landscape lighting

Accent Lights from Lightcraft Outdoor Environments
Lightcraft Outdoor Environments (Chatsworth, CA) has introduced a line of 12-volt, LED, flush-mounted step and…
2014/11.1, November 5 — A Water-Rich Retreat, a Froggy Haven, Accessible Recreation and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS November 5, 2014 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Zodiac Pool Systems Expands Lighting Line
Zodiac Pool Systems (Vista, CA) has introduced wet-area LED lights that can be installed within…
2013/12.2, December 18 — Winter Water Spectacles, Perfect Landscape Lighting, Thwarting Reindeer and more
December 18, 2013 www.watershapes.com ESSENTIAL Shaping the Night Effective landscape lighting requires a careful balance…
Kichler Adds to Its Design Pro LED Line of Landscape Lights
  Kichler Lighting (Cleveland, OH) has introduced new accent and inground lights to its Design…
2012/11.2, November 21 — Rippling Glass, Backyard Battles, Rainwater Harvesting and more
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Cooper Announces New LED Landscape Fixtures
  COOPER LIGHTING (Peachtree City, GA) announces the Lumière Eon line of architectural indoor and…
The Science of Lighting
As I see it, successful landscape lighting is a two-part process:  First, the designer applies aesthetic principles that create the art, then he or she supports that artistic vision with scientific and technological savvy.  One without the other doesn’t work:  You can’t effectively practice the art until 
2012/10.1, October 10 — Landscape Lighting, Penny Pinching Woes, Fish-Friendly Ponds and more
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Lighting the Way
As I mentioned in the first of this series of articles, I initially became involved with the art of concealment when a client showed me an interior room’s lighting system that was activated by touching a kickplate hidden in the floor moldings. It was one of the coolest things I’d ever seen (or not seen) and set me off on a career-long pursuit of