don’t want to neglect feeding them an abundance of light. That’s where such lights could appeal with gardening: to promote this photosynthetic process, as well as overall plant homeostasis.

Depending on your personal preferences, a new landscape lighting system could be powered by either an alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) electrical transformer. Alternating current systems are high voltage and better suited for supporting larger sites, whilst direct current systems are low voltage, more energy efficient, and more adept for supporting smaller sites.

Alternating current systems are more adept at sending electricity over longer distances, and may support landscape coverage over wider areas. Regardless of customer preference though, our professional team is open and willing to work with either.

If you’re interested in making a change to greener, more cost effective methods to power your landscape lighting, you certainly can! Alternative options to power your lights without an electrical grid include:

• Solar panels
• Built-in batteries or LED lights
• Bluetooth operated lights

Solar lights are fueled by a solar cell, which retains sunlight and power throughout the day, and implements that power into battery fuel at night. Electricity might always sound like a green, clean fuel source, coal comprises nearly 1/5th (19%) of the nation’s electricity generation according to the Energy Information Administration.

So, if you want your yard to be greener, cleaner, and neater with a reduced carbon footprint, then solar is a unique, creative, and clever way to do so.

Concept cars have been designed to run on all sorts of alternative energies and fuels, like:

• Electric
• Hydrogen fuel cell
• Solar battery
• Ethanol biofuel
• Biodiesel
• Propane
• Natural Gas

Unfortunately, landscape lighting has less of a diversified fuel portfolio at the moment, but solar is a mighty fine fuel source if you aren’t so electrically inclined. As of the most recent market insights provided by the Solar Energy Industries Association:

• Enough solar energy was generated to power nearly 18 million U.S. homes
• Solar accounted for 43% of all new electrical generation in the U.S.
• The U.S. solar industry is projected to install more than 324 GW of solar over the next 10 years
• 324 GW would quadruple the nation’s current amount of installed solar energy

Solar is a fantastic, emission-free resource, naturally implementing the sun’s beauty during the day to light up your home at night. It’s not hard to see why it’s exponentially growing so much in popularity.

According to the estimates found on InchCalculator, the average cost of landscape lighting in 2021 is $2,500 USD, with the typical price range being  anywhere from $1,000-$5,000 USD. That rounds out to a few hundred dollars per light, as well as a few hundred dollars for the transformer and electrical outlets, and by no means is it a cheap investment. 

But by improving outdoor lighting makeup, you’ll find that it is an investment that arguably pays for itself in the long run. As this seminal Environmental Management study shows, grass is actually the most irrigated and agriculturally tended-to “crop” in the United States, running over 40 million acres and exponentially outsizing production of corn and even other popular crops.

That means a lot of water, fertilization chemicals, and fuel-emitted mowers are put to use, and not always in the most productive or least wasteful ways. Fortunately, by using reliable, reputable landscape lighting, you can manage to save these resources, time, and your own money from unnecessarily going to waste.

For the best energy efficiency and aesthetically pleasing results, we highly recommend that you discuss these matters with trusted, high quality landscaping professionals. Splicing is capable of simplifying your grid, saving money, and easing the complication of things across the board. 

Moreover, doing this will allow the wire to transfer more electrical effort than a butt connector, with decreased heat. This won’t just simplify your electrical system, but keep it safer from fire damage. According to the National Fire Protection Association, U.S. fire departments have responded to over 160 fires each year, related to holiday outdoor lighting alone. Don’t keep your home’s safety and security in the dark, and don’t let it become another statistic.

We offer a variety of fixtures and styles that match any motif you’re going for. You’re free to choose any lighting setup and layout that you like. It’s your yard and we want it to have the character and life that reflects your home. Of course, our landscape designers will always be on hand for advice and recommendations. Some of the best landscape lightings we’ve seen has been a collaboration between client and professional. It’s your home, we’re only here to help make it shine. Get in touch with us for a lighting design consultation today!

In addition to basic visibility, the right lighting will also enhance your environment. It highlights the strong points and will guide your guests’ eyes to intentional focal points around your yard. It’s a practical aspect that beautifies your yard when done correctly.