First impressions, they say are everything.  With that in mind, perhaps it’s time you turned your attention toward your outdoor .  After all, the right can make your home more inviting.  It can add drama, excitement and even value to your garden and property.  And it can make your home a safer and more secure place.  So, whether you want to create warmth, add a little drama or simply brighten a walkway, there’s a SYLVANIA product that’s perfect for the task.  Just use our hints to help you decide which one best suits your needs.  With tips for just about every aspect of outdoor and descriptions of some of the most useful and popular products, it makes landscaping with light easier than ever.

Below are some helpful definitions of common techniques used in landscape and mentioned throughout this webite.  These will allow you to experiment with your own landscape layout.

Down Lighting –           Mounting light fixtures, either in large trees or from eaves and aiming downward achieves a more natural look because it creates the same directional effect as sunlight and moonlight.

Up Lighting –               Placing the fixtures in the ground and directing light upward creates a dramatic effect by accentuating the texture of leaves on trees or the detail in structure, such as a trellis or archway.

Front Lighting –            Positioning light sources in front of an object helps accentuate important features and details, but it can also flatten the appearance by eliminating shadows.

Back Lighting –             Illuminating objects or plants from the back helps reveal shape and form but decreases texture and eliminates detail.

Side Lighting –             Aiming light from the side emphasizes texture and crates strong shadows.

One thing to remember is that you can use more than one of these techniques on a single object and achieve a look that’s more natural and multi-dimensional.