Lighting Garden
Posted by syarif | Under gardening Monday Jun 8, 2009Lighting in The Garden
Lighting garden
During the winter I like nothing better than being able to view my garden from inside a warm house and good lighting can really make your garden seem magical. Just remember these tips when you start your garden lighting project.
* Always use a professional to ensure the lights are properly installed.
* Cabling should be armoured to prevent accidents and laid at the garden’s boundary if possible. Always have a circuit breaker installed.
* Allow a budget from about £800 for a small garden using standard garden lights. Spike lights allow a little flexibility with positions of lights as plants grow. But more environmentally friendly solar lamps can cost considerably less.
* Be subtle! Up-light trees and plants rather than flooding the garden with light. There’s nothing worse than a garden looking like Heathrow Airport!
by Jean Paterson
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